The Jaques of London rules library
The rules of every game worth playing
492 traditional games: complete rules, setup, scoring and the disputes settled. Kept by the family that has made games since 1795.
85 gamesCard GamesFrom whist drives to racing demon, the card games a single 52-card deck has carried for centuries. Complete rules, dealing, scoring and the disputes settled.
70 gamesBoard GamesChess, draughts, backgammon and the great table games of every era, each with full setup and rules of play.- 30 gamesDice GamesEverything you can play with a handful of dice: press-your-luck classics, pub staples and family scoring games.
- 25 gamesDominoes and TilesBlock, draw, fives and threes, Mexican train and the wider tile family, with scoring worked through properly.
59 gamesGarden GamesCroquet, kubb, boules, skittles and every lawn game worth mowing for. Pitch sizes, throwing distances and full rules.- 34 gamesPub GamesDarts finishes, bar billiards, shove ha'penny and the games the British pub was built around, league rules included.
- 89 gamesPlayground GamesThe games every generation teaches the next: tag in all its forms, skipping, marbles, conkers and party classics.
- 43 gamesParlour GamesVictorian drawing-room games that need nothing but people and nerve. The originals behind most modern party games.
- 30 gamesPen and PaperBattleships, dots and boxes, sprouts and every game a pencil and a scrap of paper can host.
27 gamesWorld GamesMancala, carrom, go and the great traditional games of every continent, explained for a UK table.
Card Games
All 85 gamesCard Game Rules
Board Games
All 70 gamesBoard and Table Game Rules
Dice Games
All 30 gamesDice Game Rules
Dominoes and Tiles
All 25 gamesDominoes and Tile Game Rules
Garden Games
All 59 gamesGarden and Lawn Game Rules
Pub Games
All 34 gamesPub Game Rules
- Alley Skittles
- Around the Clock
- Bagatelle Pub Rules
- Bar Billiards
- Blackball Pool
- Bowls (Crown Green)
- Bumble Puppy
- Crib (Three-Hand)
Playground Games
All 89 gamesPlayground and Party Game Rules
Parlour Games
All 43 gamesParlour Game Rules
Pen and Paper
All 30 gamesPen and Paper Game Rules
World Games
All 27 games