A Descriptive Bibliography of Edmond Hoyle

Copyright © 2014-26 by David Levy

(page updated 2026-03-28)


Games Covered (chronological by first appearance)

Whist

1742-11-17

Whist.1.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, first London edition

Backgammon

1743-06-28

Backgammon.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Backgammon, first London edition

Chess

1744-01-11

Piquet.1.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, first London edition

Piquet

1744-01-11

Piquet.1.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet, first London edition

Quadrille

1744-10-31

Quadrille.1.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Quadrille, first London edition

Brag

1751-01-18

Brag.1

A Short Treatise on the Game of Brag, first London edition

Tressette

1773

Desoer.Whist.Fr.1773

Traité du Jeu de Whist, nouvelle édition augmentée

Billiards

1775-06-02

Beaufort.1

Hoyle's Games Improved, first London edition

Tennis

1775-06-02

Beaufort.1

Hoyle's Games Improved, first London edition

Cricket

1775-07-15

Jones.1

Hoyle's Games Improved, first London edition

Hazard

1775-07-15

Jones.1

Hoyle's Games Improved, first London edition

Lansquenet

1775-07-15

Jones.1

Hoyle's Games Improved, first London edition

Quinze

1775-07-15

Jones.1

Hoyle's Games Improved, first London edition

Draughts

1779-11-13

Jones.2

Hoyle's Games Improved, second London edition

E O

1783

Jockey.1

Epitome of Hoyle, first London edition

Hombre

1790

Whist.Nl.1

Volledig Onderwijs in het Whist, first edition

Golf

1790-12-28

Jones.4

Hoyle's Games Improved, fourth London edition

Dez Anglois

1794

Desoer.Whist.Fr.1794

Traité du Jeu de Whist, nouvelle édition augmentée

Cribbage

1796-02-01

Pigott.1.1

New Hoyle, first London edition

Faro

1796-02-01

Pigott.1.1

New Hoyle, first London edition

Matrimony

1796-02-01

Pigott.1.1

New Hoyle, first London edition

Rouge et Noir

1796-02-01

Pigott.1.1

New Hoyle, first London edition

Cassino

1796-03-05

Jones.5

Hoyle's Games Improved, fifth London edition

Connexions

1796-03-05

Jones.5

Hoyle's Games Improved, fifth London edition

All Fours

1796-04-22

Pigott.1.3

Pigott's New Hoyle, first London edition, third issue, "third" edition

Put

1796-04-22

Pigott.1.3

Pigott's New Hoyle, first London edition, third issue, "third" edition

Dummy Whist

1800-05-15

Jones.6

Hoyle's Games Improved, sixth London edition

Game Cocks

1800-05-15

Jones.6

Hoyle's Games Improved, sixth London edition

Reversis

1800-05-15

Jones.6

Hoyle's Games Improved, sixth London edition

Speculation

1800-05-15

Jones.6

Hoyle's Games Improved, sixth London edition

Vingt-Un

1800-05-15

Jones.6

Hoyle's Games Improved, sixth London edition

Loo

1803-02-01

Jones.7-1

Companion to the Card Table, extracted from the seventh London edition

Lottery

1803-02-01

Jones.7-1

Companion to the Card Table, extracted from the seventh London edition

Commerce

1804-01-30

Jones.7

Hoyle's Games Improved, seventh London edition

Domino

1804-01-30

Jones.7

Hoyle's Games Improved, seventh London edition

Mediateur

1804-01-30

Jones.7

Hoyle's Games Improved, seventh London edition

Pope Joan

1808-03-09

Jones.8-1

Companion to the Card Table, extracted from the eighth London edition

Loto

1808-05-24

Jones.8

Hoyle's Games Improved, eighth London edition

Skittles

1808-05-24

Jones.8

Hoyle's Games Improved, eighth London edition

Horse Racing

1808-07-27

Pocket2.1.1

The New Pocket Hoyle Part II, first London edition

Boston

1810

Whist.Nl.2.1

Onderwijs in het Whist, second edition, first issue

Dutch Pins

1813-12-24

Jones.9

Hoyle's Games Improved, ninth London edition

Raffle

1813-12-24

Jones.9

Hoyle's Games Improved, ninth London edition

Polish Draughts

1818

Richardson.Draughts.1818

A Treatise on the Game of Draughts

Constitutional Checkers

1820

Stacy.Draughts.1820

A Treatise on the Game of Draughts

Ecarté

1826-03-26

Jones.11

Hoyle's Games Improved, eleventh London edition

Short Whist

1826-03-26

Jones.11

Hoyle's Games Improved, eleventh London edition

Catch the Ten

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Commit

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Earl of Coventry

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Five and Ten

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Lift Smoke

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Snip Snap Snorem

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Thirty One

1830

Hardie.1

Hoyle Made Familiar, first impression

Archery

1835-05-27

GH.1

Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, first edition

French Lottery

1835-05-27

GH.1

Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, first edition

Roulette

1835-05-27

GH.1

Hoyle's Games Improved and Enlarged, first edition


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