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WHEN CANASTA WAS THE CRAZE Historians estimate twenty millions once played the rummy game that came from Argentina in a basket. Don’t you remember? We played it with two decks, much squabbling and more equipment than a deep-sea fisherman March 1 1952 JAMES DUGAN WHEN CANASTA WAS THE CRAZE A MACLEAN’S FLASHBACK Historians estimate twenty millions once played the rummy game that came from Argentina in a basket. Don’t you remember? We played it with two decks, much squabbling and more equipment than a deep-sea fisherman JAMES DUGAN YOUR correspondent was recently leafing through the crumbling pages of an old newspaper file, marveling at the passing fads and follies of ourselves when younger, and a strange headline turned up that brought a chuckle of reminiscence: CANASTA, ARGENTINE RUMMY ....
€29.90 An elite-level scandal Although chess might have more in common in terms of gameplay with draughts or go, there is a salient similarity it shares with the game of bridge: they are the only ‘mind sports’ recognized by the International Olympic Committee albeit neither of them has been found eligible for the main Olympic program. Chess and bridge also share that cheating has become a growing preoccupation for fans and organizers of the sport. In the case of bridge, a game in which partners need to convey information in a restricted manner, notable incidents date back to as early as the 1930s, when a scandal led to Willard S. Karn bringing a one million dollar defamation suit against Ely Culbertson, six others and Crockford Inc., accusing them of spreading rumours and conspiring to remove him from the bridge world. ....