Winning 42: Strategy and Lore of the National Game of Texas ( Revised Edition)

Originally published in 1997 Dennis Robersons Winning 42 was an overnight best-seller and an instant classic Texana volume. Now a new volume is available in time for holiday giving.You dont have to be a Texan to play 42 but it helps. Throughout the state on front porches under shade trees at family reunions church socials and senior citizens centers you can see the old the young and the in-between playing this unique domino game the National Game of Texas.The new edition adds a chapter on celebrities who share their secrets of winning. From Laura Bush and Ann Richards to Robert Earl Keen and B. J. Thomas Texans love to play 42. Texas stars such as journalist Bill Moyers and astronaut Robert Crippen cite the game as an important influence in their early lives.Moyers explains that one doesnt learn to play 42 its simply in the DNA. But Robersons strategies give the reader definitive winning moves for beginners and experts alike. In addition to illustrations showing dominoes in play the book is also full of the folklore and popular culture that has surrounded the game throughout its 113-year history.Winner San Antonio Conservation Society Publication Award