The term “According to Hoyle” comes from Edmond Hoyle (1672 - 1769) who is known for his work on the rules of card game play. This is primarily because he was considered the authority on the subject when in 1742 he published his “Short Treatise on the Game of Whist” a derivative of Bridge.
The connection between the name Hoyle and card games was made more popular when in 1897 Robert Foster published his book “Foster’s Hoyle” in which can be found rules for card games and ‘Hoyle’ books have been published and updated though the years on a regular basis. Since that time “According to Hoyle” has come to mean the rules of games including games played in our personal lives.
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