Literature Archive
What playing family card games when growing up taught me about gambling today. If I told you I learned how to properly manage a gambling bankroll by the time I was 10, you’d probably think I was crazy. Or that my parents were irresponsible. Or at the least that I was a miscreant underage...
Category Board Games, Bridge, Card Games, Coup, Cribbage, Hearts, Kaiser, Literature, Mille, Rummy 500, Strategies & Tips
by Adalene Lucas
Literature isn’t your typical adult, group-play card game. Comparable to the classic children’s game of Go Fish, the rules are much more complex. A good Literature (Canadian Fish) strategy takes time and inherent skills to master. Unless playing in a purely casual setting, it’s not the best game choice for everyone. Before I get...
Literature is a popular, exciting and mentally challenging card game that’s played right here in Canada, and many other parts of the world. Although the precise history of Literature is not clear, there are several known facts, as well as some educated guesses that can be theorized based on those facts. Theoretical and Known...
Literature—a.k.a. the adult version of Go Fish, or as some know it, Canadian Fish—is played in many different regions of the world (under various other names). Being so wide spread, it’s no surprise that there are so many different Literature rule variations in circulation. More Ways to Play Literature (Canadian Fish) I could spend...
Literature is, in essence, a fancy name for an adult version of the popular children’s card game, Go Fish. As such, it’s commonly known as Canadian Fish in the Great White North. It’s also known by a few other names, such as Happy Families, Russian Fish, or simply Fish. Don’t worry! Although based on...