August 24-30, 2026

According to Hoyle Day recognizes Edmond Hoyle every August 29, celebrating the man whose definitive rulebooks set the standard for card and board games. Embrace fair play and the spirit of clear guidelines. Take time to learn a new game, organize a friendly competition, or simply appreciate the structure that rules bring to our lives.

Edmond Hoyle was a lawyer by profession, but is best-known for codifying the rules for many board games — such as backgammon and chess, and card games. Arguably his most important contribution was a small booklet he wrote in 1742 for the card game Whist, titled “A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist.” From then onwards, the rules detailed in this booklet became authoritative for the game for the next hundred years.

Whenever players would refer to the rules of games for which Hoyle had established them, they would begin with the phrase “According to Hoyle…,” indicating that the rule is set in stone by the expert himself. rules of a card game, “According to Hoyle…” became a go-to saying.

Edward Hoyle died on August 29, 1769, and this date is when we celebrate According to Hoyle Day every year. On August 29, Hoyle’s massive contributions to creating the laws of many games, as well as honoring experts and their authority on their respective areas of expertise, are celebrated on According to Hoyle Day.

We already have a variety of games on the schedule, as you can see from the ads below. Are you looking for a different game to add to our programming for a fun new way to challenge your mind, meet someone new, or simply enjoy a little friendly competition? Whether you’re interested in playing chess, backgammon, cribbage, or another game, there’s always something new to discover. Games are a great way to have fun, stay engaged, and enjoy some friendly conversation along the way. If you'd like a new game added to our schedule, please let Alex know. Let the games begin!

Just like Heaven

2005, 1h 35m

David (Mark Ruffalo) is a recently widowed architect moving into a new apartment in San Francisco. But the apartment isn't entirely empty; it's haunted by the ghost of a woman named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon). And although Elizabeth can't remember much about her life, she's convinced that she isn't really dead. While David recruits Darryl (Jon Heder), an absent-minded psychic, to get to the bottom of Elizabeth's identity, he and Elizabeth begin to fall in love.

Romantic Comedy

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Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. 

Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she’s left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister’s seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. 

Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg’s—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan for them to take control of their lives. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women’s freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences.

The Calamity Club

by Kathryn Stockett

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