Kartenspiele im Wilden Westen (Cardgames of the Wild West) is a book consisting of 12 (later editions have 15) card games which can be played solitaire, two-handed, or in large groups, and are intended for both 32 and 52 card decks. Many examples are included. The reader's constant companion is Joe Joker, who recounts tales of the Wild West's saloons and campfires of panning for gold and swindling in the building of railways. Included games: Oregon, Portland, Sacramento, Bonanza, Nugget, Thinkabit, Buffalo Bill, East-West, High-Low, Pokerface, Yankee, Greenhorn, Stampede, Sitting Bull, and Manitou.