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"According to" game rules guy (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hoyle

(Other definitions for hoyle that I've seen before include "Writer on games (according to -)" , "English astronomer who rejected the 'Big Bang' theory of the origins of the universe, d. 2001" , "English author, expert on card games, d.1769 - English astrophysicist, d. 2001" , "Sir Fred --, astronomer" , "English astrophysicist, who coined the term "big bang", d. 2001" .)

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