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Learn and play the fascinating game of Mahjong with this comprehensive ebook. Mahjong or "Mah Jongg" is not called "The Game of a Thousand Intellingences" for nothing. It's relaxing, social, and allows people to focus on something completely unrelated to everyday concerns. And it's thrilling-there's nothing more exciting than when, with your heart racing, your adrenaline pumping and your palms sweating, you call, "Mahjong! "Play American Mah Jongg!...
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Many kids play video games or ride on skateboards. But long ago, these fun activities didn't exist. Kids rode around on roller skates. They played games with jacks and marbles. What other toys and games have changed over time? Read this book to find out! Learn how daily life has changed over time in the Comparing Past and Present series-part of the Lightning Bolt Books ™ collection.
103) Chess
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A "charming" (Kirkus) take on classic games for playful babies-capture fun with every move in Gamer Baby: Chess!
This is a chess board and all its pieces.
Your goal is to capture the other king.
With this adorable baby book, it's never too early for your little gamer's opening move! Simple descriptions of game pieces-from pawns to rooks to queens-and vibrant characters make chess exciting and easy for all ages.
Learn how your knight...
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Master the exhilarating game of Mahjong with this introductory guide. Originally played with cards, and then pieces carved from ivory or bamboo, the Chinese game of Mahjong or "Mah Jongg" is well over a thousand years old. Said to have originated in the court of the Emperor of Wu, for centuries Mahjong remained a diversion exclusively for the royal class of China. Mahjong has been called "the game of a hundred intelligences." When played by experts...
105) The Game of Go
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Passing from China, where it was developed over 3,000 years ago, to Japan, where it today commands a vast and enthusiastic following, “Go” is probably the oldest intellectual game in the world. Similar to chess, it leaves nothing to chance, requiring great strategy and carefully plotted campaigns to achieve an impregnable position, block enemies from lines of communication and win a series of battles. To penetrate this complicated, challenging...
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Originally published in London 1890. This interesting little book gives descriptions and advice on fourteen different variations of the game of Dominoes and a chapter on Solitaire. Skill at dominoes is founded on accurate calculation, ready observation, and rapid deduction. The author deals with these, and the various rules, in a professional but straight forward manner. The book is well illustrated with explanatory line drawings.
108) Zathura
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2006]
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Danny twists the key of an old science fiction game. The game unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny's house into orbit around a distant ringed planet. Besides Danny, his brother Walter and sister Lisa have to go along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut, and an alien spaceship enter the picture. The only way the kids can return their house to its proper space-time coordinates is to finish the game, but before they can finish,...
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Nerding Out About Gaming covers the wonderfully nerdy world of gaming: from boardgames to videogames. This 45th Parallel hi-lo series includes considerate vocabulary and high-interest content. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Table of contents The Nerd Culture hi-lo series covers popular topics in the nerd community: DIY, fantasy, gaming, Japanese popular culture, role-playing,...
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A huge game boardbook with spectacular and detailed illustrations. It includes games for different ages, so it can be used for several years, as the child gets older, or so that children of different ages can play together while they start to discover some of the different civilizations that have marked the history of mankind.
The cardboard pages and the enormous size of the book, 27x37cm, mean it can be stood up and several children can play together...
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Learn the fascinating game of Go with this expert guide. Go is a two player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of possible games is vast even when compared to chess. It's not surprising that Go is one of the oldest games still being played today it's also one of the most challenging, stimulating, and fascinating...
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Master the game of Japanese Chess-or shogi with this easy to follow shogi guide. The game of shogi is a chess-like game of strategy long played in Japan. This book is the ultimate strategy guide on shogi for beginners and experienced players alike. The step-by-step instructions an easy to follow diagrams lead the reader through the strategies and intricacies of one of Japan's most popular war games. The book includes explanations of: • The shogi...
113) Play Traitor Chess
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Standard chess assumes all soldiers follow their king's orders. But what if there were traitors in the ranks? What if some soldiers were taking orders from the other king?
Traitor Chess makes this happen. Now you have the chance to move your opponent's pieces! But of course, traitors must be careful not to be caught and executed. The circumstances governing when, how and why such 'traitor moves' can occur are contained in this book. It also includes...
114) Go! More Than a Game
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Master the fascinating game of Go with this expert guidebook. Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, many have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting the highest powers of rational thought, the game draws players, not just for the thrills of competition,...
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Learn the many varieties of chess the world over with this concise chess guide. Chess Variations is a must for all chess enthusiasts and an outstanding book which promises many hours of pleasurable entertainment for all others. With more than 40 variations of the popular board game, this book contains, among others, the oldest known form of chess (Chaturanga), the game created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and introduced in his Martian series (Jetan), as...
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Go Fundamentals is the easy-to-follow guidebook explaining the fundamental principles of the ancient Asian game of Go, the oldest game in the world. Go is a game played by two contestants. The game is played with black and white "stones" on a checkered board. The players are usually classed as strong and weak, based upon degree of knowledge and skill. The stronger player takes the white stones and the weaker player takes the black stones. Handicaps...
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Passing from China, where it was developed over 3,000 years ago, to Japan, where it today commands a vast and enthusiastic following, Go is probably the oldest intellectual game in the world. Similar to chess, it leaves nothing to chance, requiring great strategy and carefully plotted campaigns to achieve an impregnable position, block enemies from lines of communication and win a series of battles. To penetrate this complicated, challenging game...
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The object of this volume is to try and lessen the number of dreadful pauses which so many hostesses have experienced with their guests when no one bad courage enough to propose a new game, or had foresight enough to come prepared with a mental list of games that have a right good swing to them. This collection will suffice as a background for working purposes, and while many of them may be familiar, at the same time one does not always think of them...
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The K-Method is a new and challenging way to play roulette. It is a plan created to help the millions of roulette players to become successful at playing roulette. The K-Method gives the player direction by becoming a game in itself. Before you even sit down at the roulette table, you will know exactly how much money to bring and approximately how much you can win. The K-Method is easy to understand and affordable for everyone. And most of all it...
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