Games & Activities

The most mind-bending puzzles on the internet appear weekly in Oliver Roeder's "The Riddler" column. Presented by Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight, an online mecca for statistics nerds, the column attracts a rabid community of puzzlers (including the coach...

Aboard the illegal gambling ship, the Espoir, Kaiji has now amassed an additional ten-million yen in debt. Taking his total debt before interest to over thirteen-million yen. With few resources left and less than an hour to win back some funds, the young...

The Tarrasch Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined is a fierce counter-attacking line arising after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5. In this variation Black gains free and easy piece play but in return usually has to accept the structural weakness of an...

The 80th Anniversary of the historic final Battle of El Alamein is the ideal time to study the events leading up to General Bernard Montgomery's famous victory over Field Marshal Rommel's Panzerarmee Africa in Autumn 1942. Four months earlier after the...

Do you like chess and want to become a better player without putting in hundreds of hours training? 365 Endgame Lessons for Novices has a practical approach with a focus on the endgame. This book helps to eliminate hours of game study and provides...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of This is a renaissance moment for video games -- in the variety of genres they represent, and the range of emotional territory they cover. But how do games create...

An aptitude test is designed to measure the potential for achievement in an individual, whilst an IQ test is a standardized test designed to measure intelligence. Both are now increasingly encountered in recruitment, selection and assessment procedures. ...

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The Complete Manual of Positional Chess, probably the most thorough grounding in the history of teaching chess, was recently created for chess teachers at the DYSS, the special sports school for young talents in Russia. Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin...

Do you want a simple and practical method to counter Black's kingside fianchetto defences after 1 d4? A line that takes the initiative from a very early stage and creates difficult practical problems? If so, then The Harry Attack (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 h4!)...

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A striking expose of the insidious business practices that have generated enormous profits for the companies operating within the UK's gambling industry.'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The...

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What should you do when you know that the solution to a problem is right in front of you, but you just can't see it?Working through problems needn't be hard work - in fact, trying too hard can trap you in rigid thought patterns and blind you to...

Learn how to paint exciting miniature creatures and elevate your tabletop experience, with Arcane Arts.Professional miniature painter and instructor Noxweiler Berf has created an immersive guide to painting miniatures for tabletop games. In his engaging...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580422048Author Daniel NegreanuFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint Cardoza Publishing,U.S.Publisher Cardoza Publishing,U.S.

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The investigation team seeks to avenge their fallen ally. But is it justice they seek, or revenge? And what will they do when they learn that the killer they've been seeking, may be closer than they ever imagined... Based on the Persona 4 video game!Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465423Author Graham BurgessFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

On 21 July 1403 Sir Henry Percy - better known as Hotspur - led a rebel army out at Shrewsbury to face the forces of the king Henry IV. The battle was both bloody and decisive. Hotspur was shot down by an arrow and killed. Posthumously he was declared a...

Pure coloring bliss! Life is not all sunshine and roses...it's also bunnies, birds, butterflies, teapots, seashells and a feast of other adorable subjects! Jane Maday sets the mood with her crisp, delightfully detailed designs...you bring them to life...

The World's First Post-Truth Gaming BookAfter rashly tweeting he would dream up an imaginary computer game for every 'like' received, Nate Crowley found himself on an epic quest to conjure up hundreds of entirely fictional titles. From 1980s hits like...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060537005Author Dr Mardy GrotheFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Harper PaperbacksPublisher Harper PaperbacksWeight(grams) 204g

Born in the dark days of the great crusades, the warrior monks of the Knights Templar vowed to defend pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Yet strangely, there are few historical records of the Templars ever fulfilling this task. Instead, their history...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486814377Author Ming-Ju SunFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547604Author Premeet SidhuFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

'Move by Move' is a brand new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, 'Move by Move' greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital...

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The Sunday crossword puzzle in The New York Times is the biggest one of the week! This collection has 75 of them, all edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz and guaranteed to dazzle. So put on your Sunday best and let your cleverness shine with Sunday Best...

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The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key conflicts in chess: structure versus activity. Black voluntarily accepts a weak pawn formation but in return obtains easy development and excellent piece activity...

It's been over thirty-five years since the irrepressible Fraggles first hit the screen in the beloved children's television hit Fraggle Rock. Created by the legendary Jim Henson, along with Michael K. Frith, Jerry Juhl, Duncan Kenworthy, and Jocelyn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604177051Author Alexander KoblenzFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited Liability...

Enter the world of Neil Gaiman's epic masterpiece with this unique coloring book featuring forty-six illustrations created exclusively for this volume. The war had begun and nobody saw it ...The land of Neil Gaiman's beloved, bestselling novel American...

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How many times have you found yourself defending and wriggling with anguish at having to discard apparently certain winners? Hugh Kelsey's target here is to help you to avoid such pain - and other agonies that a competent declarer may inflict. By...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083336695Author Davorin KuljasevicFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 699gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 173mm *...