Board Games

Follow the easy steps to grandmaster greatness with How To Play Chess. From the opening move to checkmate, How To Play Chess will help your child play chess like a champion. With plenty of master tips and cool 3D images, How To Play Chess is the perfect...

'Highly entertaining' - The Times'A hymn book to the London street' - TLSFrom the Roman marching along the ancient Old Kent Road to the rattling newspaper presses of Fleet Street, from Dickensian iron and fog to the neon lights of the twenty-first...

Bird's Opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for White that immediately directs the game into relatively unexplored territory, setting Black players early problems and forcing them to think for themselves rather than having the luxury of relying on...

'Timely... wonderfully entertaining' - The Wall Street JournalIn It's All A Game renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across...

Master the fascinating game of Go with this expert guidebook.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...

Since its inception decades ago, the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons has offered an escape from the real world, the chance to enter distant realms, walk in new shoes, and be part of immersive, imaginative tales as they unfold. More so, in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784906574285Author Toshiro KageyamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Kiseido Publishing CompanyPublisher Kiseido Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793812659Author Michael BasmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint CarstenchessPublisher CarstenchessWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906454272Author John NunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

A book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utililties of the Monopoly board. In the wonderful world of Monopoly it still only cost -50 to buy a house in Islington, you can move around London with the...

A book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utililties of the Monopoly board. In the wonderful world of Monopoly it still only cost -50 to buy a house in Islington, you can move around London with the...

Board games are increasingly recognized as an artform of their own, but their design and aesthetics are just as important as their gameplay mechanics. In this handbook, art director and graphic designer Daniel Solis offers his 20+ years of expertise in...

A visually stunning exploration of a legendary fantasy worldThe Forgotten Realms offer D&D players an endless array of secrets to uncover, foes to fight, and treasures to be taken. But there is one name that has always stood out from the rest: Drizzt...

Start every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defence formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows players how...

Everyman Chess present three new books in their highly praised and best-selling Starting Out series. The series continues with coverage of two very popular openings among club and tournament players: the Trompowsky Attack and the Torre Attack. Added to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580423908Author Bill RobertieFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Cardoza Publishing,U.S.Publisher Cardoza Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The ultimate Scrabble bible! The latest official Scrabble word list, endorsed by governing body WESPA for use in tournament and club play, contains all valid Scrabble words. Check which words you can play with this authority on Scrabble and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857442823Author Paul LamfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Everyman MindsportsPublisher Everyman MindsportsWeight(grams) 16g

The ideal gift for all word puzzle enthusiasts! 250 fun puzzles for word game lovers. Based on techniques required for Scrabble, these challenges have been designed to put your word power to the ultimate test. All words used are from the...

The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of the oldest openings around, and also one of the first lines players learn when they are introduced to chess. It leads to play that is easy to understand: both sides develop their...

Blow away the competition with this guide to easily learning all two-letter words allowed in Scrabble and Words With Friends. This light-hearted book is a must-read for Scrabble fans, using fun facts, hilarious illustrations and memorable definitions to...

The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide,...

Increase your chess knowledge within the year! In this book, Andrew Soltis analyzes 365 key chess games in an easy way for busy people. In this book, 365 of the most instructive short games of chess are analyzed, step by step, by well-respected author...

Jovanka Houska reveals everything you need to know about the Scandinavian, whether you are playing it as Black or facing it with White.About the AuthorJovanka Houska has represented the English team at numerous Chess Olympiads and qualified for the 2006...

Winning Chess is a truly classic chess book, beloved of chess-mad teenagers since it was first published in 1970, updated and repackaged in algebraic format. Written in lively, conversational style by two prolific and popular chess authors, it is aimed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901983074Author John WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

The Caro-Kann is a reliable yet at the same time dynamic answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. It has the seal of approval of numerous leading Grandmasters including Vishy Anand, Evgeny Bareev and Alexey Dreev, as well as former World...

The Reti Opening has been a popular choice at all levels of chess for many years and is a favourite among hypermodern players who like to control the centre with pieces. Yet there remains a dearth of published material on this subject ...until now. In...

Mathematics of Tabletop Games provides a bridge between mathematics and hobby tabletop gaming. Instead of focusing on games mathematicians play, such as nim and chomp, this book starts with the tabletop games played by avid gamers and hopes to address...

Alexei Shirov has dazzled and inspired a generation of chess fans with his unique brand of attacking chess. The Grandmaster, originally from Riga, Latvia, is widely regarded as one of the most aggressive and inventive chess players of the modern era, an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626548817Author David ParlettFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909905160Author Dave MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Spark FurnacePublisher Spark FurnaceWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780964479623Author Janice KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Good Move PressPublisher Good Move PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm *...

Jose Capablanca's classic instructional manual Chess Fundamentals first appeared in 1921, the year he defeated Emanuel Lasker for the world championship title. This handbook is packed with timeless advice on different aspects of practical play and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671211356Author Irving ChernevFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901983364Author Jonathan RowsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Magnus Carlsen's world championship victories, and featuring a foreword by five-times World Champion Vishy Anand.This book is written by an all-star...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901983982Author John NunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944612108Author Billie WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Wooli Labs, LLCPublisher Wooli Labs, LLCWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949117127Author Rick CarlileFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Carlile MediaPublisher Carlile MediaWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 5mm