Board Games

An informative and accessible new book by Thomas Engqvist, the practical follow up to his previous two authoritative chess books: 300 Most Important Chess Positions and 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions. Filled with 300 engaging chess...

In this comprehensive guide, a 3-time World Domino Champion breaks down the fascinating history and culture of one of the world's most popular pastimes-and shares how-to instructions for playing 65 different domino games.Featuring step-by-step,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784906574803Author Michiel EijkhoutFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Kiseido Publishing CompanyPublisher Kiseido Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465744Author James RizzitanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

So you're a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practise, and how much of the success of the...

Tabletop and board games aren't just for rainy days or awkward family events anymore. As the game industry grows, people of all ages are jumping to play "the original social network."In our ever-increasing technological world, playing old-school games is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784906574148Author Akira IshidaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Kiseido Publishing CompanyPublisher Kiseido Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. Black grabs the gambit pawn and thus refuses to succumb to the passive positions so typical of the Queen's Gambit...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening. The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable for all types of players and can lead to both positional and tactical middlegames. Many of the world's...

Today, a sense of nostalgia and the irresistible urge to play have combined to make arcade memorabilia and antique arcade games one of the hottest collectible fields of our time. This book is filled with 447 color photos of the greatest games ever to hit...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784906574889Author Richard BozulichFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Kiseido Publishing CompanyPublisher Kiseido Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909905177Author Dave MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Spark FurnacePublisher Spark FurnaceWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 16mm

Making a great board game and pitching it to publishers are two completely different things.If you've got a game that you want to share with the world but don't know what to do next, this book will help you navigate through exactly what steps to take...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780964479630Author Soo Hyun JeongFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Good Move PressPublisher Good Move PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Enter the world of The Wexell Escape Room Kit, but beware... once you enter, you only have a limited time to solve the puzzles before the seconds runs out and you are locked in forever! Perfect for playing as a group with friends and family - and...

This accessible how-to guide for parents and teachers on the best way to teach chess to children, from international chess expert Richard James, is linked to both his bestselling book, Chess for Kids, and his website chessKIDS academy.James, who taught...

The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters such as Vishy Anand and the young Russian star Alexander...

An International Master's instructive guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess. A comprehensive book from the Swedish International Master Thomas Engqvist for understanding the most important tactical chess positions in the opening...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047913Author Mary FlanaganFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941270424Author Mikhail TalFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Russell EnterprisesPublisher Russell EnterprisesWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorDaniel King is a well-known chess television commentator and author of several books for Everyman - Choose the Right Move, The Closed Sicilian , How Good is Your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671569006Author Joe EdleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Pocket BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 188mm * 18mm

Start enjoying mahjong games with family and friends, at local tournaments, and by hosting your own parties Mahjong For Dummies will teach you how to play traditional Chinese mahjong, American mahjong, and many other variations. This simple book breaks...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593969311Author Michael WitwerFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 1508gDimensions(mm)...

Take a deep dive into the culture and strategies of the addictive game of American Mahjong!Mahjong is an intellectually stimulating game of strategy that can sharpen the minds of people of all ages as it brings them together. Play Mahjong! is your...

Most revolutions don't start with nineteen cardboard hexagons, but Klaus Teuber's game about settling a hexagonal island quietly revolutionized boardgaming. Catan's commercial success selling over 40 million copies certainly catalyzed a modern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636100876Author Tyler CruzFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Clydebank Media LLCPublisher Clydebank Media LLCWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816523535Format HardbackPage Count 58Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 384g

Playtesting Best Practices: Real World and Online covers the complete journey of playtesting - the iterative journey to shape and refine tabletop games from raw ideas to balanced and fun games. This step-by-step guide embraces the process and celebrates...

Our modern world is dominated by giant media companies, and increasingly they don't so much sell story, characters or gameplay as they do their setting. Fictional worlds are big business and represent big value to companies and audiences alike, and they...

Games can be used to model systems because they are themselves systems. Video games handle this under the hood and teach you as you play, but because board games are operated manually, and require the player to understand the system beforehand, they can...

Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Guide dives into the vast universe of the 41st Millennium with hundreds of beautiful photographs showcasing miniatures from every faction, following key characters through the evolution of their models and exploring...

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...

James Dunnigan's memorable phrase serves as the first part of a title for this book, where it seeks to be applicable not just to analog wargames, but also to board games exploring non-expressly military history, that is, to political, diplomatic, social,...

'The best book on games I've read in years' G.T. KARBER, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of MURDLE'Clare is a fabulous tour guide through the history of table games' Tom Brewster, presenter of Shut Up & Sit DownWhy is playing games a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250292056Author Tristan DonovanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Some board games-like Candy Land, Chutes & Ladders, Clue, Guess Who, The Game of Life, Monopoly, Operation and Payday--have popularity spanning generations. But over time, updates to games have created significantly different messages about personal...

This is the first text that explores accessibility within a tabletop gaming context Accessibility in tabletop games is the single most fascinating problem domain for the field Disabled gamers represent a massive and largely untapped market for board...

Theme is often described as the why of a game. Themes help with rules comprehension by giving reasons for the mechanics. Themes can help set players' expectations for what kind of experiences or emotions the game provides. Themes can also help to create...

Based on Adrian Seville's own collection, this book catalogues 71 games featured in an exhibition at the Grolier Club. The book focuses on why the Game of the Goose is special and why it can lay claim to being the most influential of any printed game in...