Hellmuth begins by laying out the rules and set-up of each game and then moves on to easy-to-follow basic and advanced strategies. He teaches exactly which hands to play, when to bluff, when to raise, and when to fold. In addition...
Puzzles and games
- Author:Hellmuth, PhilSummary:
- Author:Bergen, MartySummary:
In Pocket Posh Tips for Bridge Players, 10-time national champion and W.B.F. World Master Marty Bergen offers his essential tips for bridge players, as well as insights on the Law of Total Tricks, the Rule of 20, Bromad and much more....
- Author:Harroch, Richard D., Krieger, LouSummary:
Poker is America’s national card game, and its popularity continues to grow. Nationwide, you can find a game in progress everywhere. If you want to play, you can find poker games on replicas of 19th century riverboats or on Native...
- Author:Copperman, CaraSummary:
The essential guide to the biggest mobile game in history, Pokémon Go!Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Unauthorized Guide is a must-read companion to the hit mobile game that has taken the world by storm. This essential guide will teach...
- Author:Dittmar, PatSummary:
What are the odds of winning at poker if you don’t know the odds in poker?
Practical Poker Math provides a complete and easy-to-understand explanation of the basic odds, probabilities and expectations in Hold’Em and...
- Author:Schreier, JasonSummary:
The business of video games is both a prestige industry and an opaque one. Based on dozens of first-hand interviews that cover the development of landmark games and on to the shocking closures of the studios that made them, Jason...
- Author:Waitzkin, FredSummary:
The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood. Fred Waitzkin fell in love with chess during the Cold War-era showdown between Russian champion Boris Spassky and...
- Author:Roeder, OliverSummary:
Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the arcana of...
- Author:Meier, SidSummary:
The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming," and creator of Civilization. Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world's most popular video...
- Author:Cleary, Brian P.Summary:
Test your tongue on these tricky twisters and see if it gets tied up in knots. Includes tips for creating your own tongue twisters.
- Author:Ryan, JeffSummary:
Nintendo has continually set the standard for video game innovation in America, and the saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became the most successful franchise in the history of gaming, has plot twists worthy of a video game.
- Author:McGonigal, JaneSummary:
An innovative guide to living gamefully, based on the program that has already helped nearly half a million people achieve remarkable personal growth. In 2009, internationally renowned game designer Jane McGonigal suffered a severe...
- Author:Harlan, Mark "The Red"Summary:
Turn on the TV, drop by a newsstand, or just browse the checkout your local supermarket and you'll see firsthand that Texas Hold 'Em is the poker game everyone's playing. It's a game that's deceptively simple, yet within its easy...
- Author:Debenedet, Anthony T.Summary:
Everywhere you look, physical play-what some might call "roughhousing"-is being marginalized. Gym classes are getting shorter. Recess periods are being eliminated. Some new schools don't even have playgrounds. Is it any wonder children...
- Author:Ferrer, J. J.Summary:
A collection of timeless games that guarantees kids a good time- by themselves, with a group of friends, or with family. Includes ball games such as Horse and Old Old Cat, card games (Crazy Eights and Rummy), sack races, and old...
- Author:Rodenburg, JacobSummary:
The Book of Nature Connection is packed with fun activities for using our senses to connect to nature in a deep and nourishing way. From "extenda-ears" and acorn whistles to camouflage games and scent scavenger hunts, enjoy over 70...
- Author:Tinsman, BrianSummary:
The definitive guide for anyone with a game idea who wants to know how to get it published from a Game Design Manager at Wizards of the Coast, the world's largest tabletop hobby game company. Do you have an idea for a board game, card...
- Author:Khanduri, KaminiSummary:
There is a brain-teasing picture puzzle on every double-page of this book. Each beautifully illustrated scene shows a different period in history, crammed with all kinds of people, animals and objects to spot. A bustling Greek...
- Author:Hansen, DustinSummary:
Focusing on some of the best and most memorable experiences in gaming, this book examines the relationship between video games and storytelling in a new way.
- Author:Shenk, DavidSummary:
A surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over. Why has one game, alone among thousands of games played throughout human history, not only...