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Zébulon system against the Sicilian

by Zébulon – Zébulon (November 17, 2020)

The Zébulon chess system allows one to fight the Sicilian with a clear plan, without requiring the player to invest a lot in the theory of openings. It is at the same time solid, dynamic, and unexplored. The...

How to Make a Kickass Card Game!

by Tangela L. Hamilton – Tangela L. Hamilton/Lrt Publishing (November 15, 2020)

A step-by-step guide to easily create your own card game. It comes complete with step explanations as well as web links to the same vendors used to create the Etsy bestselling card game "Bitch You Lyin'!"

What Does the Moon Smell Like?

by Anne Emery – Ecw Press (May 31, 2008)

What Does The Moon Smell Like? is an all ages quiz book that feeds your brain tasty, bite-sized tidbits of cool science trivia. It tickles your brain while giving it a workout, so your brain won't even know...

What Does the Earth Sound Like?

by Eva Everything & Anne Emery – Ecw Press (April 30, 2011)

?"This is a great book. It became a popular table game in the summer holidays with two teams competing with all your questions. It makes an excellent change from celebrity trivia." - Peter Gabriel, Rock and...

No-Limit Texas Hold'em

by Angel Largay, Amanda Storm & Eva Everything – Ecw Press (August 31, 2006)

?Thousands have paid big bucks to learn winning poker strategies from Angel Largay - one of the world's most consistent winners in maximum buy-in no-limit games. Now, Largay offers a wider audience his poker...

Earn $30,000 Per Month Playing Online Poker

by Ryan Wiseman, Les Vandor & Laura Moisin – Ecw Press (October 30, 2007)

Much like a pilot need not know the pure physics behind his flight, a skilled poker player need not know the pure mathematics behind winning poker play. Too often have poker books taken a purely theoretical...

Magic: The Gathering: Legends

by Wizards of the Coast & Jay Annelli – Abrams ComicArts (October 27, 2020)

An official guide to the most iconic legends and legendary creatures from the world of Magic: The Gathering

The world of Magic: The Gathering is home to many fantastical characters and creatures, but perhaps...

The Bogotá Puzzles

by Bernardo Recamán – Dover Publications (October 14, 2020)

Calculate the number of a neighbor's grandchildren based on their ages, figure out the denominations of a government's postage stamps, swap the positions of two chess pieces in the least number of moves, and...

Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing

by Brien Bouyea – The History Press (April 04, 2016)

Chronicling the incomparable life of boxing and Saratoga Race Course legend John Morrissey.

John "Old Smoke" Morrissey was one of the most dynamic characters of his time. He went from a career as an undefeated...

Dark Souls. Beyond the Grave - Volume 2

by Damien Mecheri & Sylvain Romieu – Third Editions (February 19, 2019)

We thought we had gone through the topic in the first volume, those two games opened new pists of reflexions.

The in-depth analysis of Hidetaka Miyazaki's Dark Souls saga continues with this volume 2, decoding...

Dark Souls. Beyond the Grave - Volume 1

by Damien Mecheri & Sylvain Romieu – Third Editions (February 19, 2019)

Story of a saga video games...

If the Dark Souls series managed to seduce players and journalists, it was mainly by word of mouth. It was such a great success that Dark Souls 2 was named "Game of the Year" 2014...

The Legend of Final Fantasy VII

by Nicolas Courcier & Mehdi El Kanafi – Third Editions (February 19, 2019)

What gamer hasn't tried Final Fantasy VII?

The game, released in 1997, is now the standard-bearer of a whole generation, and it's also the one which catapulted Sony's PlayStation onto center stage. To celebrate...

8-Bit Apocalypse

by Alex Rubens & Jeff Gerstmann – Abrams Press (September 09, 2019)

Before Call of Duty, before World of Warcraft, before even Super Mario Bros., the video game industry exploded in the late 1970s with the advent of the video arcade. Leading the charge was Atari Inc., the...

Practical Poker Math

by Pat Dittmar, Pat Dittmar (Pat Dittmar) & Harmon Leon – Ecw Press (August 31, 2008)

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...

No-Limit Texas Hold'em

by Angel Largay, Amanda Storm & Eva Everything – Ecw Press (August 31, 2006)

?Thousands have paid big bucks to learn winning poker strategies from Angel Largay - one of the world's most consistent winners in maximum buy-in no-limit games. Now, Largay offers a wider audience his poker...

Letterati

by Paul McCarthy & Dr. Joe Schwarcz – Ecw Press (May 31, 2008)

Letterati spans the history of competitive Scrabble in North America from the colourful hustlers of the 1960s New York game rooms, to the hard driving quantitative tile pushers who dominate the game today with...

Earn $30,000 Per Month Playing Online Poker

by Ryan Wiseman, Les Vandor & Laura Moisin – Ecw Press (October 30, 2007)

Much like a pilot need not know the pure physics behind his flight, a skilled poker player need not know the pure mathematics behind winning poker play. Too often have poker books taken a purely theoretical...

Ain’t No Place for a Hero

by Kaitlin Tremblay – Ecw Press (October 16, 2017)

A deep dive into the groundbreaking and bestselling video game series

The critically acclaimed first-person shooter franchise Borderlands knows it?s ridiculous. It?s a badge of pride. After all, Borderlands 2...