Two great brain games come together in one smart package--and the result is a brilliant blend of logical thinking and linguistics. Stupendous SCRABBLE Sudoku--the follow-up to the fantastically successful SCRABBLE-doku--is the inspiration of puzzle powerhouses Frank Longo and Peter Gordon, and they’ve created the highest possible quality puzzling experience. Just fill out each partially completed sudoku puzzle with letters, using each letter only once in every row, column, and boxed-in area. When the puzzle’s done, a legitimate SCRABBLE word will be revealed. It’s a smart way for solvers to stretch their mental muscles...and learn some SCRABBLE vocabulary, too!
This groundbreaking study clarifies the differences between British and American English and defines the distinguishing characteristics of American English. Cigar-chomping newspaperman H. L. Mencken succeeds not only in providing a lucid description of the American language but also in making his readers laugh, wince, and nod in agreement. It's a readable and fascinating study on why you say "tomayto" and I say "tomahto." A must read for anyone who loves words.
SCRABBLE meets sudoku! These 7 x 7 squares will captivate fans of not one, but two hugely popular pastimes, as the hottest word game of the last 60 years joins forces with the puzzle that’s swept the world. Each sudoku-style diagram conceals a Scrabble word--that is, a word certified legally playable by the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition. The challenge: solve the puzzle and discover the hidden word. The payoff: hours of puzzle-solving fun, plus a chance to build your vocabulary and sharpen skills that could provide the winning edge in Scrabble. It’s another surefire hit from the expert authors of the Mensa� Guide to Solving Sudoku, with more than 46,000 copies sold to date.
Sudoku, the irresistible new pastime that works like a crossword puzzle, but with numbers instead of letters, takes a giant leap forward. "Magnetic Sudoku" offers 200 original puzzles, both the regular 9 x 9 type and easier 6 x 6 "warm-ups," all of which can be solved without a pencil (or an eraser) and played over and over again, thanks to the magnetic tiles included with the book. The puzzles are graded in four levels from Easy to Expert, and complete answers are provided. There are extra tiles and blank tiles, in case any get lost. And best of all, there are special placeholders that can be used to mark alternative possibilities until the definitive answer has been found.
Whether at an official tournament or a home kitchen table, every SCRABBLE player wants to be a winner--and these specially selected words and expert hints are guaranteed to boost scores. Based on the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition (currently one of the bestselling games and puzzles books) and with foreword by World SCRABBLE Champion Brian Cappelletto, this is the equivalent of an intensive training course. Complete with winning word lists, such as those that combine high-scoring letters, those that have a preponderance of vowels, and those that allow multiple I and U dumps, it also offers tips on hitting triple-triples and achieving those elusive 7-letter bingos. SCRABBLE, the distinctive game board and letter tiles, and all associated logos are trademarks of Hasbro in the United States and Canada and are used with permission. � 2007 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
The vast majority of sudoku puzzles that are labeled hard, expert, challenger, are not really all that difficult. And in a surprising number of cases, they are downright easy. Part of the Absolutely Nasty Sudoku series, this book provides basic and intermediate puzzles and techniques.
Newly revised with updated new strategies and words, the classic how-to guide to one of the most popular board games of all time. First introduced to the public in the mid 1950s, Scrabble has gone on to be one of the biggest selling board games in history—and is currently gaining legions of new fans in the online world. Offering relevant game tips for both the beginner and the seasoned pro, Everything Scrabble includes basic board strategies, tips for utilizing the letter "Q" (with and without the letter "U"), the latest in high scoring words, a complete list of two-letter words that can to increase players’ scoring averages by thirty to forty points—and much more. Featuring a complete history of the game, this extensively illustrated guidebook covers all facets of the game and worldwide Scrabble culture—including tournaments, champions, and rules—and is a must have for every serious fan.
Featuring “Good Bones”—called “Official Poem of 2016” by the BBC/Public Radio International. Maggie Smith writes out of the experience of motherhood, inspired by watching her own children read the world like a book they've just opened, knowing nothing of the characters or plot. These are poems that stare down darkness while cultivating and sustaining possibility, poems that have a sense of moral gravitas, personal urgency, and the ability to address a larger world. Maggie Smith's previous books are The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (Tupelo, 2015), Lamp of the Body (Red Hen, 2005), and three prize-winning chapbooks: Disasterology (Dream Horse, 2016), The List of Dangers (Kent State, 2010), and Nesting Dolls (Pudding House, 2005). Her poem “Good Bones” has gone viral—tweeted and translated across the world, featured on the TV drama Madam Secretary, and called the “Official Poem of 2016” by the BBC/Public Radio International, earning news coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, the Guardian, and beyond. Maggie Smith was named the 2016 Ohio Poet of the Year. “Smith's voice is clear and unmistakable as she unravels the universe, pulls at a loose thread and lets the whole thing tumble around us, sometimes beautiful, sometimes achingly hard. Truthful, tender, and unafraid of the dark....”—Ada Limón “As if lost in the soft, bewitching world of fairy tale, Maggie Smith conceives and brings forth this metaphysical Baedeker, a guidebook for mother and child to lead each other into a hopeful present. Smith's poems affirm the virtues of humanity: compassion, empathy, and the ability to comfort one another when darkness falls. 'There is a light,' she tells us, 'and the light is good.'”—D. A. Powell “Good Bones is an extraordinary book. Maggie Smith demonstrates what happens when an abundance of heart and intelligence meets the hands of a master craftsperson, reminding us again that the world, for a true poet, is blessedly inexhaustible.”—Erin Belieu
Grab your brushes and get ready to paint a year's worth of decorations. Twenty-eight beautiful ornaments are featured with complete instructions, step-by-step worksheets and patterns. Ornaments are painted by 26 of today's finest decorative painters.
