The Game of Authors Compendium
The Game of Authors Compendium

Author: Stuart R Kaplan

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781646710591

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This massive compendium reproduces in full color the graphics that appear on over 300 American editions of Authors Card Game dating from 1861 to the present. The collection by U.S. Games Systems also presents selected poems and popular phrases from forty 18th and 19th century authors. The Authors Compendium book is divided into five sections, starting with the Dr. Busby card games dating from 1843. The next section presents four different editions of the 1861 Authors Card Game. A selection of published writings from 19th century authors are included for the readers' enjoyment. The main section of the book reproduces the cards fronts and backs, portraits of the authors, and the charming box covers. The book also includes Authors Card Games from foreign language publishers, and other card games that employ the Authors method of game play. This historical book is for everyone interested in card games in general, and especially about the Authors Card Game. It is an invaluable reference work for researchers and libraries. Collectors will enjoy the opportunity to see so many Authors Card Games from a private collection never seen before in one location.

The Penguin Book of Card Games
The Penguin Book of Card Games

Author: David Parlett

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-08-07

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 0141916109

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The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.

The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games
The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games

Author: Albert H. Morehead

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1473395380

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This antique text contains a complete catalogue of Solitaire and Patience games, including tips, instructions, tactics, rules, and more. Written in plain language and compete with a plethora of helpful diagrams, this text is ideal for the novice card player and will be of interest to anyone looking to expand their card gaming repertoire. The chapters of this book include: 'About Solitaire Games', 'How to Choose a Solitaire Game', 'General Procedure of Solitaire', 'One-Deck Games', 'Two-Deck Games', 'Stripped-Deck and Four-Deck Games', and 'Russian Bank'. We are proud to republish this book complete with a new introduction on card games.

GURPS Compendium I
GURPS Compendium I

Author: Jackson, Steve, Games Staff

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games

Published: 1994-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556342905

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-- The top-selling rules supplement for the GURPS system. GURPS Compendium I collects in one volume all the new rules that have been added to the GURPS character creation system since the GURPS Basic Set, 3rd Edition, was released in 1988. Compendium I contains hundreds of advantages, disadvantages, and skills, and other rules for character creation, all in one place!

The Might and Magic Compendium
The Might and Magic Compendium

Author: Caroline Spector

Publisher: Prima Games

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781559583251

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This book will be the ultimate resource for Might and Mac players, with special information from the series' creator, Jon Van Cannegham. In addition to rounding out the story, providing solutions to the puzzles, and detailing the best players' tricks, the book contains maps of all dungeons and towns, lists of items available and their uses, lists of monsters to be faced, and much more.

The Wargaming Compendium
The Wargaming Compendium

Author: Henry Hyde

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Published: 2013-08-19

Total Pages: 573

ISBN-13: 1783830697

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An extensive reference guide to the exciting hobby, for beginners as well as longtime players. Wargaming is a fascinating, engrossing, and exciting pastime that encompasses a wide range of different talents. The average wargamer uses the skills of artist, designer, sculptor, illustrator, historian, librarian, researcher, mathematician, and creative writer, as well as the more obvious ones of general, admiral, or air marshal for large games, or perhaps lieutenant, commodore, or squadron leader for skirmishes. Aside from calling upon many skills, wargaming also covers many aspects of combat, spanning the history of Earth. With science fiction gaming, we plunge into imagined worlds many thousands of years into the future, and a fantasy gamer, of course, deals with eons of imagined history, as anyone who has read The Lord of the Rings will know. A wargamer may find themselves recreating an encounter between a handful of adversaries one day, or a massed battle involving perhaps hundreds of miniature troops the next. Moreover, it is possible to play wargames that recreate warfare on land, on sea, in the air, or even in outer space. This book demonstrates the wonderfully varied hobby of wargaming with miniatures, looking at the broad scope of what it has to offer as well as detailed explanations of how to get involved, including comprehensive rules for gladiator combat, Wild West skirmishes, and the horse and musket era, as well as lots of advice for anyone new to wargaming. Whether you’re a complete newcomer to the hobby, or a veteran of many years, you’ll find plenty in The Wargaming Compendium to entertain and inspire you.

The Games Book
The Games Book

Author: Huw Davies

Publisher: Scholastic Nonfiction

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780545134033

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This terrific compendium includes traditionalindoor and outdoor games that have beenenjoyed by generations of children and theirparents before them. Full instructions areincluded for each game, so learning andrelearning your favourites is easy and fun!Remember how to play:Spooky games like Wink MurderClassic games like jacks, marbles, and hopscotchOutdoor games like Capture the Flag and Hide and SeekCard games like gin rummymore!

The Writer's Library
The Writer's Library

Author: Nancy Pearl

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 0062968513

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NEW & NOTEWORTHY ~ THE NEW YORK TIMES With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, twenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, and Michael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives in this intimate, moving, and insightful collection from "American's Librarian" and recipient of the National Book Foundation's Literarian Award for Outstanding Service Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all. Before Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Jonathan Lethem became revered authors, they were readers. In this ebullient book, America’s favorite librarian Nancy Pearl and noted-playwright Jeff Schwager interview a diverse range of America's most notable and influential writers about the books that shaped them and inspired them to leave their own literary mark. Illustrated with beautiful line drawings, The Writer’s Library is a revelatory exploration of the studies, libraries, and bookstores of today’s favorite authors—the creative artists whose imagination and sublime talent make America's literary scene the wonderful, dynamic world it is. A love letter to books and a celebration of wordsmiths, The Writer’s Library is a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word. The authors in The Writer’s Library are: Russell Banks TC Boyle Michael Chabon Susan Choi Jennifer Egan Dave Eggers Louise Erdrich Richard Ford Laurie Frankel Andrew Sean Greer Jane Hirshfield Siri Hustvedt Charles Johnson Laila Lalami Jonathan Lethem Donna Tartt Madeline Miller Viet Thanh Nguyen Luis Alberto Urrea Vendela Vida Ayelet Waldman Maaza Mengiste Amor Towles

The Big Book of Improv Games
The Big Book of Improv Games

Author: Karen L Eichler

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

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THE definitive collection of over 500 performance-based games that should be in every improviser's collection! Clear, easy-to-follow descriptions, examples, tips, and game variations make The Big Book of Improv Games an invaluable reference tool for every improviser from beginner to expert The Big Book of Improv Games gives you complete, practical descriptions of: Scene Games Quirky Games Non-Scene Games Guessing Games Singing Games Step-Out Games An excellent resource for individual improvisers and improv companies, The Big Book of Improv Games gives you everything you need to create season after season of unique, entertaining shows sure to please audiences and improvisers alike! Looking for something to spice up your improv jams and practices? This book is made for you, too. Also makes a great improv-nerd gift! Karen & Andy, authors of The 5 Elements of Improv and The One Minute Improviser, bring over 40 years of improvisational teaching and performing expertise to their writing.