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  • Computer Games II Computer Games II
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    Computer Games II

    Long before the advent of the electronic computer, man was fascinated by the idea of automating the thought processes employed in playing games of skill. The very first chess "Automaton" captured the imagination oflate...
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  • Computer Games I Computer Games I
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    Computer Games I

    Computer Games I is the first volume in a two part compendium of papers covering the most important material available on the development of computer strategy games. These selections range from discussions of mathematical...
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  • Skirmish Kids Skirmish Kids
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    Skirmish Kids

    Fight your own tabletop battles with toy soldiers!These basic wargame rules put you in command of toy soldiers fighting over a battlefield of your own design.Kids can easily learn the core rules for soldiers moving and shooting. The more they play, the...
    $27.00

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  • Historical Simulation and Wargames
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    Historical Simulation and Wargames

    This book is a comprehensive study on analog historical simulation games, and explores the theoretical concepts and practical solutions. It considers the ways used by simulation games to depict the different dynamics of historical events and analyzes how...
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  • DreadLore Corebook (deluxe) DreadLore Corebook (deluxe)
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    DreadLore Corebook (deluxe)

    DreadLore is a Storytelling Tabletop Roleplaying Game with a universal system of mechanics (setting-agnostic). The book also includes an in-depth look into the world of Craster, the official setting for the game. It is designed for dreamers and...
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  • Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian
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    Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian

    One of the best and most popular ways to meet White's first move 1.e4 remains the tried and tested 1...e5. After this move many games steer for the Ruy Lopez.The Ruy is a perfectly fine choice for White, but one that requires you to study the...
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  • The New In Chess Book of Chess Improvement The New In Chess Book of Chess Improvement
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    The New In Chess Book of Chess Improvement

    Masterclasses by Kasparov, Carlsen, Tal, Anand, Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Smyslov, Larsen, Karpov and many others.For more than three decades, every issue of New In Chess magazine has been full of detailed and highly enlightening annotations by the...
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  • The Lazy Man's Sicilian The Lazy Man's Sicilian
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    The Lazy Man's Sicilian

    The Basman-Sale Variation is a relatively unexplored weapon for Black in the very popular Sicilian Defence. Its advantages are clear: it is surprising, aggressive and easy to learn.After the perfectly normal moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Black...
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  • The Creative Power of Bogoljubov The Creative Power of Bogoljubov
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    The Creative Power of Bogoljubov

    Efim Bogoljubov was one of the world's very strongest players in the 1920s and 1930s. Twice he played Alexander Alekhine for the world championship title (1929 and 1934) and he won the famous Moscow 1925 tournament, ahead of Jose Capablanca, Emanuel...
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  • Evgeny Vasiukov, Chess Champion of Moscow Evgeny Vasiukov, Chess Champion of Moscow
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    Evgeny Vasiukov, Chess Champion of Moscow

    Evgeny Vasiukov (1933-2018) was a top-level grandmaster from Moscow who won the Moscow championship 6 times, and over 50 major tournaments in total, including the strong Manila 1974 tournament ahead of Bent Larsen, Lajos Portisch and Svetozar Gligoric...
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  • 111 Middlegame Crimes and Punishments 111 Middlegame Crimes and Punishments
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    111 Middlegame Crimes and Punishments

    Most chess games end in the middlegame. Therefore, to achieve good results, you have to play well at this stage of the game. This middlegame textbook by Grandmaster Alexander Galkin, who was named Children's Trainer of the Year in 2016 by the Russian...
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  • 101 Endgame Crimes and Punishments 101 Endgame Crimes and Punishments
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    101 Endgame Crimes and Punishments

    This endgame tactics textbook by Grandmaster Alexander Galkin, who was named Children's Trainer of the Year in 2016 by the Russian Chess Federation, provides a large volume of practical knowledge. The vast majority of chess combination textbooks contain...
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  • The Berlin Defence The Berlin Defence
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    The Berlin Defence

    That afternoon, Lothar sat down opposite Lev Ivanov, and with a furrowed brow, determinedly pushed his King's pawn forward two squares, punching down the clock as he did so. When Ivanov ventured a Sicilian Defence, Lothar sacrificed first a Knight and...
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  • Magnus Wins With White Magnus Wins With White
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    Magnus Wins With White

    In Magnus Wins With White Grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyses 32 of Magnus Carlsen's most instructive games where he wins with the white pieces. This book is written in "move by move" style, a good training tool containing exercises and tests. This...
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  • Sergey Karjakin Sergey Karjakin
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    Sergey Karjakin

    Sergey Karjakin has consistently been one of the strongest chess players of the early 21st century. World U12 Chess Champion in 2001. The world's youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 12 in 2003. World Rapid Chess Champion in 2012. World Chess...
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  • The Life and Secrets of a Go Master The Life and Secrets of a Go Master
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    The Life and Secrets of a Go Master

    Go is an ancient, subtly beautiful game of territory. But with its nearly endless possibilities and challenges, it is more than just another game; it is a way of life for tens of millions of players throughout the world. Embodying four thousand years of...
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  • Advance Chess Advance Chess
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    Advance Chess

    This book is about the Double Set Game, Game (D.4.2.31) played on Model III, the Longitudinal Star Gate 14 Model, an advance space-aged chess game board. A Double Set game comprises of two unique chess sets. The winner of this game must CHECKMATE his/her...
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  • Advance Chess - Model III, The Triple Set Game Advance Chess - Model III, The Triple Set Game
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    Advance Chess - Model III, The Triple Set Game

    This book discusses the Triple Set/Double Platform Game played on Model III, the Longitudinal Star Gate 14 Model.  The triple set game involves three chess sets whose initial position set-up at the start of the game is GROUND-TO-GROUND (G-G) at...
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  • Beknopte Handleiding Voor Het Schaakspel Beknopte Handleiding Voor Het Schaakspel
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    Beknopte Handleiding Voor Het Schaakspel

    Dit boek, geschreven door Willem Jan Louis Verbeek in 1848, is een beknopte handleiding voor het schaakspel. Het is gebaseerd op de nieuwste werken van bekende schaakspelers zoals Staunton, Von Der Lasa, Bilguer, Orell en anderen. Het boek biedt een...
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  • Scrabble Puzzle Book
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    Scrabble Puzzle Book

    The ideal gift for all word puzzle enthusiasts! 250 fun puzzles for word game lovers. Based on techniques required for Scrabble, these challenges have been designed to put your word power to the ultimate test. All words used are from the official...
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    Board Games To Create And Play
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    Board Games To Create And Play

    Create the next Snakes and Ladders, Monopoly, Ticket to Ride or Settlers of Catan with this creative board game book! With over 55 boards to customize, Board Games to Create and Play is a doodle book where every page is an unfinished tabletop game. Just...
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  • Behold! A D&D Search and Find Adventure
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    Behold! A D&D Search and Find Adventure

    Search for classic Dungeons & Dragons heroes and monsters across the Forgotten Realms in all its glory! Join the journey of Myopus the All-Seeing, a beholder who is looking for a keen-eyed apprentice to help him find a mischievous band of monsters...
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  • The Thirty-Six Stratagems The Thirty-Six Stratagems
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    The Thirty-Six Stratagems

    ‚The Thirty-Six Stratagems' is a widely known book in China that is a concise summary of military tactics and strategies. By illustrating tactics used in warfare with examples from Go games, Dai Junfu shows, that many of these ideas can also be found in...
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  • Black to Play! Black to Play!
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    Black to Play!

    This workbook is dedicated to players who have taken the first hurdles and now want to step into the game seriously. The exercises cover almost all important topics: starting with capturing stones and semeai, via tesuji, life and death, and finally the...
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  • Epic Legacy Campaign Codex Epic Legacy Campaign Codex
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    Epic Legacy Campaign Codex

    Epic Legacy is 2CGaming's Epic level expansion to 5th Edition. Following the tradition of older editions, we envisioned tiers of play above 20th level and brought them to life in the form of the successfully crowdfunded Epic Legacy Core Rulebook. After...
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  • Play Better Scrabble Play Better Scrabble
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    Play Better Scrabble

    Play Better Scrabble is written by National Scrabble Championship winner and the first victor on Channel 4's Countdown, Michael Goldman. The book contains strategies, hints and techniques for all stages of the game as well...
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    Mah Jongg Basics Mah Jongg Basics
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    Mah Jongg Basics

    Unlock the Timeless Allure of Mah Jongg: Your Comprehensive Guide to Mastering the GameStep into the captivating world of Mah Jongg, a game that intertwines strategy, cultural richness, and social connections. This comprehensive guide takes you on an...
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    The Complete Starter's Manual to American Mah Jongg The Complete Starter's Manual to American Mah Jongg
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    The Complete Starter's Manual to American Mah Jongg

    Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of American Mah Jongg? Look no further than "The Complete Starter's Manual to American Mah Jongg: Foundational Rules, Simple Strategies, and Social Etiquette"!This comprehensive guidebook is your ultimate...
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  • Chess QuickStart Guide Chess QuickStart Guide
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    Chess QuickStart Guide

    THE ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO LEARNING CHESS IN 2024!**Includes FREE Digital Bonuses! Player Guides, Game Tracker, Video Lessons, and More!**Learn Why QuickStart Guides are Loved by Over 1 Million Readers Around the WorldMaster fundamentals, learn...
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  • Blindfold Chess Blindfold Chess
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    Blindfold Chess

    For centuries, blindfold chess--the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces--has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record in 2009 was 45 [and is now 46] simultaneous blindfold games...
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  • Mad Scribe Magazine Issue #6 Mad Scribe Magazine Issue #6
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    Mad Scribe Magazine Issue #6

    Mad Scribe Magazine is an indie quarterly publication that focuses on various types of tabletop gaming and pop culture. In this issue, I got to interview Tracy Lesch, one of the original artists for the original Dungeons & Dragons. It was so...
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  • How to Play Chess for Beginners How to Play Chess for Beginners
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    How to Play Chess for Beginners

    Learn to play chess―and win―with this complete guide for kids ages 8-12 and adults too! Check it out: Playing chess is tons of fun...and it can help make you smarter, too! How to Play Chess for Kids teaches you everything you need to know to start―even...
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  • Petrosian Year by Year Petrosian Year by Year
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    Petrosian Year by Year

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gyozalyan have written a comprehensive two-volume treatise on the life and games of Tigran Petrosian, who was world champion from 1963-1969. The present Volume I takes the reader on a journey from...
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  • Practical Chess Puzzles Practical Chess Puzzles
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    Practical Chess Puzzles

    Chess puzzle books are undoubtedly popular - and with good reason. Solving chess puzzles helps to sharpen a player's tactical and combinational skills. This ability is absolutely fundamental for chess development. You won't get better at tennis until you...
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  • A complete guide to flank openings A complete guide to flank openings
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    A complete guide to flank openings

    Two great books by Neil McDonald from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out the Reti and Starting Out: The English, brought together in one volume. The Réti is a popular opening at all levels of chess. The great advantage it possesses over other...
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  • An aggressive counterattacking repertoire based on...g6 An aggressive counterattacking repertoire based on...g6
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    An aggressive counterattacking repertoire based on...g6

    Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: The King's Indian by Joe Gallagher and Starting Out: The Sicilian Dragon by Andrew Martin, brought together in one volume. The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and...
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  • The Closed Sicilian The Closed Sicilian
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    The Closed Sicilian

    The opponent who answers 1 e4 with an emphatic 1...c5 (The Sicilian Defence) is often looking for a fight. Such players can be highly theoretically prepared and itching to launch into their own pet variations after White has opted for the main lines with...
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  • Rate your Endgame Rate your Endgame
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    Rate your Endgame

    This instructive book for competitive players, based on Edmar Mednis' classic Practical Endgame Lessons, provides the reader with a wealth of useful instruction in endgame play, reinforced by a series of tests presented as simulations of tournament play.
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  • Alekhine Move by Move Alekhine Move by Move
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    Alekhine Move by Move

    Alexander Alekhine was a two-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time. During his best years he dominated tournaments and in 1927 he defeated his great rival José Raúl Capablanca to win the world...
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