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2017 marks the ten-year anniversary of the GameTek segment on the Dice Tower podcast. Connecting games to math, science, and psychology, GameTek has grown to be one of the most popular parts of the show. This volume commemorates the anniversary with a collection of over seventy of the best segments, many with annotations and illustrations. With chapters on everything from Rock, Paper, Scissors to the Prisoner's Dilemma to Player Engagement to Quasicrystals...
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For Rectitude and Glory follows the journey of Jamel Frederick, the top-rated amateur middleweight in the world, from the deadly streets of Overtown to the Olympic boxing tournament in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Boxing is Jamel's escape from the violence and poverty that plague his neighborhood. After enduring a tragic loss, Jamel joins his team for training camp where he's expected to be a leader. There, he is reunited with his estranged father, Orlando...
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Ever faced a crowd of fifteen 5-year olds and quaked? Well, here is your chance to bring order and calm to the party proceedings. Just consult your Gem and you can prepare for those half-forgotten games such as Musical Bumps, Simon Says and Blind Man's Buff. Collins Gem Children's Party Games provides clear advice and instructions on the most popular family and party games. It is an invaluable guide for organizing children's and family parties, for...
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Prior to the advent of video games and "virtual reality" the youth of cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, etc., relied on their creativity, "reality" and the inner city environment to produce a complement of games that were unique and specific to the inner city life. The rules and the names of these inner city street games could vary from city to city, (such as Ring-a-leevio vs. Ringolevio) but in concept...
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This is a simple book, aimed at the average bridge player who has not yet learned to recognize and execute end plays. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Games and Play for School Morale: A Course of Graded Games for School and Community Recreation tells the teacher how to use games in school to increase a child's mental, moral and physical growth. The child learns to listen and follow directions. They also learn to play fair and accept defeat cheerfully. Rhythmic games teach body awareness and grace in movement. Games and Play for School Morale contains an introduction stating the objectives for the...
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The purpose of this book is to show how someone could specify a video game more or less and have the computer create the rest. The code is much shorter, but you can specify a game more with more code.
Anyone can take this book and think of as many creative video games as they want!
Humans and hard physics and chemistry are not explicitly covered.
The components necessary to make all video games are map, motion, appearance and related, lighting,...
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Home is a Sewer is a book about growing up in New York City in the 40s and 50s and about the role street games played. The games open a window on the times, on the relationship between parents and children, on neighbors and neighborhoods, on bullying, on favoritism, on cheating, and petty sadisms, and on the democracy among children that developed in the streets. The book is, meant to make us remember, and help us explain our childhood to our children...
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"Little Wars" by H. G. Wells. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...
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Money. Gobs of it. In the blink of an eye - or the drop of a ball- it's all yours. Everyone dreams about striking it rich by winning a lottery. We all feverishly line up to purchase our tickets, and watch TV or scan the newspapers to see if we have won, even though the odds are better that we will be struck by lightning. Still, we perservere, because no matter what else happens this week, you can be sure that someone, somewhere, will win the big one....
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To become more then an average chess player a person must master the art of the end-game. This tactical necessity is explained here in step by step sections to slowly expand your game and teaches you to spot favourable endings and how to defend and turn possible defeat to a hard won victory. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these...
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Do you enjoy playing chess? When was the last time you played chess? Have you ever wanted to learn how to play chess? If you answered yes to any of those questions, this is the book for you. It contains various games you play with that old chessboard you have in your basement closet. If some of the chessmen are missing, not a problem! Some of the games do not even use all the pieces. If have you extra chessmen because you put two (2) sets in the same...
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This is a must-have guide for anyon,e who has the Sega Genesis Mini edition.
In this guide, you will find tips, tricks and strategies to all 42 games! Take a trip down memory lane and relive some of the most Sega secrets ever made. Pages of passwords, codes, and hidden items which make playing these games for the first time and mastering these, games that much easier.
Strategies on how to beat bosses, which power-ups help you the most, and much more.
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Turn off those screens and start having fun with these 52 entertaining activities!
In a compact package that's easy to use at home or on the go, this deck allows users to unplug and engage in offline activities like scavenger hunts, marble mazes, charades, and more. The whole family will enjoy these easy, inexpensive, and imaginative ideas!
Compact Size: This petite package means you can easily carry the cards with you in a pocket or purse.
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*UNOFFICIAL GUIDE* Are you looking to download and install the game? Do you often find it difficult to beat certain parts? Would you like to play like a PRO? Would you like to get tons of resources? With our unofficial game guide we can teach you how to master the game! Do you want to install and play the game on any Phone, PC, or Tablet? This guide will also help you install on the Kindle, Kindle HD, Kindle HDX, Any Android Phone/Tablet, PC, Windows...
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*UNOFFICIAL GUIDE* Advanced Tips & Strategy Guide. This is the most comprehensive and only detailed guide you will find online. Available for instant download on your mobile phone, eBook device, or in paperback form. With the success of my hundreds of other written guides and strategies I have written another advanced professional guide for new and veteran players. This gives specific strategies and tips on how to progress in the game, beat your opponents,...
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