Games category: 11191 books

A new analytical framework for understanding literary videogames, the literary-ludic spectrum, illustrated by close readings of selected works. In this book, Astrid Ensslin examines literary videogames—hybrid digital artifacts that have elements of both games and literature, combining the...

Updated for RetroPie 4.1!  Turn your Raspberry Pi into an incredible retro gaming machine running all your favorite games on over 30 historic game consoles. Step by step instructions guide you from start to finish with easy to follow screenshots. Play first (Atari 2600) through fifth (Sony Playstation...

Gambling as a betting action – wagering money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money or material goods. A guide about what is gambling (with a special section for online gambling), casino games with both beatable...

In the few decades since they first blipped their way onto television screens, videogames have become one of the most culturally, socially and economically significant media forms. Newman’s volume considers how we might approach videogames as media texts to be read, experiences to be played and...

Corona SDK is one of the most powerful tools used to create games and apps for mobile devices. The market requires speed; new developers need to operate quickly and efficiently. Create 2D Mobile Games with Corona SDK gives you the tools needed to master Corona - even within the framework of...

Chambers Card Games includes a wide-ranging selection of almost 100 card games: setting out the rules, explaining how to play and offering strategies and hints. Clear and concise, this new fully-illustrated collection is authoritative yet - as importantly - great fun.

Winning Fast is Fun! Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics. Through...

How hard are you prepared to work to improve your No Limit Holdem?The Education of a Modern Poker Player documents the efforts of a serious amateur as he pursues his ambition of rising through the stakes from NL10 (10 game) to NL100 (100 game) and beyond.John Billingham is an English...

This new edition is completely redesigned with new charts and the latest winning information. Readers get rock-solid advice on how to maximize their chances of winning at the games the casinos are most vulnerable to. In blackjack, players learn Gollehons patented assault technique; in video poker, how...

Roll the dice. Slam the quarter. Flip the cup. Did you win, miss, lose, or guess wrong? Sounds like it’s your turn to drink! Or maybe not, depending on the rules you learned to play by. If you’ve ever gotten into an argument with someone about rules for your favorite drinking game, or just wondered...

Did you know The Hunger Games features for over 100 consecutive weeks ever since it entered the New York Bestseller list in November 2008? Or, did you know Katniss losing his father at very young age was influenced by Collins' sense of loss when her father served the Vietnam War?...

Discover How to World Most Addicted Game Freecell Solitaire Classic Card Game There are many games one would play with a deck of cards when bored. One of the most engaging and easiest to learn is that of Freecell Solitaire Classic Card Game. Able to be played with one player, it is a good choice...

Using the same inventiveness he brings to his novels and short stories, Trev Hunt has often found fun ideas to make life brighter for family and friends. For instance, with a pocket of 5 coins he devised a game of 'magic' for his two young sons, now also enjoyed by his grandchildren. Or made 'Simple...

Build the Next Great Android Game! ** ** Learning Android Game Programming is your hands-on, start-to-finish guide to creating winning games for today’s rapidly growing Android mobile device marketplace. If you have even basic Android development experience, Rick Rogers will help...