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How to make Mojito? What wine goes with seafood? What is the proper way of drinking plum brandy? Find answers in this comprehensive guide. Over 500 cocktail recipes. AudienceWeather you are a novice to cocktail mixing or an experienced bartender this collection of recipes will indulge your senses and...

Reclaiming fun as a meaningful concept for understanding games and play. “Fun” is somewhat ambiguous. If something is fun, is it pleasant? Entertaining? Silly? A way to trick students into learning? Fun also has baggage—it seems inconsequential, embarrassing, child's play. In Fun, Taste,...

Do you want to learn more about the Nintendo 64? Do you want to see how much you really know about one of the greatest consoles ever released? To discover more about the incrediblegames library of the awesome N64? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then the Nintendo 64 Quiz Book is the...

Your Favorite Card Games, All in One Place! Now you can enjoy all the games you've always loved--and find new favorites--with The Book of Card Games. From bridge and pitch to war and whist, this timeless collection outlines the rules to more than fifty classic games and a number of entertaining...

Games are great, especially board games. But there are times when you find yourself stuck somewhere without any games: No cards, no dice, not even a coin to flip. This book will save the day! As long as you have a pencil and paper, you can play any of these 17 awesome games, including laugh-out-loud party games, deep-thinking strategy games, clever word games, and more!

Are you looking to add a little spice to your next adult Halloween party? Or are you already swinging but you want fun games for your next Halloween event? This book has exactly what you’re looking for.  The games are broken into three sections for all comfort zones from curious...

Games make up a huge part of childhood, and memories of specific games stay with us throughout our lives. They form an integral part of growing up and stimulate imagination and creativity. From hide and seek to complex card and board games, street games that require no equipment to elaborate rainy...

These 25 chess games played between master and amateur were chosen, arranged, and annotated to help amateurs improve their games. What better way could the amateur have of learning to exploit the weak play of fellow amateurs than to study how a master would handle such situations? Selected by former...

UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED (“It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!” -Los Angeles Magazine), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games....

The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity. Each of these games provides evidence of contact between Egypt and its neighbours. From pre-dynastic rule to Arab and Ottoman invasions, Egypt's past is visible on game boards. This volume starts by introducing...

The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included representatives from the Christian Right, the field of psychology, and law enforcement claimed that these games were not only psychologically dangerous...

Your kids are buzzing bundles of energy, ever eager for new experiences and new challenges. And one of your toughest jobs as a parent is finding ways to channel kids' energies that promote healthy development while keeping them entertained. Good news, your job just got a little easier. Fair weather...

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...

The 21st century has seen a board game renaissance. At a time when streaming television finds millions of viewers, video games garner billions of dollars, and social media grows ever more intense, little has been written about the rising popularity of board games. And yet board games are one of our...