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 fastest growing hobbies, with sales increasing every year. Today's board games are more than just your average rainy-day mainstay. Once associated solely with geek subcultures, complex and strategic board games are increasingly dominating the playful media environment. The popularity of these complex board games mirrors the rise of more complex cult media products. In Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games, Paul Booth examines complex board games based on book, TV, and film franchises, including Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, The Hunger Games and the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft. How does a game represent a cult world? How can narratives cross media platforms? By investigating the relationship between these media products and their board game versions, Booth illustrates the connections between cult media, gameplay, and narrative in a digital media environment.

Frustrated with studying endgames that never seem to occur in your own games? Finally, help is here Essential Endgames Every Tournament Player Must Know is a carefully selected compilation of the most frequently encountered endgames occuring in practice. This book contains vital lessons for every tournament chessplayer involving those endgames which can be defined by clear and concise rules, summarized by the most important themes and require the application of specific technical principles to solve them.

FUN FOR DETECTIVE NOVEL FANS - the whole family will love this high-stakes game featuring 64 characters and clues from Agatha Christie's novels PLAY AND LEARN - this board game comes with a leaflet packed with Agatha Christie trivia. Learn about Poirot's toughest cases, Agatha Christie's medicine cabinet and more! GREAT GIFT - perfect for dedicated crime fans and bingo players SOMETHING TO TREASURE - this is a quality product made to last, with bespoke illustration and sleek and stylish packaging EXPLORE THE ENTIRE SERIES - this game is part of the bestselling bingo series, a collection of games for nature lovers and enthusiastic board gamers. Other games in the series include James Bond Bingo, Bug Bingo, Cat Bingo, Dog Bingo, Monkey Bingo, Ocean Bingo and Royal Bingo Follow the trail of murder, blackmail and mystery set by the Queen of Crime. Travel down the Nile, on the Orient Express and into the drawing rooms of quaint English country cottages hot on the heels of Poirot, Miss Marple and other famous characters while you play this fun new bingo game. Includes a booklet packed full of Agatha Christie trivia for discerning crime fans.

Farm Bingo is a family-friendly game packed with wonderful farm animals for hours of bingo fun. Beautifully packaged, Farm Bingo is gorgeously illustrated by award-winning illustrator Caroline Selmes the game also includes a booklet with all the things you wanted to know about farm animals. From the farmer, the scarecrow and the tractor to the pigs, chickens, cows and ducks, along with classic crops like sunflowers, corn and pumpkins, Farm Bingo has it all! Farm Bingo comes complete with 48 illustrated chips and a cardboard hay bale to store them in, a game board, eight double-sided bingo cards, and farm counters for you to mark up your card. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: Easy to play makes Farm Bingo suitable for the whole family, children 3+. Fill your game card first with all the farm favourites. From the farmer, the scarecrow and the tractor to the pigs, chickens, cows and ducks, along with classic crops like sunflowers, corn and pumpkins, Farm Bingo has it all! 2-8 PLAYERS: ages 3+ FUN & COLOURFUL: Kids will love the colourful farm illustrations by Caroline Selmes. The compact box makes it easy to take anywhere on the go, perfect for holidays! EDUCATIONAL: Learn the farm yard animals as you play, matching the farm counters to your game board. The first to cover all shouts BINGO and crowned the winner. SCREEN-FREE FUN: Spend quality time away from screens with this easy-to-play children.s bingo game. The game includes 8 double sided game boards so it can be played many times over. Also available in the Laurence King Children's Bingo series are: Dinosaur Bingo, Jungle Bingo, Scary Bingo, Wonder Women Bingo and Poo Bingo. Our adult Bingo series features: Bird Bingo, Bug Bingo, Cat Bingo, Dog Bingo, Monkey Bingo, Ocean Bingo, and Royal Bingo.

Leading expert Paul Booth explores the growth in popularity of board games today, and unpacks what it means to read a board game. What does a game communicate? How do games play us? And how do we decide which games to play and which are just wastes of cardboard? With little scholarly research in this still-emerging field, Board Games as Media underscores the importance of board games in the ever-evolving world of media.