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An expert bridge coach's guide for beginners who are looking to
move their game up to the next level. This book is for readers who
have finished their beginner lessons, and are trying to move their
game up to the next level. The tips cover all aspects of bridge --
bidding, play and defence. Advice and examples are drawn from
material Barbara Seagram has developed for her students over the
last twenty years -- it's like having your own personal bridge
coach sitting beside you!
Time: Depends how long you last! Number of players: 2 Includes: 52
playing cards, plus an instruction card Ages: 18+ Assembly
required? No Batteries required? No Warning: Not suitable for
persons under 18 years. For adult use only. Who cares about
winning? In this game, it's the taking part that counts... This
X-rated version of the classic game of Snap is all about speed,
spontaneity and paying close attention to the sex positions on the
cards. It'll leave you and your opponent gagging for more.
The original, award-winning Wizard Card Game with new, large index design. Instructions and sample score sheets are included. Oversized scorepad is sold separately.
Wizard Card Game Large Index uses standard Wizard size playing cards with larger numbers and symbols.
Ideal for those who are visually impaired.
Now in paperback comes the first and authorized biography of Stuey
Ungar, the greatest card player of all time, who was backed by the
Mob in New York before moving to Las Vegas where he won the World
Series of Poker three times, then died mysteriously in a seedy
motel on the Vegas strip at the age of 45. He was the Jim Morrison
of the casino, a legend before he was of legal age. Stuey Ungar,
the son of a Jewish bookie on Manhattan's Lower East Side, dropped
out of high school to become an underground card-table sensation,
eventually taking out every top gin-rummy player on the East Coast.
Bankrolled by the Genovese crime family, Stuey would soon travel
around the country in search of new opponents and
opportunities--including poker. He would go on to win the World
Series of Poker a record three times. And then his luck began to
run out. One of a Kind is the startling tale of a man who won at
his game and lost control of his life. Whether tossing away his
winnings at the racetrack or on a single roll of the dice, Stuey
was notorious for gambling every single dollar in his pocket.
Though he had won an estimated $30 million in his lifetime, Stuey
had no bank account, not even a home address. He was found dead in
a Vegas motel--with $800 in cash on his person, the only money he
had left--at the age of forty-five. An intimate, authorized
biography--Nolan Dalla was commissioned by Stuey in 1998 to pen his
story, resulting in hundreds of hours of taped interviews and
conversations--One of a Kind illuminates the dark genius of one of
poker's most memorable figures.
EASY TO PLAY: A fun and easy-to-play game for children and
families, suitable for age 6+ 2 TO 6 PLAYERS: This game can be
enjoyed by two to six players FUN FACTS: Features fun facts on all
the weird and wonderful deep sea creatures from around the world:
from the jewel squid to the headless chicken fish, discover the
beautiful and the bizarre down in the depths of the ocean RAINY DAY
FAMILY GAME: The perfect rainy day family game - learn as you play!
How deep will you go? Dive into the ocean and return 50 incredible
sea creatures to their correct depths. How deep can a penguin swim,
or a sperm whale dive? Explore all the way down to the seabed and
learn as you play this unique new card game. Suitable for two or
more players aged 6+.
Help your kids get off their screens and get moving! For kids aged
4-11 to help them learn why being active is good for you and instil
healthy habits that will last a lifetime On your marks, get set...
it's time to get busy! We all know that being active is an
important part of a healthy lifestyle, and it can be brilliant fun
too! Busy Bodies contains 52 illustrated cards each with a simple
challenge or sporty activity to get kids moving and thinking about
their physical and mental health. Each card also contains an
interesting fact to help kids learn why different activities can be
good for you. The set includes a 16-page booklet with useful tips
for parents and carers with information on how much exercise is
expected of the age range, a chart showing the different types of
exercise grouped into the main categories - strength-building,
heart health, coordination and agility, flexibility - and recipes
for some healthy post-activity snacks.
The Bridge Movements Encyclopedia. Duplicate Bridge Schedules,
History and Mathematics is an essential book for tournament
directors as well as bridge players curious about the history of
the game of duplicate bridge. This comprehensive volume supplies
you with all the movements ever thought of and many hundreds of new
ones. Included for each movement are the variations, modifications,
origins, authors and history of its development. Each movement is
then assessed for its measure of quality, called calibre. The
author presents a brand new event type, the Scissor movement - run
like any Howell movement. In this type of event the players play as
pairs as usual, but also have their teammates as another pair,
never meeting each other. This allows the event to be scored both
as teams and pairs, producing a winning team and a winning pair.
Duplicate bridge players will find the history of their favorite
game most intriguing. The book delves into the lives of well-known
figures such as John T. Mitchell and Edwin C. Howell. When did they
live, what did they contribute to bridge, and what were the
politics of their time? In addition, many lesser-known historical
figures are examined for their contributions to the development of
duplicate movements. For the mathematically inclined there are
plenty of interesting oddities. The mathematics of balance of
movements, giving the measure of quality, is thoroughly discussed.
The controversial debate over movement quality, along with its
history, is presented through the ideas and opinions of players and
mathematicians. IAN McKINNON is a mathematician, expert bridge
player, tournament director, author and computer professional.
Through circumstance, around 1970, he started tournament directing
at a major bridge club in Sydney which eventually led to him being
the senior Tournament Director within the Australian Bridge
Federation during the 1970s. He produced his first book, Bridge
Directing Complete, in 1979. All those years of experience, and the
last ten years of intense research and computer programming, have
resulted in this book.
Learn how to play and win at the game of poker Chiapelli's Live
Poker Strategies, a book written for novice and experienced players
alike, features live poker games like Seven Card Stud, Omaha, and
Texas Hold'em. Understanding the fundamentals of heavily
popularized and celebrity-studded games of poker doesn't have to be
an impossible or difficult feat. Written for the average person,
this unique book is guaranteed to both entertain and educate any
player worldwide. Included are modern, easy-to-follow illustrations
on winning poker hands as well as new topics that often go
unaddressed such as gaming etiquette, online poker, and poker room
environments across the United States. With a no-nonsense approach
that is sure to guide beginners and even the most experienced
players into success, this book will prove to be the most
beneficial one of its kind. Advocating good entertainment and
responsible gambling, Chiapelli's Live Poker Strategies book is a
must read for people of all ages Larry Chiapelli is an experienced
poker player and owner of a successful floral nursery called
Gramma's Gardens in Troy, Michigan. In addition to boosting his
family business, Mr. Chiapelli plans to travel more by playing
poker across the United States and around the world. Publisher's
website: http: //sbpra.com/LarryChiapelli
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