Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. These practical, no-nonense guides will help give you that all-important advantage. Darts - Crowood Sports Guides covers: a history of darts; rules of the game; choosing the right equipment; basic skills; how to improve your throwing technique and finally great suggestions for making your practice more interesting.

With complex stories and stunning visuals eliciting intense emotional responses, coupled with opportunities for self-expression and problem solving, video games are a powerful medium to foster empathy, critical thinking, and creativity in players. As these games grow in popularity, ambition, and technological prowess, they become a legitimate art form, shedding old attitudes and misconceptions along the way. Examining the Evolution of Gaming and Its Impact on Social, Cultural, and Political Perspectives asks whether videogames have the power to transform a player and his or her beliefs from a sociopolitical perspective. Unlike traditional forms of storytelling, videogames allow users to immerse themselves in new worlds, situations, and politics. This publication surveys the landscape of videogames and analyzes the emergent gaming that shifts the definition and cultural effects of videogames. This book is a valuable resource to game designers and developers, sociologists, students of gaming, and researchers in relevant fields.

Contents Include: The Overhand Shuffle - The Riffle Shuffle - Flourishes - The Glide - The Glimpse - The Key Card - The Palm - The Backslip - The Overhand Shuffle II - False Shuffles and Cuts - The Double Lift and Turnover - The Pass - Miscellaneous Flourishes - The Reverses - The Hindu Shuffle and Other Controls - The Classic Force - Top and Bottom Changes - Arrangements - Routines - Platform Tricks

Send players to "fetch" adorable pups in this dog-filled twist on Go Fish! Adorably illustrated dogs meet a classic card game in Go Fetch! Each turn, players try and collect matching pups, and if a player is asked for a card that they don't have, they send their opponent to the deck for a new card with the declaration: "Go Fetch!" This travel-friendly tin includes a classic 52-card deck with adorable illustrations from Megan Lynn Kott, and instructions for this puppy-filled game for children and adults alike. EASY FOR ALL AGES: Have fun collecting sets of cute dogs, from Pebbles the Pug to Tulip the Corgi! Cards include both numbers and names to help young players match their pups. PERFECT GIFT FOR DOG LOVERS: Go Fetch makes an ideal stocking stuffer or gift for your dog walker, doggy daycare, or puppy fans of any age. INCLUDES: Deck of 52 standard playing cards, named and numbered 1-12, with four suits (stick, ball, disc, and bone). Also includes instruction card. For ages 4+, 2-6 players. Perfect for: Dog-lovers ages 4+; Anyone seeking a family game to play at home, during holidays, camping, traveling, and more.

Contents Include: PART 1: DRAWING ROOM MAGIu Coin Palming Tricks with Coins Tricks with Common Objects Tricks with Cups and Balls Tricks with Handkerchiefs Chinese Tricks Tricks at Table Tricks with Cards PART 2: STAGE MAGIu General Remarks The Magician's Table and Dress Sleights and Properties for General Use Tricks with Cards Tricks with Handkerchiefs and Gloves Tricks with Coins Miscellaneous Tricks The Cornucopian Hat Tricks with Watches and Livestock Sham Mesmerism, Clairvoyance, Etc Some Up to Date Tricks Final Instructions

United States Marine Corps veteran David Hall presents a new and exciting way to experience the Second World War in "Blood and Guts: Rules, Tactics, and Scenarios for Wargaming World War Two." Hall developed his tactical game system through decades of personal wargaming, and he now shares his unique system with readers everywhere. The rules are easy to learn, and the games are fast-paced. The scenarios cover almost all of the major theaters of conflict, including France 1940, the Mediterranean, the South Pacific, and the Eastern Front. A table of organization and equipment is included to assist readers in recreating wargame infantry and armor formations. Hall doesn't simply provide a set of rules; he infuses each chapter with wargame theory, tactics, and tank development. He provides the logic behind each rule and talks about how the rule design plays out the battlefield. He also shares stories and anecdotes about his early "toy soldier" days and about how he developed into a wargamer-stories sure to spark readers' memories of their own first set of soldiers.