This book lists 2- and 3-letter words, as well as all words with J, Q, X and Z that are between 2 and 7 letters in length. It also has 7-letter words that contain 2, 3 and 4 S's. And, it lists words for duplicate and triplicate letters such as A, E, I, O and U. Finally, it has 7-letter words that end with the letters A through Z (except for the words ending with the letters D, E, G, L, N, R, S, T and Y).

Nomarch's tomb - A Strategy Game about Ancient Egypt - by Michael J. Costa: Nomarch's tomb is a strategy game that consists of 3 square grids representing 3 land regions of Ancient Egypt. The players move their pawns in these grids, collecting property cards upon landing on a square and either buying the land or conquering it with their Army, also represented as cards. Gold is earned by the player for farming (buying farm land), appeasing the gods (buying Temples), conquest (using Army cards with dice to determine results), or trade (trading cards with other players). Players may land on a marked square for certain actions. Use "Plunder" Cards where the player takes 3 cards from all players (or an amount of gold if no cards are available); "Tribute" where the player gives 1 card to all other players (or gold); "Oracle" using the Oracle Deck of cards for certain actions; & "Golden Coffers" Card Deck that gives rewards. When the player has enough gold and property cards then s/he may build their Tomb and Mortuary Temple. The Tomb is an untouchable property card held in place by a Pyramid piece. The game ends when one player completes the Tomb and Mortuary Temple and becomes a Nomarch. The winner then plays a Bonus Game of Senet to secure their afterlife and earn more rewards from the Golden Coffers deck. Senet is played with all the player pawns in the game; up to 7 players are possible for Nomarch's Tomb. Copyright 2014 Michael J. Costa, All rights reserved.

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 reader to board games as well as instruments of chance and goes on to trace the history and distribution of ancient Egyptian games, looking particularly at how they show contact with other cultures and civilizations. Game practices, which were also part of Egyptian rituals and divination, travelled throughout the eastern Mediterranean. This book explores the role of Egypt in accepting and disseminating games during its long history. Over the last few years, the extent and the modes of contact have become better understood through museum and archival research projects as well as surveys of archaeological sites in Egypt and its surrounding regions. The results allow new insight into ancient Egypt's international relations and the role of board games research in understanding its extent. Written by three authors known internationally for their expertise on this topic, this will be the first volume on Ancient Egyptian games of its kind and a much-needed contribution to the field of both Egyptology and board games studies.

Champion checkers player Millard Hopper wrote this informative guide to another popular board game, backgammon. Hopper covers game play, strategies, and tactics simply but in detail (and with plenty of illustrations). He notes: "Backgammon, while holding a wealth of strategy and skill does not require the exacting concentration of chess and checkers. While luck plays a great part in the results of the game where players are evenly matched, still, a skillful player when paired against a haphazard one, will far excel his inexperienced adversary." Hopper gives the student of backgammon the tools needed to increase his skill on the board.