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From Banksy to Basquiat, Haring to Hockney, and Yayoi to Yoko, your
favorite artists have gathered in this deck of cards. Artist Cards
is a standard poker set, with the four classic suits. Each card
features a different artist, with an illustration and short bio.
Who needs art history class when you can celebrate the great
artists, instead, with a round of cards?
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.
This book is a collection of entertaining true stories and
educational explanations from a winning poker player, which offers
an insight into the world of poker for both players and
non-players.
Originally published in the 1930s. Every stroke discussed and
advised on in this book has been played and measured by the author
who was the finest billiards instructor of his day. The numerous
diagrams and photographs will prove of inestimable value to all who
are keen on improving their game. Contents Include: Playing
Conditions Ball Contact Cannons Safety Play Use of Side Screw and
Side Angles Spectacular Strokes Common Faults Losing Hazards Ball
to Ball Contact How to Pot Billiard Knowledge etc. Keywords: Safety
Play Cannons Billiards Billiard 1930s Faults Angles Strokes Keen
Screw Stroke Pot Photographs Contact Game
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Broken Earth (Pfrpg)
(Hardcover)
Matthew J Hanson; Edited by Craig Hargraves; Illustrated by Malcolm McClinton
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R615
Discovery Miles 6 150
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Bombs fell. Billions died. Now you must pick up the pieces and
rebuild this Broken Earth. Broken Earth is an adventure-setting
that takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth. n it,
heroes struggle to rebuild what was once the northern Midwest of
the United States, and a tiny bit of southern Central Canada. As an
adventure-setting, Broken Earth includes many compelling locations
and adventures, but also gives the heroes freedom to explore the
world. This book contains everything a GM needs to run a prolonged
campaign in the Broken Earth setting, including locations, NPCs,
plot points, mutant monsters, and a detailed first adventure that
brings the party together. It also has new edges, races, and powers
for players to use with their Broken Earth characters.
Bombs fell. Billions died. Now you must pick up the pieces and
rebuild this Broken Earth. Broken Earth is an adventure setting
that takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth. It deals
with a small fraction of the world, what was once the northern
Midwest of the United States, and a tiny bit of southern Central
Canada. As an adventure setting, Broken Earth includes many
compelling locations and adventures, but also gives the heroes
freedom to explore the world. The book gives the GM everything you
need to run a prolonged campaign in the Broken Earth setting,
including locations, NPCs, plot points, mutant monsters, and a
detailed first adventure that brings the party together.
Chess world champion Mirko Czentovic is travelling on an ocean
liner to Buenos Aires. Dull-witted in all but chess, he entertains
himself on board by allowing others to challenge him in the game,
before beating each of them and taking their money. But there is
another passenger with a passion for chess: Dr B, previously driven
to insanity during Nazi imprisonment by the chess games in his
imagination. But in agreeing to take on Czentovic, what price will
Dr B ultimately pay? A moving portrait of one man's madness, The
Royal Game: a chess story is a searing examination of the power of
the mind and the evil it can do.
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Monster Island
(Hardcover)
Pete Nash; Contributions by Pablo Castilla; Cover design or artwork by Jon Hodgson
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R1,082
Discovery Miles 10 820
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Fortnite has re-emerged from the black hole for Chapter 2! The 100%
Unofficial Fortnite Annual 2021 is the perfect Christmas gift for
gamers. It includes the best skins, emotes and accessories, as well
as a round-up of the most impressive vehicles, the best sports mini
games, builds and escape rooms in Creative, plus tips for the best
attack and defence strategies and much more.
Contents Include: The Spectator's Card is Produced! Corn-Cobs
Water, Water, Everywhere! The Very Peripatetic Paddle Those Four
Acres! The Miser's Dream Come True The Egg Bag, Well Done The Two
Covers and the Four Objects ... Billiards, Magic Style Razor Sharp
The Ambitious Card! The Eternal Cups and Balls In Conclusion
Elliot, Bruce, Keywords: Corn Cobs Razor Sharp Cups And Balls
Ambitious Card Water Water Everywhere Peripatetic Miser Dream Come
True Billiards Spectator Egg Magic ConclusionKeywords: Corn Cobs
Razor Sharp Cups And Balls Ambitious Card Water Water Everywhere
Peripatetic Miser Dream Come True Billiards Spectator Egg Magic
Conclusion
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