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Author
Series
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When Max Sumner and three friends play a magical card game called Round Table, they realize that it is up to them to prevent the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town, indeed, their world.
Author
Series
The art of magic the gathering volume 8
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
VIZ Media edition.
Language
English
Description
"Centuries of scheming have come to fruition at last. Meet Nicol Bolas: Elder dragon, Planeswalker, God-Pharaoh. He is the ultimate mastermind, whose plots for domination twist through the histories of countless worlds. Now those plots culminate on the shattered streets of Ravnica, with undead armies marching at his command and dozens of Planeswalkers marshaled to oppose him. In these lavishly-illustrated pages, featuring art carefully chosen from...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edtion.
Language
English
Description
"Learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em with Card Night, a compendium of 52 classic card games, including Hearts and Bridge, Rummy and Go Fish. At various points in history, playing cards were also used as currency, tools for propaganda, and even as a means for sending coded messages. In addition to providing the rules of standard game play, Card Night also details the fascinating stories and peculiarities behind some of the world's most famous...
Author
Series
Bakugan Battle Brawlers volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2008-c2009
Language
English
Description
The Bakugan Battle Brawlers use the power of their magic cards and the help of their guardians to fight against evil.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Classic and comprehensive, this guide to over 350 games is sure to appeal to all ages. From Bridge to Poker and Solitaireto Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). This authoritative book is ideal for every household, college dorm, family cabin, or neighborhood bar that has a pack of cards. Designed in the style of the popular Ultimate Bar Book, this essential resource provides the...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
There are many authoritative books on card games and chess, but only a handful on the dozens of other games known to mankind. This excellent handbook by R. C. Bell is a basic reference to board and table games from around the world, and one of the two or three finest books ever written on the subject. Originally published in two volumes in the 1960's, it is now available for the first time in a corrected, one-volume edition.
Mr. Bell's encyclopedic...
Mr. Bell's encyclopedic...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
What are the odds of winning at poker if you don't know the odds in poker?
Practical Poker Math provides a complete and easy-to-understand explanation of the basic odds, probabilities and expectations in Hold'Em and Omaha. All the formulations are completely open and are demonstrated via easy-to-follow, color-coded calculations.
Pat Dittmar has aimed this book at beginning through semi-pro players who want to improve their results and who know that...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn the fascinating game of American Mahjong with this expert guide.
This affordable best-selling book is one of the only available game strategy guides that is specifically geared toward American Mahjong (Mah Jongg) and follows the official National Mah Jongg League rules. Offering first-time players an easy-to-follow guide to this complex game, A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg includes simple, easy-to-follow instructions...
This affordable best-selling book is one of the only available game strategy guides that is specifically geared toward American Mahjong (Mah Jongg) and follows the official National Mah Jongg League rules. Offering first-time players an easy-to-follow guide to this complex game, A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg includes simple, easy-to-follow instructions...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Philip Reed is coasting toward retirement, looking for one last adventure, when he meets Bill Palis, a professional blackjack player and former member of the legendary MIT team that took the casinos for millions.
At a blackjack table in a strip casino, Phil sees Bill win $1,600 in 20 minutes of play—and he's intrigued. Initially, he plans to write the book as a spectator, but Bill encourages him to overcome his fears, learn to count cards,...
At a blackjack table in a strip casino, Phil sees Bill win $1,600 in 20 minutes of play—and he's intrigued. Initially, he plans to write the book as a spectator, but Bill encourages him to overcome his fears, learn to count cards,...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the first of two graphic novels, Robin devises an obstacle course that favors his skills because he keeps coming in second in the Titans' daily activities; in the second story the super teens are engaged in a tense game of Go Fish, only to be interrupted when the Hive-Five invade the Tower.
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Play like a pro with this guide full of strategies, tactics, and techniques from the experts!
Eileen Sutton has been writing about—and winning at!—poker for over a decade. Now she joins with the experts at Card Player magazine to demystify the game and detail everything you need to know, whether you’re sitting down to a friendly kitchen-table game or hoping to compete in the high-stakes world of multimillion...
Eileen Sutton has been writing about—and winning at!—poker for over a decade. Now she joins with the experts at Card Player magazine to demystify the game and detail everything you need to know, whether you’re sitting down to a friendly kitchen-table game or hoping to compete in the high-stakes world of multimillion...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A savvy, comprehensive text that covers the essentials of winning blackjack from soup to nuts." —Don Schlesinger, author of Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros' Way
Blackjack gives you the best odds of any casino game, and armed with a little know-how, you can obtain an advantage. Let veteran player and expert card counter John Bukofsky show you how.
So you want to be Rain Man but just can't seem...
Blackjack gives you the best odds of any casino game, and armed with a little know-how, you can obtain an advantage. Let veteran player and expert card counter John Bukofsky show you how.
So you want to be Rain Man but just can't seem...
Author
Series
Publisher
BOA Editions Ltd
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In writing about poker Jim McManus has managed to write about everything, and it's glorious."—David Sedaris
New York Times-bestselling author James McManus offers up a collection of seven stories narrated by Vincent Killeen, an Irish Catholic altar boy, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Persuaded at age eight by his grandmother that entering the priesthood will guarantee salvation for every member of his family, Vince eagerly
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how board and card games are one of the most popular leisure activities around, and how the industry has become a multibillion-dollar giant in gaming and collectibles in a short amount of time.
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