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Who doesn't like to play games? Even more fun than playing is winning. Many of our ebooks will help you play better, win more, learn new strategies and acquire a deeper understanding and appreciation of chess, bridge and several other games.
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The HustleDevin Knight A great little trick/bet you can learn in just a few minutes and you are always ready to stump someone. The effect can be done with cards, matches or coins. The twelve objects are laid out in three horizontal rows. The object of the game is that the person left with the last item to pick up loses the game. You only play this game with one person at a time. The rules are simple. The player can only take from one row at a time. Take as many as you wish from either the first, second or third row, but you cannot pick from different rows until your next turn. Either you or the spectator can start... | 2018 / 10 / 26 | $4.00 £3.17 €3.70 C$5.49 AUD$6.24 ₹276.80 CN¥27.52 JP¥443.41 R$15.40 | to wish list |
The Play RoomAnonymous This is an interesting book with beautifully weird games, stunts, experiments, puzzles and magic, some of which I have not seen described anywhere else.
| 2018 / 5 / 21 | $5.00 £3.96 €4.62 C$6.86 AUD$7.80 ₹346.00 CN¥34.40 JP¥554.26 R$19.25 | to wish list |
Magic in a GameJohn Palfreyman From the Foreword by Ali Bongo:
So the telephone rings and the client says ... "Can you provide two hours entertainment?" ... "Of course!" ... you say, doing a quick bit of mental arithmetic to double your normal fee. Having confirmed the booking, you make a bee-line for the book-shelf to search for this book. Because this book ... plus a few bits and bobs ... will furnish the wherewithal for that extra hour of entertainment. | 2018 / 2 / 21 | $5.00 £3.96 €4.62 C$6.86 AUD$7.80 ₹346.00 CN¥34.40 JP¥554.26 R$19.25 | to wish list |
Secrets to Winning Bridge #2: 2/1 Game ForcingMarty Bergen
PDF 24 pages | 2017 / 8 / 10 | $7.95 £6.30 €7.35 C$10.90 AUD$12.41 ₹550.14 CN¥54.70 JP¥881.27 R$30.61 | to wish list |
More Points SchmointsMarty Bergen The sequel to the bridge book of the year 1996.
| 2017 / 8 / 10 | $11.95 £9.46 €11.05 C$16.39 AUD$18.65 ₹826.94 CN¥82.22 JP¥1324.68 R$46.01 | to wish list |
Gamblers' Tricks With Cards Exposed and ExplainedJonathan H. Green This is an unusual mix of contents including magic card tricks, card games and how gamblers cheat at those games, other swindles and scams, a section on dice and cheating at dice games, as well as moralizing against the evils of gambling.
Jonathan H. Green was a reformed gambler, who made a career exposing cheating via lectures, presentations and books. If you are looking for an edited version and somewhat modernized rendition of this book you can find it here.
| 2017 / 8 / 9 | $8.00 £6.34 €7.40 C$10.97 AUD$12.48 ₹553.60 CN¥55.04 JP¥886.82 R$30.80 | to wish list |
Cranium Conundrums 2Max Ödlund More brain teasers ranked by difficulty and with an optional clue to get you a step closer to the solution if you need it. This is volume 2 in Max Ödlund's series of brain teasers and logic puzzles. (Volume 1 is Cranium Conundrums.) Each of the 80 puzzles has a difficulty ranging from 1 = easy to 5 = extremely difficult. Some problems are marked ’s’ for ’silly’. Puzzles in the 1-3 or s category are generally speaking solvable in a few minutes of thinking or a bit of scribbling and drawing on a piece of paper. Should you not find the solution then each puzzle has a clue on the following page. This... | 2017 / 4 / 17 | $9.90 £7.84 €9.15 C$13.58 AUD$15.45 ₹685.08 CN¥68.11 JP¥1097.43 R$38.12 | to wish list |
College Bridge Series Fourth SemesterChris Hasney The College Bridge Series is a multi-semester college bridge course designed around the requirements to successfully compete in the American Contract Bridge League "College Bowl" of tournament bridge. Participants must be between the ages of 17 and 25, and compete as teams in online trials with the top four teams eligible to compete for scholarships at the summer North American Bridge Championships (NABC). Semester 1 assumes no experience with card play, let alone bridge. Semester 2 brings students to modern team-based contract bridge competition using modern Standard American (SAYC+) techniques.... | 2017 / 2 / 17 | $0.00 | to wish list |
College Bridge Series Third SemesterChris Hasney The College Bridge Series is a multi-semester college bridge course lesson plans designed around the requirements to successfully compete in the American Contract Bridge League "College Bowl" of tournament bridge. Participants must be between the ages of 17 and 25, and compete as teams in online trials with the top four teams eligible to compete for scholarships at the summer North American Bridge Championships (NABC).
This third course deconstructs and blends author Max Hardy's final two books on the 2/1 Game Force bidding system, helping transition bridge students from advanced Standard... | 2017 / 2 / 17 | $0.00 | to wish list |
College Bridge Series Second SemesterChris Hasney 2nd semester contains only 11 prepared lessons, several of which can be assigned as homework reading. This allows instructors time to complete any unfinished work from 1st semester and still have extra time for integrating new members into the club, final prep for online College Bowl competition, etc. It should be noted that the rules for the competition have changed. You now have two chances (one each semester) to qualify, but they occur much earlier in the calendar year in fall and winter. Adapt and overcome.
Originally I had planned to integrate match point play and full 2/1 Game Force... | 2016 / 10 / 30 | $0.00 | to wish list |
College Bridge Series First SemesterChris Hasney The College Bridge Series is a multi-semester college bridge course designed around the requirements to successfully compete in the American Contract Bridge League "College Bowl" of tournament bridge. Participants should be between the ages of 17 and 26, and compete as teams in online trials with the top four teams eligible to compete for scholarships at the summer North American Bridge Championships (NABC).
The course, designed, compiled and mostly written by Arizona bridge teacher and author Chris Hasney covers several semesters of classwork to introduce college students, faculty, and staff... | 2016 / 9 / 29 | $0.00 | to wish list |
Jacoby Super AcceptsChris Hasney & Jerry Pottier Want to know more about Jacoby Transfer Super Accepts? This excerpt from The Advanced American Bidding System may be helpful. What the heck, it's FREE. Give it a look.
| 2016 / 8 / 10 | $0.00 | to wish list |
Fat Free CardChris Hasney One contract bridge teacher's notion of how to present a written tutorial on filling out a "Fat Free" ACBL convention card. Drawn from his series of bridge lessons for today's college students who've never played cards, let alone bridge.
1st edition 2016, 9 pages. | 2016 / 8 / 7 | $0.00 | to wish list |
American Bidding System BundleChris Hasney & Jerry Pottier | 2016 / 6 / 15 | $56.00 £44.35 €51.77 C$76.80 AUD$87.38 ₹3875.20 CN¥385.28 JP¥6207.71 R$215.60 | to wish list |
The Expert American Bidding SystemChris Hasney & Jerry Pottier Expert American, Volume IV in The American Bridge Series, culminates the work begun in 1998 by bridge student Chris Hasney and expert player and system design theorist Dr. Gerald Pottier (Jerry). Volumes I and II, Basic and Intermediate American, covered the card game contract bridge from novice to duplicate tournament Flight C and B levels using Standard American bidding methods. Volume III, Advanced American, married those methods with others modified from other systems or newly designed by Dr. Pottier. It has been played successfully in tournaments in Flight A at the regional and national level. This work completes the task begun... | 2016 / 6 / 14 | $45.00 £35.64 €41.60 C$61.71 AUD$70.22 ₹3114.00 CN¥309.60 JP¥4988.34 R$173.25 | to wish list |
The Stewart Simplified Method of Mimicry and Parlor AmusementGeorge (Steamboat) Stewart If you are an entertainer you will surely appreciate this little book. This original manuscript teaches you how to imitate a wide range of sounds using only your hands and your mouth. It is very difficult to find other books on this subject so this may be your only opportunity to learn this fun and entertaining art.
Although it is not exactly magic, the magician can incorporate one or more ideas within the book in his performance with a comic effect. In the right "hands" this act will be a riot. The booklet is packed with many imitations to learn. You will be taught to produce the following... | 2015 / 10 / 10 | $5.00 £3.96 €4.62 C$6.86 AUD$7.80 ₹346.00 CN¥34.40 JP¥554.26 R$19.25 | to wish list |
Calculate Till Mate: Middlegame Chess TechniqueIgor Smirnov This is a COMPLETE 3-in-1 training system that will sharpen your tactics, calculation and visualization skills.
Modern chess = DYNAMIC chess Modern chess, thanks to our 'silicon friends' Fritz, Houdini, and company, have advanced to a level that is never seen before. Just have a look at today's GM games - full of tactical twists and turns, intense fight for the initiative, sacrifices for dynamic compensation, and mind-boggling complications in ALL phases of the game. Gone Are The Days When You Can Single-Mindedly Follow An Abstract Plan And Win Games! True, positional play and strategic... | 2014 / 10 / 23 | $149.00 £118.00 €137.74 C$204.33 AUD$232.50 ₹10310.80 CN¥1025.12 JP¥16516.95 R$573.65 | to wish list software |
The Grandmaster's Positional UnderstandingIgor Smirnov Here I reveal EVERYTHING about Chess Strategy. Allowing you to take your play to the NEXT level.
Why do STRONGER players play better than the average club player? Why is it that they WIN games and tournaments almost ALL the time...and some players can't even keep a positive score? The answer obviously is this: Stronger players UNDERSTAND chess better! No, they don't just calculate variations. Strong players don't just memorize opening lines. They don't just look for tactics every move. What set really strong players ahead of the pack is their DEEP and CLEAR UNDERSTANDING of the game.... | 2014 / 10 / 23 | $139.00 £110.08 €128.49 C$190.62 AUD$216.90 ₹9618.80 CN¥956.32 JP¥15408.43 R$535.15 | to wish list software |
Self-Taught Grandmaster: Chess Training CourseIgor Smirnov This is your guide towards high chess achievements! You'll know WHAT and HOW you should train (+ the best training materials).
Why do Some Players Play BETTER Than Others? Really, why? A lot of people play and study chess. However, only 1-3% of players have really good achievements (titles, prizes...). What is different about this successful minority from the rest? It is NOT a matter of talent. I have observed thousands of different players, and I can state it with confidence. Yes, you need to have chess talent for the highest chess achievements (over 2600-2700 rating). However, anyone... | 2014 / 10 / 23 | $129.00 £102.16 €119.25 C$176.90 AUD$201.29 ₹8926.80 CN¥887.52 JP¥14299.91 R$496.65 | to wish list software |
An Endgame Expert: Endgame Chess CourseIgor Smirnov Play an endgame stage like Capablanca, Smyslov, or Karpov and develop a really deep understanding for the game.
Do you want chess books to publish your games as examples of outstanding endgame play with a crystal clear style of playing? (somewhere between Capablanca and Karpov will be cool) With the course An Endgame Expert this will definitely become your reality! How to win in modern chess? Today everyone has access to huge chess databases. Everyone can learn plenty of opening lines and numerous 'typical' middlegame positions. Any chess player can prepare something against you using... | 2014 / 10 / 23 | $98.00 £77.61 €90.59 C$134.39 AUD$152.92 ₹6781.60 CN¥674.24 JP¥10863.50 R$377.30 | to wish list software |
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