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Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Bridge is the most popular card game in the world--and, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. Whether you're new to the game or a long-time player looking for new tricks, this new edition of Bridge For Dummies walks you through the intricacies of the game and arms you with tried-and-true tips and strategies for being a better player and beating your opponents from the very first draw. Covering not only traditional contract...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Discover the best card games, all in one place! Cards are perfect for having fun, passing the time, and engaging your brain--by yourself or with a group. But what if you can't remember the rules? Or can't decide what to play? This compendium breaks down 80 beloved card games, so it's easy to get game night going and keep the table running smoothly. Make your next card game the best one yet with: --Something for everyone--Spend an evening with friends...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable."--
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Through a series of questions, parents and kids discuss important issues and share experiences about the following topics: social media smarts, phone etiquette and boundaries, online safety, and just for fun.
Step 1: put your phones in the box
Step 2: Take out the cards
Step 3: Go off the grid and start sharing.
12) Coup
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
In a future where the government is run for profit, all but a priviledged few live lives of poverty and desperation. The Resistance rises out of these oppressed masses in revolt and throws the government into chaos. Many see hope for a brighter future for the first time in their lives. Others see opportunity for absolute power. To take command, you must destroy the influence of your rivals and drive them into exile. Only one can survive.
Author
Pub. Date
c1990
Description
Here's a chance to learn the 200 real rules of poker, including descriptions of the characters, the right food and the wrong food to serve; betting strategies that keep players from losing too much too early; dealing, talking; and the dos and don'ts of a minimal standard of behavior.
Pub. Date
c2017
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Description
Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that round. Everyone gets a chance to be the judge. Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
One part game, one part conversation starter, you don't need to be a pun master to master Punderdome: the goal is to make bad jokes and have fun along the way. A player (the prompter for that round) draws two prompt cards from the deck, and then reads the prompts to the rest of the group, who have 90 seconds to create a single, groan-worthy pun that combines the two prompts. When time is up, pun makers share their puns with the prompter, who awards...
17) Skyjo: card game
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
"This is the name of the new and exciting game from the publisher Magilano, promising fun and entertainment for many evenings to come. In card game SKYJO the goal is to collect as few points as possible over the course of several turns as after every round every player's points are counted and added to his score. As soon as a player reaches 100 points or more the player with the fewest points wins. Collecting the fewest points means to look for low...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Trash is treasure! In this raucous card game, paw through the deck to find sets of day-old pizza, half-eaten candy, and other luscious leftovers. Roll the die to tip over the garbage or raid a rival's rubbish, if there's no Doggos standing guard. The more you roll, the more actions you can take - but get too greedy and your turn is scrapped! Stash the most trash and you're pick of the litter!
Description
The Game of Things Humor in a Box! is designed to help make gatherings more fun. When it's your turn, read a topic card and then collect the written responses from all of the other players. It can be anything that comes to mind; there's no right or wrong answer. Then, all the responses are read aloud and you have to figure out who said what. You won't believe the things the people you know will come up with. Each player makes a single guess when play...
Author
Series
Crissa Stone novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"Just when you think that you can't be surprised anymore, a writer like Wallace Stroby ups the ante."
---Laura Lippman, author of I'd Know You Anywhere
Crissa Stone is a career criminal. A complete pro, she never works too close to her New York City home, rarely signs on with the same crew, and never rushes a job. These are the rules that have kept her from getting caught, from doing time. They're the rules her mentor and lover taught her, rules...