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How to Win at Chess, Next Level

The Ultimate Guide for Intermediate Play

by Levy Rozman ...

Series series How to Win at Chess
Take your chess game to the next level with this exciting and approachable guide for intermediate players from YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess).Unlock the secrets to mastering chess and moving beyond the basics to dominate your matches with How to Win at Chess, Next Level. This comprehensive guide for midlevel players (1000–1600 Elo rating) teaches you everything you need ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

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Take your chess game to the next level with this exciting and approachable guide for intermediate players from YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess).Unlock the secrets to mastering chess and moving beyond the basics to dominate your matches with How to Win at Chess, Next Level. This comprehensive guide for midlevel players (1000–1600 Elo rating) teaches you everything you need
... Read more
Chess

5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

by Bruce Pandolfini ...

Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one ... Read more

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Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one
... Read more
How to Win at Chess

The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond

by Levy Rozman ...

Series series How to Win at Chess
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players.Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players.Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several
... Read more
Warhammer 40,000 Character Encyclopedia

by Wade Pryce ...

A comprehensive guide to over 120 characters from the expansive Warhammer 40,000 universe!Whether you’re a newcomer to the grim darkness of the far future or a long-time adherent hungry for more lore, the Warhammer 40,000 Character Encyclopedia is for you. From the stalwart commanders of the Space Marines to the mysterious Phoenix Lords of the Aeldari, explore the greatest warriors and leaders of ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

A comprehensive guide to over 120 characters from the expansive Warhammer 40,000 universe!Whether you’re a newcomer to the grim darkness of the far future or a long-time adherent hungry for more lore, the Warhammer 40,000 Character Encyclopedia is for you. From the stalwart commanders of the Space Marines to the mysterious Phoenix Lords of the Aeldari, explore the greatest warriors and leaders of
... Read more
Chess: Instructional Chess Problems for Advanced Players

The Ultimate and Complete Guide to Learn the Best and Effective Tactics

by Jeanne Bliss ...

Series series Chess
Many beginners do not spend time even on basic opening preparation. That is why the opening is a brand new experience every time.Some chess openings are better than others. Using a time-tested opening can help you improve your game and even boost your chance of winning. Recognizing and understanding the best openings can increase your confidence in the beginning phase of the game.But, how can you ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Many beginners do not spend time even on basic opening preparation. That is why the opening is a brand new experience every time.Some chess openings are better than others. Using a time-tested opening can help you improve your game and even boost your chance of winning. Recognizing and understanding the best openings can increase your confidence in the beginning phase of the game.But, how can you
... Read more
For the Love of Board Games

by Erin Dean ...

For the Love of Board Games is a book that explores how modern, popular board games were created by interviewing the designers behind the games. Stories in this book come from some of the industry's biggest board game designers: Matt Leacock, Jamey Stegmaier, Bruno Cathala, Richard Garfield, Reiner Knizia, and many others. Every chapter features a different board game designer and discusses not ... Read more

$13.56 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

For the Love of Board Games is a book that explores how modern, popular board games were created by interviewing the designers behind the games. Stories in this book come from some of the industry's biggest board game designers: Matt Leacock, Jamey Stegmaier, Bruno Cathala, Richard Garfield, Reiner Knizia, and many others. Every chapter features a different board game designer and discusses not
... Read more
Narrative Roleplay: Universal Campaign Building

A System-Agnostic Narrative Campaign System for Tabletop RPGs and Miniature Wargames

by Jesper Schmidt, Autumn M. Birt ...

Series Book 2 - The Ylécium Tabletop Series
Turn your miniature wargame into a living, breathing story.Narrative Roleplay: Universal Campaign Building is a complete system-agnostic roleplaying game and narrative campaign system designed to bridge the gap between tabletop RPGs and miniature wargaming campaigns.This book allows you to create persistent characters, evolving storylines, and meaningful consequences that carry across battles, ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Turn your miniature wargame into a living, breathing story.Narrative Roleplay: Universal Campaign Building is a complete system-agnostic roleplaying game and narrative campaign system designed to bridge the gap between tabletop RPGs and miniature wargaming campaigns.This book allows you to create persistent characters, evolving storylines, and meaningful consequences that carry across battles,
... Read more
Learn Chess the Right Way

Book 4: Sacrifice to Win!

by Susan Polgar ...

The Polgar Way to Better Chess! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and material-winning tactics, as well as defensive techniques to the new chess player. Each of the ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

The Polgar Way to Better Chess! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and material-winning tactics, as well as defensive techniques to the new chess player. Each of the
... Read more
Monopoly X

How Top-Secret World War II Operations Used the Game of Monopoly to Help Allied POWs Escape, Conceal Spies, and Send Secret Codes

by Philip E. Orbanes ...

An amazing true story of World War II that reveals how British and American military intelligence successfully smuggled escape aids into German P.O.W. camps hidden inside Monopoly game boards, and also the game’s surprising role in espionage.Monopoly X is the fascinating true story of what is arguably the most unusual and best-kept secret operation of World War II. The masterminds at England’s top ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

An amazing true story of World War II that reveals how British and American military intelligence successfully smuggled escape aids into German P.O.W. camps hidden inside Monopoly game boards, and also the game’s surprising role in espionage.Monopoly X is the fascinating true story of what is arguably the most unusual and best-kept secret operation of World War II. The masterminds at England’s top
... Read more
How to Win in the Chess Openings

A Noted Champion Reveals the Secrets of Seizing and Holding the Initiative

by I.A. Horowitz ...

A beginner-friendly study of chess openings and how you can use your first moves to your advantageAre you feeling frustrated that you’re losing your chess game in the first few moves? Do you want to learn the best strategies for a checkmate?In this accessible book, chess master I. A. Horowitz details how to step up your chess game. He outlines the principles and concepts of opening play, ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

A beginner-friendly study of chess openings and how you can use your first moves to your advantageAre you feeling frustrated that you’re losing your chess game in the first few moves? Do you want to learn the best strategies for a checkmate?In this accessible book, chess master I. A. Horowitz details how to step up your chess game. He outlines the principles and concepts of opening play,
... Read more
How to Host a Game Night

What to Serve, Who to Invite, How to Play—Strategies for the Perfect Game Night

by Erik Arneson ...

From party games to legacy games, setting up to hosting a crowd, tabletop game expert Erik Arneson gives you the strategies you need to host an epic game night.Break out the chips and grab a drink! With enthusiasm for tabletop games at an all-time high and exciting new board games and card games hitting Kickstarter every week, game night is more popular than ever. But there’s more to the perfect ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

From party games to legacy games, setting up to hosting a crowd, tabletop game expert Erik Arneson gives you the strategies you need to host an epic game night.Break out the chips and grab a drink! With enthusiasm for tabletop games at an all-time high and exciting new board games and card games hitting Kickstarter every week, game night is more popular than ever. But there’s more to the perfect
... Read more
Scrabble Players Dictionary

The Unofficial Guide to the Original Word Game Kobo Edition

by Ultimate Dictionary ...

Scrabble® is one of the greatest word games! Now you can improve your play with this essential guide. Scrabble® experts agree that in order to win you have to master the all the essential 2 and 3 letter words building up to longer words. This guide will take you through all the possible combinations. The easy to use table of contents sorts words by starting letter and length so you can quickly ... Read more

$10.84 CAD

Scrabble® is one of the greatest word games! Now you can improve your play with this essential guide. Scrabble® experts agree that in order to win you have to master the all the essential 2 and 3 letter words building up to longer words. This guide will take you through all the possible combinations. The easy to use table of contents sorts words by starting letter and length so you can quickly
... Read more
Don't Know Much About® Anything

Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!

by Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series Book 15 - Don't Know Much About Series

$11.99 CAD
Solitaire!

by James Babcock ...

If you carry a pack of cards with you, you'll never suffer boredom if you get stuck for something to do while waiting in the airport for a late connection, or waiting for your date to finish primping, or…well, you get the idea. Play these fifteen new solitaire games―plus the classic Klondike―and kill time enjoyably. ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you carry a pack of cards with you, you'll never suffer boredom if you get stuck for something to do while waiting in the airport for a late connection, or waiting for your date to finish primping, or…well, you get the idea. Play these fifteen new solitaire games―plus the classic Klondike―and kill time enjoyably.
... Read more
Chess For Dummies

by James Eade ...

Want to play chess like a champ? Dummies can help.From Netflix's “The Queen’s Gambit” to podcasts, virtual and mobile gaming, and beyond, chess is back in a big way. But, with all those kings, queens, and knights, chess can be a royal pain to grasp. Chess For Dummies is here to help beginners wrap their minds around the rules of the game, make sense of those puzzling pieces, and sharpen their ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Want to play chess like a champ? Dummies can help.From Netflix's “The Queen’s Gambit” to podcasts, virtual and mobile gaming, and beyond, chess is back in a big way. But, with all those kings, queens, and knights, chess can be a royal pain to grasp. Chess For Dummies is here to help beginners wrap their minds around the rules of the game, make sense of those puzzling pieces, and sharpen their
... Read more
A History of Chess

The Original 1913 Edition

by H. J. R. Murray ...

An epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess, originally published in 1913, is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon publication. Over a century later, Murray’s research and conclusions, in which he argues that chess originated in India, are still widely accepted by most chess historians.Undertaking such a pioneering task, the scope ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

An epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess, originally published in 1913, is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon publication. Over a century later, Murray’s research and conclusions, in which he argues that chess originated in India, are still widely accepted by most chess historians.Undertaking such a pioneering task, the scope
... Read more
Le Guide Des Ouvertures Aux Echecs

Ou comment développer sa connaissance et sa maîtrise des 21 ouvertures les plus célèbres du jeu d'échecs

by Alan Scott ...

Ce livre aborde les ouvertures du jeu d’échecs d’une façon très originale et très efficace. L’époque des livres de 200 pages pour expliquer une seule ouverture est révolue ! Dans cet ouvrage, ce n’est pas moins de 21 ouvertures qui vous sont exposées. Les outils fournis dans ce livre vous permettront d’apprendre et d’expérimenter très facilement les ouvertures les plus répandues. Les variantes et ... Read more

$13.49 CAD

Ce livre aborde les ouvertures du jeu d’échecs d’une façon très originale et très efficace. L’époque des livres de 200 pages pour expliquer une seule ouverture est révolue ! Dans cet ouvrage, ce n’est pas moins de 21 ouvertures qui vous sont exposées. Les outils fournis dans ce livre vous permettront d’apprendre et d’expérimenter très facilement les ouvertures les plus répandues. Les variantes et
... Read more
Chess

A complete guide to Chess and Chess strategies, helping you to master Chess fast!

by Michael West ...

CHESSThis book aims to serve as a beginner’s guide to playing Chess. Inside, you will learn everything you need to know to become a proficient Chess player.This book begins with the basics, such as the rules, what movements each Chess piece is allowed to make, and how Chess notation works.After that, you will learn about the three different stages of a chess match, as well as specific and proven ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

CHESSThis book aims to serve as a beginner’s guide to playing Chess. Inside, you will learn everything you need to know to become a proficient Chess player.This book begins with the basics, such as the rules, what movements each Chess piece is allowed to make, and how Chess notation works.After that, you will learn about the three different stages of a chess match, as well as specific and proven
... Read more
It's All a Game

The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan

by Tristan Donovan ...

"[A] timely book . . . a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history." — The Wall Street JournalBoard games have been with us even longer than the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification?In It's All a Game, Tristan Donovan, British journalist and author of ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

"[A] timely book . . . a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history." — The Wall Street JournalBoard games have been with us even longer than the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification?In It's All a Game, Tristan Donovan, British journalist and author of
... Read more
The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide

Prompts and Activities to Create the Most Interesting Story for Your Character

by James D’Amato ...

Series series Ultimate Role Playing Game Series
Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive workbook—an essential addition to any player’s gaming kit.You’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive workbook—an essential addition to any player’s gaming kit.You’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make
... Read more
Backgammon For Dummies

by Chris Bray ...

A comprehensive and fun guide to Backgammon!Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years – and it's still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.Today, backgammon's following in the UK is huge, with a ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

A comprehensive and fun guide to Backgammon!Backgammon is one of the oldest games in the world, the origins of which date back some 5000 years – and it's still going strong. It enjoyed a huge resurgence in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s with the popularity of the Internet, where millions of people play tournaments online every day.Today, backgammon's following in the UK is huge, with a
... Read more
Make Your Own Board Game

Designing, Building, and Playing an Original Tabletop Game

by Jesse Terrance Daniels ...

Tabletop board games are having a comeback, and especially within a younger, tech-y audience who enjoys the challenge and opportunity to work in an analog sphere. Game design expert Jesse Terrance Daniels teaches all the fundamentals of game design, from rule-setting to physical construction, along with original illustrations that capture the ethos and energy of the young, contemporary gaming ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Tabletop board games are having a comeback, and especially within a younger, tech-y audience who enjoys the challenge and opportunity to work in an analog sphere. Game design expert Jesse Terrance Daniels teaches all the fundamentals of game design, from rule-setting to physical construction, along with original illustrations that capture the ethos and energy of the young, contemporary gaming
... Read more
Celebrating Birds

An Interactive Field Guide Featuring Art from Wingspan

by Natalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez ...

A gorgeously illustrated and interactive full-color guide to more than 181 birds of North America, based on the bestselling board game, Wingspan.Praised for its gorgeous illustrations, accurate portrayal of bird habitats, and its gameplay, the bird-focused board game Wingspan has become an international sensation, available in a dozen languages and selling more than 200,000 copies its first year. ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

A gorgeously illustrated and interactive full-color guide to more than 181 birds of North America, based on the bestselling board game, Wingspan.Praised for its gorgeous illustrations, accurate portrayal of bird habitats, and its gameplay, the bird-focused board game Wingspan has become an international sensation, available in a dozen languages and selling more than 200,000 copies its first year.
... Read more
Dungeons and Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary

by Michael Witwer ...

A visually stunning exploration of a legendary fantasy worldThe Forgotten Realms offer D&D players an endless array of secrets to uncover, foes to fight, and treasures to be taken. But there is one name that has always stood out from the rest: Drizzt. Drizzt Do'urden.This legendary drow elf ranger has been adventuring across the Forgotten Realms for decades, whether through New York Times ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

A visually stunning exploration of a legendary fantasy worldThe Forgotten Realms offer D&D players an endless array of secrets to uncover, foes to fight, and treasures to be taken. But there is one name that has always stood out from the rest: Drizzt. Drizzt Do'urden.This legendary drow elf ranger has been adventuring across the Forgotten Realms for decades, whether through New York Times
... Read more

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