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Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to The Sprawl… Sci-fi skirmishes are an increasingly popular genre of war game but they are more dependent than most on good scenarios to keep them varied and exciting. John Lambshead has taken the work out of scenario building. He presents a selection of thirty-six missions of varying complexity, each with clear objectives and victory conditions, a map showing set-up zones and some with special rules. Although they are set in his imagined...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
With so many excellent textbooks now in circulation, it seems almost audacious to add another treatise to current card literature. It happens, however, that the game of Auction, or Auction Bridge, as it is generally called ("Auction Whist" is perhaps a more appropriate title), has been so completely and so suddenly revolutionized that books written upon the subject a few months ago do not treat of Auction of to-day, but of a game abandoned in the...
Author
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. Taking its cue from practices of reading texts in literary and cultural studies, it considers the computer game as a new and emerging mode of contemporary storytelling in a fashion that is accessible and readable, recognising the excitement and pleasure that has made the computer game such a massive global phenomenon....
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Your tent is pitched and your fire is lit. Now what? This book is full of games, activities, and recipes to keep your camping trip fun and entertaining. Each activity lists the supplies needed and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Goin’ road trippin’? Put down your devices and pick up this book! Inside you’ll find car friendly snack recipes, engaging activities, and entertaining games. The projects in this book are easy enough to do from your seat in your car, yet entertaining enough to make the hours fly by.
Publisher
Meson Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Gamification marks a major change to everyday life. It describes the permeation of economic, political, and social contexts by game-elements such as awards, rule structures, and interfaces that are inspired by video games. Sometimes the term is reduced to the implementation of points, badges, and leaderboards as incentives and motivations to be productive. Sometimes it is envisioned as a universal remedy to deeply transform society toward more humane...
Author
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In December 1993, gaming changed forever. id Software's seminal shooter DOOM was released, and it shook the foundations of the medium. Daniel Pinchbeck brings together the complete story of DOOM for the first time.This book takes a look at the early days of first-person gaming and the video game studio system. It discusses the prototypes and the groundbreaking technology that drove the game forward and offers a detailed analysis of gameplay and level...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Henry Ernest Dudeney (10 April 1857 – 23 April 1930) was an English author and mathematician who specialised in logic puzzles and mathematical games. He is known as one of the country's foremost creators of mathematical puzzles, -Wikipedia
Author
Publisher
Abdo Pub Co
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This title explores the inception and evolution of Sonic the Hedgehog, highlighting the game's key creators, super players, and the cultural crazes inspired by the game. Special features include side-by-side comparisons of the game over time and a behind-the-screen look into the franchise.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR- the company that unleashed imaginations with Dungeons & Dragons, was driven into ruin by disastrous management decisions, and then saved by their bitterest rival. Co-created by wargame enthusiasts Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the original Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game released by TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) in 1974 created a radical new medium: the role-playing game....
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