With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes, while providing players with intense strategic and tactical decisions every turn. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to claim railway routes in North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who fulfill Destination Tickets – goal cards that connect distant cities; and to the player who...

Suggests ways for experienced players of the popular video game to take advantage of little-known details and special techniques to manipulate redstone to create contraptions.

Provides information on manipulating and programming command blocks within the game, including putting an enchantment on a weapon, customizing villagers, and creating a fireworks display.

Chernev blends anecdotes with observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Réti, Kasparyan, Botvinnik, Kubbel, Rinck, and Grigoriev. Examples are introduced with a cue and include the composer's name, the date of its original publication, a diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion.

Despite the recession, video games continue to break records-and command unprecedented amounts of media coverage. The U.S. is the world's biggest video games market and manufacturer, with a market now worth over $20 billion annually in software and hardware sales-more than quadruple its size in the mid-1990s. World of Warcraft now boasts over 11 million players worldwide and over $1 billion per year in revenues. Gaming is flourishing as a career and...

Learn how to use redstone to build advanced Minecraft structures such as automated doors and powered mine carts.

A World of Adventure Outside Your Door! Hidden deep within the most secret of secret chambers was a magical book filled with daring and adventurous games for boys and girls. For years, many feared this book had been lost... until now. The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games contains a treasure trove of the best neighborhood games invented by children since the beginning of time. This book is your passkey to a world of secret missions, last-minute victories,...

Chess enthusiasts can determine their mastery by facing off against 20 of the world's top players. This instructive and amusing test-yourself guide by a grandmaster asks readers to predict their opponent's moves and helps to improve their game by studying the plans and ideas of renowned players.

Guided by hundreds of in-game, step-by-step photos and simple instructions, kids will learn how to add excitement, artistry, and variety to everything they build.