Rules of the Game Books

The basic set is an early version of Dungeons and Dragons. From a game rules perspective it was straight forward and less complicated than the advanced dungeons and dragons game. This also meant it was easier to keep the game environment and characters balanced as far as powers go. The basic set covered levels 1-3, and was continued later in the expert, companion, master, and immortal sets, which each covered ever higher levels and expanded rules and setting types.

Michael Cieslinski has thought of everything in designing this game. Weather condition, different umpires, ballparks, and the element of chance all play a role in deciding the outcome of the game. Rolling three ten sided dice and comparing the result to the complex, but very easy to read, player and ballpark charts gives the result of the play. You will need a set of game charts and dice which the publisher will send you for free after you purchased the game book. It's not a cheap game, but for true baseball fans, this is a game you won't be able to stop playing with yourself and your friends. The publisher by the way also maintains a web site which lists other people and Dynasty Leagues around the world seeking additional players.

Our family plays games, and we cant live without this book. In fact, we dog-eared our first copy so much we purchased another here on Amazon. Included are rules and strategies for more than 250 games (indoor and outdoor). The book is easily divided into 5 parts: 1 Card Games; 2 Board Games;3 Dominoes and Dice Games; 4 Family Games, and 5 Sporting Games. Whether you're looking for a new game for an inside rainy day, an activity to get the family moving outside, an ordganized game for large get together or family reunion, or simply a quick fact to settle an argument regarding a rule to a familiar game, it's in this pages. If you happen to need fresh idea for new games (I use this book for that purpose often), you'll find this a fantastic resource. I'm so glad I ran across this book on Amazon, my days of finding the perfect game for every situation are finally over. I purchased it new from an Amazon Marketplace Seller, not direct from the website. I received the exact same book, shipped quicker than Amazon, in perfect condition and $10 cheaper. Try marketplace sellers for exceptional value on new items.

Brilliantly simple concept and realistic at the same time.

The game is very well developed and the system works very well without having complex tables to look up. After a while and you can play the game without having to look up a single thing.

Great for historical context as well, armchair generals will gain a new understanding of military units and hardware. The game is well researched in this area and the battle books and internet support will bring you off the beaten path for World War 2. They even have armies for Finland, Hungary and Romanina. As a Military History enthusiast I find that this game and my interests compliment each other very well.

This book contains the core rules and missions, good for any time period (the game itself is split between Early War 1939-1941, Mid War 1942-1943 and Late War 1944 - 1945). But to play you will need an Army Book and a miniature army, a playing surface and an opponent.

After my introduction to this game I haven't played another minature game and even sold off my armies from other systems.

This book is a wonderful book in many ways. It is the result of intensive anthropological fieldwork among the Seltaman, a remote hunter/horticulturalist people living in the highland rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Food sharing becomes a window into their entire culture. But I think it also becomes a window into a potential for a different type of society, one in which sharing, particularly of food, underlies a strong ethics of generosity. Many traditional societies have had this basis. Harriet Whitehead does not "hype" the implications of her careful and intellectually very honest study. But wide implications are there. We need to pursue the study of traditional "sharing societies" as a way of understanding the underpinnings of human societies in general. I think they are potentially key to a new comparative ethics and economics (as well as anthropology).

Curious minds that have delighted in games will love this book! I adored the compilation of shared thoughts from "Who's Who" in game design. Aesthetically, the book is so cute! My copy sits on my coffee table. The book had me at the cover...

The trouble with Bridge is that it's a complicated game. Unless Bridge is your number one priority in life, you keep forgetting little things that seemed sensible when you read about them two years ago but which have remained unused in your finite memory. Which is good news for authors, because it means there's always a market, even if they're recycling ideas which they only wrote about two years ago.

Bidding books tend to be a waste of effort, unless both you and your partner agree to read the same book. If you learn a new convention and your partner doesn't, it can only do damage to your partnership and scores. Stick to a simple system: Acol or Five-Card Majors. There is no absolute best bidding system. The best bidding system for you is the one that both you and your partner understand.

But bridge play is a different matter. Apart from the matter of who can see each hand, the game is identical to whist, a far older game. In most situations, experts can work out the best play at the table. Guidelines such as '3rd hand plays high' and '2nd hand plays low' still apply in many situations.

This book clearly lays out these guidelines, and gives examples of where they apply and where they don't. The good news is that there aren't too many of these guidelines. But it's left to the reader to understand the specific hand layouts and draw conclusions about the general applicability of the advice.

Like bidding, defence is a partnership activity. This is a great book, and I'll be trying to persuade my partner to read it.

This is an excellent and enjoyable chess primer that will both initiate the beginning player and even teach a lot to someone like myself who has been playing for a long time. The pictures are beautiful, the lessons are clear and instructive and the chapters on the game's history and culture are fascinating. I for one, after 27 years of playing, finally learned chess notation from this book. This book introduces the novice to the notation system in an intelligent way by incorporating_visual_representations of the chess pieces along with standard notation. For example, it will list the first few moves of a game with the notation symbols and then_show_a picture of where all the pieces would then be positioned on the board. I found that kind of mixed approach a compassionate method of immersing the beginner into the intimidating alphanumeric language of chess. I also never truly understood the various strategies of the game until I read this book. Of course, I'd heard the names "Sicilian Defense" or "Ruy Lopez", and have surely played those strategies without knowing what they were called, but this book gave me a solid education in the nomenclature of the strategic options and an overview of the logic behind them. Overall, this book should be in the library of every amateur chess player.

This is a great book for beginning 7-Card Stud players. I got it because I wanted to learn Razz. Many people think Razz is easy, but it's not easy to be good at it. My game has improved simply by following the Razz advice in this book. If you're a beginner who knows very little about Razz or 7-Card Stud in general, then you'll like this book. It's very simple and straight-forward. There are a lot of examples and the book is enjoyable to read. Advanced players probably won't learn anything new, but new players will benefit from reading the book.

This title has the finest black-and-white pen illustrations that I have ever seen in any children's book about basketball.