Card Games Books

If you love Winnie the Pooh, you'll love this adaptation. Armstrong has masterfully retold a well known tale for preschoolers, beginning readers and their parents. The early reader format has been well thought out and will bring quick success and feelings of achievement. The activities in the back of the book offer practice for the newly learned akills and offer needed reinforcement. All of this learning comes in a neat packagage of fun.

I think that "Pooh helps out" was a very good book. I teaches children to help each other out. I liked how all the characters helped each other out and then they all helped out to have a wonderful supper after all the helping they did. It also teaches that if you have something to do you won't get so bored.

If you love Winnie the Pooh, you will adore this entertaining adaptation. Armstrong has kept the charm of the characters as she masterfully tells the story to appeal to preschool through beginning readers and their parents. As an early reader, this concept was well thought out and will provide quick feelings of accomplishment. The activities in the back of the book add the needed repetition to insure that the sight words are remembered. And all of this learning comes from a fun, well paced story that people young and old love.

This is one of the most beautifully written and illustrated book and card deck I have ever seen. Isha Lerner takes you on sacred and beautiful a journey into yourself. Her messages are easy to understand, and genuinely guide you to capture the "essence" of who you are, and what you need to embrace in order to come into wholeness. An excellent gift for anyone who loves art, beauty and wisdom. Highly recommended from my heart.

This is an oracle deck of cards, not a Tarot deck. The paper guidebook that accompanies it is very thorough and suggests several ways to use the deck. It gives information on each plant or flowers' Signature (or appearance), its flower essence, its Archetype (Goddess or God), a Healing message and a Blessing. It is a very gentle, almost tender deck filled with beauty. Even if you care nothing at all about oracles, the artwork is so lovely that it is worth appreciating this deck as if it is a miniature art gallery. Stroll through the images in your mind and just relax and enjoy. The colors are very bright, the images are detailed and mystical. This deck has a New Age flavor to it and the following explanation for the use of flowers as an oracle clearly shows this style. "As keepers of the seeds of future manifestations, flowers represent a rainbow bridge to enlightenment, a mirror of tiny mandalas of the Great Womb we call our universe." The booklet is filled with lovely thoughts such as this but some may find it a bit over the top. This deck should not be overlooked by pagans because it provides access to a number of different examples of deity. It could be used as a teaching aid in that respect or as a meditation tool. Its 32 cards provide an effective oracle. It is well worth the price in my opinion. A lovely book by the artist and author, available separately, discusses the same ideas and images.

Not only are the illustrations of the flowers beautiful on their own, but the accompanying lessons to be learned are truly wonderful. A learning tool, a teaching tool, a flashcard to absorb all their is about each flower - this deck is simply profound!

I played this with friends over New Year's, and we nearly missed the fireworks at midnight because we were so engrossed in this game. It's a little slower paced than Scrabble in terms of turn length, but the anagram fun is doubled because you can use not only the cards in your hand on your turn, but rearrange any word on the board as well. One of the more strategic of the word games I've played, Royalty challenged the word-lover in me and introduced a level of competition to create the most elegant word beyond that in most other word games. Very satisfying.

My wife and I played Royalty for many years. We have tried many other word games especially an all time favorite Scrabble. Royalty provides a very good alternative to Scrabble. Game play Royalty presents complexities and therefore challenges that Scrabble does not have.

In Royalty a player can either play a word from his hand, capture an opponents word by adding cards to form a completely different word, or do both on any one turn. Like Scrabble a player can choose to return cards to the remaining deck. However in Royalty a player must return his entire hand and receive 7 new cards.

Royalty is a an excellent test of vocabulary and mental agility. You will thoroughly enjoy this game.

Royalty is essentially a form of Scrabble but played with cards. I like it because it can be played more casually than Scrabble, but it can also be played in a very competetive manner.



My wife and I play it regularly, for fun, without keeping score.



I am ordering a new deck because my wife gave her's to her sister.



The quality of the cards is good and the package includes a plastic case and instructions.



This game is suitable for ages ten and up. I am 51 and enjoy the game.



Play it for fun, as I do, or for keeps. It is easy enough for fun and complex enough for real competetion. A first rate card game.

Truly amazing - female images with all sorts of cultural references - truly diverse - wonderful to intuit with as you read, fun to show off to friends.

This has become my first deck, and even my tarot teacher was impressed with it.

If you love tarot, you'll love this deck; if you're new to it, well it's my daughter's first and only deck -- she isn't well versed in standard deep tarot, but gets a great deal out of it.

This tarot deck is the one I use above all my others, having done Tarot for over seven years. I spent a long time researching to find the perfect deck for me, and this is the one, using images and archetypes from nature rather than the material ones (eg. swords, knight of.., etc). It has been used constantly since that time and has been an invaluable guide. I cannot recommend it too highly.

Rachel Pollack, author of the Tarot classic, Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom, has created a deck of great depth and simplicity by returning to the symbolism of root beliefs in cultures worldwide and demonstrating their contemporary meaning. The book is filled with wisdom stories from tribal, native and aboriginal sources. Full of spirit and very grounded, for the big picture of the soul's path through daily life I have found no better deck. I've worn out 3 of them-hard to be satisfied with anything of lesser scope. Patricia Worth

Talkin' About Poker: Straight Talk For Parents And Their Players, tactfully co-authored by Loren and Christopher Ackerman is an instructional assistant for parents and their children for the safe and proper assessment of youthful poker players -- with a special focus on No Limit Texas Hold'em poker. A seminal reference for many questions or concerns which parents may have such as what exactly Texas Hold'em is, how to play and bet in it, legality issues with children, possible addictions for young players, how to tell if it has become a problem for the child, what professional help is available for young gamblers, and how poker might really be played as only a recreational sport, Straight Talk For Parents And Their Players informs the reader of every necessary step a parent might take in guiding their poker-playing child. Straight Talk For Parents And Their Players is very strongly recommended to all parents with concerns about their gambling involved child, hoping to properly guide their child to an idealistic stratagem of youth poker playing grown increasingly popular with the advent of professional and tournament poker gaming on television and in casinos nationwide.

This book is about so much more than talking about Poker. Communication with your child comes through loud and clear. The message makes you stop and think how to handle a situation without resorting to panic and over reacting. Respect measures high in this book. Hope there is another book coming soon.

With online poker growing in popularity around the world, this is a must read for anyone with a young person in their care who is spending time and money on poker. Loren writes from the heart with ideas on how to manage the player's interest in a safe and constructive way. Using examples from her relationship with her son, poker-player, Chris they demonstrate on the page how it is possible for parents and their players to communicate effectively and to understand what is happening from the other's point of view.

The affirmations on these beautiful cards are both inspiring and practical. As a professional writer who lives by her creative wits, I am always looking for ways to motivate myself. The affirmations on these cards center on the creative process. Whether you are creating a life or a award-winning book, they will help keep you focused and flowing.

Beautiful concept, beautifully done using the Universal Rider Waite and in a lovely large box that contain them. Each card
has a smaller Universal rider waite on it and beside it, an accompanying meditation.
For the tarot lover, a wonderful tool for deepening your connection with the 78 cards. Using the affirmations are a great idea for meditation purposes and to gain emotional clarity
when doing a reading or a one a day card method. Deck comes with an introduction and explanatory information booklet by the author that is included.

This oversized deck will please all who are into self-exploration through the Tarot. The deck is illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith and recolored by Mary Hanson-Roberts.

Each of the 78-cards has a small rendition of the images from the Universal Waite Tarot Deck. The larger portion of each card is devoted to appropriate affirmations to go along with the imagery of that particular card. Appropriate, in that the affirmations, mirror quite nicely the popular interpretation of the Tarot. Text writer, Sally Hill does an outstanding job of writing affirmations for each of the 78 cards.

There can be some very difficult images to handle in the Tarot. For example, the Ten of Swords, is traditionally depicted as ten swords through the back of an individual, indicative of treachery of some kind around the querent, or a feeling that all are against an individual. It is hard to see anything positive when looking at that image. But Hill manages to take this image and show the positive chances for growth to occur under these trying circumstances. She assigns the card affirmations, such as, "I am dealing with negative thoughts that pin me down; I am seeking release from inner confusion and conflicts", and, "I am finding ways to recover my energy and rise to new life". Also, the Court Cards are thought by some to be the most difficult cards to interpret in the deck. The affirmations Hill associates with the Court Cards provide greater insights into these cards.

Using Tarot Affirmations promotes a greater understanding of Tarot imagery and will give depth to the traditional meanings behind the cards. This deck is useful for daily self-analysis, meditation, or to delve deeper into the mysteries of the Tarot. Beginners and advanced students alike, will benefit and grow from the positive messages displayed on these Tarot cards.

The art for these cards is phenomenally beautiful and presents a very Lighted version of the Tarot. The book allows clear, easy readings, but also profides a basis for understanding our deep spiritual levels of existence, based on the Qabalistic model of the Tree of Life. A great choice!

I highly recommend this book and deck. It is deep, detailed, passionate, advanced. It is the best Tarot book and deck ever published. Even the publisher, US Games, which publishes hundreds of tarot decks, calls it the most masterful deck. You will not be disappointed. Let it take you on your spiritual journey.

By far, this is the best! Over the past 20 years, I have read and used many different Tarot books and of them all--this one is, without a doubt--the best!

It is beautifully written at the soul level, and provides monumental sources of inspiration, motivation, and understanding to carry you through the trials, tribulations, and growth experiences of everyday life!

It has never failed to be right on target for me and has helped me to think on the positive and spiritual side even at the seemingly darkest of times!

If you love Tarot--this book is a must! It is a magnificent and wonderful piece of work and I recommend it highly!

As a teacher dealing with Spanish speaking parents, I found this book so helpful because it provides accurate translations of comments from English to Spanish. It provides plenty of examples for conveying my students matters of interest to the parents in simple objective language.

I use this weekly for home reports. It opens lines of communication between school and home and allows parents that speak Spanish to communicate better with an English speaking teacher.

Great resource on what to say on report cards. When you don't know how to say the right thing, this book says it in a nice, to the point way, with translations in Spanish.

Elegant images and floral motifs in traditional woodblock print styles are highlighted and well-designed. Beautiful colors and fabric patterns. The small booklet explaining the cultural correspondences with traditional Rider-Waite imagery is very good

The historical symbolism of the tarot does not make it a natural match for oriental art and cultural expression. In fact, IMHO, many of the "cross-cultural" decks are imagistic train wrecks. However, as strange as it may seem, this tarot is not only stunningly beautiful, but it really works. The traditional Waite-style images have been tweaked just enough to make sense with Japanese figures and designs, but not so much to make a mockery of each. In fact, the Buddhist/Japanese sensibility seems to highlight different aspects of each card and bring out further subtleties of the same truth -- the real value of cross-cultural enterprises. The images have a surface serenity because of the gorgeous Ukiyoe stylistics, but reveal passion and power the more one looks. The suit cards do not have pictures, but the backgrounds are very evocative of the mood of the cards. Anyone with more than just a passing knowledge of the Rider-Waite tarot will be able to recognize them and use the deck. This would be a valuable addition to any collection, though perhaps not the best choice for a first and only deck. (On the other hand, I would choose it strongly over many of the more traditional decks that have far weaker, poorly executed art and wacko symbolism.)

This vintage classic was presented long before the Tarot decks became best sellers. Not one for pop-bubble gum card enthusiasts. I would almost say this is an art deck only, that is not the case. Surprisingly accurate divination and insight can be presented. If sheer beauty is what you appreciate, then this is the Tarot for you.

Commissioned U.S. Games/Mr. Kaplan by a Japanese artist; Koji Furuta and printed in Japan in 1982, It was never intended for the "Miss Cleo" set. Indeed, it is a rare treasure among collectors today. Good luck finding a copy!

The cards are done in the always appealing Japanese silk screen style. This captures the very visual presentation of the culture that now has grown into animation and beyond. There are many contemporary decks that have been published in Japan since, most of them not available in the U.S.A. The Tarot is distinctly a European invention, as far as modern history is concerned.

The cards themselves are sturdy and hold up well with multiple reading. The backs are beautiful, with a Japanese maple leaf falling upon an autumn pond. I do not read with them any longer, though the are very conducive to a "Zen-like" mood. It is shoji screens, bamboo and fine Japanese incense(koji) on silk brocade cushions...

The images themselves are like watching Kubuki theatre unfold. The major trumps cannot be described in words. They are simple and evocative in style. Buddhist mythology is used to rapturous effects. The minors trumps are given subtle reference that skilled readers can pick up on: the 3 of wands has morning glories climbing upwards. The subtle drama is carefully played out in each card. The accompaning booklet explains some cultural difference as well as similarities.

U.S. Games has taken this and its other Asian gem the Chinese Tarot sadly out of print. Both decks really helped me out in my early career. There is the Royal Thai deck available. Serious collecters take note: U.S Games will take important decks out of print for more "fluffy-bunny" best sellers. Maybe this is good in some respects. Time will tell...

I found this Tarot deck an amazingly intuitive, easy to use source of knowledge. I instantly liked it when i first saw it, and still use it every time i have a problem or question to answer.

I would recommend this for anybody to buy this deck as it's diversity guarantees it's appeal to people from all walks of life.

please tell me what you think of this deck, i am sure you will love it too.

I am a real clairvoyant and clairaudient counselor... over the years, I traditionally avoided the use of tarot, but have played with and used the Greenwood Tarot, and the Universal Angel cards effectively and well with high success on a professional level.

When i first opened this deck, the images spoke to me immediately. Using this particular deck brings to me imagery and symbolism which is easy to interpret.

The colors are warm, the images are soft and gentle, with the exception of the devil card, which understandably is not such a nice image, lol

But... in my own personal and professional experience, this is the deck i would recommend to anyone interested in tarot.

I think this deck is amazing. Buy it with ease of mind.

I will be using this one for some time to come.

I bought this Tarot deck and book set as my first foray into tarot. I was told to pick a deck that "spoke to me". I cant tell you how utterly happy i am, that this was the first introduction to tarot that i had. Now after several years of doing readings and learning tarot, with many other decks ive subsequently bought, this is Still my most used and favored deck. I find i read better with it, it gets to the heart of any situation. A few of the major arcana cards are renamed and there are only Three court cards , yet they dont seem to make a major difference in readings. Maxwell Miller incorporates all religions, symbols, making this a deeper and more rewarding experience into what each card means, he gives us the spiritual meaning of each card, the lesson inherent in each experience. I find the art work different from anything ive ever seen,vivid and thought provoking. The minor arcana does not have pictoral scenes, only pips are shown, yet each card leaves no doubt as to its meaning, and the various symbols surrounding it, are clues as well... His book is thorough and informative, and he even supplies us with small divinitory meanings on separate tarot cards. I dont think ill ever purchase another deck that means what this one does to me, or find one more condusive to inner knowledge as well.

Karen Paula