Games & Activities - Board Games

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...

Master one of the world's most fascinating games -- chess! Learn how to play chess through this fun, illustrated chess guide! A board game like no other, chess challenges young minds to think strategically about moves by applying the principles of chess to their...

Capablanca's Masterpiece now in Algebraic Notation Written with the novice chess player in mind, Chess Fundamentals equips you with the essential opening, middlegame, and endgame techniques needed to advance your game. Capablanca writes with an ease of understanding that any chess player will grasp,...

Set yourself up for success by understanding the art of the chess opening Chess Openings For Dummies helps beginning and intermediate chess players improve their game by making the first few moves count. With a strong opening, you can dictate the flow of the...

Chess Notation Book This 6 x 9 in chess scorebook contains 202 pages to record chess notation, matches, tournaments and results. Enough for 100 games. Each page has a small chessboard to record positions. Small and compact to easily carry around to matches. Size:...

Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever tactics and 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....

When You Are Serious about Improving... To improve and succeed, a chessplayer must be able calculate precisely and visualize prospective positions. This is easier said than done. While pondering the next move, a chessplayer frequently keeps "replaying" the same melody in his mind, thus...

The Next Big Idea in Faith-Based Adult Activity Books!In this age of creative fun for adults, "extreme" dot-to-dots are ready to take the stage! You'll be amazed by the intricate dot art in this unique collection as you draw animals, trees, landscapes, and other...

��������Love Playing Crowns?�������� This book is for you!Crown Card Game RulesYour goal in Crowns is to obtain the lowest score in the match and you avoid scoring points by being able to go out first or in the same round that someone else plays...

��������Love Playing Crowns?�������� This book is for you!Crown Card Game RulesYour goal in Crowns is to obtain the lowest score in the match and you avoid scoring points by being able to go out first or in the same round that someone else plays...

Create your own epic tabletop adventures Tabletop role-playing games (also known as TTRPGs) are social games that often center on playing fictional characters in a story or adventure. Designing TTRPGs For Dummies is an introductory romp into the creative and magical world of the...

A bite-size guide to help aspiring Dungeon Masters get up to speed on the Forgotten Realms, filled with advice and tips on where to go, what to see, and ways to avoid a horrible death in the dazzling and deadly world of Dungeons &...

The definitive illustrated guide to Dragons - the most iconic creatures in the D&D universe. Unleash the ultimate draconic compendium with Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Dragons! Delve into the awe-inspiring world of dragons, lavishly illustrated with newly commissioned artworks and penned from...

Author: Mark DvoretskyPublisher: Russell EnterprisesPublished: 10/15/2025Pages: 504Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.90lbsSize: 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.10dISBN: 9781963885101About the AuthorDvoretsky, Mark: - Mark Dvoretsky (1947-2016) was one of the legendary chess instructors of our time. His Endgame Manual is considered one of the classics of chess...

The Sixth Edition of a Modern Masterpiece When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised sixth edition...

The FastTrack to Endgame Expertise! Since it first appeared in 2003, Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual has been acclaimed as the best single volume ever written on the endgame. With staggering depth and accuracy, it clearly reveals the secrets of this most important stage of the...

There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters, and other experts all agree: the art of chess calculation is the absolute key to the success of a player....

Stump your friends and family Party! Who knew that math could be so cool? Crammed with games FARKLE fans will love these handy perforated scoring sheets, This book include rules and how to play which let them study their favorite matches over and over....

* The perfect survival guide to the chess openings* All openings covered* Detailed verbal explanations of plans for both sides* Up-to-date and featuring many tips and recommendations* Insights into the 'character' of each opening* Written by one of the world's foremost opening expertsThe first...

Master the fascinating game of Go with this expert guidebook. Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number...