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365 Optical Illusions

By: Laure Maj

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Firefly Books: September 2016

Seller ID: 92890

ISBN: 1770857567

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Why not experience a mindbender every day? This book is a great way to enjoy an optical illusion every day or take them in all at once.

Every page features an optical illusion from one of the three main types -- literal, physiological and cognitive.

Literal optical illusions create images that are unique from the objects that make them. Physiological illusions occur when the eyes and brain are subjected to excessive stimulation by brightness, color, size, position, tilt or movement. Cognitive illusions are the result of unconscious inferences. All trick the mind into percei...
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Adult Jigsaw Aimee Stewart: Fantastic Voyage: 1000 piece jigsaw (1000-piece jigsaws)

By: N/A

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing: January 2019

Seller ID: 284290

ISBN: 1787556042

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring Aimee Stewart's Fantastic Voyage. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts.
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Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Anne Stokes: Wyrmlings & Eggs: 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles (1000-piece jigsaws)

By: N/A

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Flame Tree 451: March 2017

Seller ID: 284291

ISBN: 1786644924

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featurin
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Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Arthur Rackham: Alice in Wonderland Tea Party: 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles (1000-piece jigsaws)

By: N/A

Price: $16.98

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing: September 2018

Seller ID: 284296

ISBN: 1787552225

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring artist Arthur Rackham's Alice in Wonderland Tea Party. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts.
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Adult Jigsaw Puzzle National Gallery Turner: Fighting Temeraire: 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles (1000-piece jigsaws)

By: N/A

Price: $17.98

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing: September 2018

Seller ID: 284371

ISBN: 1787552209

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring the National Gallery's Turner: Fighting Temeraire. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts.
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At the Zoo - Book & Jigsaw Puzzle

By: Robson, Kirsteen

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Usborne: January 2018

Seller ID: 295785

ISBN: 0794544266

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Attack and Defense (Elementary Go, Vol 5)

By: Ishida Akira, James Davies

Price: $28.95

Publisher: Kiseido: January 1980

Seller ID: 169796

ISBN: 4871870146

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Backgammon: The Action Game

By: Alexis Obolensky

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co: November 1969

Seller ID: 262680

ISBN: 002081030X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Basic Endgame Strategy: Rooks & Queens (Road to Chess Mastery)

By: Robertie, Bill

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Cardoza: September 1998

Seller ID: 280157

ISBN: 0940685892

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: New

A guide to endgame strategy which shows the basic checkmating principles and combinations needed to finish off opponents. Players learn how to translate middlegame advantages into victories, how to use the king as a weapon, clear the way for rook mates and recognize tactical combinations.
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Basic Endgame Strategy: Rooks & Queens (Road to Chess Mastery)

By: Robertie, Bill

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Cardoza: September 1998

Seller ID: 280198

ISBN: 0940685892

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: New

Board Games in 100 Moves

By: Livingstone, Ian,Wallis, James

Price: $14.95

Publisher: DK: September 2019

Seller ID: 271069

ISBN: 1465485759

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

Move through a history of board games from ancient games to modern classics

This is a Golden Age for board games. More people are playing games such as chess, Monopoly, Risk and Scrabble, than ever before But how did these games, and so many others, come to be invented? Discover the compelling stories behind the creation of the board games we know and love to play: stories that have touched every aspect of people's lives down the ages. Our journey starts 5,000 years ago and takes you right up to the present day. On the way, each game will reveal the fascinating secrets of its origi...
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Bookshelf Book Box Puzzle

By: Gibbs Smith

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Gibbs Smith: June 2018

Seller ID: 281641

ISBN: 1423650662

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Puzzles are the new book club

Invigorate your brain with a challenging 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle from Gibbs Smith. This unique puzzle box opens like a book.

Gathered around a table with family or friends, or tackled solo: images inspired by our books, and book-lover proclivities, means there is a puzzle for everyone and every interest.

$19.99 U.S.

1,000 pieces

27 1⁄2" x 19 1⁄2" finished size

Brainpower Game Plan: Sharpen Your Memory, Improve Your Concentration, and Age-Proof Your Mind in Just 4 Weeks

By: Cynthia R. Green PhD, Editors Prevention

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Rodale Books: September 2009

Seller ID: 4518

ISBN: 1605299006

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why? Or forgotten
someone's name right after you heard it? Maybe you're just not thinking as clearly as you used to, and you're growing worried. Well, have no fear. This revolutionary program can help you Improve your everyday memory up to 78%

Prevention, America's leading healthy lifestyle magazine, teamed
up with one of the country's most notable memory experts, Cynthia R. Green, PhD, to create Brainpower Game Plan--the first brain fitness book to translate cutting-edge research into a comprehensive, doabl...
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Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards

By: Robert Byrne

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Mariner Books: June 1998

Seller ID: 174814

ISBN: 0156005549

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

"The definitive work on pool and billiards" (National Billiard News) by champion player Robert Byrne

Now updated throughout and expanded with new material on strategy in eight- and nine-ball, trick shots, and billiard memorabilia, Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards is the classic guide to cue games--complete with detailed diagrams and photographs to help improve play at every level.
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Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards

By: Byrne, Robert

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing: February 2012

Seller ID: 272703

ISBN: 161608538X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Fully illustrated with hundreds of drawings depicting nearly three hundred and fifty mind-boggling trick shots, Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots in Pool and Billiards will teach you everything from the basic "butterfly formation" to the most difficult and impressive shots. Robert Byrne has scoured classic sources from the past two hundred years as well as his own personal experience and contacts to bring you the most comprehensive book on the subject. Historical anecdotes and context about the origin of each shot accompany the explanations, making for fascinating reading for anyone--from...
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Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies

By: Denise Sutherland, Mark Koltko-Rivera

Price: $5.95

Publisher: For Dummies: November 2009

Seller ID: 199246

ISBN: 0470591005

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Pages unmarked. light wear.
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Drinking Games

By: Burrows, Terry

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 290871

ISBN: 281CAO1005383

Binding: Misc

Condition: New

Easy Crossword Omnibus: More than 250 Fun Puzzles

By: Blindauer, Patrick,Ashwood-Smith, Martin,Estes, Harvey

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Puzzlewright: April 2018

Seller ID: 278833

ISBN: 1435167724

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Sit Back, Relax, and Puzzle Away

Sometimes there's nothing better at the end of the day than sitting down with a collection of great crosswords to pass the time. The Easy Crossword Omnibus certainly fits the bill, with puzzles that are simple, relaxing, and fun

Each page provides another reason why you're going to love all the awesome puzzles in this colossal book. What's more, there are a variety of great themes that provide a satisfying "aha " on every page.

So take a break It's time to slow down and kick back with these crosswords.
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Edward Gorey - Edward Gorey: 1,000 Piece Puzzle

By: N/A

Price: $19.95

Publisher: December 2012

Seller ID: 296258

ISBN: 0764967738

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book (Klutz)

By: Exploratorium

Price: $8.98

Publisher: Klutz: January 1948

Seller ID: 267247

ISBN: 1878257145

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - VeryGood

A hands-on science museum squeezed between the covers of a book. Tons of experiments are featured and nearly all of them can be done right on the spot using the magnifying lens, magnet, agar and other bound-in apparatus.

Comes With: plastic magnet wand, mirror, moire spinner, diffraction grating, Fresnel lens, 2 packets of agar growth medium

- Create wonderful things - Be good - Have fun

Fowl Play: Ask the Chicken (page 7) Road Crossing (page 71) Feather Plucking (page 78) Hunt and Peck (page 94) and Other Chicken Challenges

By: Patrick Merrell

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC: August 2009

Seller ID: 267435

ISBN: 1603424873

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get a copy of Fowl Play This freshly hatched collection of chicken-centric games and puzzles will have you clucking and cackling for hours on end. Along with poultry-themed word searches, crosswords, mazes, and math challenges, noted puzzle creator Patrick Merrell also includes cartoons, jokes, and plenty of chicken trivia. Get ready for hours of Grade A fun that will appeal to fowl fanciers of all ages.

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Friends Playing Cards

By: N/A

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Smith Street Gift: September 2019

Seller ID: 293857

ISBN: 192581114X

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

You can just hear Chandler ask, "Could this deck be any kitschier?" These playing cards pay homage to the iconic and beloved '90s sitcom, Friends.

This is a deck of fifty-four standard-sized cards, with four classic suits and printed on poker-quality material. The twist? The fun design is a celebration of the six iconic characters of Friends, everyone's favorite sitcom

In these Friends Playing Cards, the sextuplet is (more or less) coupled off and assigned to the four suits. Ross and Rachel are (on-and-off-again) hearts. Monica and Chan...
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Great Games! 175 Games & Activities for Families, Groups, & Children!

By: Matthew Toone

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Mullerhaus Publishing: July 2009

Seller ID: 61594

ISBN: 0979834554

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Are you looking for Family Games, Group Games, or Children's Games & Activities? Planning a Party, Date Night, Family Get-Together, or a Game Night? This book includes hundreds of fun game and activity ideas for people of all ages, groups of all sizes, and for any game category and setting More importantly, the purpose of this book is to bring families together, create fun and meaningful memories, and provide wholesome entertainment for everyone THIS BOOK INCLUDES: - 175 of the greatest family, group, & children's games - 50 variations to keep games interesting and fun each time you play -...
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How to Play Chess

By: DK

Price: $14.99

Publisher: DK Children: October 2016

Seller ID: 207368

ISBN: 1465457674

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Suitable for beginning to intermediate players ages 8 and up, How to Play Chess uses computer-generated 3-D illustrations to bring the game to life, teaching kids everything from the strengths and weaknesses of individual pieces to more advanced strategies and techniques.

Author Claire Summerscale, a professional chess player and champion, stimulates young chess players at every stage. "Master challenges" reinforce the skills explained in the guide's step-by-step instructions, and solutions are included at the back of the book. Kids can even play as they learn with the press-ou...
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How to Play GO

By: Takagawa, Kaku

Price: $7.98

Publisher: Japanese Go Association: January 1956

Seller ID: 271553

ISBN: B0007AI6HC

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Acceptable

Kato's Attack and Kill by Masao Kato (2015-03-23)

By: Masao Kato

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Ishi Press Archives: January 1827

Seller ID: 169801

ISBN: B01FGJZ4D2

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - LikeNew

Killer Poker: Strategy and Tactics for Winning Poker Play

By: John Vorhaus

Price: $5.98

Publisher: Lyle Stuart: November 2002

Seller ID: 177752

ISBN: 0818406305

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Go big or go home

Here it is: Everything you always wanted to know about dominating the game, crushing the competition, and building a bad-ass reputation-with outrageous tactics from a renegade poker master

Sure, you could be a good, effective poker player. That's fine. Or you can be a great poker player, an animal of strategy and revolutionary tactics that force the competition into making bad decisions and leave them reeling in your wake. Hey, why just win when you can dominate and crush? In this take-no-prisoners approach to the game, leading poker journalist John Vo...
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Magic: The Complete Course (Book & DVD)

By: Joshua Jay

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company: October 2008

Seller ID: 8319

ISBN: 0761149872

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

"Finally, a book that brings the art of magic into the 21st century "--Rick Merrill, 2006 World Champion of Magic

"Every 10 or 20 years a book comes along that introduces a whole new generation to the art and craft of magic. This is it "--Stan Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Magic Magazine

The Book: A book of powerful secrets. How to master the art of direction. Perfect the Sid Lorraine force, essential to card tricks. Harness PATEO to read minds. Learn skills like the false transfer, palm switch, big-action-covers-the-small-action, and more. Above all,...
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Magic: The Complete Course (Book & DVD)

By: Joshua Jay

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company: October 2008

Seller ID: 8320

ISBN: 0761149872

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Modern Chess Openings, 10th Edition,

By: Evans, Larry

Price: $10.00

Publisher: 1965: January 1965

Seller ID: 270598

ISBN: B001P79Q8Y

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Official Rules of Card Games 81st Edition

By: Unknown,

Price: $6.50

Publisher: United States Playing Card Company: January 1995

Seller ID: 296408

ISBN: B000MW67C6

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Official Rules Of Chess

By: Eric Schiller, Richard Peterson

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Cardoza: April 2001

Seller ID: 178550

ISBN: 1580420257

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Endorsed by the Chess Education Association (CEA), this is a guide to the professional, scholastic and Internet rules of chess. Prepared with the assistance of the CEA, it covers everything players need to know about tournaments, rating systems, etiquette for in-person and online play, and chess notation.
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P B Xwd Puz 16

By: Margaret farrar

Price: $0.50

Publisher: Pocket: November 1975

Seller ID: 4447

ISBN: 0671802291

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Poker: A Winner's Guide

By: Andy Nelson

Price: $4.95

Publisher: TarcherPerigee: July 1996

Seller ID: 199598

ISBN: 0399522123

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Poker is not just a game of luck -- it's a game of skill. Now, poker expert Andy Nelson helps you improve your skills -- to play better and win more. Whether you're planning a trip to the casinos or just a Friday night game with friends, this easy-to-follow guide teaches you everything you need to know -- from the basics to the finer points of the game.
-- Stud, Draw, High/Low, Hold 'Em -- variations on the games and the skills you need for each
-- Basic- and intermediate-level strategies
-- The unwritten rules and customs of poker
-- The four cornerstones of solid play
-- Readi...
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Secrets Of Chess Transformations

By: Marovic, Drazen

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Gambit Publications: October 2004

Seller ID: 280158

ISBN: 190460014X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

In this guide, Marovic discusses all aspects of chess transformations, enabling readers to sense when they are necessary, and how to bring them about. Topics covered include pseudo-sacrifices, sacrificial risks, real sacrifices, counter-sacrifices, development advantage and simplification.
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Secrets Of Chess Transformations

By: Marovic, Drazen

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Gambit Publications: October 2004

Seller ID: 283360

ISBN: 190460014X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Seeing Double

By: J. Richard Block

Price: $6.95

Publisher: Routledge: September 2002

Seller ID: 193009

ISBN: 0415934826

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

A psychologist and collector, Block has put his life's work, his enthusiasm, and his knowledge into this treasure trove of puzzles, illusions, and double diversions. Each page is guaranteed to surprise and delight, while celebrating the amazing flexibility and creativity of the human mind. and mind-bending illustrations that trick the eye into seeing two different images-and never both at the same time. Double illusions, upside-downs, ambiguous images and ambigrams are smartly organized by technique and illusory effect, with vivid descriptions of the psychological impact of each image as well ...
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Seinfeld Playing Cards

By: N/A

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Smith Street Gift: May 2019

Seller ID: 295217

ISBN: 1925811069

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Finally The show about nothing gets used for something - as giggle-worthy fodder for your next card night.

This deck of playing cards feature the faces of television's most beloved - the characters of Seinfeld. You might be asking yourself (with that very particular inflection), what's the deal with playing cards? Well, if you must know, they originated in China during the Tang dynasty around the ninth century. Now we use them to play fun games with friends, to gamble away our livelihoods and to confuse young children with illusions. And now, at long last, we have Seinfeld p...
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Sensational Shape Problems & Other Puzzles (Mastermind Collection)

By: Moscovich, Ivan

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Sterling: December 2005

Seller ID: 292501

ISBN: 1402723474

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

Avid puzzle mavens will spend hours slicing and dicing these wildly-hued brainbusters. That's because so many of the problems deal with dissecting geometric shapes--polygons, hexagons, squares, even a chessboard--into congruent parts or figuring out how the split parts would fit back together again. For example, to complete "Exploding Star," solvers have to copy the star in the book, cut it carefully into 12 colored pieces, and then rearrange them into four identical replicas of the big star. But this tough but fascinating collection has lots more to offer: there are tangram paradoxes that off...
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Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #15

By: N/A

Price: $14.99

Publisher: Touchstone: November 2015

Seller ID: 269428

ISBN: 1501115863

Condition: New - New

This classic crossword series returns with 300 never-before-published puzzles

Simon & Schuster published the first-ever crossword puzzle book in 1924. Now, more than ninety years later, the tradition continues with a brand-new collection of 300 difficult crosswords from expert puzzle constructor, John M. Samson.

The Simon & Schuster Mega Crossword Puzzle Book #15 is designed with convenience in mind and features perforated pages so you can tear out puzzles individually and work on them on-the-go. This new super-sized book will delight both existing fans and new puzzle enthusias...
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