World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia has written the absolute classic on dice games and strategies. Straightforward and easy-to-read, this little gem gives detailed instructions, comprehensive odds, and insightful strategies on nearly 150 dice games and variations-several of which appear only within these pages

Topics covered include: Betting games - Including casino favorites where a little knowledge can give you a distinct advantage...or at least minimize your disadvantages
Bluffing games - Your ability to use psychology and persuade other players is often more important than your actual throw
Category Games - Use strategy to achieve specific results and be the first complete and win the game.
Lucky Scoring Games - In these games chance and fate have the upper hand...but knowing your odds never hurts.
Progression and Jeopardy Games - Play wisely and successively improve your score while minimizing your risk of losing everything
...and much, much more

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Reiner Knizia is one of the world's most successful and prolific game designers of all times. He has had more than 500 games and books published in many countries and languages with sales totaling over 15 million games. He has won numerous international awards including five German Game Prizes, two German Game of the Year Awards, the German Education Game Award, four Austrian Game Awards, the Swiss Game Award, three French Grand Prix du Jouet, the Spanish Game of the Year Award, the Dutch Game of the Year Award, three Finnish Game of the Year Awards, the Swedish Game of the Year Award, the Danish Game of the Year Award and the Japan Board Game Prize.

World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia offers 50 new easy-to-play games featuring cards and dice. These fun and novel games require little in the way of materials and offer hours of exciting, varied and original play.

This book is perfect for everyone from casual game players to dedicated game designers. Several of these games have been transformed into successful commercial products, but you can play all the games presented here with standard playing materials like cards, dice and a few counters.

From the Introduction:

When I originally started to write this book, I was an unpublished author. I had a few games represented in magazines, but not a single boxed game on the market. Today, the archive of my works contains more than 600 published games in more than 2000 boxed editions, and more than 20 million copies have been sold all over the world.

What a difference half a lifetime makes when you dedicate yourself to fulfilling your dream

Over the course of those years, a number of games in this book developed into fully fledged boxed games with specifically adapted materials.

It's interesting to see how some of the games evolved. Goldrush was published as a Wild West card game under its original title Goldrausch, Goal became a soccer card game Tor, Swap was developed into the recently published board game Polynesia, Sono became the tile laying game Robot Master, and Card Chase is now the card game Escalation.

But, what makes this book unique, is that you can play all the games presented here with standard playing materials like cards, dice and a few counters.

So many games to play, so little time Enjoy

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World-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia is the master of simple game rules that create fun and enjoyment for people of all ages. In this book of fifteen original card games, he reveals how to use ordinary playing cards in a number of novel new ways. All that's needed is an understanding of basic poker combinations--you'll learn them here --and a standard deck of cards or two. In addition to the basic games, a number of variants are also introduced to make play even more interesting.

Just follow along as cowboy Joe Joker explains how to play using detailed illustrated examples and stories from the Wild West. Grab a deck of cards and rustle up your family, a few friends, or your regular posse. You'll quickly be enjoying a variety of fun games suitable for all ages

From the Introduction:

All the games presented in this book are based on card combinations used in Poker. However, these games are not gambling games but are designed to be played by all the family. The card combinations merely provide a familiar and easy accessible basis for many new play mechanisms to explore and enjoy.

So, welcome to the Wild West Our hero, Joe Joker, is keen to tell you the story of his life: settling in the West, the gold rush in California, the stage coaches and the iron horses, the cowboys and their challenging lives. But first and foremost, Joe is an enthusiastic card player and he will introduce you to all of these exciting new games. It is time to play

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Pai Gow Tiles is the thinking person's casino game. It's played in casinos throughout the United States, including places like Las Vegas, New Jersey, and California. Exotic and engaging, it combines skill and luck and-for the knowledgeable player, Pai Gow is also one of the fairest games offered in casinos and cardrooms. It may seem mysterious at first, but you'll soon see that the game is actually pretty simple to learn, challenging to master, fun and sociable, and a great table game for preserving your bankroll. In 1981, Michael Musante was Supervisor of Oriental Games at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas when he self-published a little book entitled Pai Gow - Chinese Dominoes. It was the first English-language book to comprehensively explain the game. In fact the Musante House Way-based on the first edition-is the foundation for the house way in many casinos. After 30 years, that book is acknowledged as a gaming classic with some online sellers asking hundreds of dollars for a used copy. This book revisits the original edition and contains extensive updates, all-new graphics, and additional insights into this ancient game. You'll get an outstanding introduction to the lore, rules, and strategy of Pai Gow and a variety of tips and techniques for mastering the tiles. Also included are several suggestions to improve your play, as well as a first-of-its-kind chapter on how to memorize the order of the tiles. With this book and a bit of practice, you'll be able to play intelligently and with confidence!

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Michael J. Musante is considered one of the foremost authorities on the game of Pai Gow in the United States. He was instrumental in establishing the first legal game of Pai Gow in California at the Huntington Park Casino. He trained the dealers, supervisors and surveillance personnel for Pai Gow at the Casino de Quebec in Hull. He also was an expert witness for the County of Los Angeles in a case involving the legality of Pai Gow in California. Mr. Musante has been in and around the gaming industry for the last forty years. He has worked in three major resort areas of Nevada: Lake Tahoe, Reno, and Las Vegas. He has dealt and supervised every game offered in a casino including 21, Craps, Roulette and Baccarat and was also one of the first Occidentals to have ever dealt the game of Pai Gow in a North American gaming establishment.

This is the book that started it all

Ernest K. Kaai was an instrumental virtuoso, composer, teacher, and band leader. At the start of the 20th century he authored the world's first ukulele instruction book. This text continues to be relevant and useful for anyone interested in the ukulele or, as Kaai referred to it, the bouncing flea. Kaai established GCEA tuning, the proper way to do a waltz strum, and many other techniques, all explained in this book. Hawaiian music scholar Dr. George Kanahele, author of Hawaiian Music and Musicians says that some of the principles of technique he laid down then in this book] persist even today, especially among the older Hawaiian musicians.

This homage facsimile edition includes a new introduction that provides historic context and also complements our understanding of Kaai, his times, and his students. Kaai's instructional methods have stood the test of time. The Ukulele: A Hawaiian Guitar, And How To Play It is a welcome addition to any ukulele player's collection and available at a fraction of the cost of the collectible and extremely rare original edition.

Although poker is played with cards, it is a game that revolves around the exchange of chips, the objective being to acquire chips from your opponents' stacks, moving them into your own stack.

With that simple advice in mind, Reiner Knizia will guide you through the fundamentals of poker, strategic play, and how to have fun at the table. This straightforward and fun book covers the basics of play as well as the most popular variants including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, and Draw Poker.

This book also includes tips on smart betting, how to enjoy play, and the best ways to make certain that your opponents' chips end up on your side of the table!

In this fact-filled and often touching book, Stanley Coren, a renowned dog expert and author of many best-selling classics including The Intelligence of Dogs, How Dogs Think, and How to Speak Dog, once again focuses his insights on man's best friend. In order to probe a range of fascinating questions about the minds of dogs, Coren draws from a cache of true stories and interesting vignettes ranging from the dog who helped Freud with his psychoanalysis to the pet who helped his intoxicated owner drive home. In addition you'll find some little-known bits of scientific information, such as what dogs dream about, and also some bits of folklore such as what it means when you dream about dogs! Originally published as What Do Dogs Know?, this is a revised edition that has been updated with additional content and new illustrations. This fun and easy-to-read book is for everyone who loves dogs and wants to learn more about their astounding, endearing, and wonderful ways.

About The Author

Although best known to the public for his series of best-selling books on dogs, Stanley Coren is also well-respected scientist and Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. His many books on dog behavior and human-canine interactions have been international bestsellers and have received many awards including the Maxwell Medal of Excellence from The Dog Writers Association of America. He was twice-named Writer of the Year by the International Positive Dog Training Association. Coren is frequently cited in various media and has been featured on numerous television programs including Oprah, Larry King Live, and many more.