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Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a video game designer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
43) Video games
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"Engaging images accompany information about video games. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
44) Nintendo
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2023.
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"Engaging images accompany information about Nintendo. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
45) Everything casino poker: get the edge at video poker, texas hold 'em, omaha hi lo and pai gow poker
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Aiding the average poker player to obtain above average results at the casino, this guide to some of the hottest games in poker goes beyond teaching the game itself for intelligent and direct strategies on how to win. In Everything Casino Poker, acclaimed gambling expert Frank Scoblete looks at popular casino poker games-including video poker, Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, and Pai Gow-and analyzes ways to gain an edge to beat the house. Thoroughly examining...
46) Warcross
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Warcross volume 1
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English
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JEF - Science Fiction (Young Adults)
NPM - YA Girl Power
NPM - YA Military & Spies
NPM - YA Video Games & Technology
NPM - YA Girl Power
NPM - YA Military & Spies
NPM - YA Video Games & Technology
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"When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire"--
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The first edition of this book was widely hailed as one of the most useful guides to the middle game ever written. nRewritten to incorporate new material from contemporary tournaments, this classic work now steps into the 21st century.
Along with over 300 instructive and entertaining examples, Littlewood offers a wealth of general advice and specific hints at the end of each chapter. Taking a fresh and original approach, he inspires the reader - club...
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"Chess Pattern Recognition for Beginners ... teaches the most important patterns you need to know in order to develop and mobilize your pieces, manoeuvre your pawns into positions of strength, put pressure on your opponent, attack the enemy king, and execute standard sacrifices to get the initiative. Ambitious beginners and post-beginners who study this book will soon experience a significant improvement in their results."--Back cover
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"Introduces kids to the world of coding through the Minecraft world . . . Colorfully illustrated characters and themes from . . . [the] video game bring the excitement of coding to life, while easy-to-follow screenshots guide . . . [readers] through activities"--Provided by publisher.
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Drama games are not staged plays but a dynamic form in which children explore their minds and the world around them. They can use their play-acting in sensory games, pantomimes, story games with puppets, in creating masks and costumes, and much more.
Drama games allow children to get more in touch with themselves and what they want to be, and are a delightful way to discover the freedom, creativity, and expression of acting- and living.
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Paul J. Nahin is the best-selling author of many popular math books, including Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt, Digital Dice, Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula, When Least Is Best, and An Imaginary Tale (all Princeton). He is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire.
We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory, and that...
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"With hundreds of millions of players around the world, Fortnite is the video game sensation that has taken the world by storm. In this book, readers will learn everything they need to know about the wide variety of useful gear they will find scattered across the Fortnite island. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter"--
54) Sandbox games
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Explores the history and features of sandbox games.
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A World of Adventure Outside Your Door! Hidden deep within the most secret of secret chambers was a magical book filled with daring and adventurous games for boys and girls. For years, many feared this book had been lost... until now. The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games contains a treasure trove of the best neighborhood games invented by children since the beginning of time. This book is your passkey to a world of secret missions, last-minute victories,...
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The endgame study, like the chess problem, eliminates over-the-board competition to concentrate on an invented endgame position carefully plotted to fox, bewilder, challenge, and otherwise stimulate the solver. Unlike problems, studies do not stipulate the number of moves to the solution; they demand a greater knowledge of endgame theory, thus becoming useful tools for actual players while giving "studyists" self-contained epiphanies of compositional...
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Penned by a reputable authority on casinos, this guide provides the tools of the trade in order to perform a successful climb to the top of the gaming mountain. A step-by-step instructional approach is presented, going beyond the standard handbooks on blackjack, craps, and slots to include tips and tricks on baccarat, roulette, and more. A must-have for both casual and professional gamblers throughout the nation, this invaluable companion is guaranteed...
59) Fighting games
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Explores the history and features of fighting games.
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