Author Jeffrey Hinebaugh provides an informative analysis of how classic board games that everyone has played and owns, not only provide great family entertainment but also develop core educational skills that have been proven to lead to academic achievement. This book provides valuable suggestions about how to use the games in their traditional format to cultivate skills as well as how to modify the games to enhance specific core skills and concepts.--[book...

Who needs a stadium or a ballpark? Esports have taken the world by storm in recent years, morphing from a niche entertainment market to a billion-dollar worldwide phenomenon. Inside, meet some of the key players, find out how esports evolved, and tune in to how you might play a part as a player or a fan. This is not your parents' world of entertainment. Almost nothing has changed as much in the past decade as how we engage with creativity. From streaming...

"From board games to video games, discover the essential basics of game design including game components and systems, prototype design, and playtesting. Find out what inspired some of the world's greatest game designers and innovators. Maker projects guide you through the steps of the design process to help you create your own awesome game." -- Page [4] cover.

"Kids can make their own fun with Cool Board Games! This title has everything needed to create one-of-a-kind board games. Readers will create Mini Magnetic Battleship, The Game of Your Life, Giant Outdoor Checkers and more! Step-by-step photos, materials lists, and extra tips and tricks get kids started" --

"Super Mario Party brings the fun and intense competition of board games to the Nintendo Switch. Readers will find out how to outsmart their rivals and roll the dice toward victory using the tips and tricks in this book. Includes table of contents, author biography, sidebars, glossary, index, and informative backmatter"--

"A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why-and how-we play them. Checkers, Backgammon, Chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and Bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the behavioral design that make them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors,...

"Classic and modern games to play with family and friends using foraged natural materials"--

Forbidden to play board games by their mother, who suddenly disappears, twins Rhett and Nash learn their family has the ability to enter the world of any game they want--a gift that comes with a high price--and must break their mom's most important rule to save her from a vengeful game character who has taken her hostage.