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  • Winning Pachinko

    The Game of Japanese Pinball

    by Eric Sedensky ...
    Pachinko, a game played by over 30 million Japanese, is synonymous with glaring lights, mind-rattling noise and smoke-choked parlors. To the uninitiated, the game's phenomenal popularity is nothing less than an enigma. The unofficial truth is that pachinko is one of Japan's biggest forms of gambling. For non-Japanese, the hush surrounding this money-making aspect has contributed to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Go! More Than a Game

    by Peter Shotwell ...
    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 of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess.Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • What I Know About Poker: Lessons in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and Other Poker Games

    by Alex Scott ...
    Poker is not a 'get rich quick' scheme. Becoming a consistent winner takes effort and dedication. In this collection of classic articles and much new material, prolific poker strategy writer Alex Scott explains:- How to use Expected Value, Pot Odds, Position, and the principle of Tight-Aggressive play to make good decisions- How to transform your No Limit Hold'em game in five simple steps- How to ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chinese Chess

    An Introduction to China's Ancient Game of Strategy

    by H.T. Lau ...
    Learn the ancient and fascinating game of Chinese Chess with this expert guide.Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the powerful and the quizzical for centuries. Although its rules are similar to the well-known Western game, subtle and fascinating variations must be mastered in order to understand the strategies it requires. A great way to learn Chinese Chess, this book is simple ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Winning Go

    Successful Moves from the Opening to the Endgame

    by Richard Bozulich, Peter Shotwell ...
    Master the game of Go with this expert guide.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 of possible games is vast—even when compared to chess.This is the first comprehensive strategy guidebook in English to cover the entire game of Go by ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Shogi Japan's Game of Strategy

    by Trevor Leggett ...
    Master the game of Japanese Chess-or shogi with this easy to follow shogi guide.The game of shogi is a chess-like game of strategy long played in Japan. This book is the ultimate strategy guide on shogi for beginners and experienced players alike. The step-by-step instructions an easy to follow diagrams lead the reader through the strategies and intricacies of one of Japan's most popular war games ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Game of Go

    The National Game of Japan

    by Arthur Smith ...
    Passing from China, where it was developed over 3,000 years ago, to Japan, where it today commands a vast and enthusiastic following, Go is probably the oldest intellectual game in the world. Similar to chess, it leaves nothing to chance, requiring great strategy and carefully plotted campaigns to achieve an impregnable position, block enemies from lines of communication and win a series of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Japanese Chess

    The Game of Shogi

    by Trevor Leggett ...
    Learn and master the fascinating game of Japanese Chess or "Shogi" with this expert guide and Chess set.Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi is the ultimate strategy guidebook for players of any skill level to improve their game and winning strategies. Played by millions around the world, Shogi is the uniquely Japanese variant of chess. It is the only version in which an opponent's captured piece can ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Texas Hold'em, 2nd Edition

    Learn How to Stack the Deck in Your Favor!

    by Carl Baldassarre, Randy Burgess ...
    The how-to-win guide for the blue chip of poker games.Texas Holdem, the game featured on the popular television programs and dealt at well-known tournaments, has quickly become the one to play-and the one to win. In the context of teaching readers the basics of Texas Holdem, this revised edition covers No Limit strategies and tournaments, and the basics for winning bigger cash pots. Although the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Mah Jong Handbook

    How to Play, Score, and Win

    by Eleanor Noss Whitney ...
    Master the game of Mahjong with this must-have game strategy guide for Mahjong beginners and enthusiasts.Originally played with cards, and then piece carved from ivory or bamboo, the Chinese game of Mahjong or "Mah Jongg" is well over a thousand years old. Said to have originated in the court of the Emperor of Wu, for centuries Mahjong remained a diversion exclusively for the royal class of China. ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Stepping Stones to Go

    A Game of Strategy

    by Shigemi Kishikawa ...
    Learn the Asian strategy game of Go with this user-friendly, expert guide.Go was invented some four thousand years ago in China, and is the oldest game in the world, still enjoyed today. Played with black and white stones, it is easy enough to be enjoyed by any beginner, yet sophisticated and complex enough to baffle an expert. Like chess, it is a game of skill, not chance; whereas chess is a ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Mah Jong, Anyone?

    A Manual of Western Play

    by Kitty Strauser, Lucille Evans, Tom Sloper ...
    Mah Jong, Anyone? unlocks the mysteries of Mah Jong for Westerners.Mah Jong, the ancient game of China, is enjoying another burst of popularity in America, as well as in Asia. Often seen as a mystery to Westerners, Chinese Mah Jong includes the combination of skill, chance and social interaction of Western games like dominoes, bridge and dice.Authors Strauser and Evans unlock this mystery with an ... Read more

    $7.19 USD