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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"You've got your dream job--making video games. You have a great project, great designs, and clever controls. One morning, you get a call from your producer. Turns out that wall-jumping trick won't work because the artists don't have time to design a separate animation just for the plumber to move that way. Also, your lead designer keeps micromanaging the programmers, which is driving them crazy. Your E3 demo is due in two weeks, and you know there's...
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
"As card games go, this one is quite revolutionary. Perhaps its oddest feature is that you cannot rearrange your hand, as you need to play the cards in the order that you draw them. The cards are colorful depictions of beans in various descriptive poses, and the object is to make coins by planting fields (sets) of these beans and then harvesting them. To help players match their cards up, the game features extensive trading and deal making." -- www.boardgamegeek.com
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It’s an old-time playtime—nothing electronic, just games that have stood the test of time! They help children build skills like hand-eye coordination, problem solving, and simply learning how to be a good team player and work well with others. But most of all, they’re lots of fun. This collection of timeless games guarantees kids a great time—by themselves, with a group of friends, or with their family. And best of all, no...
7) Scrabble Me
Pub. Date
2007
Description
"Build and control your own Scrabble board. Players build words on their boards simultaneously and score just like in standard Scrabble. After each round, players can choose a replacement letter from the bag OR from one of the 12 face-up tiles on the Prize Tile Podium. Another exciting feature is the wild tile. Each time after one is played, that player must swap boards with an opponent." -Publisher
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His whole life, all Markus Persson wanted to do was create his own games. Create his own games and get rich. Then in 2009 a strange little project of his quickly grew into a worldwide phenomenon and, in just a few short years, turned its maker into an international icon. Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything is a Cinderella story for the Internet age--improbable success, fast money, and the power...
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Pub. Date
2018.
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Description
"This book is a collection of screen-free, traditional games and activities for young children that require nothing more than people, minimal materials, and their brains to play. All games and activities are adaptable according to the age of the children, their interests, and their abilities" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and a very opaque one. Based on dozens of firsthand interviews and covering the development of landmark games including Bioshock: Infinite, Epic Mickey, Dead Space, and more, and through the studios' shocking closures, this book will tell the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns -- and how and if they recover. Jason Schreier has made a name for himself as gaming's...
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Forbidden Island is a visually stunning cooperative board game. Instead of winning by competing with other players like most games, everyone must work together to win the game. Players take turns moving their pawns around the 'island', which is built by arranging the many beautifully screen-printed tiles before play begins. As the game progresses, more and more island tiles sink, becoming unavailable, and the pace increases. Players use strategies...
16) Prospectica
Pub. Date
2016
Description
"Prospectica is a 2 to 4 player card game with a theme of mining asteroids in space. The object of the game is to be the first player to successfully find, seed and mine three unique asteroids." www.boardgamegeek.com
Author
Series
Trapped in a video game volume 1
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Description
After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of being in the game, but pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they cannot leave the game.
Pub. Date
2015
Description
It's the party trivia game that brings the bar to the living room! This game is a sure test of how players measure up to their friends. Six categories and a pencil-and-paper format capture all the fun of real trivia nights! You can enjoy the challenging, fun team play on its own, or combine Ultimate Trivia with the original Pub Trivia. Team Trivia is a game that everyone can play!