"Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant ... Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man's...

Players bid against each other to gain support of the people, win territory, and gather Gold, Blackmail, and Force tokens. Support score measure in tokens. Winner is the player with the most support.

Does your friend prefer chocolate or vanilla, window or aisle seat? Answer correctly, win a point and move your piece up one space on the scoring track. First player to move their piece into the winner's circle is the winner.

In 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys. Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based...

Catch a glimpse inside a school bus and you'll see lots of kids looking down. What are they doing? They're deciding on strategy, building cities, setting traps for monsters, sharing resources, and nurturing critical relationships.Over 90 percent of kids ages 2–17 play video games. In Video Games: Design and Code Your Own Adventure, young readers learn why games are so compelling and what ancient games such as mancala have in common with modern games...

"Your adventurous settlers seek to tame the remote but rich isle of Catan. Start by revealing Catan's many harbors and regions: pastures, fields, mountains, hills, forests, and desert. The random mix creates a different board virtually every game. No two games are the same! Embark on a quest to settle the isle of Catan! Guide your settlers to victory by clever trading and cunning development. Use resource combinations- grain, wool, ore, brick, and...

"You and your friends each become a different deity from one of numerous pantheons and civilizations in an epic battle to the death. Utilize human armies, mystical beasts, and heroes of renown from both past and future alongside your god's particular method of strategy - Aggression, Negotiation, Mysticism, or Sanctuary - to influence how your battle plays out. But remember: every deity possesses a special once-per-game power that can turn the tide...

"Describes the high-stakes, cutthroat and hugely popular industry of competitive and professional gaming and explores the players, companies and games that have attracted the same sort of sacrifices and fervor as professional sports,"--NoveList.

"The island needs your help! Powerful Spirits have existed on this isolated island for time immemorial. They are both part of the natural world and - at the same time - something beyond nature. Native Islanders, known as the Dahan, have learned how to co-exist with the spirits, but with a healthy dose of caution and respect. However, now, the island has been 'discovered' by invaders from a far-off land. These would-be colonists are taking over the...

The object of the game is to get five marbles in a row, in any direction, anywhere on the board, before your opponent does.