fantasy games

Kirito and Asuna get to the fourth floor, which has been changed into a water world, and in order to get a gondola to navigate it, they must confront an eight-meter-tall beast of flames.

"In the mystical realm of Bri?ndal?r, every day the brave and the bold delve into hidden temples or forgotten dungeons, battling vile monsters and evil wizards to loot their treasure hoards for magic items. But in their free time, our heroes--Thromdurr the mighty barbarian, Devis the shifty thief, Vela the noble paladin, Sorrowshade the Gloom Elf assassin, and Albiorix the wizard--need to relax and unwind. That's why they meet up once a week to play Homerooms & Hall Passes: a role-playing game where they assume the characters of average American eighth graders. But when the five young adventurers are magically transported into their H&H game by an ancient curse, they must band together to survive their toughest challenge yet: middle school"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a comprehensive full-color collector's guide to Pok?mon cards including all current Trading Card Game expansion sets, ultra rare and secret rare cards, and checklists of every expansion set. Features 8,000 Trading Card Game cards and tips for collecting and investing from Ryan Majeske of YouTube's "Primetime Pok?mon.".

An honors student at Jefferson Academy, seventeen-year-old Keira enjoys developing and playing Slay, a secret, multiplayer online role-playing game celebrating black culture, until the two worlds collide.

"Yuuki's sudden disappearance has left Asuna bereft. It had seemed like everyone was having such a good time-what did she do wrong...? She turns to Kirito in her search for answers, but she may end up wishing she'd never pulled on that thread"--Back cover.

Kazuto Kirigaya, aka Kirito, dives back into the virtual reality game "ALfheim Online" to save Asuna, who has not regained consciousness, and he meets a girl named Leafa, who decides to help him in his quest. Unknown to both of them, however, is the fact that Leafa is Kirito's real life sister and, even in the game, she instinctively needs to help and protect him.

"[Amanda] loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place where she can be a leader, a hero. It's a placewhere she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends. Gaming is, for [Amanda], entirely a good thing. But things become a lot more complicated when [Amanda] befriends a gold farmer -- a poor Chinese kid whose avatar in the game illegally collects valuable objects and then sells them to players from developed countries with money to burn. This behavior is strictly against the rules in Coarsegold, but [Amanda] soon comes to realize that questions of right and wrongare a lot less straightforward when a real person's real livelihood is at stake"--Amazon.

LARPing, or live-action role playing, is one of the hottest hobbies today. Its devoted participants develop detailed characters, inventing names and personalities, as well as costumes and props. The improvisational nature and opportunity for creativity at LARP events makes for a new experience every time. Readers will dive headfirst into this fascinating pastime, guided by experienced LARPer and writer Michael Sciandra through the ins and outs of participation. Age-appropriate engaging text and full-color photography from actual LARPers brings readers into this whole new exciting world.

"With the preliminaries over, it's time to head into the main event--the Bullet of Bullets tournament! But this fun free-for-all turns into an IRL death match when a member of SAO's Laughing Coffin raises the stakes. Can Sinon and Kirito figure out who Death Gun is before it's too late?"--Back cover.