board games

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Libraries got game

aligned learning through modern board games
2010
Explains the benefits of making designer board games part of a school's everyday curriculum and offers librarians practical suggestions for linking board games and curriculum, building a core collection for all grade levels, program development, and implementation.

Jumanji

1995
When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of JUMANJI! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan reunites with Sarah and together with Judy and Peter tries to outwit the game's powerful forces.

Zathura the movie

junior novel
2005
Two brothers must make it to the planet Zathura or be trapped in outer space for good when a mysterious game plunges them into deepest space. Based on the screenplay for the movie.

The girl who invented romance

2005
While waiting for her first big romance and observing the sometimes rocky love affairs of her parents and brother, sixteen-year-old Kelly develops a board game called Romance.

Tic tac toe

and other three-in-a row games from ancient Egypt to the modern computer
1982
Traces the history and development of the three-in-a-row game for two players, popular all over the world, that is similar to games played in ancient Egypt.

The New complete Hoyle

the authoritative guide to the official rules of all popular games of skill and chance
1991
On t.p.: The authoritative guide to the official rules of all popular games of skill and chance.

The Oxford history of board games

1999
An analytical survey of board games throughout history, focusing on the mechanisms and concepts of play; grouped in the categories of race games, space games, chase games, displace games, and today's games.

Juba this and Juba that

100 African-American games for children
1996
A collection of 100 outdoor sporting games, arts and crafts projects, and exotic songs and dances celebrating the heritage of African-Americans for children of all ages.

The book of games

strategy, tactics & history
2008
Presents the history of sixty-five of the most popular and unique games from around the world, along with the rules of play for classics such as poker, go, and dominoes, with tactics, key moves, the details of famous matches and the context of each game's historical origins.

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