Games & Activities

The story of white masculinity in geek culture through a history of hobby gaming

Geek culture has never been more mainstream than it is now, with the ever-increasing popularity of events like Comic Con, transmedia franchising of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, market dominance of video and computer games, and the resurgence of board games such as Settlers of Catan and role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Yet even while the comic book and hobby shops where the above are consumed today are seeing an influx of BIPOC gamers, they remain overwhelmingly white, male, and heterosexual.

The Privilege of Play contends that in order to understand geek identity’s exclusionary tendencies, we need to know the history of the overwhelmingly white communities of tabletop gaming hobbyists that preceded it. It begins by looking at how the privileged networks of model railroad hobbyists in the early twentieth century laid a cultural foundation for the scenes that would grow up around war games, role-playing games, and board games in the decades ahead. These early networks of hobbyists were able to thrive because of how their leisure interests and professional ambitions overlapped. Yet despite the personal and professional strides made by individuals in these networks, the networks themselves remained cloistered and homogeneous—the secret playgrounds of white men.

Aaron Trammell catalogs how gaming clubs composed of lonely white men living in segregated suburbia in the sixties, seventies and eighties developed strong networks through hobbyist publications and eventually broke into the mainstream. He shows us how early hobbyists considered themselves outsiders, and how the denial of white male privilege they established continues to define the socio-technical space of geek culture today. By considering the historical role of hobbyists in the development of computer technology, game design, and popular media, The Privilege of Play charts a path toward understanding the deeply rooted structural obstacles that have stymied a more inclusive community. The Privilege of Play concludes by considering how digital technology has created the conditions for a new and more diverse generation of geeks to take center stage.

Creating Q*bert and Other Classic Video Arcade Games takes you inside the video arcade game industry during the pivotal decades of the 1980s and 1990s. Warren Davis, the creator of the groundbreaking Q*bert, worked as a member of the creative teams who developed some of the most popular video games of all time, including Joust 2, Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Revolution X.

In a witty and entertaining narrative, Davis shares insightful stories that offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to work as a designer and programmer at the most influential and dominant video arcade game manufacturers of the era, including Gottlieb, Williams/Bally/Midway, and Premiere.

Likewise, the talented artists, designers, creators, and programmers Davis has collaborated with over the years reads like a who’s who of video gaming history: Eugene Jarvis, Tim Skelly, Ed Boon, Jeff Lee, Dave Thiel, John Newcomer, George Petro, Jack Haeger, and Dennis Nordman, among many others.

The impact Davis has had on the video arcade game industry is deep and varied. At Williams, Davis created and maintained the revolutionary digitizing system that allowed actors and other photo-realistic imagery to be utilized in such games as Mortal Kombat, T2, and NBA Jam. When Davis worked on the fabled Us vs. Them, it was the first time a video game integrated a live action story with arcade-style graphics.

On the one-of-a-kind Exterminator, Davis developed a brand new video game hardware system, and created a unique joystick that sensed both omni-directional movement and rotation, a first at that time. For Revolution X, he created a display system that simulated a pseudo-3D environment on 2D hardware, as well as a tool for artists that facilitated the building of virtual worlds and the seamless integration of the artist’s work into game code.

Whether you’re looking for insights into the Golden Age of Arcades, would like to learn how Davis first discovered his design and programming skills as a teenager working with a 1960's computer called a Monrobot XI, or want to get the inside scoop on what it was like to film the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Aerosmith for Revolution X, Davis’ memoir provides a backstage tour of the arcade and video game industry during its most definitive and influential period.

Become an ancient Egyptian coloring artist!

Embark on a colorful journey to reveal a hidden Egypt! Explore Egyptian gods, animals, hieroglyphs, designs, and more as you color the elaborate artwork, revealing vibrant details while learning unusual Egyptology facts and coloring tips along the way.

Learn about ancient Egypt color theory, including the history of primary colors in the Egyptian palette, their meaning and symbolism, to inspire your own artistic coloring choices. Use your imagination to color, or follow the suggestions accompanying each art panel, including techniques for adding texture, shading, and depth to your artwork.

Ancient Egypt is filled with beautifully detailed, inspiring artwork and designs to color, frame, and display in your home. Transform and personalize the black-and-white line drawings into your own unique and colorful art. Appealing to all ages, ideal for adults to unwind and relax, and fun to share with the whole family.

Adult coloring books (such as Secret Garden) have exploded in popularity in recent years, embraced for their calming, therapeutic effect. This elegant, imaginative coloring book explores the dynamic, fanciful creations of iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who headed the House of Dior at the age of twenty-one before launching his own design house at age twenty-five. He became famous for the "beatnik" look in the sixties, as well as creating the tuxedo suit for women, and his colorful life was the subject of a recent feature film, Saint Laurent.

The book's line drawings for coloring are based on many of the designer's original sketches for dresses over the years, accompanied by full-color photos of original dresses for reference. In these pages, one can see the breadth and versatility of his creations; there are designs inspired by harlequins and the Carnival of Venice, Pop Art and Mondrian, and the cultures of Asia, Africa, and beyond. Colorists will in turn be inspired to match St. Laurent's vivid creations, or to create chic new color combinations of their own.

The Yves Saint Laurent Coloring Book is for fashionistas, coloring book enthusiasts, and others with an interest in the history of fashion and in the life of this extraordinary designer.

Full-color throughout.

This book is produced in conjunction with the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the House of Yves Saint Laurent.

Taking Kew and colouring in a new direction - relax and unwind with enchanting, etherial collages inspired by the Royal Botanic Gardens.

With over 50 illustrations and collages based on illustrations from the renowned Kew archive, Kew Imaginarium is designed to inspire relaxation and creativity, capturing the essence of the tropical plant collection at Kew. A veritable paradise of colouring, this stunning book is perfect for nature lovers, art enthusiasts and anyone seeking to lose themselves in peace and calm.

This cozy Christmas coloring book features 30 cute, bold and easy-to-color illustrations that capture the magic and warmth of the festive season.

From kittens building snowmen to bears wearing Santa hats, each page is brimming with charm and cheer.

Whether you're snuggled up indoors on a snowy day or preparing for the holidays, this super-sweet coloring book is a wonderful way to express your creativity and get into the festive spirit. With its bold outlines and clear designs, it's ideal for colorists of all skill levels – from young children to adults looking for a calming creative break. Perfect for fans of Coco Wyo.

Printed on premium paper, each illustration is presented on a single-sided page to prevent bleed-through. Whether you're using pencils, pens, or markers, you’ll love how easy and satisfying these scenes are to color.

• 9781837251247 Cute & Cozy: Cuddly Days
• 9781837251261 Cute & Cozy: Girl Friends
• 9781837251278 Cute & Cozy: Sweethearts

Play cards and learn about raptors!

Anyone who enjoys birds and nature will love these cards for playing your favorite games or to use as flash cards. Based on the top-selling Birds of Prey field guides by Stan Tekiela, this gorgeous deck features full-color photographs of 54 different species—including hawks, eagles, falcons, kites, vultures, and owls. Play your favorite card games while learning to identify raptors. The deck is a fun and thoughtful gift.

Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture

What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building?

From arcades to Atari, and phone apps to virtual reality headsets, video games have been at the epicenter of our ever-evolving technological reality. Unlike other media technologies, video games demand engagement like no other, which begs the question—what is the role that video games play in our lives, from our homes, to our phones, and on global culture writ large?

How to Play Video Games brings together forty original essays from today’s leading scholars on video game culture, writing about the games they know best and what they mean in broader social and cultural contexts. Read about avatars in Grand Theft Auto V, or music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. See how Age of Empires taught a generation about postcolonialism, and how Borderlands exposes the seedy underbelly of capitalism. These essays suggest that understanding video games in a critical context provides a new way to engage in contemporary culture. They are a must read for fans and students of the medium.

The story of white masculinity in geek culture through a history of hobby gaming

Geek culture has never been more mainstream than it is now, with the ever-increasing popularity of events like Comic Con, transmedia franchising of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, market dominance of video and computer games, and the resurgence of board games such as Settlers of Catan and role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Yet even while the comic book and hobby shops where the above are consumed today are seeing an influx of BIPOC gamers, they remain overwhelmingly white, male, and heterosexual.

The Privilege of Play contends that in order to understand geek identity’s exclusionary tendencies, we need to know the history of the overwhelmingly white communities of tabletop gaming hobbyists that preceded it. It begins by looking at how the privileged networks of model railroad hobbyists in the early twentieth century laid a cultural foundation for the scenes that would grow up around war games, role-playing games, and board games in the decades ahead. These early networks of hobbyists were able to thrive because of how their leisure interests and professional ambitions overlapped. Yet despite the personal and professional strides made by individuals in these networks, the networks themselves remained cloistered and homogeneous—the secret playgrounds of white men.

Aaron Trammell catalogs how gaming clubs composed of lonely white men living in segregated suburbia in the sixties, seventies and eighties developed strong networks through hobbyist publications and eventually broke into the mainstream. He shows us how early hobbyists considered themselves outsiders, and how the denial of white male privilege they established continues to define the socio-technical space of geek culture today. By considering the historical role of hobbyists in the development of computer technology, game design, and popular media, The Privilege of Play charts a path toward understanding the deeply rooted structural obstacles that have stymied a more inclusive community. The Privilege of Play concludes by considering how digital technology has created the conditions for a new and more diverse generation of geeks to take center stage.

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Two Flying Scotsmen is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages.

The fifth title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Two Flying Scotsmen is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book and adventure story. In this latest tale, Sherlock Holmes and Watson find themselves trapped on a Flying Scotsman bound for Edinburgh after being mistakenly led to believe that Sherlock is needed in Scotland to thwart a plot against the Queen. Readers will quickly discover that the actual plot in motion is to rig a rail race between the two Flying Scotsmen happening that day. A race where the Queen’s son Bertie has ill-advisedly lent money to a small gang of ne’er-do-wells within the household of the socialite Daisy Greville. A woman with whom Bertie is having a secret affair.

With Sherlock trapped on one train and the gang rigging the other, readers will face many challenges in order to thwart the gang and prevent the news of Bertie’s affair reaching the public. Something readers must do before the race between the two locomotives concludes in Edinburgh.

The readers as Sherlock must solve the puzzles aboard the train and alert the authorities before reaching the stop at York. However, this isn’t the only challenge the readers will face as anti-monarchists – aware of the gang’s plot, also seek to destroy the reputation of the monarchy by attempting to derail one of the trains so the money can be lost and Bertie’s secrets can be exposed.

With the reputation of royalty at stake, readers will follow Sherlock as he strives to solve the puzzles and prevent the royal scandal from breaking. If Holmes fails to solve the mystery, not only a train but also the reputation of the monarchy could be catastrophically derailed.

Puzzles include:

• Riddles
• Logic Puzzles
• Timed Challenges
• Mathematical Brainteasers
• Maps and Mazes

This is the second title in a series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books: a unique, new form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape the pages.

Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle challenges while trapped in a locked room, this is an escape room in the form of a locked book: filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus an ingenious Hieroglyphic Code Wheel set into the cover.

Taking on the role of Sherlock Holmes, in this new adventure readers find themselves trapped with Watson in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum after a curator collapses in the Egyptian Collection. With King Edward VII due to arrive at the nearby tube station, and rumours of an anarchist plot, Holmes and Watson must find their way through the museum and fathom the involvement of both Mycroft and Colonel Sebastian Moran, if they are to win their freedom and save the day.

This book combines:

• Riddles
• Logic Puzzles
• Timed Challenges
• Mathematical Brainteasers
• Maps and Mazes

You are Sherlock Holmes…

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Tower of London is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages. The fourth title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Tower of London is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book and adventure story.

Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle puzzles while trapped in a locked room, it is an escape room in the form of a locked book, filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, and a clever Code Wheel set into the cover.

In the latest adventure in the series, readers will take on the role of the world’s foremost consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. Holmes’s nemesis Moriarty has locked Sherlock’s friend, the musician Odon von Mihalovic, with the Crown Jewels in a cage in Tower Bridge the night before a special ceremony is due to be held for the Queen. Holmes and Watson are themselves trapped in the nearby Tower of London by Moriarty, and they must work through the night and against the clock to find and free Odon from the cage to prevent him being disgraced in the ceremony the following morning.

This book combines:

• Riddles
• Logic Puzzles
• Timed Challenges
• Mathematical Brainteasers
• Maps and Mazes.

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Analytical Engine is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages.

The third title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Analytical Engine is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book and adventure story. Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle puzzles while trapped in a locked room, it is an escape room in the form of a locked book, filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, and a clever Code Wheel set into the cover. 

In this new adventure, readers will take on the role of the world’s foremost consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, snared at the centre of a cunning plot, after receiving a mysterious letter from beyond the grave. Intrigued by an invitation from mathematician Charles Babbage to view his newly completed pioneering contraption, Holmes becomes imprisoned in a magnificent London villa, where tricks, traps and illusions aim to divert him from uncovering the true purpose of the reimagined Analytical Engine. 

This book combines:

• Riddles
• Logic Puzzles
• Timed Challenges
• Mathematical Brainteasers
• Maps and Mazes.

You are Sherlock Holmes…

Test How Well You Know Our Most Beloved Festive Films This Christmas With Tricky Trivia for All the Family

Whether you're testing your memory on family favorites or expanding your knowledge of festive films, this book promises to make your holiday gatherings merrier, more fun, and full of memorable cinematic moments.

Christmas trivia questions. Are you ready to settle the age-old debate of which Christmas film deserves a prime spot in your heart and which one belongs on the naughty list? Quiz Actually is not just a fun trivia book, it's the perfect Christmas holiday movie trivia book to liven up your Christmas day celebrations.

Add a sprinkle of challenge and a dash of entertainment to your Christmas festivities. Quiz Actually celebrates the diverse array of films that have nestled their way into every family's holiday tradition. But here's the twist: how well do you really know these movies you watch year after year?

The ultimate Christmas day family game book. Fun and entertaining for the entire family, Quiz Actually is packed with over 750 questions and featured films including: Love, Actually; Home Alone; It's a Wonderful Life; Elf; The Grinch; The Nightmare Before Christmas; Scrooged; Bridget Jones's Diary; Harry Potter; The Holiday; Die Hard (yes; and many, many more!

Inside, you'll find:

• A treasure trove of fun and entertaining quiz questions
• Christmas fun that the whole family can enjoy
• Christmas classics and the unexpected holiday film

If you enjoy trivia activity books such as Broadway Musical Trivia Book, Christmas Trivia, or Your Brain on Facts, then Quiz Actually is for you.

Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture

What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building?

From arcades to Atari, and phone apps to virtual reality headsets, video games have been at the epicenter of our ever-evolving technological reality. Unlike other media technologies, video games demand engagement like no other, which begs the question—what is the role that video games play in our lives, from our homes, to our phones, and on global culture writ large?

How to Play Video Games brings together forty original essays from today’s leading scholars on video game culture, writing about the games they know best and what they mean in broader social and cultural contexts. Read about avatars in Grand Theft Auto V, or music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. See how Age of Empires taught a generation about postcolonialism, and how Borderlands exposes the seedy underbelly of capitalism. These essays suggest that understanding video games in a critical context provides a new way to engage in contemporary culture. They are a must read for fans and students of the medium.

This is the perfect book for fans of Journal 29, and those who want to re-create an exciting escape-room experience in their own home!

You are Adam Parkinson, an intrepid journalist who has recently been employed by the time-travelling Wexell Corporation. Adam is invited to an unusual art gallery, filled with objects and artworks donated by a mysterious figure. It will be up to you to help Adam unravel the mysteries of the Gallery, and you will travel from Ancient Egypt to Victorian England – and beyond – to do it. And, quite possibly, to save the world!

Escape from the Gallery is an immersive escape-room experience that provides a visual feast as well as a tricky puzzle adventure. Featuring artworks ranging from Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to Mexican masterpieces, you will need to solve visual riddles and discover the hidden secrets that lie within the artworks if you want to figure out what is going on, and why this might be the most important visit to a gallery you have ever made.

Puzzles from the Nether re-creates the retro world of Hawkins, where Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, Max and their ever-frazzled parents navigate the Upside Down, fight off herds of demodogs and eat far too many Eggo's.

To help the team, you must guide Hopper through the demogorgon tunnels, reveal the codes to help Bob escape Hawkins Lab and solve eerie riddles to earn your place in the gang.

There are more than 100 puzzles and riddles based on the world of Stranger Things with both fantastically frightening and whimsically retro artworks throughout the book to illustrate every brainteaser.

52 cards to prompt journalling; helping us to better understand ourselves and our priorities

Journaling is one of the most effective ways to regain direction and calm: but what we should ideally be journaling about isn’t always clear.

This set of prompt cards directs us to some of the most fruitful topics for reflection and self-exploration. Use them as you journal to find inspiration and encouragement. Each of the prompts engages the mind in some of the things that matter most and helps us to better understand ourselves and our priorities.

The prompts tackle key topics around relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions. They invite us to go on new journeys within ourselves that will leave us more joyful, self-aware and serene.

Instructions

• Flip through the cards when the urge to journal strikes.
• Stop where it feels relevant; and let the prompt guide you towards new insights and awareness.
• Write as much or as little as feels relevant.
• Repeat regularly.
• Alternatively, use the cards to inspire reflections that don’t get written down. You might even use them in a discussion with a friend.

60 cards for understanding how we feel

It can sometimes be very hard to know – let alone tell others – what we actually feel. This is a product to help us begin this therapeutic journey.

Each card puts a finger on an emotion that we might be experiencing without being able to pin it down exactly. The cards range in themes from the happy to the sad, the agitated to the serene. The backs of the cards are beautifully illustrated by artist Helen Cann, and can be arranged into a mindful map of emotions.

Use with a friend, a partner, a therapist, a child or a parent – in any situation where we want to sift through a range of emotional options in order to define what is truly coursing through us. With charm and ease, we become clearer to ourselves – and a lot more understandable and open to others.

A set of 52 question cards to spark insightful and playful encounters 

Great dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find out more about one another, discover what makes us both tick, share some of what we like and reveal how we see the world. 

This is a collection of cards that can be used on a date to help provoke the best kinds of discussion. This pack includes 52 cards, each one posing an intriguing question or setting a challenge, designed to provoke, entertain and stimulate. As a bonus, the cards are graded according to how probing they are (Easy, Medium and Hard) so that you can playfully match the discussion with the flow of an evening.

El primer cuaderno de actividades oficial de Agatha Christie.

¿Eres capaz de descubrir quién lo hizo, con qué y por qué, siguiendo la estela de los icónicos investigadores Hércules Poirot y Miss Marple?

Pon a prueba tus habilidades de detective con este apasionante cuaderno de actividades. ¿Tienes el estilo, el orden y el método de Poirot, o la perspicaz y discreta inteligencia de Miss Marple? Adéntrate en el fascinante universo de Agatha Christie y pon a prueba tu ingenio con las intrigas y misterios que te proponen estos enigmas.

Saca brillo a tu bigote, recoge tus agujas de tejer y pon en marcha tus pequeñas células grises con esta intrigante serie de eventos. Desde juegos de lógica y crucigramas, pasando por sopas de letras, laberintos y juegos de palabras, sumérgete y disfruta del mundo de Agatha Christie.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The first official Agatha Christie activity book.

Can you discover who did it, with what, and why, following in the footsteps of the iconic investigators Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?

Test your detective skills with this thrilling activity book. Do you have Poirot’s style, order, and method, or Miss Marple’s keen and discreet intelligence? Dive into Agatha Christie’s fascinating universe and challenge your wits with the puzzles and mysteries presented here.

Polish your mustache, pick up your knitting needles, and get your little grey cells working with this intriguing collection. From logic games and crosswords to word searches, mazes, and word puzzles, immerse yourself and enjoy the world of Agatha Christie.

• 96 page, full-color book
• Simple instructions and clear diagrams
• 152 Mahjong playing cards sized 1.75 x 3.25"

• 30 advanced dot-to-dot puzzles—each based on Hokusai's iconic Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series, with an average of over 800 dots per puzzle
• Includes "The Great Wave off Kanagawa", the most famous work in all of Japanese art
• Full-color reproductions of the original Hokusai prints accompany each puzzle, along with insightful descriptions
• Printed on high-quality, bleed-resistant paper—ideal for pens or pencils
• Designed to improve focus, reduce stress, and support brain health through mindful engagement

• 1000 pieces
• Finished puzzle is 29 x 20 inches
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Full color A3 sized Poster (11.75 x 16.5 inch) included for reference
• Features a classic Japanese woodblock print by the artist Toyohara Kunichika

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 29 x 20 inches
• Features a colorful coral reef scene

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Singapore's Gardens by the Bay

• 192 page, full-color book
• Play basics like scoring, wall-building and rules
• Essential tools to improve and enhance game-play skills
• Winning strategies to be on the offensive and play defense
• Tips to master the game through actual examples and scenarios

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Japan's Himeji Castle
• Himeji Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its imposing size, elegant white appearance and spectacular grounds. It is one of Japan's original 12 castles, dating back more than 400 years.

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches
• Features a vibrant photograph of Tokyo at night
• The Kabuki-cho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo is famous for its vibrant nightlife and neon signs

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Korea

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Mount Fuji and the Chureito Pagoda surrounded by cherry blossoms in the springtime
• Mount Fuji is Japan's tallest mountain and has inspired artists, pilgrims and poets for centuries. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013

• Swim with merkittens and sugar-coated seahorses as you visit Bubblegum Beach!
• Pay a visit to a dinosaur daycare where prehistoric cuties play the day away!
• Curl up inside a giant bento box with lovable lunchtime foods and friends!
• Climb Marshmallow Mountain with peppermint penguins, jellybean birds and soft pillows of snow!
• Hang out in Honeycomb Haven where the sweetest bees inhabit the happiest hive you'll ever see!
• Plus 119 other kawaii scenes to brighten up your day as you color them in!

• Easy-to-follow instructions
• Full-color illustrations and photographs
• Instruction on:
  1. Authentic Chinese Mahjong play
  2. Cantonese Mahjong play
  3. Shanghai Mahjong play
  4. American Mahjong play
  5. The 12-tile versions of the game

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches
• Features a woodblock print by well-known artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835—1900), dating from 1864
• This lovely scene shows four beautiful courtesans dressed in expensive costumes in the Yoshiwara entertainment district of Old Tokyo

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches
• Features a mesmerizing photo from Japan's Fushimi Inari shrine
• Fushimi Inari is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the best-known Shinto shrine in Japan
• It is famous for the 10,000 vermilion Torii gates which form a 4-km (2.5-mile) pathway leading up and around the mountain

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo skyline, including Tokyo Tower
• The bridge is famous for its views of the city and nighttime illumination, which changes color based on the day, time and season

• Adorable Animals: Including a Japanese bush warbler among plum blossoms, panda bears in a bamboo grove and a quizzical, long-eared Japanese squirrel in the forest
• Beautiful Flowers: Like delicate cherry blossoms, extravagant irises blooming before a temple pagoda and a water lily unfurling above its lily pad
• Notable Portraits: Including Marilyn Monroe, Ludwig van Beethoven and the timeless beauty of Cleopatra
• Spectacular Sights and Landmarks: Such as the serene Ginkaku-ji Temple, the Parthenon and the sandstone towers of Angkor Wat
• Masterpieces of the Art World: For example, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Botticelli's The Birth of Venus

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 29 x 20 inches
• Features a colorful coral reef scene

• The opening (fuseki)
• The middle (chuban)
• The endgame (yose)
• Clever moves (tesuji)
• Life and death (shikatsu)
• Winning corner skirmishes (joseki)
• Accurate counting

• Recognizing Mah Jongg tiles in different types of sets
• Building the walls and dealing the tiles
• Organizing your tiles and planning your play
• Understanding table rules and etiquette
• Winning strategies for various types of hands

• A timeless sample Mah Jongg scoring card
• A paper set to cut out and use while learning
• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
• Over 80 color illustrations
• Helpful practice exercises and quizzes that reinforce the lessons
• Access to a website that provides up to date information about the game
• A glossary of terms that every Mah Jongg player needs to know

• Finding the best hand
• The use of defensive tools
• To Expose or not to Expose and why
• Determining an opponent's hand
• And much more…

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Japan's Nebuta Festival in Aomori
• The festival features huge floats in the shape of Samurai warriors made of wood or bamboo, covered in papier mache, and lit from within by hundreds of lights

• Sample game and commentary
• Discussion of various opening strategies and game positions
• Explanation of how to read a Japanese score
• Fold-out Shogi board
• Sturdy paper playing pieces

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 29 x 20 inches
• Features a colorful jungle scene filled with diverse Indonesian wildlife

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 29 x 20 inches (74 x 51 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Bali's Pura Ulun Danu — the sacred temple on Lake Bratan
• Built in 1663, this temple seems to float on the lake and is dedicated to the water goddess Dewi Danu

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 29 x 20 inches
• Features a colorful jungle scene filled with diverse Indonesian wildlife

• Step-by-step instructions for gameplay.
• Hands-on "Do It" exercises
• Tips and quizzes for natural learning
• Mahjong background and history
• An explanation of tile symbolism
• Glossary of Mahjong terms

• 96 page, full-color book
• Simple instructions and clear diagrams
• 152 Mahjong cards (1.75 x 3.25 inches)

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 29 x 20 inches (74 x 51 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of the world's largest Buddhist monument — Borobudur Temple located in Central Java, Indonesia
• The temple was built in the 8th and 9th centuries and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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"[Sandberg] has organized the chapters in the best possible way."
"This book covers it all."

• Hands-on "Do It" exercises
• Tips and quizzes for natural learning
• Mah Jongg background and history
• Clear explanations of the tile symbols
• A glossary of key Mah Jongg terms
• An official cut-out NMJL "Card of Hands"

• 1000 pieces
• Finished puzzle is 29 x 20 inches
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Full-color A3 sized Poster (11.75 x 16.5 inch) included for reference
• Features a beautiful Autumn photograph of Daigo-ji, in Kyoto, Japan

• 1000 pieces
• Finished puzzle is 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a woodblock print by the well-known artist Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912) and dates from 1891

• 1000 pieces
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Finished puzzle 24 x 18 inches
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of Ginkaku-ji Temple and its gardens
• Popularly known as the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," this is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan, completed around 1490
• Ginkaku-ji's garden features ponds, raked gravel and a miniature replica of Mt. Fuji

• Finding the best hand
• The use of defensive tools
• To Expose or not to Expose and why
• Determining an opponent's hand
• And many more…

• 1000 pieces
• Finished puzzle is 29 x 20 inches (74 x 51 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features full color photos of more than 60 types of sushi and the names of each

• 1000 pieces
• Finished size is 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features a beautiful, full-color photograph of the Philippines' MassKara festival

• Step-by-step instructions for gameplay.
• Hands-on "Do It" exercises
• Tips and quizzes for easy learning
• Mahjong background and history
• An explanation of tile symbolism
• Glossary of Mahjong terms

• The opening (fuseki)
• The middle (chuban)
• The endgame (yose)
• Clever moves (tesuji)
• Life and death (shikatsu)
• Winning corner skirmishes (joseki)
• Accurate counting

• 1000 pieces
• Finished puzzle is 24 x 18 inches
• Quality design & easy to handle pieces
• Features the classic Japanese woodblock print Flowers (1854) by Toyokuni III/Kunisada
• This print is of women in Edo's (modern day Tokyo) Yoshiwara district, surrounded by beautiful cherry blossoms

• 176 page, full-color book
• Play basics like scoring, wall-building and rules
• Essential tools to improve and enhance game-play skills
• Winning strategies to be on the offensive and play defense
• Tips to master the game through actual examples and scenarios

• Sample game and commentary
• Discussion of various opening strategies and game positions
• Explanation of how to read a Japanese score
• Fold-out Shogi board
• Sturdy paper playing pieces

• Easy-to-follow instructions
• Full-color illustrations and photographs
• Instruction on:
  1. Authentic Chinese Mahjong play
  2. Cantonese Mahjong play
  3. Shanghai Mahjong play
  4. American Mahjong play
  5. The 12-tile versions of the game

• 96 page, full-color book
• Simple instructions and clear diagrams
• 152 Mahjong tiles