Games of Strategy, Second Edition
Sales rank: 2759
Now available in a Second Edition, Games of Strategy remains the most accessible principles-level text for courses in game theory, addressing a remarkably broad range of concepts in a narrative that is both clear and compelling. Using resonant real-world examples, the authors simplify difficult theoretic ideas, helping students see the value of strategic thinking in a variety of situations. The text has been carefully updated for this Second Edition, including thorough revisions of the sections on sequential- and simultaneous-move games and those on voting and auctioning. This is an inviting introduction to game theory, offering students an engaging, comprehensive view of the discipline without assuming a prior knowledge of economics or complex mathematics (uses only high school algebra). |
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My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles (Math & Logic Puzzles)
Sales rank: 13971
Noted expert selects 70 "short" puzzles. The Returning Explorer, The Mutilated Chessboard, Scrambled Box Tops, and 67 more. Solutions included. |
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The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science
Sales rank: 15354
An obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges, puzzles, riddles, and illusions--originals as well as must-do classics. It's like popcorn for the brain with jam-packed pages and a full-color illustration for each entry, this book is a call to action. Twelve basic catagories including Geometry, Patterns, Numbers, Logic and Probability, and Perception. An easy-to-read key at the top of each game ranks its difficulty on a scale of 1 to 10, while indices in the back crossreference the puzzles. The answers are included too. 432 pages. 9 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches. |
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Are You Smart, or What? A Bizarre Book of Games & Fun for Everyone
Sales rank: 36754
Are You Smart, or What? is the most entertaining book of word games, ever! It combines clever challenges and surprising answers with playful innovations to both amaze and amuse readers of all ages. All puzzles are concise and uncomplicated. They are about ordinary words and things that everybody knows about so the entire family can enjoy them. |
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So You Think You're Smart: 150 Fun and Challenging Brain Teasers
Sales rank: 26177
So You Think You're Smart is a delightful book of word games that the entire family can enjoy. All games are concise, uncomplicated and, most of all, a lot of fun. They are about ordinary words and things that everybody knows about so only common knowledge and a bit of resourcefulness are needed to solve them. The games are only one of the fun features. All answers are encrypted! Each is given on the same page as the game, but is printed upside-down and backward - as in a mirror image. To ensure that they cannot be accidentally read, the answers are further obscured by using italics and a reduced size type. A mirror is needed to reveal the answers - and a special unbreakable plastic one is provided with each book. |
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Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 3: 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles (Sudoku Easy to Hard)
Release Date: 2005-09-15
Sales rank: 44544
THE HOTTEST CRAZE IN PUZZLES!
From puzzlemaster and New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz comes sudoku, the new “wordless crossword” puzzle that’s taking the world by storm! Once you start, you won’t want to stop. These addictive puzzles are easy to understand---just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules---but incredibly fun and engaging to complete. You don’t need any mathematics knowledge: Just supply a pencil and an inquisitive mind.
This brand-new collection features original sudoku ranging from effortlessly easy to devilishly difficult, along with an introduction from Will Shortz that explains these fascinating puzzles and how to solve them. Plus, the last five bonus puzzles in the book are giants---more than 50 percent larger and correspondingly more fun to solve! If you’re a crossword fan, a fan of logic puzzles, or just a puzzle lover in general, you will be engrossed and delighted with sudoku!
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One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers: Good Clean Puzzles for Kids of All Ages
Sales rank: 25747
Readers of all ages will be astonished and stumped by these interactive mysteries. In brief paragraphs and black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner present 100 puzzles, each with a logical “aha” answer…that may require thinking outside the box. Clues and answers are included in separate sections. Rex is surprised when the phone rings. He answers it and writes down a message. He doesn’t know the person who called or the person being called. He will never meet them. What is going on? Clue: Rex was working Clue: He was in a public place Clue: It wasn’t his personal phone Answer: Rex works for the phone company. He’d just finished repairing a pay phone and it rang. The caller explained her friend was supposed to be there. Rex wrote down the message and left it for the friend to find. Hours of wholesome entertainment is practically guaranteed! |
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Foodie Fight: A Trivia Game with Gameboard and Cards
Sales rank: 31661
Calling all food lovers! This addictive trivia game allows players to strut their culinary stuff and prove who is the smartest foodie of them all. With over 1,000 questions on topics ranging from culinary science and celebrity chefs to food history and exotic cuisine, each player is bound to get a full serving of food knowledge. But think fast, because the first player or team to fill in their game board wins! Includes:
- Deck of trivia cards
- Six game boards
- Color die |
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Mensa Exercise Your Mind Math & Logic Puzzles (Mensa)
Sales rank: 63448
An old favorite--Mensa Math & Logic Puzzles--gets a brand-new look: it's now in color!
And the puzzles are fantastic: they're the kind of challenge found at the World Puzzle Championships, and they require no language to solve. For example, you are given a grid of dots that has some numbers (0, 1, 2, or 3) in them. You need to connect the dots in one continuous path so that each number is surrounded by that many lines. So a "3" means that three of the four sides around it must be connected. All the puzzles are similar abstract exercises, and all have unique solutions that can be reached using pure logic. They're difficult--and really satisfying exercise for your brain.
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Boggle Brainbusters: The Ultimate Word-Search Puzzle Book
Sales rank: 49502
Boggle is a worldwide success phenomenon. It is sold in almost all English-speaking countries, and there are special versions for other languages as well. Boggle is so popular that there are tournaments all over the country. Type "Boggle tournament" into a search engine and you'll get thousands of hits. Boggle Brainbusters! plays like the fast paced word game itself. Try to find as many words of three or more letters as you can. Form words by joining letters up, down, side to side, and even diagonally. Puzzles are suitable for players aged eight to adult - the whole family will be playing and puzzling for hours! |
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