"Tabletop and board games aren't just for rainy days or awkward family events anymore. As the game industry grows, people of all ages are jumping to play "the original social network." In our ever-increasing technological world, playing old-school games is a welcome retreat from the overexposure to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of social media. Over the past few years, board games have become the hot new hobby. Instead of friends sitting...

It's game night for your youngest patrons with this set of games for ages 3 and up. Early cooperation and game play are sure to be a hit for parents looking to engage theirs kids at home or for kids.

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

"Learning to play chess is almost a life skill. Many people play it and even more reference its strategy in all kinds of conversations. It's a great game for young people to become familiar with--and even learn to love! This book gives a thorough, but simple, overview of the basic rules and moves of chess. From how to use each piece to some popular strategies, the game play outlined helps new players head right to the chess board after reading!"--Amazon.com...

"[This book] is structured like a chess course, with knowledge carefully introduced as readers turn the pages--assisted by . . . chess pieces illustrated by Brian Lambert. The . . . [author] uses mini games and chess puzzles to teach important concepts and avoid overwhelming beginners. Kids will learn key skills like how to play the perfect opening and trick their opponents to bring about checkmate. By the end of the book readers should be able to...

The film centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain₂t no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Barbershop), this film skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?

"Rose Marie loves games, and she's great at them. But playing board games won't pay the bills. When the opportunity arises to see her own board game find mass distribution-something she's been working on her entire life-she turns to the one person most qualified to help: her gaming nemesis and best friend's older brother, William Adler. Rose soon realizes that her project isn't the only game between them-and William never accepts defeat. This might...

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.

Players must race against time and each other to solve a puzzle of interlocking shapes.

"You must cultivate plots of land using irrigation and intelligence so that bamboo, the only food that the Panda will eat, grows in abundance. But beware of the sacred animal's uncontrollable appetite for crunchy young sprouts."--Container.