card games

The latest showdown between Psy Qualia users pits Ren agains newcomer Aichi. As they both peer into the game and forecast the flow of their cards, the outcome seems inevitable, but even a weak will can have a strong influence.

"A lot has happened to Aichi since we last saw him. He recently won the Vanguard Asia Circuit and is now about to enroll in high school. But as he will soon find out, high school life may become his biggest challenge yet. Who knew starting a cardfight club would be so difficult?"--Back cover.

There's no denying it: board and card games are hot right now. In fact, they're one of the most popular leisure activities around. Kickstarter, the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world, is packed with entrepreneurs developing new, innovative experiences, and the industry has become a multibillion-dollar giant in gaming and collectibles in a short amount of time. Readers no doubt have seen or heard of one or perhaps many of these games, but in this volume, they'll get the inside scoop needed to join, play, and win.

In a small town on the Mississippi River, four men too old to work anymore begin playing cards together, and as the game goes on over months and years, they continually improve the place where they play.

Generation Decks tells the story of the mould-breaking fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering. The brainchild of misfit maths genius Richard Garfield, Magic combines fiendishly complex gameplay with collectability. When it came out in the early '90s it transformed the lives of gamers who had longed for a game that combined challenging mechanics and kick-ass artwork with a chance to connect and compete with likeminded people. Titus Chalk's tale is part biography, charting the author's own relationship with the game, part history, and part love letter to the card game that made it cool to be a geek. Prepare to meet Generation Decks, a community like no other...

When a game of trading playing cards gets out of hand at a grade school and the cards are banned, Matt and his classmates come up with a solution to save them.

Max Sumner and his friends form a club called the Grey Griffins, after a popular card game, and when characters from the game start to appear, it is up to Max and his friends to stop the wicked creatures from destroying their town.

Provides rules and strategies for 200 different types of card games. Includes illustrated examples.