adventure games

"A group of teenagers discover a dead body while playing an app-based adventure game that sends players to 'random' locations, unlocking a much deeper mystery about their small town"--OCLC.

Text and illustrations presents a handbook for the role play game "Magic: the Gathering World of Theros" for use in Dungeons & Dragons.

LARPing, or live-action role playing, is one of the hottest hobbies today. Its devoted participants develop detailed characters, inventing names and personalities, as well as costumes and props. The improvisational nature and opportunity for creativity at LARP events makes for a new experience every time. Readers will dive headfirst into this fascinating pastime, guided by experienced LARPer and writer Michael Sciandra through the ins and outs of participation. Age-appropriate engaging text and full-color photography from actual LARPers brings readers into this whole new exciting world.

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...

A guide to leading effective Project Adventure programs that includes ideas for games, activities, warm-ups, closures, and more.

Offers teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators an overview of the basic concepts of Adventure Education and explains how the method can be used to engage learners and improve classroom experiences.

Edward's involvement with a mysterious adventure game leads to a confrontation with his boarding school's tyrannical headmaster and evil doctor.

Readers follow a trail of clues on each page in an attempt to find Professor Potts, who is missing. Includes helpful hints and answers at the back of the book.

Traces the history of adventure games and discusses how to choose your first game and find other players, play through the mail or on your computer, join adventure game clubs, and attend conventions.

Children learn about life in the Middle Ages while taking part in a story about a struggling medieval settlement, where they experience the traditional activities and tasks that were a part of everyday life in the era.