Free eBooks - Games

Chess is one of the most challenging - and enjoyable - games that has ever been played. It has a history that goes back over a thousand years, and there is some evidence that perhaps it is even older than that. The Rules of Chess is a free book, in electronic format, that will teach young and old how to play the "Royal Game." Written by one of the great instructors of the modern era, Bruce Pandolfini, it is in fact ... more...

The ChessCafe Puzzle Books! We are pleased to offer excerpts from three of the most popular chess books available today. They are The ChessCafe Puzzle Books 1 and 2 by German grandmaster Karsten Muller and Book 3, also by Muller, and in cooperation with Dutch international master Merijn van Delft. All three books are available in both traditional, hard copy and electronic editions. The original books are published ... more...

Whether you play poker for fun, play for real money or are preparing for a poker tournament fundraiser this guide will tutor you on the basics of poker and beyond. And it's free. This guide includes: - Playing styles; their advantages and vulnerabilities, - the mathematics of poker including outs, odds, percentages, pot odds, and implied odds - additional suggested readings more...

The "Simple Word Find" series is for Word Find fans. The puzzles are "Simple" yet still fun. But, since most hardware eReaders make it impossible to "write" on the puzzle grid to circle your found words, a short-hand notation answer key is used instead of circling. It's explained in the instructions. Please download the sample before purchasing to ensure it works OK on your own reader. more...

Welcome to all word puzzle fans!This puzzle book is special. I feel sure you will not find another offering similar brainteasers in any book shop or on the internet. Take advantage by downloading this free sampler and then go on to purchase the full print version at many sites on the web or by ordering it at any good bookshop. Have fun! more...

These are simple solutions for solving the Shepherd Cube and Tartan Cube. more...

“NAP,” OR “NAPOLEON.” ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The game of Napoleon, or as it is more generally and popularly called “Nap,” was introduced into this country from the United States, it is believed, about 1865, although it is recorded that the game had previously been played for high stakes at some of the more notorious gambling clubs. It is ... more...

I. RULES OF THE GAME A GAME of chess is played by two opponents on a square board consisting of sixty-four White and Black squares arranged alternately. The forces on each side comprise sixteen units, namely a King, a Queen, two Rooks, two Bishops, two Knights, and eight Pawns. All units move according to different laws, and the difference in their mobility is the criterion of their relative value and of the ... more...

CHAPTER I First Principles: Endings, Middle-Game and Openings The first thing a student should do, is to familiarise himself with the power of the pieces. This can best be done by learning how to accomplish quickly some of the simple mates. 1. SOME SIMPLE MATES Example 1.—The ending Rook and King against King. The principle is to drive the opposing King to the last line on any side of the board. ... more...

PREFACE The present world war has given great impetus to the game of Chess. In the prison camps, in the field hospitals, in the training camps and even in the trenches Chess has become a favorite occupation in hours of leisure, not only because it offers a most fascinating pastime, but mainly because it serves beyond any doubt to develop what is now the most interesting study for every soldier—the grasp ... more...