Puzzles & Games

"The third volume of the official Final Fantasy XIV lore books, written and compiled by the Final Fantasy XIV development team. Includes an exclusive bonus code for an in-game minion! Offering a staggering amount of information on the Shadowbringers and Endwalker expansions, Encyclopaedia Eorzea III brings readers further into the realms of the global hit video game. Covering everything from key character profiles, enemies and deities to weapons, area maps and bestiaries, this full-color, deluxe hardcover will be a source of delight and inspiration for players on their unending journeys"--

A Handheld Historyis a unique celebration of portable platforms and their iconic games.

Brought to you by Penguin.The first new Dragonlance novel from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman in over a decade, and featuring fan-favorite characters from the iconic first two trilogies, Dragonlance Chronicles and Dragonlance Legends--books that brought a generation of readers into the fantasy fold.Destina Rosethorn--as her name implies--believes herself to be very much a favored child of destiny. But when her father dis in the War of the Lance, her carefully-constructed world comes crashing down. Not only does she lost her beloved father, but the legacy he has left her: a wealthy fiance, and rule over the family lands and castle. With nothing left in the world to support her but wits and determination, she hatches a bold plan: to secure the Device of Time Journeying she read about in one of her father's books and prevent her father's death.The last known holder of the Device was one of the Heroes of the Lance: the free-spirited kender, Tasselhoff Burrfoot. BUt when Destina arrives in Solace--home not only to Tas, but to fellow heroes Caramon and Tika Majere--she sets into motion a chain of events more deadly than she had ever anticipated: one that could change not only her personal history, but the fate of the entire world, allowing a previously-defeated evil to once again gain ascendancy.(c) Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Make your PCs sweat with villains and minions designed to challenge them as never before!- New deluxe edition of Masters, Minions and Tactics from the award-winning fantasy art studio Jetpack7- Includes more than two dozen deadly BBEGs, including 5 new villains exclusive to this edition- Villains for low level and high level parties, plus tactics for more than 75 different minions and Big Bads- Completely reedited and redesigned, with exclusive guidelines for creating your own original villains and minions, as well as three exciting one-shots adventures!A game master's biggest challenge can be prep time. With busy lives in mind, this book provides new and exciting content to help GMs save hours of time preparing for a game. Inside, readers will find twenty-five "Big Bosses," along with insights into how they use their minions strategically in order to decimate any heroic threat that might cross their paths. The Game Master's Book of Villains, Minions and Their Tactics provides tips and strategies that readers can use to "drag and drop" a BBEG into a new or existing game, with full color illustrations, lore, stats, combat tactics, and special abilities for each exciting entry. You'll also find detailed tactics and combat strategies for more than 75 minions and bosses found throughout the 5E game. In addition to providing three exciting one-shot adventures, the book also shows you how to create your own original villains, minions and monsters - the best of the worst your game has to offer.

Color in this intricate collection of patterns with a creature hidden in each detailed page, getting more difficult to spot as the book goes on.Get lost in detailed patterns in this complex, beautiful, and playful coloring book. Each page has a creature hidden amid the linework, leaving both beginner and expert coloring fans guessing. By the end of the book, the creatures may even be too well hidden to spot!    Color them to blend and have your friends try to spot them, or make them stand out in the swirls, shapes, and leaves. However you choose to color them in, The Hidden Creatures Coloring Book will provide a fun spin on your typical coloring book!

"The trauma that our world experienced in recent years--as result of both the pandemic and societal tensions that threaten to overwhelm us-has been unprecedented and is not going away anytime soon. It is clear that existing political and economic systems are not enough to bring the change that the world needs. In this book, Rainn Wilson explores the possibility and hope for a spiritual revolution, a 'Soul Boom' in order to address today's greatest issues--mental health, racism and sexism, climate change, and economic injustice. For Wilson, this is very serious and essential pursuit, but he brings great humor and his own unique perspective to the conversation. He feels that, culturally, we've thrown the baby out with the bathwater--and that bathwater is spirituality, Faith and the Sacred. The baby is us, and we are in need of profound healing and a unifying understanding of the world that religion provides. Sharing his experience of losing his father during the summer of 2020 as well as his personal struggles with addiction and mental health, Wilson is an empathetic narrator and thinker who readers will appreciate and trust. Wilson's approach to spirituality--the non-physical, eternal aspects of ourselves--is relatable and will apply to people of all beliefs, even the skeptics. Filled with genuine insight--not to mention enlightening Kung Fu and Star Trek references--the book offers the keys to delving into ancient wisdom and seeking out practical, transformative answers to life's biggest questions"--

Learn to build like Brickman - in-depth skills, techniques and know-how so you can build your most impressive LEGO creation ever.

A bestselling and award-winning artist presents a fun, illustrated approach to yoga to help you loosen up with a smile on your face! Marion Deuchars has practiced yoga for many years and knows well the benefits it brings. Now she invites you to join her stiff bird in a selection of classic poses, stretches, and breathing exercises that are guaranteed to revive and energize.Yoga for Stiff Birds rejects the clichés of studio photography in favor of a friendlier illustrated look. With a few strokes of her brush, Deuchars helps Bob into every position from downward-facing dog to tree—and you’ll want to follow suit. With 60 poses and sequences (all carefully checked by yoga professionals) presented in a lay-flat binding, the book is both practical and inspiring. The full-color art will raise a smile, whether you’re a regular practitioner or a yoga novice, and will encourage even the creakiest beginner to breathe, stretch, and bend like they never have before. Already a bestseller in the UK and internationally, Yoga for Stiff Birds is a truly unique book: once seen, never forgotten.

Paint your Way Through Enchanting Forests on High-Quality, Watercolor Paper This charming collection from popular pattern designer and illustrator, Clare Therese Gray, makes relaxing with watercolour an absolute breeze. Readers will leave their stresses behind for the allure of cosy cottages, woodland creatures and forest flora - all pre-drawn and ready to be brought to life with paint. Adult colouring books are an amazing way to unwind, and Clare's art provides the perfect opportunity to get lost amidst peaceful woods and friendly critters, even if you've never held a paintbrush. An easy-to-follow primer on basic watercolor technique precedes 40 intricate pen and ink illustrations, ensuring anyone can enjoy a soothing, creative activity, regardless of their drawing experience. Between tranquil tones, whimsical scenes and the inherent calm of paint flowing across paper, each project will provide readers with a clear mind and effortless, forest-inspired masterpiece! This book will include 40 illustrations to color.

With 73 million units sold worldwide, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise is established as one of the best-selling game series ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most-engrossing art and storytelling in the industry, Assassin's Creed transcends video games, branching into other entertainment experiences including comic books, novels, short films and an impressive merchandise line-up. The recently announced Assassin's Creed Unity takes players into the heart of the French Revolution. Marrying intricately detailed environments and next-gen capabilities, Paris comes to life around you and immerses you in the grit and grime of a city in turmoil. Continuing in the footsteps of this already world-renowned franchise, Assassin's Creed Unity brings to life a time of unrest and disorder in one of the greatest cities in the world, promising to be the biggest and best experience yet. Highlights in the game, and in the book, include the different areas of Paris, each with their own identity and population, towering buildings bigger than any Assassin's Creed game so far and an amazing range of locations and action. (c) 2014 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Thirty-six 2-player and two solo scenarios designed for use with any Sci-fi skirmish rules.

Relaxation, creativity, and joy collide in coloring activities for advanced artists and Minecraft fans seeking a fun challenge!Creepers got you down? Pickaxe constantly breaking? Illagers raiding your hard-won homestead? Sometimes even the hardiest adventurer just needs a break. Based on Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, this deluxe adult coloring book lets you slow down, destress, and color your way through over sixty epic pages of original art inspired by the expansive, wondrous, and never-ending Minecraft world. RELAX AND ESCAPE: No need to craft a Nether portal. Just grab your pencils, crayons, or markers and create your own colorful Minecraft scenes, no pickaxe required. STUNNING ORIGINAL ART: With over 64 pages of beautiful, never-before-seen art, relive your Minecraft adventurers. We promise the creepers won’t explode. IGNITE YOUR CREATIVITY: Put your own spin on iconic characters, places, and items while exercising your creative spark.

A comprehensive A -Z of creative builds and insider tips, from the star judge of the smash-hit TV show Lego (R) Masters Australia.

An inside look at kokeshi dolls: from the skilled woodworkers behind their design to their important cultural significance. Kokeshi are the simple and charming traditional Japanese dolls characterized by their cylindrical shape and lack of arms and legs. Historically made as children's toys in Japan's northern region of Tohoku, they have now become a popular collector's item and have even inspired famous architects and artists. In this visual guide, readers will find: An overview of the different types of dollsHow kokeshi dolls are crafted, including information on tools and woods usedInterviews with leading kokeshi craftspeople worldwideDetailed information about both traditional dolls and the modern ones being crafted todayAn exploration of the cultural significance of kokeshi dolls--both historically and for the areas of northern Japan that rebuilt themselves after their region was decimated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011A guide to visiting Japan's kokeshi regionsInformation on how to buy the dolls--either directly from Japanese artisans or stockists worldwideFilled with artist interviews, gorgeous photos and firsthand travel experience, author Manami Okazaki has created a book to be enjoyed by all--from serious collectors to woodcrafters, interior designers, architects, armchair travelers and anyone with an interest in Japanese culture and travel.

A beautiful visual celebration of the iconic LEGO minifigure complete with never-before-seen images, engaging essays, and fascinating infographics.

Level up your Game Master skills with these fun, interactive prompts and activities to help your world building from RPG expert James D'Amato.

This book describes how to make two vertical and two horizontal copper boilers with a capacity of less than three-bar litres. All four boilers are heated with liquid petroleum gas (LPG) contained in small refillable or disposable tanks. With over 285 colour photographs and diagrams, it includes the tools and equipment required, together with important safety considerations; how to work the various materials to make the necessary parts; step-by-step instructions on the technique of silver solder; the testing regime; a review of various sizes and shapes of gas burners and how to connect them; instructions for building replacements for the well-known Verto boiler, a vertical boat boiler, a portable-engine boiler and a Cornish boiler with Galloway tubes. Finally, there is guidance on the efficient operation and essential maintenance of steam boilers and safety calculations and a list of useful contacts.

South of a forbidding range of mountain peaks lies aland of boundless resources and untold opportunity. The Mwangi Expanse has beenhome to an untold diversity of cultures and peoples since time immemorial,hosting powerful, isolated city states that have often paid little attention totheir neighbors. Yet the turning tides of fortune have begun to usher in changesthat are rippling across the world. As a band of scholars from an ancientuniversity venture north to aid a disaster-torn Avistan. A revolution-forgednation seeks powerful allies against foreign aggression. An undead god, once asymbol of hope to his declining nation, now grows jealous enough to turn on hisself-proclaimed kin. Whether you are a diplomat seeking leverage from the mostdifficult of positions, a spy seeking the subtlest hint of danger from yoursurroundings, a guardian hoping to protect your home and people, or a warriorstriking back at tyrants both native and foreign, this guide to the MwangiExpanse offers you the ultimate resource to explore a realm of magic, monsters,and intrigue!Written by: Laura-Shay Adams,Mariam Ahmad, Jahmal Brown, Misha Bushyager, Alexandria Bustion, Duan Byrd, JohnCompton, Sarah Davis, Naomi Fritts, Sasha Laranoa Harving, Gabriel Hicks, TKJohnson, Michelle Jones, Joshua Kim, Travis Lionel, Ron Lundeen, StephanieLundeen, Hillary Moon Murphy, Lu Pellazar, Mikhail Rekun, Nate Wright, andJabari Weathers

The Ruby Phoenix Tournament begins! The sorcerer HaoJin has returned to Tian Xia to host her decennial international fightingtournament, and contestants from all over the world have arrived to try theirchance at winning a prize from her vault of incredible treasures. Before theycan compete in the tournament, however, fighters must first complete a series ofqualifying challenges on the uninhabited tropical island of Bonmu, where wilddinosaurs roam amid the ancient ruins of a lost civilization. Can the heroesdefend their island stronghold, outlast their many ruthless rivals, and survivethe perils of so-called Danger Island? Let the competitorsdecide!"Despair on Danger Island" is aPathfinder adventure for four 11th-level characters. This adventure begins theRuby Phoenix Tournament Adventure Path, a three-part monthly campaign in whichthe players compete in Golarion''s most amazing fighting tournament. Thisadventure also includes new rules to help the Game Master create an entireroster of rival fighting teams, maps and lore of the dangerous tropical islandof Bonmu, and a boatload of new islandmonsters.Each monthly full-color softcoverPathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, statsfor several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Mastersadditional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumesuse the Open Game License and work with both the Pathfinder RPG and the world''soldest fantasy RPG.

With more than 300 classic and brand-new monsters, this 320-page beautifully illustrated hardcover rulebook completes the collection of creatures begun in the first two Pathfinder Bestiary volumes. From classic creatures like clockworks and tooth fairies, returning favorites like imperial dragons and mighty titans, to brand-new menaces found all over Golarion, this must-have tome of monsters designed to challenge characters of any level is an essential companion to your Pathfinder game! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark. The perfect way to commemorate Pathfinder''s new edition! (Cover color and design subject to change.)

Jon Mountfort explores the iconic British toy, and offers hints and tips that will delight current and prospective collectors, as well as the general Scalextric enthusiast.

Just when you thought it was safe to start showing off again, the bestselling authors of The Book of General Ignorance and 1,277 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off are back. With a foreword by Stephen Fry, this parcel of unimaginable information is here to solve a few common misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings. Octopuses have six legs, oranges aren't orange, bats aren't blind, napoleon wasn't short, vikings didn't wear horned helmets, there is no such thing as a fish. QI: The Second Book of General Ignorance is the essential set text for everyone who's proud to admit that they don't know everything, and an ideal stick with which to beat people who think they do. John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are the bestselling authors of QI: The Book of General Ignorance and 1,277 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off. Here they present a wonderful collection of astonishingly interesting facts, perfect for pub quiz lovers, trivia buffs and general knowledge experts alike.

How to create iconic objects such as the Polaroid (R) camera, the Nintendo (R) Gameboy or the Rubik's cube out of LEGO (R) bricks

A supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, giving players rules for creating elite units of warriors known as battlesworn and charting their progress from battle-to-battle.In the horror and chaos of battle, the outcome can often hang on the briefest of moments. It is at these times that the actions of one unit can make the difference between victory and defeat. Wise kings know this, and realize that it is often prudent to hold back their best units until they can make the greatest difference. These elite units, called the 'battlesworn', are more than just powerful combatants, they are symbols of the glory and honour of a kingdom. All young warriors hope to one day join their ranks and add their oathmarks beside those legendary fighters.This supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age contains rules for adding elite units to your armies and charting their progress from battle to battle. Will they grow even more powerful as they gain renown, or be broken in the face of tremendous odds, perhaps someday to be reformed when their kingdom needs them most? Also included are rules for rivers and boats as well as campaigns, featuring all-new scenarios that will give your battlesworn the chance to lead their kingdom to new heights of power and prestige.