Sit 'n Go Strategy: Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments by Collin Moshman is the first book to give a comprehensive look at every stage of sit-and-gos, or one table tournaments.Single table tournaments are a much different type of poker than regular tournaments or cash games.  In early stages players need to be tighter than normal, and in later stages players need to ...

This paperback book is Prima's Official Strategy Guide for the Sims and Sims Livin' Large Expansion Pack PC game.  About 200 pages, many with black and white photos.  Very helpful!If you play the original Sims 1 PC game containing the Livin' Large expansion pack, this book is a must have.  I can't say enough good things about this book.  Our dog eared co...

There are three books in the Harrington on Hold 'em series.  Volume 1 discusses not only general play of individual hands, but focuses specifically on the early stages of the tournament.  These books are absolute must-reads for any beginning or intermediate no limit Texas hold 'em tournament player.Harrington is a World Series of Poker main event winner.  He's known a...

There are three books in the Harrington on Hold 'em series.  Volume 2 discusses late game play in tournaments where the blinds are high and often times a player's only choice is to go all in or fold.  These books are absolute must-reads for any beginning or intermediate no limit Texas hold 'em tournament player.Harrington is a World Series of Poker main event winner. ...

Sins of a Solar Empire is a sci-fi space strategy game.  While it tries to offer a short storyline through a intro clip when starting the game it sadly lacks any campaign play.  Every game you play will simply be a scenario  starting off with a single planet and expanding meeting the enemy and taking them out. There are 3 civilizations and none of them have any major advantage ov...

Midieval Total War 2 is a sequal to the much praised orginal which is all part of the total war series. The series is based off of turn based movement on worldmaps but realtime combat and very realistic combat at that. Of course theres more then just that there is town and army management diplomacy, religion and even papal elections! The game is set in medieval europe when the catholic church s...

Simply amazing,life changing and thought provoking this book "a strategy of success"by Ari Kiev is absolutely the best self book I have ever read,it contains guidelines to develop the power to change,establish goals compatible to with your temperament,interest and abilities.Since acquiring this book I never miss a day reviewing the guidelines laid out in this amazing book,one of the e...

September 18th heralded the release of World in Conflict for the PC and Xbox 360, and by all measures it's a amazing strategy game. It has cutting edge graphics that even cause my PC with a 8800 ultra to drop in frame rate sometimes, but that is only when a nuke goes off which is a spectacular sight to behold, the smoke and destruction effects in this game are some of the best out there. As...

The Age of Empires III is the newest version of strategic game “age of empires” which made by Microsoft game. This game tell us history about old empires in the world that ever hold. The Age of Empires III has an American History background. It tell about the first time when America’s Land found and there was wars to get authority of America.This game ( the Age Of Empires III ...

Blokus is a board game that is beginning to find a home at Family Game Nights. The game is designed for two to four players, but is at its best when four players are at the table.The concept is simple. Think "Competive Tetris." All players begin the game with the same number of "pieces" or "shapes" that must be placed on the board. Players commence by placing a til...

Advance Wars DS is the third installment in the Advance Wars series (in the US at least) and the first installment on the Nintendo DS. The series is well known for being one of the best turn-based military strategy games around. You have the good army and the bad army. As the good army, it is your job to strategically order troops and tanks to take the bad army down. The graphics are pret...

I'll be frank here, I was never big on complicated games. However, I was a fan of the Dynasty Warriors series produced by Koei. Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII was the newest sequel related to Dynasty Warriors and I figured I would give it a try. What a wonderful decision.The game is based in China during the collapse of the Han Dynasty (late 200s - mid 300s A.D.) You can either create yo...

For Christmas, my family always gets at least one board game so that we can all have a good time together. And with Blokus, that's exactly what we did. Blokus is a game of strategy that’s fun for everyone. The age recommendation is 5-adult but I think it may be to strategic for a 5 year old. I would think it's more for kids ten and up. The game allows 2-4 people to play at once. It's a simple c...

Whoever came up with the idea of putting Final Fantasy Tactics on the PSP was a genius. The original game was great - graphics were adorable; music is memorable; there were 19 jobs to choose from; you had many characters; battles were intricate and the storyline was expansive.Now on the PSP, it has a way better translation, some actual cutscenes with a beautiful art style that is part painting ...

I picked this game up about a month ago and started playing it last week. It has a very nice interface and is very in-depth when it comes to game play. It is a cross between a turn based Strategy game and a Real time Strategy game for the battles. In the main campaign it is all about Taking over control of feudal Japan and Making yourself Shogun of all Japan. You have to build buildings and...

Othello is a strategy game that is super easy to learn and very addictive once you start playing it. The quote on the front of the box says it all "a minute to learn.... a lifetime to master."I have had my game of Othello since I as a teenager and first learned to play it. The game still available today but is no longer made by the company Gabriel  it is now&n...

Advance Wars - Dual Strike is the 3rd Advance Wars title available and the first on the Nintendo DS platform. Advance Wars is a turn-based strategy war game. Each player takes turns moving and attacking with their game pieces, which could be soldiers, anti-air, tanks, planes, and ships. Advance Wars is very fun in a sense that it plays similar to a game of chess. You must strategize what your o...

Speed Stacks StackPack comes with twelve stacking cups and a storage bag, a mat and timer, and an instruction DVD which teaches kids specific moves and strategies. I like Speed Stacks because they are fun, competitive, and promote hand-eye-coordination. My son has had fun playing with his Speed Stacks. The instruction video is wonderful. My son has improved his stacking skills like ho...

This sequel to Empire Earth I is intense. Before you even consider purchasing this real time strategy game, you need to make sure that your PC has the proper system requirements for single and multiplayer games. The Platinum Edition game box includes Empire Earth II, Empire Earth II: Expansion, and a 256 page strategy guide that gives you detailed walkthroughs, complex analysis of both turning ...

Settlers of Catan is an award-winning game for a reason.  It's extremely well-designed and suitable for a variety of ages and skill levels.  There's enough randomness and luck to give the less experienced board gamers a chance, but enough strategy that you still need to use your brain to win.  The idea is that you build roads, settlements, and cities to extract resources ...