Toys, Puzzles & Games Books
Welbeck Publishing Group Extreme SpottheDifference Cities
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£14.24
Orion Publishing Co Match a Track: Match 25 Animals to Their Paw
Book SynopsisShow off your best animal-tracking skills in this brilliant matching game. The task is to match 25 tracks to their animal owners. Has an elephant just crossed your path or was it an echidna? Can you track down a coyote, make out the trail of a peacock and recognise the paw print of a panda? Beat your opponents by making as many matches as you can!
£15.29
Headline Publishing Group The Biggest British Pub Quiz Book: Over 10,000
Book SynopsisThis is the perfect book for any Brit planning to host a pub quiz with their family and friends, either at home or in the pub! The British public love pubs, and the British public love trivia. Put them together and what have you got? A superb quiz book that's brimming with questions and answers about a massively wide variety of subjects. From classic topics like football and geography, to more contemporary quiz subjects, like social media and Sam Smith, this book truly has something for everyone. It also contains all you will need for setting your own pub quizzes, or for brushing up on your general knowledge before you try your next competition. Table of Contents0
£13.84
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tabletop Wargames: A Designers' and Writers'
Book SynopsisUnlike chess or backgammon, tabletop wargames have no single, accepted set of rules. Most wargamers at some point have had a go at writing their own rules and virtually all have modified commercially available sets to better suit their idea of the ideal game or to adapt favourite rules to a different historical period or setting. But many who try soon find that writing a coherent set of rules is harder than they thought, while tweaking one part of an existing set can often have unforeseen consequences for the game as a whole. Now, at last, help is at hand. Veteran gamer and rules writer John Lambshead has teamed up with the legendary Rick Priestley, creator of Games Workshop's phenomenally successful Warhammer system, to create this essential guide for any would-be wargame designer or tinkerer. Rick and John give excellent advice on deciding what you want from a wargame and balancing 'realism' (be it in a historical or a fantasy/sci-fi context) with playability.They discuss the relative merits of various mechanisms (cards, dice, tables) then discuss how to select and combine these to handle the various essential game elements of turn sequences, combat resolution, morale etc to create a rewarding and playable game that suits your tastes and requirements
£13.49
Gambit Publications Ltd A Complete Chess Course
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£12.82
Gambit Publications Ltd Understanding Rook Endgames
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£17.09
Quality Chess UK LLP Boost your Chess 2: Beyond the Basics
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£17.55
Gambit Publications Ltd Mastering the Chess Openings: v. 3
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£17.09
D&B Publishing Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker: The
Book SynopsisJonathan Little is on a mission to teach the world how to play tournament poker. His first two books, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker Volumes 1 and 2, outlined how the modern professional plays the game and changed the face of the poker landscape. Now Jonathan has produced a third volume, allowing players to test their understanding of the nuances of tournament play. The question and answer format allows the reader to examine each individual hand, consider the relevant factors and formulate their thinking about the best line to take. In this way the reader can compare their thought processes with those of a top flight professional who has amassed more than $5 million in career earnings. Jonathan teaches how to: * Hone in on the relevant factors in any given situation? * Find the most accurate bet-sizings to maximise player expectation? * Learn how to profit on the bubble and at the final table? Jonathan Little is undoubtedly one of the world's best poker players and also a highly respected coach. In 2010 he cashed 5 times in the WSOP, including a 3rd place finish.Trade Review"Jonathan Little's book may well be the best tournament poker book written since Harrington's" pokerq4.com on Volume 1 "After reading Volume 1 of the series I made the bold prediction that Little's tournament books would supplant the Harrington on Hold'em series as the go-to source for tournament poker, and I have to say that after reading Volume 2 I feel this prediction is a foregone conclusion." Steve Ruddock, pokernewsboy.com on Volume 2
£27.20
Dover Publications Inc. Positional Chess Handbook
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£11.87
Everyman Chess Caro-Kann Main Line
Book SynopsisAn up-to-date survey of the always popular Main Line Caro-Kann, which remains one of the most dependable ways for Black to meet 1 e4 and plays a key role in the repertoires of such stars as Anatoly Karpov and Jon Speelman. The author looks at the key variations and concepts for both sides and offers plenty of new ideas for those who wish to explore less well-chartered waters.
£14.24
Everyman Chess Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames
Book SynopsisEndgames with kings, bishops, knights, and pawns are generally considered among the most complex and can seem quite bewildering to improving players. This is hardly surprising given that even Grandmasters have been known to struggle in some areas of these endgames, with some examples resulting in embarrassing failure to deliver elementary checkmates! In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster and notable endgame authority John Emms begins with the absolute fundamentals of minor piece endings. This slowly but surely arms readers with the essential knowledge and confidence to move onto slightly trickier positions. Using examples from practical play, Emms highlights the correct procedures as well as the typical mistakes made by both attacker and defender. As is normal with the famed Starting Out series, there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings throughout the book to help improving players. Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames is perfect for those who have previously honed their chess skills with the earlier books Starting Out in Chess, Tips for Young Players and Improve Your Endgame Play. Key features: *Covers all crucial minor piece endings *Easy step-by-step guide to better endgame play *Ideal for improving players *User-friendly layout to help readers absorb the key ideas
£16.14
Everyman Chess Chess Secrets: The Great Attackers
Book SynopsisColin Crouch studies his favorite attacking players, and highlights all the important themes of one of the most crucial elements of the game.Trade Review"Great Attackers is a book that deserves to be in every chess player's library." John Donaldson "It is always a treat to read a book by Colin Crouch...A very enjoyable and instructive work." Lubomir Kavalek, Washington Post
£15.19
Everyman Chess The New Old Indian: A Repertoire for Black
Book SynopsisThe Old Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1 d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but is this reputation totally deserved? Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev strongly disagrees, and in this book he introduces ambitious and aggressive ways for Black to play in the main lines. He constructs an improved version of a repertoire he has himself utilized with great success against grandmaster opposition. Using illustrative games, he studies the fundamental tactical and positional ideas for both sides, and also covers what to do if White avoids the Old Indian. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the New Old Indian. *A Grandmaster's repertoire against 1 d4 *Full of new ideas and critical analysis *Illustrative games highlight key ideasTrade ReviewThis is a fascinating book... ***** (out of 6) Carsten Hansen ChessCafe.com
£16.14
Everyman Chess The Slav: Move by Move
Book SynopsisMove by Move is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the universally popular Slav Defence which has been his main choice against 1 d4 for many years. Here he shares his experience and knowledge of his favourite opening, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Slav *Includes a Slav repertoire for Black *Incorporates an ideal approach to opening study
£16.99
Everyman Chess The Caro-Kann: Move by Move
Book SynopsisThis new series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the Caro-Kann, which enjoys a richly deserved reputation as one of Black's most reliable defences. It provides an ideal blend of soundness and dynamism, which allows Black to create counterplay from a solid platform. Lakdawala shares his experience and knowledge of the Caro-Kann, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Caro-Kann *Includes a Caro-Kann repertoire for Black *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess studyTrade ReviewMy favorite Caro-Kann book ever Jeremy Silman
£16.99
Russell Enterprises Lasker's Manual of Chess
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£26.96
Gambit Publications Ltd Learn Chess Tactics
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£14.24
Everyman Chess King's Indian Attack
Book SynopsisThe King's Indian Attack was a firm favorite of the legendary Bobby Fischer, and more recently it has been utilized with great success by world-class Grandmasters such as Alexander Morozevich. The renowned chess coach Mark Dvoretsky regards the King's Indian Attack as a perfect weapon on which to base an opening repertoire. Its great advantage over other openings is that it's a thematic system that can be employed against many different lines, while the emphasis is on the understanding of ideas rather than the dry memorization of moves. The King's Indian Attack leads to rich middlegame positions that are full of dynamic possibilities for both sides. In this easy-to-use guide, King's Indian Attack expert Angus Dunnington goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of this attack and its numerous lines. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings to help improving players, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
£14.24
Everyman Chess Sicilian Sveshnikov
Book SynopsisNo opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Initially popularized in the 1970s, the Sveshnikov has exploded onto the chess scene at the highest levels and is now regarded by many experts as one of Black's most promising answers to 1 e4. One of its major attractions is that more often than not the opening leads to incredibly sharp and complex play. In such situations both sides must play with extreme accuracy just to stay on the board as a single slip may lead to disaster!Trade Review'The ideal opening training manuals.' Grandmaster Glenn Flear reviewing the Starting Out series in New In Chess. 'The first books I browse when I go to the bookstore.' Chess Cafe reviewing the Starting Out series. 'Cox's presentation is refreshing. One of the few authors who makes his writing accessible to the average player.' Award-winning author John Watson reviewing Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence.
£15.19
Octopus Publishing Group Spiroglyphics: Rock Heroes: Colour and reveal
Book SynopsisSpiroglyphics are a totally original idea from the twisted mind of genius puzzle-designer Thomas Pavitte! Spiroglyphics are even more incredible than anything he has done before. At first glance, spiroglyphics appear to be nothing but simple spirals. But if you look a little closer you'll see that the spiroglyphics are in fact two spirals, joined at the middle, and varying subtly in width as they wind to the centre. It's only when you pick up a pen and start to colour them that they come alive. As you fill in the lines you'll find yourself creating surprising, eye-popping portraits of musical icons such as:· David Bowie · Michael Jackson · Amy Winehouse · Beyoncé · Elton John Fun to create and amazing to look at, the Spiroglyphics will blow your mind, and make amazing artworks for your wall!
£9.87
Headline Publishing Group Bletchley Park Brainteasers
Book SynopsisBestselling Bletchley Park Brainteasers continues to delight hundreds of thousands of devoted puzzlers with its fiendish puzzles, riddles and enigmas. It''s never to late to join the code breakers of Bletchley Park in their enjoyment of a devilish challenge!Would you love to master morse code? Could you have have outsmarted an enigma machine? Would your love of chess have seen you recruited into the history books?When scouring the land for top-level code breakers, the Bletchley Park recruiters left no stone unturned. As well as approaching the country''s finest mathematicians, they cast their nets much wider, interviewing sixth-form music students who could read orchestral scores, chess masters, poets, linguists, hieroglyphics experts and high society debutantes fresh from finishing school. To assess these individuals they devised various ingenious mind-twisters - hidden codes, cryptic crosswords, secret languages, complex riddles - and itTrade Review'McKay's book [The Secret Life of Bletchley Park] is an eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again.' * Mail On Sunday *
£14.24
TAOC The Art of Conversation All Ages TAOC 1
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£9.65
Octopus Publishing Group Games on Thrones
Book SynopsisThe Porcelain Throne, set at the heart of the smallest room and witness to our dark business, can also be the seat of reflection and self-improvement. With that aim, this book contains more than one hundred dilatory games, tricks, puzzles, projects and pranks.Learn to make toilet roll tube gargoyles and an origami dragon, gain deep knowledge of toilet roll telekinesis, and discover the secret of the vanishing toothbrush trick. Many more amusing diversions and exciting challenges jostle for your attention to see you through those long bathroom visits.Table of Contents 1: Origami dragon 2: Prince of princess? 3: Poisoned pies 4: Coat of arms 5: Bathroom tiles 6: Matchsticks & toilet roll 7: Three privies 8: Make a musket from a balloon & a toilet roll tube 9: Three moral conundrums 10: Desert island 11: Toilet haiku 12: Loyalty quiz 13: Three slaves bet 14: Burning island 15: Guinevere's grandmother 16: Doodle your own cistern sigil 17: Seven arrows 18: How long is this jousting tilt? 19: How many drops of wine? 20: Make your own bathroom skittles 21: Pimp my throne 22: Make a badass crown from toilet paper rolls 23: Tyrant quiz 24: Three moral conundrums 25: Toilet roll tube statement jewellery 26: Make a house banner 27: Bathroom tiles II 28: Walking on water 29: Weighing bears 30: Circle of skulls 31: Unbreakable toilet paper trick 32: Soap sculpture 33: Toilet roll telekinesis trick 34: Exercises for effective eliminations 35: Winter-summer quiz 36: Toilet roll tube snowflakes 37: Poo-jitsu - how to fend off attack while on the throne 38: Bowl reading 39: Boat ladder 40: Bullion heist 41: King or queen? 42: Climb through a toilet roll tube 43: Impossible toilet roll tube trick 44: Make toilet paper dreadlocks 45: Three toilet roll pranks 46: Toilet paper doodling 47: Raven dividers 48: Axe men duo 49: Doublet puzzles 50: Custard cream & toothpaste prank 51: Baby oil toilet seat 52: Seven paradoxes 53: Conquering the world 54: Border crossing smuggler 55: Make an owl caller from a toilet roll tube 56: Improvement noun grid 57: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? 58: Make a wedding rice shooter from a toilet roll tube 59: Ten cool uses for a bar of soap 60: Boolean logic puzzles 61: Winter is coming 62: Murder in the desert 63: The inheritance race 64: Make a toilet roll tube crossbow 65: Tie a rope around the world 66: Throne wars 67: Drop a toilet roll, amaze your friends, confound your enemies 68: Leave a toilet roll bow 69: Bath sponge balls trick 70: Make toilet roll tube gargoyles 71: Royal box 72: Seven warriors 73: Ravine teaser 74: The missing sword 75: Toilet paper sabotage 76: Square shield 77: What are the next two numbers in the sequence? 78: Make ivory soap meringue 79: Six soap cubes 80: Lion and the unicorn 81: Cheap lodging 82: Prince Rupert's cube 83: Make a toilet paper rose 84: Confucius say 85: Knight boots 86: Four doors 87: Vanishing toothbrush trick 88: Make chain mail with pop tabs 89: Levitate a sheet of toilet paper 90: L-shaped inheritance 91: Falconry puzzle 92: Missing fish 93: Condemned to death 94: Would you rather?
£9.49
B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd Quick Word Search
Book SynopsisSearching for hidden things has always involved a lot of fun and mystery. And word search puzzles offer just this. This book on word search puzzles will not only provide you with pure enjoyment but will also enrich and enhance your vocabulary.
£7.00
New In Chess Techniques of Positional Play: 45 Practical
Book SynopsisTechniques of Positional Play, an improved edition of a Russian classic, teaches amateur chess players 45 extremely effective skills in a crystal-clear manner. It is reliving quite heavily and doing very well after a 2023 video by famous YouTube star Andrea Botez. Quite a few of the techniques will be revelations for club players, as they offer solutions for problems amateurs are often only subconsciously aware of. The techniques are easy to understand and memorize. The authors present a wealth of practical examples and do not burden the reader with unnecessary deep analysis. There is a special training section at the end of the book where you can test your newly acquired skills.Trade ReviewOne of the best books on positional play you're ever likely to read. -- Paul Kane Manchester Chess Federation I am absolutely convinced that every (really every!) chess player will learn a whole lot from this book. For me personally it is one of the best chess books on the market today. -- Martin Rieger Schachwelt
£20.66
Edition Olms Secrets of Opening Preparation: School of Future
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£17.99
Edition Olms School of Chess Excellence 3: Strategic Play
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£17.99
Edition Olms School of Chess Excellence 4: Opening
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£17.99
Japan Publications Trading Co Elementary Go: Volume 4: Life & Death: v. 4
£25.08
Quality Chess UK LLP Playing 1.d4 d5: A Classical Repertoire
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£17.99
Union Square & Co. Large Print Word Search Puzzles 2
Book SynopsisProvides many word search challenges with large type. The letters in the grid are large, and so are the letters in the word lists, so if you still can't find a word, it won't be because you couldn't read it.
£12.95
Orion Publishing Co Ocean Bingo
Book SynopsisThis family-friendly game is packed with ocean creatures for hours of bingo fun. Includes such favourites as the emperor penguin, sea otter, killer whale and Pacific seahorse as well as lesser known sea inhabitants like the yellow-bellied sea snake and the bioluminescent octopus. Boasting 64 weird, wonderful and beautiful species, Ocean Bingo is filled with fun facts and glorious illustrations that are guaranteed to delight aquatic afficionados. Mark each species off on your card as it’s called and be the first to shout BINGO!
£23.99
Galison Mudpuppy Andy Warhol Soup Can 2sided 500 Piece Puzzle
Book SynopsisTwo puzzles in one! The Andy Warhol Soup Can 2-Sided Puzzle from Galison features 2 versions of Warhol's iconic Pop Art masterpiece. Puzzle pieces have a matte finish on one side and glossy on the other for easy sorting.- Package: 11.5 x 8 x 2- 500 double-sided pieces, one side glossy and one side matte- Complete puzzle: 24 x 18- Includes insert with images for reference
£15.29
Running Press Mini Twister
Book SynopsisAn iconic brand for more than 50 years, TWISTER is a classic game loved by fans of all ages. This officially-licensed kit offers a new mini twist on the game that ties you up in knots -- now you can play with your fingers! Perfectly portable, this nostalgic kit can be played anywhere and includes a mini Twister mat, spinner, mini tube socks for your fingers, and a mini book with history, trivia, and the rules of MINI TWISTER.
£9.60
Galison Outer Space GlowintheDark Puzzle
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£12.82
Prestel Dot Art Sticker Seurat
Book SynopsisThe perfect fun and relaxing art project for adults and children, this activity pack includes everything needed for readers to make their own Pointillist sticker masterpiece. Containing 14 sticker sheets with over three-thousand colored circular stickers and an 18" x 32" (46 x 82.5 cm) poster "canvas" of colored outlines, readers simply need to match the colored stickers to the outlines found on the poster to recreate the painting. Given that Pointillism relies on the ability of the eye and brain to blend colored dots into a fuller range of tones, it's not necessary to place each sticker on precisely the right outline. As a result, every finished poster will be somewhat different- and extremely satisfying. With a handy folder-style flap that allows for easy storage and transportation of the artwork in progress, Dot Art: Sticker Seurat makes the perfect activity to take on vacation or to unwind after a busy day.
£10.44
F&W The Killer Weed Coloring Book
Book SynopsisThe Best Stoner Coloring Book You'll Find. Puff, puff, and pass it on! You've finally found the coloring pages to soothe (or stoke) your inner (or outer) freak.
£12.74
McFarland & Co Inc Fred Reinfeld
Book Synopsis Fred Reinfeld--his name used to be known to almost every chess player in the United States. Not so well known are his accomplishments. One of the strongest players of his time, he ranked just below Reuben Fine and Samuel Reshevsky (against whom he had a plus score). He was the accomplished author of some of the best chess books of the 1930s and 1940s, and a respected numismatist, recognized as a pioneer in the field. He was an editor or major contributor to almost every major chess magazine through the 1940s--Chess Review, Chess Correspondent and Chess Life. This first book on Renfield covers his remarkable contributions to the chess world, with many of his ideas and writings quoted in their original context and with many of his famous annotations preserved for the modern reader.
£46.89
Christian Lacroix Abrams Christian Lacroix Dangerous Game
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£39.10
Chronicle Books After Dinner Amusements Travel Trivia
Book SynopsisTravel around the world without leaving your dinner table, or take this game on the goeither way, the enlightening and entertaining trivia questions in this deck are sure to inspire ideas for the next family vacation!
£9.11
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arcade Treasures Schiffer Book for Collectors
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£31.44
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Quiz Night
Book SynopsisQuizzing has never been so much fun. Quench your thirst for quiz trivia, with 500 new quizzes to test the brain cells in this bumper new edition of 10,000 questions.Perfect for playing with friends and family!These quizzes are suitable for all ages. good clean fun for all. The answers are quick and easy to find so that anyone can pick this up and become a quiz master or train for the next challenge.10,000 general knowledge and themed questions and answers, will keep even the keenest quizzer occupied for ages.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Donegal
Book SynopsisA compendium of historical facts and figures perfect for dipping into. Full of information that will make you say ‘I never knew that’
£13.49
BIS Publishers B.V. Linjaa: An Addictive Line Art Game: An Addictive
Book SynopsisCreate the longest line, flip your opponent’s plan or just enjoy the puzzle: it’s up to you to choose a winning strategy. Each card in the game is unique, so it’s not easy to form the longest line. Win or lose, you always create a compelling pattern with Linjaa. Linjaa is a multi-player edge-matching game. When adding a new card to the playing field, you gather points when finishing a line or a ‘circle’. Cards can only be combined when the lines on your card match the lines on the cards already in the field. Concentrate on your own plan or sabotage the plans of your fellow players: it’s up to you to choose which line to take. Whoever succeeds in finishing the most and the longest lines, wins the game.
£16.19
George Braziller Inc Imagery of Chess
Book SynopsisThe Imagery of Chess Revisited recovers a celebrated and extraordinary moment in art history: the 1944-45 exhibition The Imagery of Chess, held at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City. The exhibit was a legend in its own time and has been considered a singular event in the history of art exhibitions ever since. The show''s organisers - the influential art dealer Julien Levy, the Surrealist painter Max Ernst, and Dada leader Marcel Duchamp, himself a serious chess player - invited a virtual ''who''s who'' of artists and members of the cultural avant-garde to redesign the standard chess set or otherwise explore chess imagery and its symbolism in bold new ways.Participants included famous European expatriates and soon-to-be famous American modernists: André Breton, Duchamp, Alexander Calder, Ernst, Man Ray, Isamu Noguchi, and Yves Tanguy are among those who contributed chess sets; John Cage and Vittorio Rieti created original musical scores; and Dorothea Tanning,
£34.96
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Hilary Jones Behind the
Book SynopsisPart of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with the charming Behind the Squires, Devon by Hilary Jones. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference.Hilary Jones grew up in Somerset but came to London when she was young. She has always loved wildlife and flowers, having gardened with her grandfather when she was little. Although she enjoyed drawing at school, she never had any formal art training, but her love of cats inspired her first successful paintings and they feature in most of her work.
£14.39
Guardian Faber Publishing Puzzle Ninja: Pit Your Wits Against The Japanese
Book SynopsisFrom the Guardian's very own puzzle master, Puzzle Ninja is a new collection following the bestselling Can You Solve My Problems?The puzzle masters of Japan create the world's most satisfying puzzles. Each has a distinctive style but what unites them is their megawatt brains and the beauty of their hand-crafted puzzles, which will challenge and sharpen the mind. Alex Bellos has collected over 200 of their most ingenious puzzles, rated easy to excruciating, and introduces over twenty new types of addictive problems to solve.Can you beat the puzzle masters to become a puzzle ninja?
£8.99
