NON CHESS BOOKS

    Five in a Row (Renju) for Beginners to Advanced Players
    Renju, as the game is known in Japanese or Lianzhu in Chinese, is a modified and improved version of the ancient game of Five-in-a-Row, also known by its Japanese name of Gomoku. The reason it was necessary to modify the basic game of Five-in-a-Row is that in the traditional game, the player of the first move has such a big advantage that he will win every, or almost every, game.
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    Five in a Row (Renju) for Beginners to Advanced Players

    Catalog Code: B0066IS
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    Go Made Easy
    Go is the easiest game in the world to learn, but the hardest game in the world to master. This book is intended for beginners but it provides the basic strategies used by the most advanced, top level professional players. Get through this book from beginning to end, and you will be on your way to Meijin.
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    Go Made Easy

    Catalog Code: B0060IS
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    Computer Gamesmanship
    Elements of Intelligent Game Design
    This is book is for anyone who has ever tried to match wits with a computer in chess, bridge, or any other game requiring long-range strategy and studied decisions. If you're not a pro, chances are you've been defeated by a machine - and impressed at its uncanny ability to outmaneuver humans. In Computer Gamesmanship, David Levy, an International Chess Master and producer of intelligent computer games, unravels the mysteries of how computers successfully mimic strategic thinking and play complex games.
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    Computer Gamesmanship

    Elements of Intelligent Game Design
    Catalog Code: B0071IS
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    Computer Games II
    Computer Games II is the second volume in a two-part compendium of papers covering the most important material available on the development of computer strategy games. These selections range from discussions of mathematical analysis of games, to more qualitative concerns of whether a computer game should follow human thought processes rather than a brute force approach, to papers which will benefit readers trying to program their own games.
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    Computer Games II

    Catalog Code: B0054IS
    Our Price: $29.95

    Better Moves for Better Shogi
    Shogi is the Japanese variety of chess. It is the most popular board game in Japan. The main added feature is that a captured piece becomes a member of the opposing army and can be dropped back into the game later on. This book is by far the best and the most advanced book ever written in the English language about shogi.
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    Better Moves for Better Shogi

    Catalog Code: B0019IS
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    Computer Games I
    Computer Games I is the first volume in a two-part compendium of papers covering the most important material available on the development of computer strategy games. These selections range from discussions of mathematical analysis of games, to more qualitative concerns of whether a computer game should follow human thought processes rather than a "brute force" approach, to papers which will benefit readers trying to program their own games.
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    Computer Games I

    Catalog Code: B0067IS
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