Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar

Unprecedented access behind Half-Life and Half-Life 2 ·A forward by Valve founder Gabe Newell ·Hundreds of art, design, preproduction, and other art pieces crammed into the book ·Over a dozen key members of Valve’s staff interviewed ·Officially approved by Valve ·Behind City 17 and other locations ·The development of the Source engine ·A rogue’s gallery of beasts, characters, and monstrosities ·Key weapons development revelations ·A tour of many of the game’s locations, from inception to completion ·Filled with art, screens, and anecdotes from the Valve team

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Stronghold 2 Prima Official Strategy Guide

Stronghold 2 Prima Official Strategy Guide
144 pages | PDF | 3.4 mb
Build. Battle. Become a king.
·Tactics for both the Path of War and the Path of Peace mode
·Strategies for controlling all your units in every mode
·Strengths and weaknesses on all units
·Multiplayer strategy you can't live without!

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Winning Chess Openings (Winning Chess - Everyman Chess)

Everyman Chess | ISBN 1857443497 | 2003-10-01 | PDF |72 pages | 3.31 MB


Start every game with confidence!

The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defence formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows players how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, they are shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces.

Winning Chess Openings explains how to:
*Build a safe house for a king
*Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer
*Utilise the elements: time, force, space, and pawn structure
*Plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles of play
*Employ a defence for Black against any White opening
*Apply an opening for White used by World Champions

Winning Chess Openings will help readers develop a solid understanding of opening principles that can be applied to every game they play--without having to memorize a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines.


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Winning Secrets of Online Poker

Winning Secrets of Online Poker
Course Technology PTR (2005-02-17) | ISBN: 1592007112 | 280 Pages |9.3 MB | PDF
Get ready to develop and refine your online poker skills with these winning secrets! Effectively use the various tools at your disposal to examine your play and gain valuable insights about yourself and your opponents. Recognize cheating when it occurs and take action. Examine the decisions you need to make from the first round of cards to the last round of betting. Learn how to evaluate your play using poker-specific packages such as the Poker Odds Calculator, PokerTracker, and the Wilson Software product line. If you're a beginner, you'll get up to speed on all the basics. If you're more experienced, you?ll benefit from new techniques and tips to improve your game. Regardless of your methods-whether you're a risk-taker or more conservative player-"Winning Secrets of Online Poker" provides you with the knowledge to improve your online poker game so your losses get smaller and your wins get bigger.

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