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The Game of Luck

Author : Catherine Cerveny
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316441643
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Game of Luck written by Catherine Cerveny and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brazilian tarot card reader and a Russian crime lord try to restore peace to the galaxy in the third and final book of the steamy science fiction adventure series that began with The Rule of Luck. The perfect society One Gov engineered from Earth's ashes is beginning to crumble. As social unrest and dissatisfaction spread throughout the tri-system, One Gov struggles to maintain order, and a single misstep could see civilization spiraling into chaos. During this dark time, Felicia Sevigny is eager to use her card-reading ability and new position with One Gov to help restore peace. But she soon learns that the game of politics is a dangerous one, and being married to Alexei Petriv, head of the Tsarist Consortium and One Gov's biggest rival, is not necessarily a hand in her favor. When members of her family begin to disappear, the stakes skyrocket. There are those who would stop at nothing for the chance to exploit Felicia's luck gene to seize power all over the tri-system. And as the threat of revolution seems imminent, it may be that this time, nothing will be enough to keep Felicia and everyone she loves safe-not even luck.

Characteristics of Games

Author : George Skaff Elias
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262542692
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Characteristics of Games written by George Skaff Elias and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding games--whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports--by analyzing certain common traits. Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits--including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio--and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but seldom written about in any formal way. This book fills that gap. By emphasizing these player-centric basic concepts, the book provides a framework for game analysis from the viewpoint of a game designer. The book shows what all genres of games--board games, card games, computer games, and sports--have to teach each other. Today's game designers may find solutions to design problems when they look at classic games that have evolved over years of playing.

Luck, Logic, and White Lies

Author : Jörg Bewersdorff
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100037209X
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Luck, Logic, and White Lies written by Jörg Bewersdorff and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition "Luck, Logic, and White Lies teaches readers of all backgrounds about the insight mathematical knowledge can bring and is highly recommended reading among avid game players, both to better understand the game itself and to improve one’s skills." – Midwest Book Review "The best book I've found for someone new to game math is Luck, Logic and White Lies by Jörg Bewersdorff. It introduces the reader to a vast mathematical literature, and does so in an enormously clear manner. . ." – Alfred Wallace, Musings, Ramblings, and Things Left Unsaid "The aim is to introduce the mathematics that will allow analysis of the problem or game. This is done in gentle stages, from chapter to chapter, so as to reach as broad an audience as possible . . . Anyone who likes games and has a taste for analytical thinking will enjoy this book." – Peter Fillmore, CMS Notes Luck, Logic, and White Lies: The Mathematics of Games, Second Edition considers a specific problem—generally a game or game fragment and introduces the related mathematical methods. It contains a section on the historical development of the theories of games of chance, and combinatorial and strategic games. This new edition features new and much refreshed chapters, including an all-new Part IV on the problem of how to measure skill in games. Readers are also introduced to new references and techniques developed since the previous edition. Features Provides a uniquely historical perspective on the mathematical underpinnings of a comprehensive list of games Suitable for a broad audience of differing mathematical levels. Anyone with a passion for games, game theory, and mathematics will enjoy this book, whether they be students, academics, or game enthusiasts Covers a wide selection of topics at a level that can be appreciated on a historical, recreational, and mathematical level. Jörg Bewersdorff (1958) studied mathematics from 1975 to 1982 at the University of Bonn and earned his PhD in 1985. In the same year, he started his career as game developer and mathematician. He served as the general manager of the subsidiaries of Gauselmann AG for more than two decades where he developed electronic gaming machines, automatic payment machines, and coin-operated Internet terminals. Dr. Bewersdorff has authored several books on Galois theory (translated in English and Korean), mathematical statistics, and object-oriented programming with JavaScript.

Luck

Author : Barrie Dolnick
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307405303
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Luck written by Barrie Dolnick and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever noticed that you talk about luck every day of your life? Luck is your silent companion, sometimes bringing awesome parking spaces, a chance meeting with a new love interest, or a small windfall. Most of the time you probably don’t even pay attention to luck. Chances are, you only really think about luck when you buy a lottery ticket or participate in a contest. Luck is so much more than that. If you take steps to live longer by eating right and exercising, why wouldn’t you also take similar steps to improve your good fortune? Barrie Dolnick and Anthony Davidson asked themselves this very question, and set out to study luck and decipher how it works. In this insightful and engaging book, they share the secrets they’ve uncovered so you can use luck more effectively in your day-to-day life. Where does luck originate? Does one need to be “born lucky” in order to be lucky? Answering these and many other pressing questions, Dolnick and Davidson investigate both ancient and scientific approaches to luck. From early man to famous rationalists, luck has been prayed for, played with, and courted. You’ll learn how ancient practices such as the I Ching, astrology, tarot, and numerology have been used to understand luck, and how great mathematicians studied luck–some guided by their own interest in gambling. Every- one wants to be lucky. Once you know the fundamentals of luck, the authors take you through your own Personal Luck Profile so that you can use this wisdom and try your luck. People do a lot of weird things to improve their luck–and now you can make smart choices and informed decisions about how to play with yours.

Chance, Luck, and Statistics

Author : Horace C. Levinson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486419978
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Chance, Luck, and Statistics written by Horace C. Levinson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In simple, non-technical language, this volume explores the fundamentals governing chance and applies them to sports, government, and business. Topics includenbsp;the theory of probability in relation to superstitions, betting odds, warfare,nbsp;social problems, stocks, and other areas. "Clear and lively ...nbsp;remarkably accurate." —Scientific Monthly.

Luck

Author : Ed Smith
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408830604
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Luck written by Ed Smith and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Ed believed that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But when a freak accident at the crease at Lords prematurely ended Ed Smith's international cricketing career, it changed everything - and prompted him to look anew at his own life through the prism of luck.Tracing the history of the concepts of luck and fortune, destiny and fate, from the ancient Greeks to the present day - in religion, in banking, in politics - Ed Smith argues that the question of luck versus skill is as pertinent today as it ever has been. He challenges us to think again about privilege and opportunity, to re-examine the question of innate ability and of gifts and talents accidentally conferred at birth. Weaving in his personal stories - notably the chance meeting of a beautiful stranger who would become his wife on a train he seemed fated to miss - he puts to us the idea that in life, luck cannot be underestimated: without any means of explaining our differing lots in life, the world without luck is one in which you deserve every ill that befalls you, where envy dominates and averageness is the stifling ideal. Embracing luck leads us to a fresh reappraisal of the nature of success, opportunity and fairness.

The Game of Chance

Author : Kole Black
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557745799
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book The Game of Chance written by Kole Black and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 3 >Kole Black returns with "The Game Of Chance", part three to his bestselling book series, as the salacious trail of lust, lies, and deceit continues. Rayqelle Davis is back from the grave with a vengeance, when she flees federal witness protection to be with Chance (the love of her life) after testifying against her ex-boyfriend's murderous drug cartel.

The Game of Your Life

Author : Rex Gibson
Publisher : No Limit Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Game of Your Life written by Rex Gibson and published by No Limit Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Game Designer's Playlist

Author : Zack Hiwiller
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 0134873297
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book The Game Designer's Playlist written by Zack Hiwiller and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game Designers: Learn from the Masters! In The Game Designers Playlist, top game design instructor Zack Hiwiller introduces more than 70 remarkable games, revealing how they work, why they’re great, and how to apply their breakthrough techniques in your own games. Ranging from Go to Texas Hold’em and Magic: The Gathering to Dishonored 2, Hiwiller teaches indispensable lessons about game decision-making, playability, narrative, mechanics, chance, winning, originality, cheats, and a whole lot more. He gleans powerful insights from virtually every type of game: console, mobile, PC, board, card, and beyond. Every game is presented in full color, with a single purpose: to show you what makes it exceptional, so you can create legendary games of your own. Discover how game designers use randomness and luck Make the most of narrative and the narrator’s role Place the game challenge front and center Optimize game mechanics, and place mechanics in a broader context Uncover deep dynamic play in games with the simplest rules Find better ways to teach players how to play See what games can teach about the process of game design Build games with unusual input/output modalities Explore winning, losing, and game dynamics beyond “one-vs.-all” Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

101 WAYS TO BE LUCKY

Author : Richard de Meath
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1471799417
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book 101 WAYS TO BE LUCKY written by Richard de Meath and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge of this book is one that proved attractive to the writers, eliciting quite a a wide variety of interesting thoughts, that I urged them to keep to themselves and surprise me. I feel confident the resulting views are not only appealing, but quite possibly will also encourage you to think along more positive lines. Many of the writers believe that luck is more of a state of mind rather than mere chance. Others who claim that it is better to be born lucky than rich, and I must say that I too think along these lines. There are writers who write of the circumstances where they met their true soulmate after the breakup of an unhappy marriage. Of course everyone is aware of lucky Lotto winners, the fortunate few who appear with annoying regularity in our newspapers, or even more irritatingly, on our television screen, smiling at the camera just to tell us that 'life will not change'. Who are they trying to kid?

The Living Age

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 926 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Philosophy of Luck

Author : Duncan Pritchard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119030587
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Luck written by Duncan Pritchard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of its kind to provide a curated collection of cutting-edge scholarship on the philosophy of luck Offers an in-depth examination of the concept of luck, which has often been overlooked in philosophical study Includes discussions of luck from a range of philosophical perspectives, including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and cognitive science Examines the role of luck in core philosophical problems, such as free will Features work from the main philosophers writing on luck today

What the Luck?

Author : Gary Smith
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468313916
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book What the Luck? written by Gary Smith and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. It is an empirical fact that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less intelligent. Students who get the highest scores in third grade generally get lower scores in fourth grade.And yet, it's wrong to conclude that screaming is not more effective in pilot training, women choose men whose intelligence does not intimidate them, or schools are failing third graders. In fact, there's one reason for each of these empirical facts: Statistics. Specifically, a statical concept called Regression to the Mean.Regression to the mean seeks to explain, with statistics, the role of luck in our day to day lives. An insufficient appreciation of luck and chance can wreak all kinds of mischief in sports, education, medicine, business, politics, and more. It can lead us to see illness when we are not sick and to see cures when treatments are worthless. Perfectly natural random variation can lead us to attach meaning to the meaningless.Freakonomics showed how economic calculations can explain seemingly counterintuitive decision-making. Thinking, Fast and Slow, helped readers identify a host of small cognitive errors that can lead to miscalculations and irrational thought. In What the Luck?, statistician and author Gary Smith sets himself a similar goal, and explains--in clear, understandable, and witty prose--how a statistical understanding of luck can change the way we see just about every aspect of our lives...and can help us learn to rely less on random chance, and more on truth.

The American State Reports

Author : Abraham Clark Freeman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The American State Reports written by Abraham Clark Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gaming Law

Author : Julian Harris
Publisher : Sweet & Maxwell
ISBN 13 : 0414024869
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Gaming Law written by Julian Harris and published by Sweet & Maxwell. This book was released on 2012 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaming Law provides an overview of the law and regulation relating to gambling in important gambling markets and licensing jurisdictions worldwide, with an emphasis on the rapidly evolving online gambling sector. -- Provided by publisher.

The Luck Factor (Harriman Classics)

Author : Max Gunther
Publisher : Harriman House Limited
ISBN 13 : 0857198815
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Luck Factor (Harriman Classics) written by Max Gunther and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Max Gunther's classic text with a new foreword by Gautam Baid. Luck. We can't see it, or touch it, but we can feel it. We all know it when we experience it. But does it go deeper than this? And if it goes deeper, does it do so in any way which we can harness to our own and others' advantage? Taking us on a fascinating tour through the more popular theories and histories of luck - from pseudoscience to paganism, mathematicians to magicians - Max Gunther arrives at a careful set of scientific conclusions as to the true nature of luck, and the possibility of managing it. Drawing out the logical truths hidden in some examples of outrageous fortune (and some of the seemingly absurd theories of its origins), he presents readers with the concise formulae that make up what he calls the 'Luck Factor' - the five traits that lucky people have in common - and shows how anyone can improve their luck.