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Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)

Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

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Blokus Classics Game

Blokus Classics Game

  • Blokus great strategy game for the whole family!
  • Promotes healthy brain activity
  • Includes 400 – piece game board with raised edges
  • Winner of over 20 prestigious awards
  • The most awarded game of the 21st century

Blokus develops logic and spatial perception while kids learn to be tactical. Players take turns placing pieces on their board, each starting from their corner. Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners. The goal is to get rid of all your pieces. The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces. Includes one game board with 400 squares, 84 game pieces in four bright translucent colors, and an instruction guid

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The Documentary

The Documentary

THE DOCUMENTARY, (Aftermath/G Unit/Interscope), the debut album from The Game (a/k/a Jayceon Taylor), announces the arrival of the most significant West Coast gangsta rapper since Snoop Dogg more than a decade earlier. With guest spots from 50 CENT, NATE DOGG and several others, as well as producers from DR. DRE to KANYE WEST to JUST BLAZE and tracks such as “How We Do” feat. 50 Cent, “Like Father Like Son,” “Church For Thugs,” “Dreams,” “Where I’m From” and “Westside Story,” THE DOCUMENTARY

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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

  • ISBN13: 9780439023481
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, “The Hunger Games.” The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat’s sister

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Carnival Games

Carnival Games

  • Over 20 different carnival games, all played with the Wii Remote
  • Test your skills with the Milk Can Toss, Lucky Cups and Clown Splash
  • All-time favorites are here, like the always-popular Dunk Tank
  • More than 250 prizes to win, from goldfish to stuffed toys

Step right up! All the fun and excitement of your favorite Carnival Games is coming to Wii this summer. It’s the perfect multi-player game for moms, dads and kids of all ages. Are you ready to rack up the points in a game of classic Alley Ball? Got the muscle to ring the bell in Test of Strength? Been practicing your accuracy for the famed Milk Bottle Throw? Ready to get wet in the Dunk Tank? If yes, then join the action as your Wii remote transforms from a sledgehammer to a frog

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Wii Sports Resort

Wii Sports Resort

  • Includes one Wii MotionPlus accessory (one required for each controller to play)
  • Compete against friends and family
  • Play with 1 to 4 players
  • New games include: Sword Play, Power Cruising, and Disc Dog
  • Easy pick-up-and-play controls

Wii Sports Resort is an immersive, expansive active-play game that includes a dozen fun resort-themed activities. It maintains the wide-ranging appeal that attracted millions to the original Wii Sports. Wii Sports Resort is easy to pick up and play, but comes coupled with deeper levels of play that are sure to challenge even the most experienced gamers. Wii Sports Resort whisks players away to a resort that’s full of action, while introducing an unprecedented experience in physical reality. Wii

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Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel

Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel

  • Wii Wheel must be used with a Wii Remote (Remote not included)

Mario Kart with Wheel WiiDrivers, start your engines!Nintendo is bringing Mario and his friends with their finely tuned racing machines back and this time to the Nintendo Wii. With 3 different control styles and a Wii Wheel included in the box, Mario Kart Wii is bound to be the best in the series. The worldwide race is on with a whole new set of tricks, tracks, and ways to play! Place first in Grand Prix circuits or clear skill-based missions. Mario Kart Wii draws on courses and battle arenas fr

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Bananagrams

  • It hides a word game with huge appeal
  • Features 144 letter tiles that are face down in the middle, from which players choose their tiles
  • For 2 or more players
  • Great for travel
  • Recommended for 7 years and up

Bananagrams is a fast and fun word game that requires no pencil, paper or board. All you need is a table. One hand can be played in as little as five minutes. It is a great for family fun as well as being educational. Bananagrams portability makes it perfect for travel. Just grab the pouch and go.

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The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science

The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science

About the original 1000 PlayThinks,Will Shortz of The New York Times said it best: “The most wide-ranging, visually appealing, entertaining, gigantic collection of brainteasers since Sam Loyd’s Cyclopedia of Puzzles almost a century ago.” Inside The Big Book of Brain Games, you will find an obsessive collection of 1,000 challenges, puzzles, riddles, illusions—originals as well as must-do classics—it’s like salted peanuts for the brain. With jampacked pages and a full-color illustrat

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Quiddler Reviews

Quiddler

  • The SHORT Word Game. The challenge of Quiddler is to arrange your entire hand into words.
  • Contents: 118 cards and instructions
  • Ages: 8 to adult/1-8 players
  • The Play: 8 rounds per game, players draw and discard until someone forms their hand into words using two or more cards per word
  • Once a player goes out, everyone else gets one last chance to draw and put down the words they have made
  • Solitaire instructions are also included

The challenge of Quiddler is to arrange your entire hand into words. Draw and discard in turn. Try to use those high point letters, but don’t get caught with them uncombined! Quiddler is fast paced because you can play using everyday words. A bonus is given for the most words in each round (so little words can help you win), as well as for the longest word. Quiddler is a delightful challenge for both rookies and word game lovers. Quiddler is for up to eight players.The rules are brutal, but the

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New Super Mario Bros Reviews

New Super Mario Bros

  • New items include the propeller suit, which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario¿s new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers a combination of cooperation and competition. Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it.
  • Supports 2-4 players in multiplayer mode.
  • Mario, Luigi and two Toads are all playable characters, while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game. Players can also ride different Yoshi characters and use their tongues as weapons.
  • Players can use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character. reach a higher platform ¿ and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players.

Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Supporting 2-4 players in side-scrolling co-op and competitive platforming action, and featuring a mix of fan favorites and new characters, new powerups and various input options via the Wii Remote, it is destined to become an instant classic in one of the most beloved game franchises of

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