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Player's Guide to Faerun (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Forgotten Realms Accessory)

Richard Baker, James Wyatt

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Useful Upgrade to 3.5 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I'm always a little leary about buying "Player's Guides" since I'm a DM most of the time, but this one was almost necessary to correct the errors and region system in the original Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons). Also upgrades spells from the Magic of Faerun! Very cool and worth every penny I spent so far.

Editorial Review:

The heroes of the Forgotten Realms are as diverse and varied as the regions from which they hail. This collection of Faerûnian lore and arcana allows you to create and equip an endless array of characters braced for the challenges they’ll encounter. From races, feats, and spells to prestige classes, magic items, and more, Player’s Guide to Faerûn provides a v.3.5 update to the Forgotten Realms setting, reintroduces some old favorites from 1st and 2nd Edition, and offers all-new character-building material.

Includes

* Over 60 feats
* Over 30 prestige classes
* Over 90 spells

To use this supplement, you also need the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Webkinz (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

Marcia Layton Turner, Grant Turner

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Great overview of Webkinz world 5 out of 5 stars.
14 of 15 people found this review helpful.

This is an excellent introduction and overview of the Webkinz world. They give helpful suggestions, such as carefully picking your child's user name as it is the name they will be known by in tournaments, and in the Webkinz world.

They explain how to keep your Webkinz happy such as;
· Putting it to bed before you log out
· Feeding it healthy food
· Playing with it
· Bathing it
· Having it's favorite toy (and where to find out what that is, on the my pets bio)

They bust the urban legend that Webkinz die, which they don't. They can get sick though, and that requires a visit to Dr. Quack's clinic where you are often told they need more sleep or a better diet.

There are areas where I wish the authors went into more detail, such as specially formulated foods like the Iceberg Chili for polar bears. I know from personal experience if you feed one of these special foods to the wrong pet, the wrong pet will complain. They mention the subject, but only give two examples. I would have found a complete list more valuable.

They touch on everything in the Webkinz world, from decorating your room, to the most efficient way to earn money such as Quizzy's . The general sections of the book are;
1. Getting started
2. Earning cash...and what you can buy
3. Fun and games
4. Educational activities
5. Communication and security
6. Other fun things to do online
7. Cooking and socializing
8. Webkinz trading cards
9. FAQs (frequently asked questions)
Apendixes that include;
· Webkinz and Lil' Kinz
· Where to buy Webkinz
· Gem Hunt Hints (this tells where to find specific gems)

With as many hours as I have logged helping my six year old navigate Webkinz world, I still learned several things from this book.

If you're a complete expert in one area of Webkinz, such as cooking or a particular game, you will likely be disappointed in that particular area of the book, because it is an overview and introduction. It is not an in depth analysis of the website, which as you may know is huge. But for someone who is simply looking to help their child and who hasn't already master every single in and out of the site, this is an excellent guidebook to the world of Webkinz. I'm glad I bought it.

Editorial Review:

A guide for parents on the latest kid craze.

Wildly popular, Webkinz® are the must-have toy for every five- to twelve-year old. Presented in a highly intuitive, handbook-style organization, here is the first guide on this sought after stuffed animal. It enables parents to quickly and efficiently find the critters they’re looking for, learn the ins and outs of the Webkinz® Web site, and understand what their kids are doing online.
• The first book to be released about Webkinz®
• Contains everything busy parents need to know about Webkinz®

Complete Scoundrel: A Player's Guide to Trickery and Ingenuity (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying)

Mike Mcartor, Wesley Schneider

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

great buy 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is pretty good. It is unreasonable to expect that every person is going to use every bit of this book. No one has that much time, or that many characters. Unless of course your characters are suicidal and you roll up a new one every session. To me, if you can pick up a supplement book, pluck out a few classes, feats, and some other good information out of it, chances are its a good buy. Especially considering you can bring that to your gaming group and someone else there might like something that you didn't have a use for. The prestige classes are pretty interesting in terms of class abilities, but I wasn't crazy about them. The enrichment material at the front of the book is excellent though, just like the stuff in PHB2. Solid gold for helping you role-play or just concept a character. The feats and skill tricks presented in this book are also good. In my current campaign I play a Scout (from Complete Adventurer) and I like the character a lot. The problem was, I wasn't getting the full statistical output that my character's personality supports. With the feats in this book, I was able to customize my character by multiclassing in some things without losing some of the Scout class ability progression, which let me make the character into who I felt he should be. The book also has many other feats that make it a lot more appealing to multiclass with levels in a Scoundrel-type class. The skill tricks also add a lot of flavor to your character as well as giving them some cool abilities like some feats give, but with the limitation that they can be used once per day. The book isn't all for the Rogue type, though. It has a fair amount of prestige classes and feats and skill tricks for various casters. To name a few, this book contains the Grey Guard prestige class, sort of like a Paladin with less remorse and more freedom of action. It also has a skill trick that lets anyone with 5 ranks in the Heal skill heal some damage when they stabilize. All in all, I won't use everything in this book, but I will use a good amount of it and it is likely that some of my other players will, too.

Tomb Raider: Legend: The Complete Official Guide

Piggyback Interactive Ltd.

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The Legend Uncovered

·Highlighted references lead to the 49-page Extras chapter, which not only explains how to collect each Gold, Silver, and Bronze reward, but also reveals every single unlockable feature in Tomb Raider: Legend.
·Back cover foldout features multiformat control instructions and a map legend for easy reference.
·Piggyback's signature three-level tab system facilitates easy access to all sections of the guide, such as the illuminating How to Play chapter, individual level walkthroughs, the Secrets section, and the revealing Behind the Scenes interview feature.
·Concept art, sketches, renders, and illustrative hi-res screenshots make every page an individual and visually rich experience.
·Authoritative, all-encompassing walkthrough offers step-by-step guidance, plus advanced strategies and tried-and-tested techniques refined over months of dedicated play.
·Dozens of detailed annotated maps provide an at-a-glace guide to every locale Lara visits. All maps feature key information for each area, including checkpoints, reward locations, and the ideal route for Lara to follow.

Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro

Matthew Hilger

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Total reviews: 42 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

As Internet poker exploded, thousands of players turned to Internet Texas Hold'em to help them become winning players. Today, Internet Texas Hold'em is now the most successfull book ever on Internet poker. Internet Texas Hold'em is an excellent tool for beginning to intermediate players to be successful at limit Texas Hold'em with specific topics focused on Internet play. The book's reputation has superceded its title as many players now recommend it for live play also. A comprehensive overview of Texas Hold'em is presented including general poker concepts such as probability and odds, bluffing, raising and check-raising. Various deceptive tactics are also discussed such as free cards, slowplaying, and inducing bluffs and calls. You'll learn the correct strategies for starting hand play as well as playing on the flop, turn, and river. You'll learn the intricacies of playing on the Internet and the differences in strategies between Internet and live play. Finally, you'll be able to practice all of these strategies on over 200 actual Internet hands. Poker is a fun game, but it is even more fun when you win. This is a book for players who want to improve their game to win more money. If you only play a few hours a week or strive to take your game to an advanced level, this book should serve as a reference for many years to come.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Elizabeth Hollinger, James Ratkos, Don Tica

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Total reviews: 63 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

This is one great book! 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Dear Zelda fans& lovers,
This book is sure to help you on the 2nd level to getting the Goron Ruby.Soon I have this book to help me.
P.S. This guide is the best!

Lifesaver 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

This book takes you step by step and the descriptions are clear. Although it may take a while to acutally complete the game while trying to read a player's guide at the same time, it does not take away from the excitement.

And a big plus would be that this guide doesn't take away from the plot. BEWARE those that do!

A pretty good guide 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

This is a great companion to the game. It is descriptive and offers a number of strategies for certain situations. I noticed a couple of flaws in it, but nothing major. For example, in the back where it describes where to find all the gold skultulas, it usually has what you need to get it, what dungeon or town it is in, and where it is in the dungeon or town. However, one of them had the dungeons in one column, but what you need to use to get it in two coulmns, so I had no idea where to find it, even after searching. I think there is another flaw, but that is about it. They are very minor and don't take away the fact that this is a great guide!

Editorial Review:

Detailed maps of every city and dungeon
Strategies for defeating all the enemies
Locations of all Heart Containers and Gold Skulltulas
Solutions for all puzzles
Bonus items revealed All hidden items revealed

Complete Arcane: A Player's Guide to Arcane Magic for all Classes (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying)

Richard Baker

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Yep, totally broken 3 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This book is crazy overpowered. The Warlock class slowly makes itself invincible level by level. They've got too many hp's, too many save bonuses, too much armor, and they can imbue items w/o the item creation feats???????? WHAT???

Warlocks make clerics look like sissies, and they're not nearly as broken as the prestige classes. This book is great for Players whose DM's have an annoying habit of killing or screwing over their players, but it's a headache for the DM since you have to plan every dungeon and battle around super overpowered casters with no weaknesses.

Dual wand weild--a bard wand user can cast cure critical wounds and fireball every round...

Editorial Review:

A new sourcebook outlining the use of arcane magic by any D&D character.
Complete Arcane provides Dungeons & Dragons© players with an in-depth look at how to access traditional arcane magic and use that power to a character's advantage. It explains how magic affects life and gameplay in the D&D world, adding dimension to one of the most unique and popular aspects of roleplaying. Complete Arcane also contains a wealth of material for traditionally non-magical characters, so the tips and data provided will assist all class types. In addition to new feats, spells, prestige classes, and magic items, this title adds new and revised core classes to a player's character choices. There are also new arcane-related monsters and information on how to fight, join, or summon each one.

Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (Expansion): Prima Official Game Guide

Peter Olafson

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great Game guide 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The book is written very well and is in full color. If you have the Prima guide for the full Elder Scrolls IV it is written in the same fashion. I find it a must to have a guide for this game if you want to truely explore every inch! Buy it when you buy the expansion, you won't be sorry!

Elder Scrolls Oblivion PC version 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The Prima Guide is so complete. Has a sence of humor in scripting and is very detailed in what you should know and what you need to find out on your own... I got one for Dungeon seige, Elder Scrolls Oblivion and now Shivering Isles. It is a must have side kick!

Editorial Review:

The Elder Scrolls IV guide book contains 176 fully colored pages.Complete maps for the Main Quest and the realm of Sheogorath.Walkthroughs for every quest in the expansion, including the Main Quest and Freeform Quests.Detailed bestiary chapter to help you best deal with the strange denizens of the Shivering Isles.Complete sections for all new items, ingredients, and more.Includes full coverage on Knights of the Nine and Oblivion downloadable content.

KINGDOM HEARTS Chain of Memories Official Strategy Guide (Signature Series)

Beth Hollinger

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Kingdom Hearts chain of memories guide review 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

It helped dramatically and I found it to be really well done and very helpful in explaining the different cards and what they truly did....... Also its a good thing to have when deciding on going through the game and what world cards to use....although I was already half way through with the game when I had it.....It was still nice and helped me with my other half decisions....

Editorial Review:

BradyGames' KINGDOM HEARTS Chain of Memories Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

• Complete Walkthrough: Successfully battle through all 13 floors of Castle Oblivion!
• Complete Card Listing: Leave no card unturned! Every card is revealed. Plus, game-tested deck construction tips!
• All Secrets Revealed! Learn how to access all secrets, plus strategies and tips to get through the game.
• All Sleights: Annihilate every Heartless and boss with cool card combos.
• Boss Strategies: Take down the most powerful bosses with top-notch fighting techniques.
• Bestiary: Complete listing of every Heartless in the game.

Platform: Game Boy Advance

Genre: Action RPG

This product is available for sale in North America only.

Battlefield: Bad Company: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

Michael Knight

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

Poor Guide 2 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This book was a disappointment and is very incomplete.

Multiplayer problems:
As stated earlier, no top views of the maps and a very limited look into the multiplayer area. Most of the info is from the videos included in the "Gold Edition" of the game.

Stats:
The weapon descriptions are the general rant with little info in how they perform in the game. The numbers do not include the handling stats and they do not have a table for easy comparison to help you choose what weapon is best. The specialist weapons have little info on how to use them correctly, especially the Snipers goggles witch I am still having problems with.

Single player:
The majority of this book is centered on the single player campaign. This is set up with short paragraphs scattered on a page to follow along the way the writers played the game. This largest disappointment with this is if you try to read and go you will miss some vital info. One example is I started a tough battle and then read I should have picked up the mortar designator two objectives previously which was not mentioned in the explanation that was two pages previously.

This guide is similar to the layout of the Kameo guide. Which also blew? The problem with Prima guides is it seems to be a crap shoot. Half of the time the guides are well laid out and helpful. The other times they aren't. This is the only guide out there and it does have some info to help complete the game and find the collectables and such in the single player. It also included the point values for actions in the multiplayer.

Editorial Review:

* Maps detailed with the locations of all gold and collectibles!
* Complete walkthroughs for each mission, including alternate strategies.
* Battlefield-tested combat tactics. Our guide shows the best ways to use demolition to your tactical advantage.
* Deadly weapons information for all kits. Know which armament is the right tool for the job!
* Offensive and defensive multiplayer strategies to help you get the edge in online play.

Free Preview includes: Weapons and Items lists as well as Acta Non Verba walkthrough.