Puzzles & Games

Since its first publication in 1950, The Right Way to Play Chess has taught chess to generations of beginners, taking them to the standard expected of good club players.It gives...

Deep within the human psyche lurks the primal urge to compete. It can take many forms: sport, nuclear war, the pub quiz. Sport is universal, nuclear war threatens us all,...

Geza Ottlik had a remarkable talent for discovering and analysing strange and fascinating aspects of card play in bridge. This brilliant book is the result of his collaboration with Hugh...

What are the hallmarks of the expert player? Why do some players appear regularly at the top, winning rubber after rubber? By studying the techniques involved, you will be able...

As readers found in BEATEN BY THE MASTERS, a host of entertaining characters face each other at the bridge table - the school Matron, the fearsome Headmaster, the ancient Reverend...

BRIDGE FOR THE CONNOISSEUR is a book with a special appeal for those who appreciate the finer points of the game. The text comprises 58 deals remarkable not only for...

How many times have you found yourself defending and wriggling with anguish at having to discard apparently certain winners? Hugh Kelsey's target here is to help you to avoid such...

For more than three decades, David Bird's tales of the bridge-crazy monks of St Titus have appeared in magazines around the world. In this eleventh collection in book form, the...

DEADLY DEFENCE covers every important aspect in bridge to make good bridge players into excellent defenders. It deals with opening leads (how to convey maximum information), defensive play when playing...

If you are a middling player and are keen to advance, this book will show you the way forward. David Bird has taken ten key areas in bidding and play...

Here in one volume are Hugh Kelsey's four outstanding books on squeeze play - SIMPLE SQUEEZES, STRIP-SQUEEZES, DOUBLE SQUEEZES and TRIPLE SQUEEZES. Each title is complete in itself and by...

For those needing to grasp the fundamentals of sound bidding and play, Ron Klinger's BASIC BRIDGE is the answer. GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE is intended for the large majority...

The established classic on inferential reasoning in bridge. Deduction is the process of working out what logically follows from facts known or assumed. Psychologists rate deductive reasoning as central to...

Kids love to doodle the days away. And this sixth title in our Doodle series offers hours of entertainment for eager imaginations. On each of the generous-sized pages Catlow has...

Supporting the work of Battersea Dogs and Cats HomeBattersea's Cat Puzzle Book is packed with fun-filled teasers dedicated to our furry feline friends.Puzzle your way through more than 100 cat-themed...

Supporting the work of Battersea Dogs and Cats HomeBattersea's Dog Puzzle Book is packed with fun-filled teasers dedicated to our furry, four-legged friends.Puzzle your way through more than 100 dog-themed...

More than 100 crosswords of a variety of difficulty levels, perfect to test your lexical abilities against. The revered intelligence organisation, Mensa, have worked with Gareth Moore to put together...

The UK's most devious cryptic crossword setters present 120 fiercely challenging puzzles.The Guardian's cryptic crosswords are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day. Now you too can test...

Lose yourself in these compulsively enjoyable puzzles, compiled by the UK's finest cryptic crossword creators. The Guardian's cryptic crosswords are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day. Test...

Get your puzzle on with the wonderful range of word games to be found in this book. With over 100 puzzles to choose from and ranging from missing vowels to...

Seeking some quick brain stimulation?Want to test your crosswording skills?The Daily Mail is back with 200 quick crosswords in a variety of difficulties.Whether you're on your daily commute or looking...

The Telegraph PlusWord returns with a brand new set of puzzles for lovers of Wordle!Can you complete the crossword and find the PlusWord?This is the new edition of the puzzle...

PlusWord is the brand new puzzle for lovers of Wordle!Can you complete the grid and find the PlusWord?This is the utterly addictive new puzzle from the pages of the UK's...

Heralding a new series of Mirror puzzles books, this volume of 300 themed puzzles will keep you happily amused for hours. Ordered alphabetically, the themes include subject as diverse as...

Test your codecracking skills against this compilation of 200 of the most challenging puzzles from the puzzle pages of your favourite newspaper. Can you crack the code and beat the...

Can you name the African musical instrument also known as a thumb piano (5 letters), or the US city in California associated with the strawberry industry (6 letters)? Whether you...

***Pitcherwits returns with another bumper collection of puzzles!Put your deductive skills to the test with this collection of over 300 puzzles from Professor Rebus.Part crossword and part pictogram, Pitcherwits are...

Test your puzzling skills with this new book of Daily Mail Giant Crosswords. With both 'Cryptic' and 'Quick' clues for each super-size crossword, how you tackle them is up to...

Designed to give you daily puzzling to exercise key area of your cognitive ability, these are 100 workouts taken from the paper that would give a total mental workout. The...

The game is afoot once more, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are back to solve criminal mysteries and puzzles alike. In Sherlock Holmes Mind Palace Puzzles, Dr John Watson...

Life's odd, isn't it? People are odd, places are odd, things are odd. It's an odd old world. There's oddity in the strangest places, not least in this extreme odd-one-out...

'A brilliant book of 100 games you can play anywhere in your house or garden.' The Sun Playing games can be so enjoyable but don't you often find yourself playing...

'Britain's King of Puzzles'SunA second collection of restful puzzles and brain-training activities, designed to relieve stress andinspire creativity.This book features a wide range of specially selected games to provide the...

Expert crossword compiler and solver Kevin Skinner shows in easy steps how to solve those trickier puzzles. Once you recognize the type of clue used, you're half way to finding...

***Test your knowledge and speed with this brand new edition of quick crosswords from the Daily Mail.With more than 400 quick crosswords to choose from, this bumper collection is the...

Flex your mental muscles with this latest collection of cryptic crosswords from the pages of The Telegraph.Whether you're looking to sharpen your analytical skills, or simply pass the time on...

The Daily Mail returns with its brand new collection of devilishly difficult cryptic crosswords!Put your mind to the ultimate test with Daily Mail Cryptic Crosswords Volume 1. For novices and...

Sharpen your wits with this latest bumper collection of 300 quick-fire crosswords, ideal for experienced and new puzzlers alike.In its fifth volume, this edition is filled with a range of...

The first title in a relaunch of the best-selling bumper quick crossword series from the Telegraph, new for 2017.Entertaining, brain-teasing and utterly addictive, there are over 300 puzzles here for...