The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses/by Jesse Schell (Author)
Anyone can master the fundamentals of game design no technological expertise is necessary. The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses shows that the same basic principles of psychology that work for board games, card games and athletic games also are the keys to making top-quality videogames. Good game design happens when you view your game from many different perspectives, or lenses. While touring through the unusual territory that is game design, this book gives the reader one hundred of these lenses one hundred sets of insightful questions to ask yourself that will help make your game better.

Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming/by Michael Morrison (Author)
Description
Build several fully functional games as well as a game engine to use for programming cell phone and mobile games with Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming! The included CD provides the tool, code and graphics necessary to complete all exercises covered in the chapters. Beginning Cell Phone Game Programming demystifies wireless game programming by providing clear, practical lessons using the J2ME Game API. You will learn how to use the most popular mobile programming language, Java, to build compact games that can run on any Java-enabled device, including mobile phones, pagers and handheld computers. You will also learn to add a splash screen, create a demo mode, keep track of high scores, and test, debug, and deploy your games.

Monopoly Tycoon: Prima's Official Strategy GuideIf you've ever played the classic Monopoly board game and found yourself stranded helplessly before a stretch of hotels on Board Walk and Park Place, while owning only shoddy green houses on Baltic and Mediterranean, you know why you need this strategy guide. Your favorite board game has grown up, and Monopoly City: Prima's Official Strategy Guide is ready to help you take revenge on those childhood memories of hopeless board game poverty or recapture those feelings of sweet entrepreneurial success. -You want every railroad?
-Need strategies for smart hotel construction?
-Tips on when a risk means sudden success versus instant devastation?