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How To: Play the four knights game in chess
This is a discussion of Black's chances with the Fork Trick in the Four Knights Game... How to remove your opponent's advantage when he plays 4.Bc4! Kill your opponent, but not literally, you dope.
How To: Use a trap in the Torre attack in chess openings
This is a trap in the Torre Attack (1.d4 2.Nf3 3.Bg5). It's a favorite in opening traps, so watch and learn. You'll need it someday.
How To: Use Lasker's trap in chess openings
This is a discussion of Lasker's Trap, which shows up in the Albin counter-gambit to the Queen's gambit.
How To: Play with winning chess middle game strategies
Here is a lesson on the middle game strategies that you can deploy to win the chess endgame. Watch and see how this guy can do it, and how you can do it, too.
How To: Play the Najdorf chess opening move
Since I'm rated 2020, I don't pretend to be as knowledgeable as Kasparov, but I made this video with my own comments on the Najdorf. So, watch and learn.
How To: Use the Giuoco piano in your chess openings
After using the kings-knight opening, you can learn the Giuoco Piano, so you're not the weakling your opponent always thinks you are.
How To: Use the Rice gambit in your chess opening
Here, you'll see the Rice Gambit, and how to use it in your opening chess strategy, so one day, just maybe, you'll be able to win.
How To: Use the French defense in chess openings
See how to operate the French defense and Caro-Kahn defense in your opening chess game.
How To: Win with only your pawns in your chess endgame
See here the different ways you can win your chess game with only pawns and kings left to suffer.
How To: Cheat at rock paper scissors
Rock Paper Scissors can be a fair way to solve a dispute, and we all know that fair is no fun. Winning is fun. So learn the secrets of Rock Paper Scissors from a true Rock Paper Scissors legend. Then take those teachings and train hard - or just cheat your way to the top. Cheat at rock paper scissors.
How To: Play the finger shooting baseball game
A fast-paced, high-strategy baseball game two people can play anywhere, any time, whether your hanging out in Folsom Prison or camping in the Great North Woods. It might seemed old fashioned when Playstation, Wii and Xbox dominate the game world, but this is a game you can play while drinking a Coke or a Bud. If you don't like getting flipped off, then what more can I say?
How To: Play the human chairs game
Use four chairs, lean back, and remove the chairs. The structure will hold - it's really cool.
How To: Shuffle cards with the control method
A video tutorial on how to shuffle card, with control. You never know when you're going to need this. Nobody likes a cheater, unless they don't know you are one.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded & in five easy steps
NOTE: Chapter One is a demonstration, click on chapter two to learn how to solve the cube. This cool and very smart video teaches you how to solve the popular (and annoying) Rubik's Cube in just five steps. Sounds easy, doesn't it? First, check out this video of Leyan Lo as he achieves the world record for the fastest blindfolded solve. He beat Tyson Mao's record by about 30 seconds, they are both friends.
How To: Play backgammon with the doubling cube
Knowing how to use the backgammon doubling cube is very important; make sure you use it right. If you don't, well, you can figure it out.
How To: End the game of backgammon
Ending the game of backgammon right can determine who wins the game. You want to win, don't you? Yeah, of course you do. So watch!
How To: Play backgammon with a blot
The backgammon game has many pieces and parts. Learn what each piece is and how you play with it, and find out what a blot is. Yes, a blot.
How To: Play backgammon from the beginning
Watch and learn how to play the game of backgammon from the start of the game. Just watch, will ya?
How To: Solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube, yes, the small one
This video shows you how to simply solve a 2x2 Rubik's Cube. WARNING!!!! If you have not learned the algorithms from a 3x3 tutorial, you must learn them now or you will not be able to solve this Rubik's Cube, because it's so hard... Really. I'm not lying. Unless you just want to figure it out yourself, because I'm sure you're no idiot, right?
How To: Find "the fish" on the Rubik's Cube
This will help you identify which algorithms to use to get to "the Fish". If you don't know what "the Fish" is, then maybe you should watch. Or not, nobody's forcing you.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube, when you just can't solve it
This video shows you how to get out of weird situation at the end steps of the Rubik's Cube solving process. Watch this to figure out how to finish it before you end up just taking the stickers off and satisfying yourself the wrong way, the cheater's way.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube with algorithms
This video is the easiest Rubik's Cube tutorial, he swears, it even says so. It starts off with solving the white side in part 1 of the 3x3 tutorial and finishes with solving it altogether in part 5.
How To: Make a Rubik's Cube out of dice, magnets, and epoxy
Check out this video from Make Magazine! Watch Action Girl and Bre Pettis show you how to make a Rubik's Cube out of dice, magnets and epoxy. Interestingly enough, the first Rubik's Cube ever was made with magnets! We found inspiration in Gfixler'and Burzvingion's instructions.
How To: Solve a match stick cow puzzle
A match stick puzzle. Can you make the matchstick cow look the other way by only moving two sticks (not the tail) and the eye. This also makes a good bar bet. Solve a match stick cow puzzle.
How To: Make a gaming board for Warhammmer
This new video shows you step-by-step on how to make a Warhammer gaming board. Stop by your local hardware store and pick up a sheet of 1/2 inch plywood. They usually come on 8'x4' sections, so you may need them to cut the sheet in half.
How To: Make textured paint for Warhammer
This new video shows you step-by-step, how to make textured paint. Choose any color you like, add either sand or styrofoam bits. That's it! It's as simple as that.
How To: Do a dog matchstick puzzle
I bet you didn't know that I hold a Master's Degree in Matchstick puzzles. This one's a keeper and it's time to share the secret.
How To: Draw a circle outside a dot without lifting the pen
Get out a pen and some paper, and give this classic brain-teaser a shot! It's got two solutions.
How To: Arm wrestle
The rules of arm wrestling are simeple. Can take your elbow off the table or your hand off the peg. First one down loses.
How To: Make a gaming board for Warhammmer easily
Hey war-gamers. This video teaches you the step-by-step process to make a Warhammer gaming board. You just need plywood, glue, and sand.
How To: Make rust effects for Warhammer
This Warhammer tutorial teaches you how to make realistic looking rust effects using cardboard and acrylic paint.
How To: Make a modeling flock for Warhammer
Want to make a modeling flock for Warhammer? This video shows you the simple way to make a model flock using paint, sawdust, and water.
How To: Make basic terrain bases for Warhammer
Want to make great Warhammer bases for your figures? This video shows you how to make basic terrain bases for your miniature figures with paint and a little sand.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube for dummies
Rubik's Cube for Dummies. Get it out and dust it off. This is an 8 part video series for solving the 3x3 Rubik's Cube.
How To: Solve your Rubik's Cube faster with lube
This video shows you how to use lubrication to help you solve your Rubik's Cube faster. Lubrications not to use:
How To: Make barbed wire for Warhammer
This video shows you step-by-step, how to make barbed wire for a Warhammer mini-gaming system. All you need is electrical wire (insulated or not, it doesn't matter), some paper clips, and your applicable tools for cutting.
How To: Practice pool table drills
These are drills on the pool table that can only make your billiards game better.
How To: Do tricks with a solved Rubik's Cube
A few extra things you can do with a solved cube, like creating different patterns on the club, plus a way to cheat at solving a Rubik's cube.
How To: Play bunco
Naomi Judd invites you to play Bunco - the alternative to ladies' poker night: a parlor game played in teams with three dice.
How To: Play dominoes game
This film shows you how to play dominoes. This leisure activity is popular throughout the world, and you can learn how to play the simple game of dominoes with help from this tutorial. Play dominoes game.