Everything on this site stays free and stays where it is. The handbook is the longer version: the four goal families written out with worked examples, the opening theory drawn rather than described, and two printable pages that live next to the phone rather than in a browser tab.
NZ$15
one-off, no GST charged
- Format
- One PDF, readable on a phone or tablet and laid out to print on A4.
- How you get it
- Send the form below. I reply within one business day with payment details, and the file goes out within two business days of the payment clearing.
- Payment
- Bank transfer, arranged by email. No card details are entered on this site and no payment is processed here.
- If something is wrong
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What is inside
The four goal families in full
Each family written out with the habit it rewards and the habit that loses it, plus the two stacked combinations that appear most often in modern levels.
Opening theory, drawn
A page of diagrams showing what a low match does to a board compared with a high one, and why the obvious opening move is usually the wrong one.
Two levels played move by move
One quantity level and one area-coverage level, played out with the reasoning written beside every decision, including the two mistakes I made and what they cost.
Printable checklists
Two A4 sheets: a pre-level board reading checklist, and a store-listing checklist for judging a free game before installing it.
How ordering works
- You send the form below. That is a request, not a payment, and nothing is charged at this point.
- I reply by email within one business day, confirming the item, the price and the bank details.
- You pay by transfer if you still want it. Deciding not to costs nothing and needs no explanation.
- The PDF arrives by email within two business days of the payment clearing.
This page sells my own writing and nothing else. No lives, coins, gold bars, boosters or accounts are sold here, and nothing belonging to a game studio could be delivered from this site under any circumstances.
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Who you are buying from
An individual. I publish this site and sell this one file occasionally rather than as a registered business, so there is no NZBN and no GST registration, and no GST invoice is issued; a plain receipt is sent on request. Publisher details are in the legal notice, and the ordering, delivery and refund terms are in the terms of use.