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It's All A Game

It's All A Game

A Short History of Board Games

by Tristan Donovan
Paperback
Publication Date: 03/12/2019

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From board game cafes to puzzle books, we need diversion more than ever. This cheeky but nostalgic look at the history of board games is the perfect Christmas gift.

Timely...wonderfully entertaining The Wall Street Journal

In It's All A Game renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from the paranoid Chicago toy genius behind classics like Operation and Mouse Trap, to the role of Monopoly in helping prisoners of war escape the Nazis, and even the scientific use of board games today to teach artificial intelligence how to reason and how to win. With these compelling stories and characters, Donovan ultimately reveals why board games have captured hearts and minds all over the world for generations.
ISBN:
9781786494542
9781786494542
Category:
Board games
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-12-2019
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
336
Dimensions (mm):
198x130x25mm
Weight:
0.33kg
Tristan Donovan

Tristan Donovan is a journalist whose work has appeared on the BBC, in The Times, and in Wired amongst other publications. He lives in Brighton, UK.

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