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Jan 25, 2022 · A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide.
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice 'Beguiling, mesmerizing, and utterly charming.' —Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them., Seven Games, A Human History, Oliver Roeder, 9781324051022
Jan 25, 2022 · A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide.
Jan 25, 2022 · Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable.
Jan 25, 2022 · His “group biography” of seven classic games — checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge — is in many ways an interrogation of these questions: Are games more than...
Jan 10, 2023 · Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable.
Jan 25, 2022 · A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide.
With a Ph.D. in economics with a focus on game theory, the author of Seven Games: A Human History argues that games—those activities that force us to suspend the normal rules of life in order to overcome self-imposed obstacles in the name of fun—are what make us human.
Jan 25, 2022 · SEVEN GAMES. A HUMAN HISTORY. by Oliver Roeder ‧RELEASE DATE: Jan. 25, 2022. A smartly informative book that should inspire readers to try a new game. bookshelf. shop now. It’s often man vs. machine in this beguiling foray into games and why we play them.
