It's all a game : the history of board games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan / Tristan Donovan.
It's all a game : the history of board games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan / Tristan Donovan.
It's all a game : the history of board games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan / Tristan Donovan.
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Publisher
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2017.
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G 2017/3168
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 292 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The birth of a new gaming era -- Tomb raiders and the lost games of the ancients: what board games reveal about our ancestors -- Chess: the "mad queen's game": how the chessboard came to embody centuries of world history -- Backgammon: the favored game of international pace-setters and...
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Publisher
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"Board games have been with us longer than even the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It's All a Game, British journalist and renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of...
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It's all a game : the history of board games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan / Tristan Donovan.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/3168
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74VKVLNAgxgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVLNAgxgM
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ISBN
9781250082725 hardcover
1250082722 hardcover
DDC
794
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991024110810602626
