Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

It's All a Game, EPUB eBook

It's All a Game EPUB

EPUB

Please note: eBooks can only be purchased with a UK issued credit card and all our eBooks (ePub and PDF) are DRM protected.

Description

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 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.

Information

Other Formats

Information