Written by an experienced gamesman, who is a frequent contributor to Games Magazine, it features dozens of games that can be played on simple boards or on sheets photocopied from the book. A must-have for all game enthusiasts and history buffs, it includes trivia about the unusual and often eccentric people behind history's most popular games--from the legendary board games of the pharoahs and ancient Egypt, to the social parlor games of the Victorians, to more contemporary perennials such as Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. Also discusses the phenomenon of war and survival games as well as video games and the high-tech future of games, including CD-I--a compact-disc interactive system that will offer films with which players can interact. Features a Buyer's Guide to the best games.
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Written by an experienced gamesman, who is a frequent contributor to Games Magazine, it features dozens of games that can be played on simple boards or on sheets photocopied from the book. A must-have for all game enthusiasts and history buffs, it includes trivia about the unusual and often eccentric people behind history's most popular games--from the legendary board games of the pharoahs and ancient Egypt, to the social parlor games of the Victorians, to more contemporary perennials such as Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. Also discusses the phenomenon of war and survival games as well as video games and the high-tech future of games, including CD-I--a compact-disc interactive system that will offer films with which players can interact. Features a Buyer's Guide to the best games.
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AS RIPLEY MIGHT HAVE SAID, WE HAVE A pretty good idea of what the first games were like. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
whoever lands, opposing pieces, happy old age, game cartridges, game company, game designers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Parker Brothers, New York, World War, Trivial Pursuit, Avalon Hill, Milton Bradley, Games Magazine, Atlantic City, United States, Sid Sackson, Game Boy, Lucasfilm Games, The Landlord's Game, Cave of Madness, Dream Park, Little Wars, National Survival Game, Phil Orbanes, The Game of the Goose, Tom Thumb, Clever Endeavor, King's Quest, Monopoly Trivia Quiz, Steve Jackson Games, Winning the Game New!
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AS RIPLEY MIGHT HAVE SAID, WE HAVE A pretty good idea of what the first games were like. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
whoever lands, opposing pieces, happy old age, game cartridges, game company, game designers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Parker Brothers, New York, World War, Trivial Pursuit, Avalon Hill, Milton Bradley, Games Magazine, Atlantic City, United States, Sid Sackson, Game Boy, Lucasfilm Games, The Landlord's Game, Cave of Madness, Dream Park, Little Wars, National Survival Game, Phil Orbanes, The Game of the Goose, Tom Thumb, Clever Endeavor, King's Quest, Monopoly Trivia Quiz, Steve Jackson Games, Winning the Game New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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