The Game Changers
how playing games changed the world and can change you too
$48.38
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
4 February 2025
Summary
The Game Changers: How Board Games Shaped Civilization and Can Enrich Your Life
“The best book on games I’ve read in years” - G.T. Karber, bestselling author of MURDLE
“Clare is a fabulous tour guide through the history of table games” - Tom Brewster, presenter of Shut Up & Sit Down
Why is playing games a universal human instinct? Why did the same games evolve across wildly different civilizations? And how can those games make your life happier, healthier, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805301349 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1805301349 |
| Author: | Tim Clare |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 411g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 160mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Tim Clare
Tim Clare is an award-winning writer, poet and creative-writing podcaster. He is the author of We Can’t All Be Astronauts and Coward, and the novels The Honours and The Ice House. He has performed his work at festivals and clubs across the world, on BBC TV and radio. Tim has also written for the Guardian, Times, Independent and Big Issue, and presents the creative-writing podcast Death Of 1,000 Cuts.
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