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The seven most important games in human history: checkers, chess, go, backgammon, scrabble, poker, bridge

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The seven most important games in human history: checkers, chess, go, backgammon, scrabble, poker, bridge
14.99 €
The book covers seven games: a checkers, the idea of which as a children's game veils their mesmerizing depth; chess, a classic and ubiquitous military-strategic game; go, a sophisticated and complex oriental environment game; backgammon, the best and most ruthless game of dice; poker, the most popular card game of our age; scrabble, a classic word game; and bridge, the pinnacle of strategic card games. Each has its own unique character. The author seeks answers to two key questions, "What is a game?" and "Why do we play?". He describes the history of how the games came to be, tells of notable players and specific matches, and shows how the advent of computers has changed the nature of the game.
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