Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest

by Marcus du Sautoy

Book Overview

A "fun" and "unexpected" (The Economist) global tour of the world's greatest games and the mathematics that underlies them

Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the best property in Monopoly? And how can pi help you win rock paper scissors?

Spanning millennia, oceans and continents, countries and cultures, Around the World in Eighty Games gleefully explores how mathematics and games have always been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541601289
• ISBN13: 9781541601284
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary