Games of the World: How to Make Them, How to Play Them, How They Came to Be

by Frederic V. Grunfeld

Book Overview

From Backgammon to the 3,000-year-old Royal Game of Ur, from Oriental kite contests to the universal tit-tat-toe and tug of war, this richly illustrated volume brings together for the first time more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030152615
• ISBN13: 9780030152610
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Replacement

I purchased this book years ago only to have it disappear later (we've all had that experience!). This purchase was a replacement, which should give it a high rating from the beginning. In any case, this is one of the finest publications on the subject ever and in my opinion deserving of further editions or updates. If you and your family enjoy games, but are getting tired of the usual, then this book is for you.

FABULOUS!!!

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTLY MARVELOUS BOOK IN CONCEPT, WRITING, DIVERSITY, PHOTOS & ILLUSTRATIONS. IT'S ONE OF THOSE UNKNOWN GEMS OF A BOOK. IT CAN BE READ BY ADULTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. WITH HIGH RECOMMENDATIONS.