The Oxford Guide to Word Games

by Tony Augarde, A.J. Augarde, A. J. Augarde

Book Overview

Today crossword puzzle fans and other word-game addicts number in the millions, and they will welcome this charming reference book, which encompasses not just crosswords but acrostics, anagrams, Scrabble, tongue-twisters, and countless other games of verbal ingenuity.

The book recounts the origins of various word games, outlines their history, describes how to play them, and discusses the many names and rules they have acquired over the years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192141449
• ISBN13: 9780192141446
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.74 lbs.