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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jack Botermans; Edgar Loy Fankbonner |
| ISBN: | 9781402742217 1402742215 |
| OCLC Number: | 86069181 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 736 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Backgammon -- Snakes and ladders (+ Ups and downs) -- Salta -- White horse -- Windmill -- Dominoes (+ Bergen, Fools, Forty-two, Solo dominoes, Tien Gow, Chinese dominoes) -- Shogi -- Goose -- English checkers -- Senat -- Poker (+ Dice poker) -- Pachisi -- Alquerque -- Chinese chess -- Assault -- Horse races -- Jungle -- Agon -- Duodecim scripta -- Go -- Dice games (+ Bidou) -- Mancala (+ Wari) -- Siege of Paris -- Polish checkers -- The chimera of gold -- Mikado -- Renju -- Jinx -- Sun and anchor -- Hex -- Shut the box -- Chinese checkers -- Saxon Hnefatafl -- Planks -- Hasami Shogi -- Othello -- Craps -- Tabula -- Shashki and gashne: Russian checkers -- Rithmomachia -- Ming mang -- Tangram -- Yut -- Dablot prejjesne -- Tsung shap -- Coan ki -- Nardshir -- Mastermind -- The royal game of Ur -- Thaayam. |
| Responsibility: | Jack Botermans ; [translated from the Spanish by Edgar Loy Fankbonner]. |
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Abstract:
Contains rules, playing tips, and instructive move-by-move examples of 65 diverse games. The games range from Senat, a pastime enjoyed by King Tut, to Hex, invented by a 20th-century mathematician; from strategy games and dice games to chase games; from Asian Shogi to African Wari; and, from Chess and Go to modern creations like Mastermind.
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