Synopses & Reviews
"A genuine milestone in the literature of both games and mathematical recreations." — Martin Gardner,
Scientific AmericanAn authority on game history selects 38 of his all-time favorite amusements, including 22 of his own remarkable creations. Sid Sackson presents solitaire, strategy, and party games that can be played by children or adults with such common items as cards, checkerboards, dice, pencils, and paper.
Diagrams and an abundance of examples, together with clear explanations of strategy and goals, show how to play such intriguing entertainments as Mate, a game of pure skill and logic; Blue and Gray, an exciting variation of Checkers; Plank, an advanced version of Tic-Tac-Toe; Knight Chase, a form of hide-and-seek on the checkerboard; Last Word, in which players select letters to form words in two, three, or four directions; Crossings, a fast-paced battle in which pieces move forward in a group; and other challenging diversions. The author also presents brief reviews of more than 300 other games.
Synopsis
"A genuine milestone." — Martin Gardner, Scientific American. An authority on game history selects 38 of his all-time favorite amusements, including 22 of his own remarkable creations. Solitaire, strategy, and party games can be played by children or adults with such common items as cards, checkerboards, dice, pencils, and paper. 152 illustrations.
Synopsis
An expert on game history selects 38 of his favorite amusements, all of which can be played by children or adults with common items such as cards, dice, checkerboards, and pencil and paper.
Table of Contents
1. In Search of Big and Little Game Mate Blue and Gray Le Truc Plank Zetema Hekaton2. Game Inventors Are People Too Lines of Action Cups Crossings Lap Three Musketeers Paks Skedoodle Knight Chase Origins of World War I3. Those Protean Pieces of Pasteboard All My Diamonds Osmosis Patterns Suit Yourself Bowling Solitaire Card Baseball Slam Poke Color Gin4. New Battles on an Old Battlefield Focus Network Take it Away5. Grab a Pencil Hold That Line Cutting Corners Paper Boxing Last Word Patterns II Property6. A Miscellany of Games Solitaire Dice Domino Bead Game Haggle The No Game Change ChangeAppendix