Written by an experienced gamesman, this book features dozen of games that can be played on simple boards or on sheets of paper photocopied from the book. The text includes trivia about the unusual and often eccentric people behind history's most popular games - from the legendary board games of the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, to the social parlour games of the Victorians. There is also discussion of the phenomena of war and survival games, as well as video games and the high-tech future of games. The book features a Buyer's Guide to the best games. @21 R5