Board Games


Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game
Zones of Control: Perspectives on Wargaming (Game Histories)
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture
Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games
Board Games in 100 Moves
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms
The White Box Essays
Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Learn to Play Go, #1)
Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Check & Mate by Ali HazelwoodNot an Easy Win by Chrystal D. GilesThe First Move by Jenny IrelandFocused by Alyson GerberMay the Best Player Win by Kyla Zhao
YA & Middle Grade Chess Fiction
12 books — 4 voters
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac BissonnetteDid I Do That? by Amber HumphreyWord Freak by Stefan FatsisThe Way Toys Work by Ed SobeyBarbie and Ruth by Robin Gerber
It Must Be Toys, Toys, Toys
140 books — 9 voters

Status Update by Annabeth AlbertConnection Error by Annabeth AlbertBeta Test by Annabeth AlbertLooking for Group by Alexis  HallStrong Signal by Megan Erickson
Nerd love in Gay Romance
69 books — 10 voters
A Match Made on Madison by Dee DavisBoard to Death by C.J.  ConnorCheck & Mate by Ali HazelwoodIt's All a Game by Tristan DonovanThe First Move by Jenny Ireland
Game Boards on the Cover
17 books — 1 voter

Trevanian
Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting.
Trevanian, Shibumi

Checkers is for tramps.
Paul Charles Morphy

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