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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.12 — 62,104 ratings — published 2013
It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,042 ratings — published 2017
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.06 — 641 ratings — published 2011
The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,587 ratings — published 2015
Zones of Control: Perspectives on Wargaming (Game Histories)
by (shelved 5 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.81 — 53 ratings — published
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,017 ratings — published 1938
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 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,000 ratings — published 2023
Board Games in 100 Moves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.80 — 123 ratings — published
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.50 — 121 ratings — published 2019
The White Box Essays (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.80 — 66 ratings — published
Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Learn to Play Go, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.25 — 469 ratings — published 1994
Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.78 — 137 ratings — published 2012
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,422 ratings — published 2008
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,015 ratings — published 2003
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,235 ratings — published 1966
Backgammon (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.45 — 143 ratings — published 1976
Oxford History of Board Games (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.02 — 57 ratings — published 1999
A Gamut of Games (Dover Brain Games & Puzzles)
by (shelved 4 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.27 — 129 ratings — published 1969
Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventure from Chess to Role-Playing Games (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.11 — 582 ratings — published 2012
Ancient Board Games (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published
The Way of the Moving Horse (Learn to Play Go, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.21 — 331 ratings — published 1995
Boardgames That Tell Stories (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.80 — 201 ratings — published 2014
Storytelling in the Modern Board Game: Narrative Trends from the Late 1960s to Today (Studies in Gaming)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.13 — 23 ratings — published
The Board Game Designer's Guide: The Easy 4 Step Process to Create Amazing Games That People Can't Stop Playing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.71 — 82 ratings — published
My System: A Treatise on Chess (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,239 ratings — published 1925
A History of Board-Games Other Than Chess (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published 1951
Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.91 — 55 ratings — published 1979
Dice Games Properly Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.89 — 134 ratings — published 2000
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,466 ratings — published 2004
Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,629 ratings — published 2002
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.28 — 81,045 ratings — published 1988
Darkly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.68 — 6,933 ratings — published 2024
The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.88 — 393 ratings — published 2024
Zathura (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,418 ratings — published 2002
What Board Games Mean To Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.93 — 44 ratings — published
Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.14 — 216 ratings — published
Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us about Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.58 — 323 ratings — published 2019
Gametek: The Math and Science of Gaming (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.95 — 228 ratings — published
How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess Mastery Course (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,298 ratings — published
The Backgammon Book (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.74 — 54 ratings — published 1970
The Glass Bead Game (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.10 — 42,567 ratings — published 1943
Replay: The History of Video Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,507 ratings — published 2010
Ancient Board Games in Perspective (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published 2007
The World of Games: Their Origins and History, How to Play Them, and How to Make Them (English and Dutch Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 1989
The Lewis Chessmen (Objects in Focus)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.96 — 126 ratings — published 2004
Chess In Iceland And In Icelandic Literature: With Historical Notes On Other Table-Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007
Magia Gry: Sztuka Rywalizacji = the Magic of the Game: The Art of the Contest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2012
GameTek (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as board-games)
avg rating 3.91 — 127 ratings — published
“A man can learn all of an opponent's weaknesses on that board,' said Gilt.
'Really?' said Vetinari, raising his eyebrows. 'Should not he be trying to learn his own?”
― Going Postal
'Really?' said Vetinari, raising his eyebrows. 'Should not he be trying to learn his own?”
― Going Postal
“Chess does not only teach us to analyse the present situation, but it also enables us to think about the possibilities and consequences. This is the art of forward-thinking.”
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