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
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A "fun" and "unexpected" (The Economist) global tour of the world's greatest games and the mathematics that underlies them Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the best property in Monopoly? And how can pi help you win rock paper scissors? Spanning millennia, oceans and continents, countries and cultures, Around the World in Eighty Games gleefully explores how mathematics and games have always been...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1541601289
ISBN13:9781541601284
Release Date:November 2023
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.36 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.8"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 to Postsecondary
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