Oxford History of Board Games

by David Parlett

Book Overview

For thousands of years, people have been planning attacks, captures, chases, and conquests--in short, they've been playing board games. Now, in The Oxford History of Board Games, David Parlett investigates the myriad board games that have developed through the ages and around the world.
Here are the origins and development of our favorite games, from the Egyptian and Asian ancestors of Chess, Checkers, and Backgammon, to the invention of such...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192129988
• ISBN13: 9780192129987
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.8"