{"product_id":"the-game-changers-9781805301349","title":"The Game Changers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The best book on games I''ve read in years'' G.T. KARBER, the number one \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of MURDLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy is playing games a universal human instinct?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did the same games evolve across wildly different civilisations?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd how can those games make your life happier, healthier and more fulfilled?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history of board games is really the history of human civilisation. Through it we see how our species has learned to live with one another, make deals, take on different roles and manage the ups and downs of luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this entertaining and thought-provoking look at games through the ages, Tim Clare explores the legal highs of a good dice roll, the thrills of a predatory race game and the tactile pleasures of the games that age with us through our lives to discover how, through play, we become fully ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on Roman anti-cheating devices, organised crime card syndicates and the combative domesti\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470164070743,"sku":"9781805301349","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805301349.jpg?v=1744897608","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-game-changers-9781805301349","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}