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64 pp.
| Kingfisher
| September, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-7534-5581-1$$16.95
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4-6
This handsome volume introduces readers to seven board games and nine card games, with a brief historical introduction and tidbits scattered throughout. Illustrated with color photos and diagrams, the book gives rules and strategies, as well as a few tests. It succeeds well with simple games like mancala but founders over chess and backgammon because of their complexity. Glos., ind.