{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-board-games","title":"The Philosophy of Board Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, people have wanted to conquer, plot and travel across with the world in two-dimensions. From the murky origins of human's earliest past times, where fortune-telling and play blur, to modern ventures into Monopoly, boardgames have shaped everything from how we conduct war to the art we create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that makes them so addictive, so constantly inviting to playful reinterpretation and reinvention? Caroline Taggart brings her signature warmth and wit to \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Boardgames\u003c\/i\u003e, a playful cultural history that lays the checkered past of boardgames bare. Covering various subgenres of games including: Early games, Race games, Chess, Combat games, Puzzles games, Word games, Quiz games, Role-playing games, and Collaborative games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 112 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Library Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63172458119517,"sku":"9780712355988","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780712355988.jpg?v=1769054111","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-philosophy-of-board-games","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}