{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-board-games-9780712355988","title":"The Philosophy of Board Games (British Library Philosophy of) [Taggart, Caroline]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCaroline Taggart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, people have sought to conquer, strategize, and journey across imagined worlds laid out in two dimensions. From the murky origins of humanity's earliest pastimes, where fortune-telling and play often overlapped, to modern classics such as \u003ci\u003eMonopoly\u003c\/i\u003e, board games have influenced everything from military strategy to artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes them so enduring, so addictive, and so open to endless reinvention?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Boardgames\u003c\/i\u003e, Caroline Taggart brings her trademark warmth and wit to a lively cultural history that reveals the checkered past of games and the ideas behind them. She explores how board games reflect our desires, anxieties, and ambitions, and how they have evolved alongside society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book ranges across a wide variety of subgenres, including early games, race games, chess, combat games, puzzle games, word games, quiz games, role-playing games, and collaborative games. Insightful and entertaining, it invites readers to look at the board from a new perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publishers Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780712355988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Taggart\u003c\/b\u003e worked in publishing for many years before writing \u003ci\u003eI Used to Know That\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Since then, she has authored more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003e500 Words You Should Know\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumble Pie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCold Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is also the author of the British Library titles \u003ci\u003eThe Book Lover's Bucket List\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book Lover's European Bucket List\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independent Publishers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533319856304,"sku":"9780712355988b","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-board-games-9780712355988","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}