“It’s All A Game” by Tristan Donovan (2017)

“In February 2014, Nick Curci crawled through a hole in the hardboard sealing up a railway arch in East London and discovered his future.”

Board games are always great fun. From the simplicity of Ludo to the deep, complicated set up of Betrayal at House on the Hill, there is something for everyone these days. It’s not all Monopoly and backgammon. In Tristan Donovan’s book, he takes us on a whistle stop journey through the history of board games, from chess to Catan, exploring how they came to be...