Games of the World: How to Make Them, How to Play Them, How They Came to Be

by Frederic V. Grunfeld (Editor)

From backgammon to the 3,000-year-old Royal Game of Ur, from Oriental kite contests to the universal tit-tat-toe and tug of war, this richly illustrated volume brings together for the first time more than one hundred of the world´s most fascinating and enjoyable games.

The book includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to make the games, how to play them, and how they came to be.

Contents

Introduction
Games to start a game

BOARD AND TABLE GAMES

STREET AND PLAYGROUND GAMES

FIELD AND FOREST GAMES

PARTY AND FESTIVAL GAMES

PUZZLES, TRICKS & STUNTS

Acknowledgements
Further Reading
Index

Genres: Nonfiction, Games, History, Crafts, Woodwork

279 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Marko]

I have the slovenian edition.

[Trevor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures and goes into much more DIY detail on how to make them onself than other books of this type I've read while featuring a wide variety of manufacturing techniques.

[Katya Smereka · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to read this for my research project and it had some interesting games, that I had never heard of before. They were kind of cool.

[Tommie Haag · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bra uppslag, och väldigt ambitiösa tankar om att skapa spelen själva. Kul!