Board Games


Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game
Zones of Control: Perspectives on Wargaming (Game Histories)
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture
Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games
Board Games in 100 Moves
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms
The White Box Essays
Learn to Play Go: A Master's Guide to the Ultimate Game (Learn to Play Go, #1)
Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna AlkafWord Nerd by Susin NielsenThe Last Letters of Sally and Walter by Cammie McGovernDeath By Scrabble by Charlie FishYou Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
Scrabble Fiction
10 books — 3 voters
Check & Mate by Ali HazelwoodNot an Easy Win by Chrystal D. GilesThe First Move by Jenny IrelandFocused by Alyson GerberMay the Best Player Win by Kyla Zhao
YA & Middle Grade Chess Fiction
12 books — 4 voters

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinYou Go First by Erin Entrada KellyRoll for Initiative by Jaime FormatoThe Gauntlet by Karuna RiaziClick Here to Start by Denis Markell
#MGCarousel - Books About Games
37 books — 8 voters
Jumanji by Chris Van AllsburgIt's All a Game by Tristan DonovanThe Game Makers by Philip E. OrbanesThe Monopolists by Mary PilonThe Girl Who Invented Romance by Caroline B. Cooney
Books About Board Games
30 books — 4 voters

The Great Beanie Baby Bubble by Zac BissonnetteDid I Do That? by Amber HumphreyWord Freak by Stefan FatsisThe Way Toys Work by Ed SobeyBarbie and Ruth by Robin Gerber
It Must Be Toys, Toys, Toys
140 books — 9 voters
A Match Made on Madison by Dee DavisBoard to Death by C.J.  ConnorCheck & Mate by Ali HazelwoodIt's All a Game by Tristan DonovanThe First Move by Jenny Ireland
Game Boards on the Cover
17 books — 1 voter

Terry Pratchett
A man can learn all of an opponent's weaknesses on that board,' said Gilt. 'Really?' said Vetinari, raising his eyebrows. 'Should not he be trying to learn his own? ...more
Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

Yasunari Kawabata
We were watching a battle, but it took clean forms.
Yasunari Kawabata, The Master of Go

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