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Around the world in 80 games
£22.00Around the world in 80 games
‘Brilliantly clear and captivating prose’ Stephen Fry
An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.
Where should you move first in Connect 4?
What is the best property in Monopoly?
And how can pi help you win rock paper scissors?
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Around the world in 80 games
£10.99Around the world in 80 games
‘BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE’ STEPHEN FRY
A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023
An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.
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Playing with reality
£25.00Playing with reality
We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to make predictions about the future. They’re also a lot of fun. But what happens when we mistake games for reality? ‘Playing With Reality’ explores the riveting history of games since the Enlightenment, weaving an unexpected path through military theory, biology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and the future of democracy.
£25.00