The Great Book Of Family Games

By Chicca Albertini

Book Overview

In this panorama of play are 140 games old and new, familiar and barely known--but all perfect for spending quality time with family and friends. Choose classics such as Agone, Backgammon, the ancient Royal Game of Ur, and Chinese Checkers. Get out the cards for Canasta, Rummy, and Forty Flush. Roll the dice, or take your "chances" with Bango, Bezique, Teresina and Tontina. Go on a Conquest, a variation of Checkers where you try to capture a hypothetical fortress. And no child will ever say "there's nothing to do" again when they have irresistible choices such as "Careful, Fido!" where they guess whether opponents are telling the truth, as well as jacks, tiddlywinks, marbles, and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402725264
• ISBN13: 9781402725265
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"