Hardcover • 2023 • English

Around the World in Eighty Games A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games

Name: Around the World in Eighty Games A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games
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ISBN: 9780008525910

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About the book

'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. 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? Spanning millennia, oceans and continents, countries and cultures, Around the World in 80 Games gleefully explores how mathematics and games have always been deeply intertwine...Show more

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ISBN

9780008525910

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

Around the World in Eighty Games A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games

Format

Hardcover

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