EAN: 9780008525927

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GAMES - MARCUS DU SAUTOY...

'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? Which property is best in Monopoly? How can pi
help you win Rock Paper Scissors? Crossing oceans  continents and millennia  award-winning
mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores how maths and games have always been deeply
intertwined. As well as being integral to human psychology and culture throughout the ages 
games provided the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the world. This grand
adventure teaches us how to strategise  play better and win more often. 'The subject matter is
fun (I mean  isn't it quite literally the definition of fun?) and du Sautoy's enthusiasm is
infectious' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'A delightful and addictive celebration of games. You'll keep
wanting one more go' DARA Ó BRIAIN  author of Is There Anybody Out There? 'Lively  creative and
humane - exactly as one would expect from Marcus du Sautoy' TIM HARFORD  author of How To Make
The World Add Up 'You do not need to be a seasoned player nor a skilled mathematician to relish
this enchanting read. However  this book may just encourage you to become the one or the other'
REINER KNIZIA  award-winning game designer

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