{"product_id":"9780008525958","title":"Around the World in 80 Games : A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): du Sautoy, Marcus \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 29\/08\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008525958,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Where should you move first in Connect 4?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Which property is best in Monopoly?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  How can pi help you win Rock Paper Scissors?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Lively, creative and humane – exactly as one would expect from Marcus du Sautoy’ TIM HARFORD, author of How To Make The World Add Up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A delightful and addictive celebration of games. You’ll keep wanting one more go' DARA Ó BRIAIN, author of Is There Anybody Out There?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘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 one or the other’ REINER KNIZIA, award-winning game designer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43711983484972,"sku":"9780008525958","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008525958.jpg?v=1723191473","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008525958","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}