Loving Eurogames (eBook)
92 Seiten
Griffin Creek Press (Verlag)
978-0-9996696-1-7 (ISBN)
“Thank you for this LITTLE book which is a GREAT read. It gave me some very enjoyable hours of insight and contemplation.” ~ Dr. Reiner Knizia, Knizia Games
How do YOU play ?
Aspiring to the Well Played Game can profoundly shape our characters – for the better! After 35 years of gaming together the authors noticed that the lessons they learned around the game table were helping them and their family in all sorts of ways. This is their love letter to the hobby of adult board games. It examines the role of these games in the formation of our characters as we learn to win and lose gracefully. It looks at the cognitive biases that can trap us when we are learning to think strategically and tactically. Those courageous enough to play are considered questing heroes caught up in the timeless drama of the three act play. From the opening curtain when the board is first set up, through the climbing pressure cooker of the middle game, and on to the final curtain when the score is tallied and the winner announced, personalities are tried and tested and character is formed. Not a travelogue, this is an exploration of the philosophy of the royal Eurogame.
If you are new to the hobby, here is a guide to what seeking the well played game looks like. For veterans of the Eurogame, here is a celebration of the deeper meaning in these unique game designs. Oh, and if you are a couple, this book is your unabashed invitation to try two person gaming. Perhaps you too will find a lifelong source of fun to share.
“Everything I needed to know about life, I learned playing Eurogames.” ~ Elizabeth Erway
Forward
The Table, the Playground, and the Front Porch
Introduction
Our Love Letter
Who We Are
1 A Questing We Will Go
A Life of Games
Why Eurogames
To Play is Divine
2 Game Magic
More Than Meets the Eye
The Microcosm
Aesthetic Sensibilities
3 The New Game
The Box
The Rules
Teaching the Game
4 The Old Game
Master Class
A Game Collection
Favorite Two Player Games
5 The Well Played Game
Losing Gracefully
Winning Gracefully
Living Gracefully
6 Carving Character
Gaming With Children
Losing Streaks, Winning Streaks
Honing our Probability Sense
7 Gaming Proverbs
The Ten Suggestions
The Six Karma Mechanics
The One Commandment
Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2018 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten | |
| Schlagworte | adult game • board game • Eurogame • family game • Game |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9996696-1-3 / 0999669613 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9996696-1-7 / 9780999669617 |
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