{"product_id":"9780712355988","title":"The Philosophy of Board Games","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Taggart, Caroline \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrosswords\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 October 2025 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Philosophies' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 112 pages, 30+ colour illustrations\u003cbr\u003e138 x 207 x 18 | 344g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, people have wanted to conquer, plot and travel across with the world in two-dimensions. From the murky origins of human's earliest past times, where fortune-telling and play blur, to modern ventures into Monopoly, boardgames have shaped everything from how we conduct war to the art we create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that makes them so addictive, so constantly inviting to playful reinterpretation and reinvention? Caroline Taggart brings her signature warmth and wit to The Philosophy of Boardgames, a playful cultural history that lays the checkered past of boardgames bare. Covering various subgenres of games including: Early games, Race games, Chess, Combat games, Puzzles games, Word games, Quiz games, Role-playing games, and Collaborative games.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52199080100176,"sku":"9780712355988","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780712355988","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}