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Gametek (Paperback)
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Gametek (Paperback)
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Loot Price R402
Discovery Miles 4 020
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What games can teach us about life, the universe and ourselves. If
you shuffle a deck of cards what are the odds that the sequence is
unique? What is the connection between dice, platonic solids and
Newton's theory of gravity? What is more random: a dice tower or a
number generator? Can you actually employ a strategy for a game as
basic as Rock-Paper-Scissors? These are all questions that are
thrown up in games and life. Games involve chance, choice,
competition, innovation, randomness, memory, stand-offs and
paradoxes - aspects that designers manipulate to make a game
interesting, fun and addictive, and players try to master for
enjoyment and winning. But they also provide a fascinating way for
us to explore our world; to understand how our minds tick, our
numbers add up, and our laws of physics work. This is a book that
tackles the big questions of life through the little questions of
games. With short chapters on everything from memory games to the
Prisoner's Dilemma, to Goedel's theorems, GameTek is fascinating
reading anyone for who wants to explore the world from a new
perspective - and a must-read book for serious designers and
players. PRAISE 'Math, physics, psychology and all the other stuff
you didn't even realise you were using while playing board games!
Dr E has opened the door to the game under the game in fascinating,
fun detail. Now you have NO reason to ever lose again! Rock!' Tommy
Dean, board-gamer and stand-up comic
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