Seven games : a human history
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New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022].
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First edition.
ISBN
9781324003779 : (hardcover), 1324003774 : (hardcover)
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306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
Lebanon Public Library - Nonfiction
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781324003779 : (hardcover), 1324003774 : (hardcover)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296) and index.
Description
"A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why-and how-we play them. Checkers, Backgammon, Chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and Bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the behavioral design that make them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai the Master, the last Go champion of Imperial Japan, defending tradition against "modern rationalism"; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the Space Shuttle. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games-and for us. Funny, fascinating and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Roeder, O. (2022). Seven games: a human history (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Roeder, Oliver. 2022. Seven Games: A Human History. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Roeder, Oliver. Seven Games: A Human History W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Roeder, Oliver. Seven Games: A Human History First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.

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