If you were to imagine your ideal guide to a book of word games, who would you picture? Does an urbane, witty writer come to mind? How about a widely recognized authority and historian of games? Perhaps you'd want someone who successfully creates games himself and has written extensively on a wide variety of games? And oh what the heck let's make him British to add a bit of extra charm. Well, if that sounds like the ideal game guide, look no further. David Parlett is an internationally recognized master of games. The author of many books, including the Oxford History of Board Games and The Penguin Book of Card Games, he has also created many games including Hare & Tortoise, which has sold over 3 million copies. In "The Book of Word Games" Parlett presents a practical and entertaining guide to word games and how to play them. He offers clear and witty introductions to over 150 word games, indicating degree of difficulty, appropriate number of players, and age range (many of the games are great for the classroom or to give your kids some fun while improving their language skills). Parlett also gives a wealth of interesting etymological knowledge, including word origins, phonetic facts and interesting tidbits like the longest word in the English language. There is something for everyone, from new readers to sophisticated word connoisseurs. From well-known favorites such as Boggle and Consequences to lesser-known but equally enjoyable games such as Bacronyms and Aesop's Mission, "The Book of Word Games" presents a wide-ranging collection of word games for verbivores of all ages. "

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Great Games with Numbers and Words will captivate the interest of your students by introducing these hands-on curriculum linked games into your Maths and English lessons. All of the games in Great Games with Numbers and Words are quick and easy to set up as they require very little equipment and space – primary children will be able to play them with minimal supervision as the instructions are clear and simple. The games have also been designed so that they can be easily adapted to suit a range of ages and abilities. Written by an experienced teacher, all of the games have been tried and tested in the classroom with great success. This teacher-friendly resource is guaranteed to hold the attention of all of your students.

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