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Category : Checkers
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Draughts Review
Author: Seven Games: A Human History
Author: Oliver RoederPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324003782
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book 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 ways their design makes 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. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul. He introduces an early philosopher of games, the aptly named Bernard Suits, and visits an Oxford cosmologist who has perfected a computer that can effectively play bridge, a game as complicated as human language itself. 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.
The Compleat Draughts Player
Author: Irving ChernevPublisher:
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Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Marine Review and Marine Record
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Category : Marine engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Includes section "Book Reviews".
Win at Checkers
Author: Millard HopperPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486137279
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Improve your game with tips from the former Unrestricted World Checker Champion! More than 100 detailed questions and answers discuss basic principles, standard openings and end games, and other maneuvers.
Harvard Law Review
Author: Play Winning Checkers
Author: Robert W. PikePublisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780806937946
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Learn the skills and strategies to play the game of checkers like a champion.
Columbia Law Review
Author: Book Reviews
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
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