{"product_id":"gametek-paperback","title":"Gametek - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Engelstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat games can teach us about life, the universe and ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eRock-Paper-Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that tackles the big questions of life through the little questions of games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith short chapters on everything from memory games to the Prisoner's Dilemma, to Goedel's theorems, \u003cem\u003eGameTek\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52104020459815,"sku":"9781460757376","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/2079\/7223\/files\/SULS3_J2Jy9781460757376.webp?v=1789633044","url":"https:\/\/theluminousbookshop.com\/es\/products\/gametek-paperback","provider":"The Luminous Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}