| International Standard Book Number |
9781964992327 (paperback)
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| International Standard Book Number |
196499232X (paperback)
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| Personal Name |
Jones, Myfanwy, author.
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| Title Statement |
Parlor games for friends and family : 130 games of offline fun / Myfanwy Jones & Spiri Tsintziras ; [illustrations by Joe McLaren].
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| Edition Statement |
US edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Minneapolis : Scribe, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
275 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
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| General Note |
"First published by Scribe in 2009"--Colophon.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: The cast for games -- Preparing the parlor. Bringing games back into your life -- Paper and pen? Just tell me when. Games of writing and drawing -- Games with pictures -- Games with words -- Games of strategy -- Games with numbers -- The show must go on. Games of motion, mystery, and make-believe -- Games with blindfolds -- Games of hide and seek -- Games of make-believe -- Games with a straight face -- Games for rainy days -- Fancy picking plums, or shall we strip Jack naked?. Games of cards, dice, marbles, and knucklebones -- Games of cards -- Games of dice -- Games of marbles -- Games of knucklebones -- Words big and small, long and tall. Games spoken aloud -- Games with guesses -- Games with letters and words -- Games with stories -- Games to confuse and confound.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Parlor Games for Friends and Family sets out to revive the tradition of indoor family games: push aside the screens, turn off the TV, and bring some mental stimulation, silliness and laughter, joy and connection back into your living room. This book is bursting with games of logic and memory, wordplay, card games, role-playing, and rough and tumble. Not a single game requires equipment that you won't find in your average home: a pack of cards, a dictionary, dice, paper and pen. There are games that will challenge and stimulate you, and games that will have you in fit; games that can last all night or just a half-hour; games for adults and older children, and games for your four-year-old's birthday party. Parlor Games for Friends and Family, a book for fun-loves aged four to 104, winds back the clock to remind you of games you'd forgotten and then a whole lot more. Whether you dip into it as the urge takes you or read ti from cover to cover, a very good time is guaranteed."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Indoor games.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Family recreation.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
McLaren, Joe, illustrator.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Tsintziras, Spiri, author.
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