Subtitle: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games–And Why They Matter
I’ve been thinking a lot about games lately. Well… if “thinking” is the right word for this.
But it’s not just silly cartoons. It’s because my new book is all about mathematical games.
I devoted two back-breaking years to researching this thing. At times, I feared I would not make it. How could I withstand so many pleasant diversions? So many hidden gems, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master? Such endless hours of thought-provoking fun, requiring only materials you already have at home? It was week after week after week of relentless, agonizing enjoyment. The soul is only so strong.
But I persevered. From over a thousand candidates, I emerged with several dozen of the finest mathematical games that humans have yet devised.
They come from Japanese schoolyards, Parisian universities, and Argentine puzzle magazines.
