How to Win Games and Beat People

How to Win Games and Beat People

By Tom Whipple
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Demolish your family and friends at over 30 classic games with advice from an international array of experts!

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Overview

How to Win Games and Beat People

Destroy the competition on game night with this seriously funny guide packed with handy strategy, tricks, and tips from the experts. A mathematician explains how to approach Connect 4; a race car driver guides you through the corners in slot car racing; a mime shares trade secrets for performing the best Charades; a Scrabble® champion reveals his secret strategies; and a game theorist teaches you to become a real estate magnate, recommending the Monopoly properties to acquire that will bankrupt and embarrass your opponents (sorry, Mom and Dad). Funny, smart, and endlessly useful, this is a must-read for anyone who takes games too seriously, and the bible for sore losers everywhere.

Pages

192

Language
  • ENG- English
Publisher

Dey Street Books

Format
  • Hardcover
Size

5 x 0.73 x 8 inches

ISBN

978-0062443748

About the author

Tom Whipple

Tom Whipple is the science editor at The Times, where he covers topics ranging from archaeology to zoology. In addition to writing news, features, reviews, and commentary, he is a regular contributor to Times Radio. Since joining the paper in 2006, shortly after earning a degree in mathematics, Tom has explored a wide variety of unusual locations for his reporting—from the tunnels beneath CERN to the summit of Mont Blanc, the world’s hottest sauna, and the most irradiated nature reserve. He has interviewed figures as varied as Stephen Hawking and Jedward and has been arrested in three different countries along the way.

Beyond his work at The Times, Tom has written for The Guardian and The Economist and was named Science Journalist of the Year for his Covid-19 coverage. He is also the author of How to Win Games and Beat People, a guide to applying science and strategy to everyday competitions.

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