My new book It's All a Game will be out in North America on May 30, 2017. us.macmillan.com/itsallagame/tr
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Tristan Donovan
@tristandonovan
Scriptwriter for 's podcast. Author of It's All a Game, Feral Cities, Fizz, and Replay: The History of Video Games.
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Tristan your book as launched here in brazil!
Thank you, is a great book to read!
devir.com.br/tudo-e-um-jogo/
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For future reference, on or #Digitiser when i say something about "that book about the history of board games" i mean THIS book by
It's a lovely read btw
"It's All A Game"
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I've just finished reading Replay by & it's absolutely brilliant. An incredible amount of games history information & first hand accounts from industry veterans. Highly Recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#GamersUnite #retrogames #retrogaming #retrogamer #BookWorm #booklovers
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The first 2 episodes of the series I wrote on the race to create vaccines for Covid-19 are out now.
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We're bringing sexy backgammon! is returning with another instalment of Board Game History, this time look at another classic of the #boardgame world and it's interesting past: youtu.be/cvmhMC60us8
A huge thanks to for your contribution! 🙏
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How did soda, flavored fizzy water, become so ubiquitous? The history of soda is an bizarre tale featuring drugs, Roman baths, & “curative” medicinal uses!
Ep. 098 featuring , author of Fizz: How Soda Shook Up the World, is available now: youtu.be/3JNoa7nUXkM
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Comrades! My new podcast 6-episode series is out: “Lenin & Trotsky.”
Listen to incredible storytelling about history from podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one
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I give my thoughts on five board games and one board game BOOK!
- It's All A Game
- Blue Lagoon
- Through The Desert
- Kick-Ass
- Escape Tales
- Tag City
youtu.be/opZcmEGqXaI
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🎲🎲🎲 for "It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games" by thx to on the blog today: carpelibrum.net/2018/12/review #nonfiction #boardgames #Monopoly #backgammongames
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Happy publication day to , whose brilliant book 'It's All A Game' is OUT NOW, and makes the perfect Christmas gift for board game enthusiasts everywhere! 🎲 🎲
amzn.to/2Ot3DwA
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'Packed with fascinating tales from ancient Egyptian senet to Google's #AlphaGo. Highly recommended.'
2 WEEKS until we publish 'It's All A Game', the cheeky but nostalgic look at the history of board games by amzn.to/2Ot3DwA
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'A wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history.'
1 MONTH until we publish 'It's All A Game', the cheeky but nostalgic look at the history of board games by amzn.to/2Ot3DwA
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World War II is in full swing and the sugar shortage is hitting both and hard. So each company resorts to "creative" measures to secure their ingredients...
Listen to a new episode of #BusinessWars now: wondery.fm/businesswars
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Our very own caught up with to discuss the vs series and the future of gaming.
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In Games & Tech we check out the six part series on the Sony/Nintendo betrayal and find it a compelling look at tumultous time in the video game industry. Our article includes an interview with its author . Take a look!
thirdcoastreview.com/2018/06/21/rev
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“Replay: La Historia de Los Videojuegos”.
¡Ya está aquí el nuevo libro de y !
Un imprescindible para todo amante de los videojuegos 🎮🎮
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Sat down with to discuss his latest Sony vs. Nintendo podcast series for 's Business Wars. Fascinating history behind the companies that have shaped many of our fondest childhood (and adult) memories.
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We live in a digital world, yet board games are more popular than they’ve ever been. explains that new designs, less drag time, and nostalgia are all contributing to the resurgence: blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub
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Monopoly started out as a way to warn people about the perils of capitalism. As says, “That backfired so spectacularly.” blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub
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Oh to be a soda drinker in 1876! Hugely enjoying Fizz:How Soda Shook Up The World by .
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#fizz #bubbles #soda #sodafountains ift.tt/2H8Qnxr
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You learn something new every day... a Jewish toy maker created something called the Catholic Weather Chapel. 😳 Anyone have one of these laying around in the basement or attic?? Thanks for this bit of history, !
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Books Deborah REALLY Liked in 2018, January: It's All A Game by . A book about two of my favorite things in life: tabletop gaming and history? Yes please and thank you.
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Thanks for writing a great book, Replay, that brought back great memories of my 47 years of existence. Just finished it. Cheers.
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How well do you know the history of your favorite #boardgame? book #ItsAllAGame #TheHistoryOfBoardGames #FromMonopolyToSettlersOfCatan takes you through more than 4,000 years of board #gamehistory!#WritingFun #YouTubeChannel #Episode206
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Wondering what to read/watch/listen to re: games and gamification this summer? Here are some of my top picks nzcer.org.nz/blogs/rachels- #gamefulpraxis #edchatnz #wellyed
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The January issue of is out now. I wrote about the book "It's All a Game" & "Arranged!" a board game by . There are plenty of puzzles to enjoy, too.
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The most fascinating thing I've learned today is about stone martens attacking cars in Europe, via Tristan Donovan's FERAL CITIES.
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Just finished reading Replay by
Great, in depth read.
Now what game history book should I read next?
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Think this must might qualify as the most perfectly '80s music video ever made.
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Top Tip: Instantly make your fly-tipping middle-class by including a hand-written note that says "Free! Please take!".
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Fizz: How Soda Shook Up the World by Tristan Donovan sounds bubbly to us! #AskALibrarian twitter.com/rachelshamdieg
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“…wonderfully researched…entertaining and educational…” - Game Nite magazine’s take on my new book It’s All a Game gamenitemagazine.com
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