{"product_id":"9781460711125_gametek","title":"GameTek","description":"What 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?\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","brand":"Geoffrey Engelstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908563390613,"sku":"9781460711125","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781460711125_68c44d12-a5fe-49a0-8223-b9843212b66f.jpg?v=1776889988","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781460711125_gametek","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}