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David Parlett games etc
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New 2010 edition

now available!
Keen on cards?

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I don't do casino games, but if you're looking for information on
blackjack, baccarat, craps, roulette and many others I can recommend a visit to
the Jackpot casinos site.
Board stiff?
Join the International Board Game Studies Association
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I specialise in indoor games (card games, board games, word games)
as a freelance inventor, writer, historian and consultant.
Sometimes I even get round to playing them.
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My best-known board game,
Hare & Tortoise,
has sold over 3 million copies since first published in 1974
and was the first ever winner of Germany's Game
of the Year award.
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My books include the Penguin Book of Card Games, Teach Yourself Card Games,
the Oxford History of Card Games, and the Oxford History of Board Games.
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theory and appreciation of games, advise on the staging of games in
period films and TV productions, and am a consultant on games terminology to the
Oxford English Dictionary.
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This site lists all my books, games and film/TV credits and
includes some on-line games. Some pages are devoted to
other of my interests. Click globe (left) for site map, or
pick a thumbnail below.
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My card games |

Old card games |

Skat card game |

Hare & Tortoise |

My other games |

Play OZ now! |

Essays & articles |

All my books |

My word games |

Play QUIZL! |

TV & film consultancy |

My photo gallery |

Sketches & drawings |

Carmina Burana |

Music of A. Bax |
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