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Richard Osman's House of Games: 101 new & classic games from the hit BBC series

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Richard Osman's House of Games: 101 new & classic games from the hit BBC series

Contributors:

By (Author) Richard Osman
By (author) Alan Connor

ISBN:

9781785944635

Publisher:

Ebury Publishing

Imprint:

BBC Books

Publication Date:

8th December 2020

UK Publication Date:

8th October 2020

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Media tie-in humour

Dewey:

793.73

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

384

Dimensions:

Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

264g

Description

Host of Pointless and Child Genius, Richard Osman presents the first official quiz book to accompany his hit BBC Two Show, Richard Osman's House of Games. Do you know how many post boxes there are in the UK Could you guess how many times the word 'goat' appear in the King James Version of the bible Fancy playing a game of charades where all of the books, films and plays are entirely made up Now, look around the room. Is anyone there the kind of person who'll say 'I just don't understand this', when faced with something that's not just perfectly easy to understand, but is ... well, fun Ask them to leave. Have they gone Good. Now welcome inside the House of Games ... Featuring questions based on some of the most loved rounds from the hit BBC2 show, including Roonerspisims, Venn Will I Be Famous, Dim Sums and Answer Smash, Richard Osman's House of Games Quiz Book is the ultimate test of wit, wisdom and imagination. Curated by Richard Osman and Alan Connor and featuring over 50 new and exclusive games to try out, this is your chance to step inside the House of Games and pitch your trivia skills against your family and friends. Quirky, unique and exactly the right amount of silly, House of Games contains hours of guaranteed fun!

Author Bio

Richard Osman (Author) Richard Osman is a creative director for Endemol UK. He has worked as an executive producer on numerous shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats and 10 O'Clock Live. Richard rose to fame presenting Pointless with Alexander Armstrong. Richard's popularity and tremendous knowledge of trivia led to him presenting his own BBC quiz, Two Tribes, along with Insert Name Here, Child Genius and Richard Osman's House of Games. He is also a regular on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You and writes a column for the Radio Times. Alan Connor (Author) Alan Connor is the author of Two Girls, One on Each Knee- The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword ("witty, charming, encyclopaedic and highly readable" - Spectator) and The Joy of Quiz ("An absolute delight" - Mail on Sunday). He has made quizzes for various TV shows and newspapers and written comedy including BBC Film's The Rack Pack, A Young Doctor's Notebook (Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe) and Have I Got News For You.

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