Around the World in 80 Games: A mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest games

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Why do some games seem to be universal while others have a particular connection to the culture of the people playing them
Around the World in 80 Games is about the mathematics of chance, game theory, gamification, gaming strategies and computer games. Traversing the globe, Marcus du Sautoy looks at the genesis of games new and old, explores how to invent a good game and explains the fascination of a popular lockdown game.

The most simple games endure: board games, card games and dice games have captivated us for centuries and the acclaimed mathematician and author of The Creativity Code (among many others) will once again bring mathematics to the fore with insight and aplomb in Around the World in 80 Games.

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Marcus du Sautoy is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Wadham College. He has been named by the Independent on Sunday as one of the UK's leading scientists, has written extensively for the Guardian, The Times and the Daily Telegraph and has appeared on Radio 4 on numerous occasions. He is the author of The Music of the Primes and has presented Mind Games and Music of the Primes on BBC television. He was the Royal Institution Christmas lecturer in 2006, broadcast on Channel 5, and is filming The Story of Maths for the BBC. In October 2008 he was appointed to Oxford Universitys prestigious professorship as the Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science, a post previously held by Richard Dawkins. He lives in London with his wife and three children.