AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GAMES (PB)

Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the best property in Monopoly? And how can pi help you win Rock Paper Scissors? Award-winning mathematician Marcus du Sautoy investigates how games provided the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the world, how understanding maths can help us play games better, and how both maths and games are integral to human psychology and culture. This book explores not just how games are played and won, but how they, and the maths behind them, shape who we are.