The revolution in tabletop gaming revealed and reviewed, in this entertaining and informative look at 45 years of award-winning games -- now in an updated softcover edition The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author and games expert James Wallis investigates the winners and losers of each year's contest to track the incredible explosion in amazing new board games. From modern classics like CATAN, Ticket to Ride, and Dixit to once-lauded games that have now been forgotten (not to mention several popular hits that somehow missed 1 / 6 a nomination), this is a comprehensive yet hugely readable study of the best board games ever made, penned by one of the most knowledgeable commentators on the hobby.
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James Wallis is an award-winning games designer, author, and critic. He has been designing and reviewing games for three decades and is best known for Once Upon a Time and The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen. He has also been a national newspaper columnist, TV presenter, magazine editor, and novelist.