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Game Theory & Study

Folk Games

by Joyce Libal, Alan Jabbour
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Overview

Have you ever played pick-up sticks on a rainy afternoon? Or have you and a friend played H-O-R-S-E with a backyard basketball hoop? When you were younger, did you jump rope, play hide-and-go-seek, or play Red Rover? If you did any of these things, then you were enjoying a folk game. Folk Games will tell you more about these traditional games, including: parlor games; games that involve animals. children's games. the differences between sports and games. the differences between games and play; the ways that games reflect the real world; Games help us deal with life; They give us physical exercise. They challenge our minds ... and most of all they fill our lives with fun.

Synopsis

Have you ever played pick-up sticks on a rainy afternoon? Or have you and a friend played H-O-R-S-E with a backyard basketball hoop? When you were younger, did you jump rope, play hide-and-go-seek, or play Red Rover? If you did any of these things, then you were enjoying a folk game. Folk Games will tell you more about these traditional games, including: parlor games; games that involve animals. children's games. the differences between sports and games. the differences between games and play; the ways that games reflect the real world; Games help us deal with life; They give us physical exercise. They challenge our minds ... and most of all they fill our lives with fun.

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Book Details

Published
October 1, 2002
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pages
112
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781590843390

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