The Game Changers - How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

Why is playing games a universal human instinct? And how can those games make your life happier, healthier and more fulfilled? In this fascinating look at games through the ages, Tim Clare explores how, through play, we become fully ourselves. From Roman anti-cheating devices to organised crime card syndicates, from Pokemon''s world domination to the combative domestic bonding ritual of Monopoly, The Game Changers explains why games are more popular now than ever, and how playing them helps us learn to be better losers, make smarter decisions and become more human.

About the author

Tim Clare is a writer, poet and musician. He won Best Biography/Memoir at the East Anglian Book Awards for his first book, We Can't All Be Astronauts, while his fiction debut, The Honours, was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. He has performed his work at festivals and clubs across the world, on BBC TV and radio. Tim has also written for the Guardian, The Times, the Independent, and the Big Issue, and presents the fiction writing podcast Death Of 1000 Cuts.
@timclarepoet | timclarepoet.co.uk

Product details

• Authors: Tim Clare, Clare Tim
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.08.2025
• EAN: 9781837260935
• ISBN: 978-1-83726-093-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MATHEMATICS / Game Theory, game theory, Social and cultural history, Board, table top and strategy games, Board Games, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Board Games