Penguin Books Australia

Winner of the 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year fr Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years)

Parlour Games for Modern Families sets out to revive the tradition of indoor family games: push aside the consoles, turn off the telly, and bring some mental stimulation, silliness and laughter, joy and connection back into your living room.

Parlour Games for Modern Families sets out to revive the tradition of indoor family games. Its authors want you to push aside the consoles, turn off the telly, and bring some mental stimulation, silliness and laughter, joy and connection back into your living room.

The way players begin a game of chess often dictates the outcome, which explains why hundreds of websites, computer programs, and even a five-volume book collection called The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings are all devoted to categorizing the thousands of possible moves with which a chess game can be opened. But sorting through all that information is daunting, not to mention time-consuming, especially...

No Limit Texas Hold'em, as the name suggests, has no limits on the amount or frequency that one can bet, leading to bigger...

Entirely new section of Ewa's show-stopping trick shots that anyone can do Scores of new Ewa's Billiard Bits and Cue Tips-two of the most popular aspects of the book Dozens of...

Simple, low-cost, homemade games made from everyday household items—from the author of Make These Toys .

Playing games is the perfect antidote for boredom when kids are tired of their toys—that's where Play These Games comes in. This collection presents homemade activities for kids and grown-ups to create and play together, from Go Fish cards made using family photos to a pinball machine...

Young children love to be with you!

But as parents, grandparents or carers, most of us struggle at least a little to get down to their level and engage with them and their world.   What do we say?   How do we play?   What do we do if they don't stay and play?   Others can do this better, can't they?

'Cancel your plans for the weekend and do yourself a big favour. Read this. Devilfish is funny as f**k, ballsy, brave as a lion, mad as a bag of monkeys, and absolutely captivating as a storyteller' 
Roger Cook, Daily Star

Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from.