The Gaming Shelf

Everybody Wins
James Wallis
Aconyte Books
https://aconytebooks.com
c/o Simon & Schuster (distribution)
https://www.simonandschuster.com
9781839081910, $29.95, HC, 224pp

https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Wins-Decades-Greatest-Board/dp/1839081910

Synopsis: The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like th=
e Oscars of the tabletop gaming world. With the publication of "Everybody W= ins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made", British author an=
d game designing 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 g= ames that have now been forgotten (not to mention several popular hits that=
somehow missed a nomination), "Everybody Wins" is a comprehensive yet huge=
ly readable study of the best board games ever made with commentary penned =
by one of the most knowledgeable commentators on the hobby.

Critique: Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout, "Everybody Wins=
: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made" reveals the evolution=
in tabletop gaming and showcases 40 years worth of award-winning games. Th=
is coffee- table style (10 x 0.7 x 10 inches, 2.73 pounds) volume is an inh= erently nostalgic trip down memory lane and a 'must' for all truly dedicate=
d gamers. While unreservedly recommended for personal and community library=
collections, it should be noted that "Everybody Wins" is also available in=
a digital book format (Kindle, $19.95).

Editorial Note: James Wallis (http://www.jameswallis.com) is an award-winni=
ng games designer, author and critic. He has been designing and reviewing g= ames for three decades and is best known for "Once Upon a Time" and "The Ex= traordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen". James has also been a national=
newspaper columnist, TV presenter, magazine editor and novelist.

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