{"product_id":"unbored-games-serious-fun-for-everyone-paperback","title":"Unbored Games: Serious Fun for Everyone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Glenn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Foy Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Leone\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUNBORED Games\u003c\/i\u003e has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original \u003ci\u003eUNBORED\u003c\/i\u003e (\"It's a book  It's a guide  It's a way of life \" -\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. There are more than seventy games here, 50 of them all new, plus many more recommendations, and they cover the full gambit, from old-fashioned favorites to today's high-tech games. The book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: intricate clapping games, bike rodeo, Google Earth challenges, croquet golf, capture the flag, and the best ever apps to play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lessons here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original \u003ci\u003eUNBORED\u003c\/i\u003e has taken its place as a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. \u003ci\u003eUNBORED Games\u003c\/i\u003e extends the franchise -- also including \u003ci\u003eUNBORED Adventure --\u003c\/i\u003e in a new handy flexibound format, illustrated in full color throughout. This is a whole shelf of serious fun the whole family can enjoy indoors, outdoors, online and offline.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Glenn \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Foy Larsen \u003c\/b\u003eare the authors of \u003ci\u003eUNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUNBORED Games: Serious Fun for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Glenn\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor at HILOBROW, and is a principal of the commercial semiotics agency Semiovox. He is co-author and\/or co-editor of Taking Things Seriously, The Idler's Glossary, and Significant Objects, among other titles. Josh was a columnist and blogger for the Boston Globe's IDEAS section; he published the zine\/journal HERMENAUT. He lives in Boston. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Foy Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e was a member of the team that launched \u003ci\u003eSassy\u003c\/i\u003e, a magazine for teen girls. She went on to hold various editorial positions at \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, including executive editor of \u003ci\u003eUtne Lens, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the world's first online magazines. She mastered the art of brevity as a digital content editor at the \u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e and as the executive producer of \u003ci\u003eTwin Cities Sidewalk\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, she's a freelance writer and editor whose stories have appeared in numerous local and national publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Slate, Travel + Leisure, Parents, Family Circle, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStarTribune.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770599932192,"sku":"9781620407066","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47e93a62c52d22770042fa6293529546.webp?v=1780374922","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unbored-games-serious-fun-for-everyone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}