Parlor Games: Amusements and Entertainment for Everyone
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Opening the door to the fun-filled frolics and cerebral sports of yesteryear, Parlor Games presents more than 150 games, puzzles, and activities that will turn any gathering into a festival of laughter and delight. From old favorites like Twenty Questions, Charades, and Blind Man's Bluff to less familiar amusements (including such intriguingly named gems as My Lady's Toilet, The Leg of Mutton, and the One-Yard Dash), the pastimes of gentler times come to life again in this charming and beautifully designed anthology. An indispensable resource for hosts and hostesses looking for novel cocktail-hour or after-dinner entertainment and for moms and dads looking for original and engaging activities for birthday parties or rainy afternoons, Parlor Games provides complete instructions for intellectually challenging paper-and-pencil and memory games as well as such exciting indoor athletic competitions as the Bun Race. Wrapped in an antique-looking cover and written in turn-of-the-century language, Parlor Games has the nostalgic appeal of a book discovered in grand-mother's attic. But it offers today's generation the opportunity to experience a world rich in unexpected adventures and pleasures.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0609610279
ISBN13:9780609610275
Release Date:July 2002
Publisher:Clarkson Potter Publishers
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.2" x 7.4"
Customer Reviews
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Gentle amusements of the past
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Editor Roy Finamore has dished up a gem of a book with PARLOR GAMES. Made up of past-times from the days of your grandparents, PARLOR GAMES reads like a guide to the home entertainment systems of the Victorian era. No nintendo here, instead we have riddles and conundrums, pantomimes, and games with pencil and paper and brains. Its like having a number of board games in one book. Readers of Dickens and Austen will love this title, for it reflects a far more genteel time than our own and is written in a charming, literate voice. All that said, none of the FUN of any of these games is the least bit dated. They are sure to amuse young and old alike. Buy PARLOR GAMES and spend some wonderful evenings with the people who matter in your life.
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