{"product_id":"unbored-games-serious-fun-for-everyone-9781620407066","title":"Unbored Games: Serious Fun for Everyone","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4120391\"\u003eJoshua Glenn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6413556\"\u003eElizabeth Foy Larsen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620407066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162040706X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM002000\"\u003eActivities\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685113139437,"sku":"9781620407066","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2548310c-e7f7-4772-87bf-12b79676281e.jpg?v=1649763185","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/unbored-games-serious-fun-for-everyone-9781620407066","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}