Dave Gorman vs. the Rest of the World : Whatever the Game - Dave Takes on All Comers! TXT read book
9780091928476 English 0091928478 Bestselling author Dave Gorman is back and he wants to challenge you to a game. Remember when you were a kid, and you used to go round to a friend's house to see if they were playing? Well, as adults we're not supposed to do that. Which is a shame... because Dave Gorman likes playing. He REALLY likes games. So he knocked on the biggest door you could ever imagine -- the internet -- and asked 76,000 people if they fancied a game. This is the story of what happened next. Dave was up for anything and gamely played them at whatever they chose. He played some classics -- Monopoly, Scrabble, dominoes and cribbage. He played many games he'd never heard of before -- Khet, Kubb, Tikal or Smite anyone? He played board games and physical games. He's thrown sticks, balls, frisbees and darts. He's rolled dice and he's drawn cards. From Liverpool to Hampstead and from Croydon to Nottingham, Dave travelled the length and breadth of Britain meeting strangers in strange places -- their homes, at work, in the back rooms of pubs -- and getting some hardcore game action. From casual players to serious game geeks, from the rank amateur to the world champion, he discovered a nation of gamers more than happy to welcome him into their midst. He's travelled all around the country and met all sorts of people -- and it turns out Brits are a competitive bunch! And it seems that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much., Dave Gorman is going back on the road. And when we say "on the road" we really mean it. Not content with cycling the boring old route from Land's End to John O'Groats, Dave decides to cycle Britain. From the southernmost point of the British mainland to the easternmost to the westernmost to the northernmost. Then, just to make it a bit more interesting, he decides to go back to his stand up roots and make the journey into a tour, performing each and every night of the journey along his route. As this is a tour that promises to reach parts of the country that other tours just don't reach, it goes without saying that the venues will sometimes be a little unconventional too. He'll play in 2000 seat theatres but also 30 seat village halls. He'll be performing in a barn, the odd hotel function room and - odder still - a railway dining car. He's 38 and not especially fit. 1500 miles. 32 days in the saddle. 32 nights on the stage. On this epic adventure, Dave manages to get Numb Penis Syndrome, falls off quite a lot and attempts to find human sat navs so he doesn't get lost. Join Dave as he rediscovers the joys of two-wheel travel and explores the nooks and crannies of the heart of Britain., Having never played it before, I didn't know what to expect from a game of Egyptian Laser Chess although for the record I can tell you that I dislike chess, like lasers and am entirely neutral when it comes to Egyptians. I'd never met my prospective opponent before, either. In fact, I wasn't really sure what I was doing. Or why I was doing it. I can tell you that - like so many things in this modern world - it had started with a tweet.' Does anyone play any games? Real life games, not computer games? Would you like a game? Since going on to Twitter and asking 76,000 people if they fancied a game, Dave has got involved in all sorts of pastimes and capers. Put simply, Dave has become rather addicted to playing random games with strangers. Amongst more regular games such as darts and snooker, Dave has played: Khet (Egyptian Laser chess), Table Tennis, Kubb (traditional Swedish game of territorial skittles), Pool, Poker, Settlers of Catan (twice), Zombies + Ticket to Ride, Toad in the Hole (traditional Sussex pub game played against a world champion), Agricola, Cribbage, Cluedo, Dominoes, Gobblet, Disc Golf, Ultimate Frisbee, Cranium, Tikal, and Smite (Cornish, mathematical skittles, played at the World Championships). These have taken him all over the country to meet all sorts of people - and it turns out us Brits are a competitive bunch! And it turns out that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much., Remember when you were a kid, and you used to go round to a friend's house to see if they were playing? Well, as adults we're not supposed to do that. Which is a shame... because Dave Gorman likes playing. He REALLY likes games. So he knocked on the biggest door you could ever imagine - the internet - and asked 76,000 people if they fancied a game. This is the story of what happened next. Dave was up for anything and gamely played them at whatever they chose. He played some classics - Monopoly, Scrabble, dominoes and cribbage. He played many games he'd never heard of before - Khet, Kubb, Tikal or Smite anyone? He played board games and physical games. He's thrown sticks, balls, frisbees and darts. He's rolled dice and he's drawn cards. From Liverpool to Hampstead and from Croydon to Nottingham, Dave travelled the length and breadth of Britain meeting strangers in strange places -- their homes, at work, in the back rooms of pubs -- and getting some hardcore game action. From casual players to serious game geeks, from the rank amateur to the world champion, he discovered a nation of gamers more than happy to welcome him into their midst. He's travelled all around the country and met all sorts of people - and it turns out us Brits are a competitive bunch! And it seems that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much.
9780091928476 English 0091928478 Bestselling author Dave Gorman is back and he wants to challenge you to a game. Remember when you were a kid, and you used to go round to a friend's house to see if they were playing? Well, as adults we're not supposed to do that. Which is a shame... because Dave Gorman likes playing. He REALLY likes games. So he knocked on the biggest door you could ever imagine -- the internet -- and asked 76,000 people if they fancied a game. This is the story of what happened next. Dave was up for anything and gamely played them at whatever they chose. He played some classics -- Monopoly, Scrabble, dominoes and cribbage. He played many games he'd never heard of before -- Khet, Kubb, Tikal or Smite anyone? He played board games and physical games. He's thrown sticks, balls, frisbees and darts. He's rolled dice and he's drawn cards. From Liverpool to Hampstead and from Croydon to Nottingham, Dave travelled the length and breadth of Britain meeting strangers in strange places -- their homes, at work, in the back rooms of pubs -- and getting some hardcore game action. From casual players to serious game geeks, from the rank amateur to the world champion, he discovered a nation of gamers more than happy to welcome him into their midst. He's travelled all around the country and met all sorts of people -- and it turns out Brits are a competitive bunch! And it seems that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much., Dave Gorman is going back on the road. And when we say "on the road" we really mean it. Not content with cycling the boring old route from Land's End to John O'Groats, Dave decides to cycle Britain. From the southernmost point of the British mainland to the easternmost to the westernmost to the northernmost. Then, just to make it a bit more interesting, he decides to go back to his stand up roots and make the journey into a tour, performing each and every night of the journey along his route. As this is a tour that promises to reach parts of the country that other tours just don't reach, it goes without saying that the venues will sometimes be a little unconventional too. He'll play in 2000 seat theatres but also 30 seat village halls. He'll be performing in a barn, the odd hotel function room and - odder still - a railway dining car. He's 38 and not especially fit. 1500 miles. 32 days in the saddle. 32 nights on the stage. On this epic adventure, Dave manages to get Numb Penis Syndrome, falls off quite a lot and attempts to find human sat navs so he doesn't get lost. Join Dave as he rediscovers the joys of two-wheel travel and explores the nooks and crannies of the heart of Britain., Having never played it before, I didn't know what to expect from a game of Egyptian Laser Chess although for the record I can tell you that I dislike chess, like lasers and am entirely neutral when it comes to Egyptians. I'd never met my prospective opponent before, either. In fact, I wasn't really sure what I was doing. Or why I was doing it. I can tell you that - like so many things in this modern world - it had started with a tweet.' Does anyone play any games? Real life games, not computer games? Would you like a game? Since going on to Twitter and asking 76,000 people if they fancied a game, Dave has got involved in all sorts of pastimes and capers. Put simply, Dave has become rather addicted to playing random games with strangers. Amongst more regular games such as darts and snooker, Dave has played: Khet (Egyptian Laser chess), Table Tennis, Kubb (traditional Swedish game of territorial skittles), Pool, Poker, Settlers of Catan (twice), Zombies + Ticket to Ride, Toad in the Hole (traditional Sussex pub game played against a world champion), Agricola, Cribbage, Cluedo, Dominoes, Gobblet, Disc Golf, Ultimate Frisbee, Cranium, Tikal, and Smite (Cornish, mathematical skittles, played at the World Championships). These have taken him all over the country to meet all sorts of people - and it turns out us Brits are a competitive bunch! And it turns out that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much., Remember when you were a kid, and you used to go round to a friend's house to see if they were playing? Well, as adults we're not supposed to do that. Which is a shame... because Dave Gorman likes playing. He REALLY likes games. So he knocked on the biggest door you could ever imagine - the internet - and asked 76,000 people if they fancied a game. This is the story of what happened next. Dave was up for anything and gamely played them at whatever they chose. He played some classics - Monopoly, Scrabble, dominoes and cribbage. He played many games he'd never heard of before - Khet, Kubb, Tikal or Smite anyone? He played board games and physical games. He's thrown sticks, balls, frisbees and darts. He's rolled dice and he's drawn cards. From Liverpool to Hampstead and from Croydon to Nottingham, Dave travelled the length and breadth of Britain meeting strangers in strange places -- their homes, at work, in the back rooms of pubs -- and getting some hardcore game action. From casual players to serious game geeks, from the rank amateur to the world champion, he discovered a nation of gamers more than happy to welcome him into their midst. He's travelled all around the country and met all sorts of people - and it turns out us Brits are a competitive bunch! And it seems that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course, Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much.