UNBORED Games bookcover

UNBORED Games

Serious Fun for Everyone

Joshua Glenn 

(Author)

Tony Leone 

(Illustrator)

et al.

Mister Reusch 

(Illustrator)

Heather Kasunick 

(Illustrator)

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Description

UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED (“It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!” -Los Angeles Magazine), 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.

The original UNBORED has taken its place as a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. UNBORED Games extends the franchise -- also including UNBORED Adventure -- 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.

Product Details

PublisherBloomsbury USA
Publish DateOctober 14, 2014
Pages176
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781620407066
Dimensions8.5 X 156.7 X 16.3 mm | 0.8 pounds

About the Author

Joshua Glenn is cofounder of the web sites Significant Objects, Hilobrow, and Semionaut, and has authored and edited a number of books. Together with Elizabeth Foy Larsen, he writes a parenting column based on Unbored for Slate. He lives in Boston and has two sons, 10 and 13.

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Elizabeth Foy Larsen was a member of the team that launched Sassy, a magazine for teen girls. Her writing on families has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Daily Beast, and elsewhere. She lives in Minneapolis and has two sons and a daughter, ages 7 to 12.

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Tony Leone is a principal of Leone Design. His work has been honored by the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Brand Design Association, and has been featured in Communication Arts, Print, Graphis, and elsewhere. He has a son in kindergarten and a newborn daughter.

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Reviews

“This year's hottest activity book for kids.” —Publishers Weekly on UNBORED

“An old-fashioned child's activity book for a modern Gen-X parented family.” —New York Times on UNBORED

“Exactly the book parents need during a weeklong school break that feels like a month.” —New York Magazine (Approval Matrix) on UNBORED

“This book busts boredom . . . You may never hear those dreaded words again.” —Family Fun Magazine on UNBORED

“Probably the best do-it-yourself and activity book for children I've seen. The variety of projects is astounding, and it's modern and appealing to kids and adults.” —Mark Frauenfelder, BoingBoing

“! If you love outdoorsy, crafty, and adventurous stuff, then this book is perfect for you. It's a guide to life - if you want an exciting and unbored life!” —Emma Kristjanson-Gural, age 12, New Moon Magazine

“This is what we've been waiting for! A playful and informative journey built on exhilarating activities and adventures. This is not just a book, it's a way of life for kids and parents alike.” —Anthony DeBenedet, MD, author of The Art of Roughhousing

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