Book description
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.
Dave Gorman is an award-winning comedian, storyteller and writer. He
has numerous TV writing credits and was part of the double BAFTA-winning
team behind
The Mrs Merton Show.
His live shows have won many awards and he is the only performer to
twice win the Jury Prize for Best One Person Show at the prestigious HBO
US Comedy Arts Festival. He's the host of
Genius -
which ran for three series on Radio 4 before making a successful
transfer to BBC2. His numerous other TV appearances include
Absolutely Fabulous, The Frank Skinner Show, The Late Show with
David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
and
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
. His documentary film,
America Unchained,
won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Austin Film
Festival. His ambition is to one day become a team captain on
Call My
Bluff.
www. davegorman. com
