# Homo Ludens

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- Book: [Homo Ludens](https://www.bookquiver.com/johan-huizinga/homo-ludens) ([Homo Ludens.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/johan-huizinga/homo-ludens.md))
- Authors: [Johan Huizinga](https://www.bookquiver.com/johan-huizinga)
- Publisher: Beacon Press
- ISBN: 978-08-0704-681-4
- Pages: 232
- Published: 1971-06-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An essential reference for all game designers, this 1938 classic is “a fascinating account of ‘man the player’ and the contribution of play to civilization” (Harper’s). ...