The Game Makers : The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit by Philip E. Orbanes (2003, Hardcover)

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• The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit available on November 10 2023 from BiggerBooks for 21.12
  
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• ISBN bar code 9781591392699 ξ1 registered April 13 2016
  
• ISBN bar code 9781591392699 ξ3 registered November 10 2023
  
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The Monopoly game, Trivial Pursuit, Clue, Boggle, and Risk are more than games-they're part of Americana. All of these games were published by one company, Parker Brothers, which began as a dream inside the mind of a sixteen-year-old boy, over one hundred years ago.In The Game Makers, industry expert Phil Orbanes reveals how, by adhering to the principles of its founder, Parker Brothers rose to prominence, overcame obstacles, and forged lasting success. Orbanes, a game historian and former executive at Parker Brothers, draws from company archives, interviews with surviving family members, and the newly discovered records of founder George Parker to tell a story rich in examples of business acumen that spans world wars, family tragedy, the Great Depression, and global competition. Pairing Parker's enduring business lessons with little-known historical anecdotes, Orbanes reveals the often whimsical origin of classic games-Tiddledy Winks, Monopoly, Nerf, Sorry!, the modern jigsaw puzzle, and more-and how Parker Brothers turned them into cultural icons. Engaging and insightful, The Game Makers explains the rules that popularized the games we play and reveals the people who built an American business empire. About the Author:Philip E. Orbanes is President of Winning Moves Games, located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and author of The Monopoly Companion.

^ The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Monopoly to Trivial Pursuit ISBN 9781591392699 (revised Oct 2025)
^ Philip E. OrbanesThe Game Makers : The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit by Philip E. Orbanes (2003, Hardcover) ISBN 9781591392699 (revised Feb 2023)
^ Orbanes, Philip E. (2014). The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit, Perseus Distribution Services. BiggerBooks. ISBN 9781591392699 (revised Nov 2023)
^ The Game Makers: The Story Of Parker Brothers, From Tiddledy Winks To Trivial Pursuit Indigo. ISBN 9781591392699 (revised Nov 2016)