Dave Gorman Vs the Rest of the World

by Dave Gorman | | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0091928478 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingPlum-crazywing of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 11/18/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by wingPlum-crazywing from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, November 18, 2016
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.

Journal Entry 2 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, October 7, 2019
If you've read the blurb above you could be forgiven for thinking that this isn't going to be the most gripping of reads...after all how exciting can it be reading about a game of Scrabble or darts? And truth be told, it might not be the most thrilling book you'll ever read but it's certainly an entertaining & an amusing one - if nothing else you can reminisce about games you were forced enjoyed playing as a child. The shortish chapters each cover a game giving enough info without becoming bogged down in details.

Dave is the ideal person for this task of travelling the country playing games. His instant & easy camaraderie with strangers (with one exception but I'll get to that later...) & his undoubted enthusiasm for games old & new is quite infectious.

He comes over as a really nice guy, even his odd swipes at some of the people he meets are never done with malice. Sadly there are some nutters out there & when Dave comes across one, I swear my heart was pounding as if I was reading a crime novel! While the encounter obviously shook him I'm glad he hasn't let it change him & he's still playing games. Good for you Dave!





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