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David Parlett (born 18 May 1939 in London) is a games scholar, historian, and translator from South London, who has studied both card games and board games. He is the president of the British Skat Association.

Life

David Sidney Parlett was born in London on 18 May 1939 to Sidney Thomas Parlett and Eleanor May Parlett, née Nunan. He is one of three brothers. During the Second World War, Parlett lived in Barry, Glamorgan. He was educated at Battersea Grammar School and the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth. He has a BA in Modern Languages. Parlett was a technical writer with PR companies and later a freelance writer for Games & Puzzles magazine. He is married to Barbara and they have a son and a daughter.

Works

His published works include many popular books on games such as Penguin Book of Card Games, as well as the more academic volumes The Oxford Guide to Card Games and The Oxford History of Board Games, both now out of print. Parlett has also invented many card games and board games. The most successful of these is Hare and Tortoise (1974). Its German edition was awarded Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) in 1979.

Parlett is a Quaker.

Books

Games and gaming

All the Best Card Games

Anarquía y Otros Juegos Sociales de Cartas

Botticelli and Beyond

Card Games for Everyone

Family Card Games

Know the Game: Patience

Original Card Games

Solitaire: Aces Up and 399 other Card Games

Teach Yourself Card Games

Teach Yourself Card Games for Four

Teach Yourself Card Games for One

Teach Yourself Card Games for Three

Teach Yourself Card Games for Two

Teach Yourself Poker and Brag

The Guinness Book of Word Games

The Oxford Dictionary of Card Games

The Oxford Guide to Card Games / A History of Card Games

The Oxford History of Board Games reprinted as History of Board Games

The Penguin Book of Card Games

The Penguin Book of Patience

The Penguin Book of Word Games

The Penguin Encyclopedia of Card Games

The Popular Dictionary of Card Games

Other subjects

A Short Dictionary of Languages

Dalcroze Today (translation of Marie-Laure Bachmann's work)

Learning a Language Alone

Selections from the Carmina Burana (translations)

Games invented

Board games

Since 1974, David Parlett has published numerous games, including the following:

Around the World in 80 Days (2016)

Asterix: Das Kartenspiel (1990)

Chicken Out! (2017)

Die Wilden Kerle (The Wild Kids) (2017)

Hare and Tortoise (1973)

Katarenga (Colorado) (2017)

LifeCards

Metal Mickey's All Around the House Game (1982)

Ninety-Nine (1974) / Four Seasons (2016)

Pot Black: Snooker Dice (1980)

Rainbow Junior Scrabble (1989)

Roman Poker (2015)

Shoulder to Shoulder (1975)

Star Wars: Duell der Mächte (2015)

Sushi Spiel (Chinese Take-Away)

The Gnümies Party Game (2001)

The Puzzle of Oz (2012)

Zoo Party / 7Safari (2000) / Alles für die Katz

Card games

Parlett has invented more than 70 original card games that can be played with a standard deck of playing cards.

Solitaire games

Archway

Black Hole

Gay Gordons

Penguin