Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Featuring Marcus du Sautoy. Book details below. The game is also widely known as Chutes & Ladders. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓

Around the World in Eighty Games (Amazon): amzn.to/3snW2bD
More about the book: simonyi.ox.ac.uk/books/around-the-world-in-80-games
Marcus du Sautoy books: amzn.to/3QkSjnf
Marcus du Sautoy website: simonyi.ox.ac.uk

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