Parlour Games for Modern Families (Penguin, £9.99) would be a life-saver in an electricity black-out or a country cottage with no broadband or TV or even, might we suggest, on an autumn evening for families who dare disconnect from the information super-highway.
Written by two Australian mothers, it reminds everyone how to play hundreds of games such as Murder in the Dark, Blind Man’s Buff, Charades, card games and Farkle. Farkle? It’s a French game involving dice and with Myfawnwy Jones and Spiri Tsintziras setting down the rules in print, there will be no arguments. Parlour games are free, sustainable, teach lifeskills, encourage creativity, improve coordination – they do it all. A best-seller in Australia, the book will be published here on Thursday.
