'I have sought to gather most of the world's best games together in this book. Some have been passed on by word of mouth, some stolen from other people's books, and one or two invented by myself. Part 1 describes word games played orally while  part 2 deals with paper-and-pencil games. All are fun and and most are competitive.'' (the author)

This is a very complete and detailed listing, with definitions, explanations, and examples of hundreds of word games, puzzles, and amusements is the English language. Typical games covered are anagrams, alliteration, car games (making up words from car license plates), charades, guessing games, limericks, palindromes, rebuses, Scrabble, and the like. It will be useful for teachers and planners of intellectual and recreational activities for people of all ages.