In “Seven Games: A Human History,” Oliver Roeder presents a study of checkers, backgammon, chess, Go, poker, Scrabble and bridge — and asks why we play.In “Seven Games: A Human History,” Oliver Roeder presents a study of checkers, backgammon, chess, Go, poker, Scrabble and bridge — and asks why we play.Read MoreComputers and the Internet, Poker (Card Game), Chess, Scrabble (Game), Backgammon, Hobbies, Seven Games: A Human History (Book), GO (Game), Checkers (Game)

