David Parlett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Parlett

British game designer

Date of Birth: 18-May-1939

Place of Birth: London

Profession: writer, game author, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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DavidParlett

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