One good thing about a recession is that we need to go back to making our own fun‎.‎ Games are in the brandreths‎'‎ blood‎,‎ they have spent thousands of weekends and rainy holidays playing them and now gyles‎,‎ saethryd and eight‎-year‎-old rory want to share the very best with you‎.‎ The lost art of having fun picks out over 250 games‎,‎ guaranteed to make even the grumpiest child or adult laugh‎,‎ and then with all kinds of interesting stories and lovely illustrations‎,‎ it shows you clearly ‎(‎and very entertainingly‎)‎ how to play them‎.‎ There are classic parlour games alongside all kinds of interesting ones you might not have come across yet‎.‎ Nine chapters cover pretty much every eventuality‎:‎ rainy day games‎,‎ car journey‎,‎ analogue fun in a digital world‎,‎ music and drama‎,‎ word games and brainteasers‎,‎ racing games‎,‎ party games ‎(‎split between children‎'‎s birthday parties and dinner parties‎)‎‎,‎ country house weekend and last but not least seasonal games‎:‎ christmas‎,‎ new year and easter‎.‎ Forget consoles and board games‎,‎ this beautiful book is all you need‎.‎ And queen victoria ‎(‎whose favourite games are here too‎)‎ would be amused‎.‎ Very amused‎.‎