The book tells about various mathematical, logical, verbal and other entertaining games that are popular. The author describes their rules, history, theory in a fascinating form, gives many interesting tasks, examples, puzzles. The book will help readers to develop logical, combinatorial and mathematical abilities, will be useful to students of people's universities of natural science knowledge. Content. Introduction. Three Test Games . Bulls and Cows . Let's say the word. Battle of the Sea . Games with words . Chess games . Games on unusual boards . Fairy-tale Chess. Mathematical games on the chessboard . Checkered games. Gifts. Corners. Reverse. From the cross-ticks to the renju . Toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe-toe Four and five in a row. Renju. Game Go. Ten games to conclude . Literature