Interview: David Parlett

Games inventor David Parlett talks to Ian Kirk-Smith about Quakerism and his career

David Parlett. | Photo: Dan Glimne.

Three subjects dominate the hundreds of books that line the shelves of David Parlett’s study in his South London house: games, language and theology. They reflect the concerns and interests that have dominated the life of a genial, courteous and kindly Friend, who is known and respected across the globe as one of the leading figures in the specialist field of board and card games.

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