Editing David Parlett (section)

{{short description|English historian of board and card games}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|5|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
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| occupation = Games scholar, historian
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| nationality = British
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| subject = [[Card game]]s, [[board game]]s
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| notableworks = ''The Oxford Dictionary of Card Games'', ''The Penguin Book of Card Games''
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'''David Parlett''' (born 18 May 1939 in London)<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/David-Parlett/e/B001HCYYAW ''David Parlett''] on amazon.com</ref> is a games scholar, historian,<ref>Flanagan, Mary. [https://www.salon.com/2017/08/20/in-defense-of-solitaire-the-perfect-game-mindfulness-video-games-and-the-importance-of-downtime/ In defense of solitaire, the "perfect game"]. ''Salon.com''.  Retrieved 17 October 2020.</ref> and translator from South London, who has studied both [[card game]]s<ref>McAlpine, Fraser. [https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/02/5-british-card-games-learn 5 British Card Games You Should Learn]. ''BBC America''.  Retrieved 17 October 2020.</ref> and [[board game]]s.<ref>[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/166/david-parlett David Parlett], Boardgame designer page on ''BoardGameGeek'', Retrieved 5 October 2011.</ref><ref>Koenig, Ravenna. [https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/06/03/remove-your-rings-and-get-out-your-card-blanket-a-table-side-view-of-one-of-utqiagviks-most-animated-card-games/ Remove your rings and get out your card blanket]. ''Alaska Public Media''. Retrieved 17 October 2020.</ref> He is the president of the [[British Skat Association]].