# The Game's Afoot

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Podcast: [The TLS Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tls-podcast-319094)
Published: 2026-02-06T10:13:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-games-afoot
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Duration seconds: 3019

## Resource

This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger. 'The Score: How to stop playing someone else's game', by C Thi Nguyen 'World Cup Fever: A footballing journey in nine tournaments', by Simon Kuper 'The Power and the Glory: A new history of the World Cup', by Jonathan Wilson Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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