Computer Games to Play and Write by Dan Isaaman, first published in 1983, is a hands-on introduction to BASIC game programming for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Electron, VIC-20, and Dragon computers. The book provides type-in listings for a variety of games, including Christmas Time, Red Alert!, Spy Codes, Ring-a-Ring O’Robot, Nim, Planet Lander, Haunted House, Space Dogfight, and Death Raid, followed by machine-specific versions of the larger game Cowboys and Indians. Each program includes a scenario, instructions, platform-specific code changes, a line-by-line explanation, and ideas for modifying the game, while later sections guide the reader through writing an original game called Sabotage, explain BASIC commands, and provide a glossary and appendix. Overall, it is designed not only to provide games to play, but also to teach young home-computer users how games work and encourage them to create their own.