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Book · by Eric Berne · first published 1964

How many pages is Games People Play?

Games People Play by Eric Berne has a median of 192 pages across 17 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 192 pages.

Median pages
192
17 editions counted
Range
173–216
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
53k
at 275 words per page

How long will Games People Play take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 23 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

180200220198020001964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1966: 192 pages1967: 192 pages1967: 192 pages1967: 192 pages1968: 178 pages1968: 173 pages1973: 192 pages1973: 176 pages1977: 192 pages1996: 216 pages2004: 196 pages2016: 176 pagesmedian 192
180200220198020001964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1964: 192 pages1966: 192 pages1967: 192 pages1967: 192 pages1967: 192 pages1968: 178 pages1968: 173 pages1973: 192 pages1973: 176 pages1977: 192 pages1996: 216 pages2004: 196 pages2016: 176 pagesmedian 192
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 17 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 57 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016Penguin Books, Limited–176OL28606390M
2004Ballantine Books–196OL3382982M
1996Ballantine BooksPaperback216OL9729723M
1977Grove Press, Inc.–192OL21600614M
1973Ballantine Books–192OL14417010M
1973Penguin Books LtdPaperback176OL9300695M
1968Penguin Books–178OL50520131M
1968Penguin–173OL20141443M

Questions

How many pages is Games People Play?
About 192 pages: that is the median of 17 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 173 to 216 pages.
How long does it take to read Games People Play?
About 3 h 23 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Games People Play?
Roughly 53,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).