How long does it take to read The Egypt Game?
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder takes about 3 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 57 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 215 pages, about 59,125 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies.
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Games, Murder, Imagination, Civilization
