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The mission of the Games and Gaming Round Table is to provide the following:
  • A forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns surrounding games in libraries;
  • Resources to the library community to support the building and maintaining of library game collections;
  • A force for initiating and supporting game programming in libraries;
  • Create an awareness of, and need for, the support of the value of gaming and play in libraries, schools, and related learning communities.
  • Create an awareness of the value of games and gaming in library outreach and community engagement plans.
  • A professional and social forum for networking among librarians and non-librarians interested in games and gaming.

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Seeking suggestions for board and card games for library programs in low-resource settings

  • 1.  Seeking suggestions for board and card games for library programs in low-resource settings

    Posted Oct 10, 2024 12:45 PM

    Seeking suggestions for board and card games for library programs

    Scott Nicholson and his Game Design students from Wilfrid Laurier University is working with the mEducation Alliance to create a free resource for libraries supporting low-resource settings wanting to run gaming programs in their library where youth teach others how to play board and card games.   This resource will have lists of board and card games that are easy to explain, are engaging, are robust to missing pieces, have a good table presence, and are easy to manage, along with videos that teach youth how to play the games.

    We are looking for suggestions of games for us to analyze using criteria developed with experts in gaming and libraries.  

    If you are familiar with board and card games that you think would hold up to 10 years of play in a library setting, please visit this Google Document and add your ideas to the bottom!

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/16au0VV0IjhwdraJ8pMK5VM_DGrUUhTuLHuxlucMDNYQ/edit?usp=sharing

    Questions?  Contact Scott Nicholson at scott@scottnicholson.com.