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Month: October 2016

What’s bigger than Global? SPACE!

October 31, 2016 Diane Initiatives, International Games Week

In a previous post, Philip Minchin mentioned another inter-library activity for this year’s event. Well, it’s a pretty amazing one! IGD has another new sponsor for the

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Pokemon Go Halloween

Pokémon Go Halloween Event!

October 26, 2016 Diane GameRT

  Ghosts, psychics, and skulls, oh my! This week, October 26th-31st, Niantic has released its first Pokémon Go event in the spirit of Halloween and

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Global Gossip Game not proceeding this year (BUT…)

October 26, 2016 Diane Initiatives, International Games Week

In years past, Philip Minchin has single-handedly organized and managed IGD’s Global Gossip Game. Here is a message from the man himself regarding this year’s

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OnePlay Donation

October 24, 2016 Diane Initiatives, International Games Week, Sponsors

OnePlay is back! They have once again generously offered to donate a code for a one-year single user subscription to any library. This single user

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Steve Jackson Games offers a bundle of fun

October 19, 2016 Diane Initiatives, International Games Week, Sponsors

Steve Jackson Games is back this year sponsoring IGD with a bundle of games for your library. Fill out the form below to register for

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Donor Spotlight: Glass Plate Game

October 17, 2016 Diane Initiatives, International Games Week, Sponsors

Stir up conversation at your library with the Glass Plate Game. This year, International Games Day is happy to have sponsorship from the Glass Plate

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Librarians Report

Librarians Report: How Our Game Collection at Orion Library Began

October 10, 2016 Diane Initiatives, International Games Week

I started playing tabletop games with friends around 2007, and I attended my first GenCon (the best four days in gaming!) in August 2013 as

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Simon & Schuster offers “Cure for the Common Universe”

October 4, 2016 Julie Initiatives, International Games Week, Sponsors

International Games Day is pleased to have Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing sponsor 100 copies of Cure for the Common Universe by Christian McKey Heidicker.

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