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Author: Thomas Vose

Library Gaming in the News

November 18, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT

Several new library gaming initiatives have hit the news recently, standing out as great examples of innovative librarians embracing gaming as a service to the

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Retro Gaming Program Ideas

October 28, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT

Looking to go old-school?  Want to try something different in the world of video gaming as a program?  There are a lot of great retro

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Video game releases to watch for Holiday 2017

October 11, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT, Games, International Games Week

With a huge array of new releases for the holiday season, all competing for limited program and materials budgets, here are a few highlights for

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Print and Play Review: “Evolution,” North Star Games

September 24, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT, International Games Week, Resources

Evolution (the print and play version is available here) is a card-based game about, well, evolution – specifically evolving species to protect themselves from predators

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Tabletop RPGs – Books, Imagination and Friendship at the Library

August 14, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT, Games, International Games Week, Resources

Tabletop RPGs (think Dungeons and Dragons, the most famous of them) are a natural fit for Library programming, based as they are in books, imagination

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Deep Space D6 Print and Play Review

June 27, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT

Deep Space D-6 is a dice-based single player game available in a free print and play version here:  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/183571/deep-space-d-6/files Upon downloading and printing, I had

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Free and Low-Cost Tabletop RPG Options

June 19, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT, Resources

Tabletop RPG gaming (Dungeons and Dragons usually being the default) is a perfect fit for Library programs – RPGs develop imagination as the players help

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Switch Gaming in Libraries

May 26, 2017 Thomas Vose GameRT

Nintendo’s newest system, the Switch, was released this year, and libraries with gaming consoles for programs should take notice. The Switch has had a very

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