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
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
Read moreVideo game releases to watch for Holiday 2017
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
Read morePrint and Play Review: “Evolution,” North Star Games
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
Read moreTabletop RPGs – Books, Imagination and Friendship at the Library
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
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
Read moreFree and Low-Cost Tabletop RPG Options
Tabletop RPG gaming (Dungeons and Dragons usually being the default) is a perfect fit for Library programs – RPGs develop imagination as the players help
Read moreSwitch Gaming in Libraries
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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