Reviews – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table

AAPI Month Featured Video Game: Tchia (2023)

May 8, 2026 admin Game Reviews, GameRT, Highlight

By: Elizabeth Hambleton Looking to expand your Asian American & Pacific Islander Month offerings beyond books and films? Consider adding Tchia to your library’s video

Award-Winning Indie Games and Your Library

March 16, 2026 admin GameRT, Reviews

By Elizabeth Hambleton Indie games —titles created by small teams without the backing of a major publisher—are more numerous than the blockbuster releases. They’re often

Donor Spotlight: TTRPGKids

September 9, 2025 admin Book Reviews, International Games Week

Book Characters Who Play Tabletop Role Playing Games: Youth Seeing Themselves in the Story By Steph Campbell I’m Steph, founder of the ENnie awarded TTRPGkids.com, which

D&D Classes as College Majors

December 19, 2024 admin Book Reviews, GameRT, Resources

by Liz Brown It all started with an idle thought: “Warlocks would have to major in business, because of all the contracts.” Which grew into

April is for Plant Games

April 22, 2024 admin Game Reviews, Reviews

Celebrate Earth Day by playing games featuring our photosynthesizing friends. Video Game Kinder World: Wellbeing Plants Kinder World is an emotional wellbeing game designed to

Game Review: Patolli

March 7, 2024 admin Board and Card Games, Game Reviews, GameRT

By LeeAnn McNabbAdult Services LibrarianUnion Township Branch LibraryClermont County (OH) Public Library When the Conquistadors arrived in Mexico, they found this game was popular among

Inner Monologue

February 29, 2024 admin Book Reviews, Game Reviews

Player Reflections on Shadowdark Have you been watching Low Stress High Mayhem? Librarians are in the midst of a campaign from Shadowdark, a roleplaying game

Introducing the Platinum Play Hall of Fame

November 1, 2023 admin Game Reviews, GameRT, Platinum Play Award

After three years of planning, ALA Games and Gaming Round Table is launching our very own award for the best games for Libraries! We would

Book Review: Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made

September 12, 2023 admin Book Reviews, Reviews

Title: Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made Author: James Wallis Published: March 14, 2023, Aconyte Books MSRP: $29.95 Many tabletop

box cover if Knight Fall board game and selection of cards and player tokens from game on a dark blue background

Review of Knight Fall by Red Raven Games

August 15, 2023 admin Game Reviews, Reviews

by Jennifer Stubbs Title: Knight Fall Age Range: 13+ Players: 1 – 6 Playing Time: 45- 60 min Style: Fighting; Cooperative storytelling Publisher: Red Raven