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October Oct-ivities from GameRT!

We have three events coming up this month – our monthly board meeting, a webinar and a virtual event on
September is for…Cats!?!

I was listening to some wonderful librarians talk about their favorite games, and I was struck by how many of
Foundry & Other Online Tabletop Platforms

Review of Foundry compared to other of Virtual Tabletop Platforms by Jenn Taylor. Virtual Tabletops, also called tabletop simulators, are
September Programs!

We have two exciting GameRT programs coming up in September! A live play session on Twitch and the other program
International Games Month Updates

I know it is two months away, but if you register early you can be entered into a drawing for

Board Game Awards – by Emma Fish

June 13, 2022 Jessica Spears Games

What are you looking for when you add games to your library collection? For many collection managers who purchase books, one of the major criteria

All I want for Christmas (in July?) is that GameRT Merch

June 8, 2022 Alec Gramm GameRT

What’s that? You say you are a proud member of GameRT but you don’t know how to express it? WELL, HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS

@ ALA Annual 2022

June 7, 2022 Jessica Spears GameRT

We are so excited to be going to the Annual conference in Washington D.C. this year from June 23rd-28th. Here is a listing of all

Getting Involved!

June 6, 2022 Jessica Spears GameRT

Interested in joining us? Think you might be interested in one of the projects we do, like making social media posts, or designing elaborate mystery

Gaming Librarian Spotlight: John Pappas

May 26, 2022 Alec Gramm GameRT, Gaming Librarian Spotlight

John Pappas, Ludington Library, Bryn Mawr, PA Interviewed by Julie Hornick Tell us about yourself. In a nutshell, what is your role at your library?

AAPI Month Games

May 24, 2022 Jessica Spears Game Reviews

Here are some recommended games by Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islander creators. Lanterns – The Harvest Festival: Tile Laying Game • Designer: Christopher

Summer is for Gaming

May 20, 2022 Jessica Spears GameRT

Summer Reading is coming right up and this year’s theme is Oceans of Possibilities. There are sooo many awesome games about Oceans and Fish and

Update on the RPG Guild

May 16, 2022 Jessica Spears GameRT

By Jennifer Taylor If you have not heard of it before, the RPG Guild is a Discord server that was created earlier this year by

National Trivia Championship at ALA!

May 10, 2022 Thomas Vose GameRT

By Thomas Vose I am very proud to announce that the first-ever National Trivia Championship will be taking place at ALA’s National Conference in Washington

“Kena: Bridge of Spirits” Breakdown & Review

April 29, 2022 Alec Gramm GameRT

By Joshua Newport Rating: T Platforms: PS4, PS5, Windows Genre(s): Action Adventure Game Age range: 12+ Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a fun action-adventure game