National Gaming Day – November (6 posts)

Topic tags: board games, game days, libraries
  • Profile picture of sheeplord sheeplord said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    Fletcher Free Library is interested in participating in National Gaming Day November 13th

    http://ngd.ala.org/

    William Sedlack, the Teen Literacy Coordinator, wants to know what we are envisioning. I see giant meeples stalking though a burning city scape with lasers bring swift death to their foes, but that is just me. I also see a gaming day at the library with a bit more theme in what we play than normal, ie lets play teen and new to gaming friendly games.

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    This would be the day to break out Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne and all those other games that we don’t touch that often because they’re old news.

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  • Profile picture of Bethany Creaser Bethany Creaser said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    Those are the games that Richard and I are planning on bringing to the library in Newport for the National Game Day. I figure we’ll also bring along some role playing books and maybe even some Magic cards to see if there is any interest.

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    Will had an interesting suggestion when I met with him the other week: instead of doing our usual thing of heaping up games on a table, then waiting for someone to lead the pack and pick one, set up three or four at stations around the room, so people have something to look at other than the box.

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  • Profile picture of sheeplord sheeplord said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    …set up three or four at stations around the room, so people have something to look at other than the box…

    I like that idea.

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    To update on National Gaming Day festivities in Burlington, we’re shindigging it in the Fletcher Room of the Fletcher Free Library from 11am to 5pm. Brennan (@sheeplord), Alex (@alexbclay) and I are nominally leading the teaching of games to newcomers, which depends on whether or not we get any new faces.

    I think what we’ll try is the usual “grab something and play it,” but when new arrivals come, some players will break off to play a new game, avoiding the situation in the past of someone who arrived later sitting on the sideline.

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