small boxes and big fun: starting a board game collection
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John Pappas, Bucks County Library System
Small Boxes and Big Fun: Starting a Board Game Collection
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● Information on board games which will work well in your library.
● What types of games to purchase● Topics to consider when considering board
games.● Types of player interaction● Types of mechanisms.● Alignment sheets for 35 games● Really excited!
● The specifics of cataloging or preparing the games.
● The technical process of preparing games for circulation.
● Board to tears...
What will you get? What won’t you get?
The quality of a game is not measured by its complexity but by the depth of the interaction and thought it produces.
Life Boat: http://boardgamegeek.com/image/1083301/lifeboat
Little Boxes• Limited components.• Plays in <60 minutes.
• Plays 2-5+ people.• Easy to teach.• Quick to play.• Takes up little shelf or table space.
Splendor: http://boardgamegeek.com/image/2026075/splendor
• Moderate Player interaction.
• Diversity of mechanisms.
• Not overwhelming in theme or strategy.
• Familiar layout.• Appealing to a variety
of ages (8+).
Big Fun
Machi Koro: http://boardgamegeek.com/image/2367459/machi-koro
● Short playtime. A filler game should
last only last thirty minutes (or shorter).
● Encourages repeated play. A filler
game should not get boring quickly.
● Small ruleset. Teach and learn quickly.
5 minutes tops.
● Play large groups. 2-6 is the average
but it is nice to have some play larger
groups (10+) too.
● Player driven. Players have decisions
to be made. Many filler games are
social deduction games for this reason.
● Small box and table footprint. They
should be easy to store, set up, and
break down.
● Social. Filler games should be
something you can be engaged with but
still converse, laugh, and socialize.
Top Ten Grown Up Board Game Collection
Go Away, Monster: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/212213/go-away-monster
"Dixit game 0001" by yoppy - http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124362019@N01/7128994841.
9. Dixit (Storytelling)
1. Mascarade (Memory, Variable Roles)
http://gamesareevil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mascarade02.jpg
John PappasLibrary Manager, Bucks County Library Systemhttp://www.boardinthelibrary.comhttp://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/board-in-the-library-part-one.htmlhttp://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/golden-age-of-gaming.html Feb 26th REGISTER NOW!
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