International Games Week 2021
We are so excited to join over a thousand libraries around the world to celebrate International Games Week! During the week of November 7 – 13 patrons can access family-friendly print and play games, pick up a Yu-Gi-Oh! starter kit, enter our Guess the Games contest to win a prize from Cabbages & Kings Games, join us for Board Game Night at the library with our friends at C&KG, and more!
International Games Week is an international initiative supported by the American Library Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, Nordic Game Week, Finnish Game Week and L’Associazione Italiana Biblioteche. For more information on International Games Week please visit the Games in Libraries blog: http://games.ala.org.
International Games Week is an international initiative supported by the American Library Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, Nordic Game Week, Finnish Game Week and L’Associazione Italiana Biblioteche. For more information on International Games Week please visit the Games in Libraries blog: http://games.ala.org.
Guess the Games:
Board Game Night:
Our friends at Cabbages & Kings Games in Peoria Heights will be joining us to celebrate International Games Week with Board Game Night here at the library! They will be bringing a selection of games for all ages, so drop in and join the fun! Thursday, November 11 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free drop-in program. No registration required. |
Print and Play games:1 Stat Skirmish: This is a tactical skirmish system with simple rules, where all stats of a miniature are boiled down to a single stat. The system is miniatures agnostic and suitable for all kinds of genres. Included are rules for solitaire gaming, too!
Bandada: It’s the early days of spring and birds are zipping about looking for berries and flowers.Players draft cards from an array that have an action listed on the top and a scoring method listed on the bottom. It can be played solitaire or with two players. Depleted: A solo adventure game set on a weary dying Earth where the player mat represents your ship. Pay Fuel to explore locations to find resources and allies, and encounter creatures. Board Game Geek account required. Iron Mountain: The Shadows Within: In this game noir, players embody outcasts reduced to shadows from slaving away in underground mines. Over a series of turns, players try to reclaim their past lives and escape the mountain into the light. Board Game Geek account required. Kukulkan: Easy and smart roll-and-write game where players build the Temple of Kukulkán, a Mayan step pyramid also known as “El Castillo”. On each turn, players choose to place stones or mark stone for victory points. Board Game Geek account required. Pixel Farm: Players strive to be the most fruitful famer in this deck building game mixed with puzzles and pixel art inspired graphics. You draw cards to create new farms but beware the plagues that reduce your harvest! Board Game Geek account required. Tudor Trail: In this solo game, you follow the timeline from the reign of King Henry VII to the final years of Queen Elizabeth and attempt to stop rebellions, destroy the Spanish armada, and keep your rivals from the English throne. Game also available for purchase. Arctic Dash: Narwhal Race: All the tasty fish have been eaten and it’s time to make the yearly trek to the wintering grounds. Dash beneath the ice and be the first to the other side! Resources for playing board games online:
Guide to online boardgames (pdf): A fairly comprehensive guide to options for online boardgames by Evan Leed. Also available in an accessible website, converted into HTML by Alina of Cozy Static Games. Additional Virtual Gaming Resources from the American Library Association (pdf)! | ||||
