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Community Games GeneralMarch 6, 20190Comments 1Like

Women Game Designers

Over a century ago, in 1909 in New York, the Socialist Party of America held a women’s day; a year later, in 1910, the International Socialist Women’s Conference suggested holding a women’s day every year. Today is a day to celebrate women, their accomplishments, their…

GamesFebruary 27, 20190Comments 0Likes

Game Mechanics Part 2: Card Drafting & Deck Building

Last week we looked at tile placement and cooperation as game mechanics, which you can read about here if you missed it. Continuing with the theme of taking closer looks at game mechanics, this week’s blog post is about two more of our favourites: card…

GamesFebruary 20, 20190Comments 0Likes

Game Mechanics Part 1: Tile Placement & Cooperation

There are thousands of board games in the world, with more being published every year, vying for a space on your shelf and on your table. Behind each of these games lies one or more core game mechanics which create the engine through which the…

GamesFebruary 13, 20190Comments 0Likes

Game Night For 2

One of the most common questions I hear as soon as I step into the library to offer help is, “Are there any good games for two people?” My answer is always an enthusiastic YES! There are a lot of games that play well or…

Cafe CoffeeFebruary 6, 20190Comments 0Likes

Cafe Culture: Coffee

When I was asked to write about coffee culture, I didn’t really know how to tackle it. I could pull from my academic background and do it with a researcher’s mindset, reading articles and scanning the internet for opinions and facts to cite. I could…