GSL 75: Teen Volunteer Ian Sovine

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 75 Ian Sovine joins Donald Dennis to talk about his time volunteering at the Waccamaw Neck Branch Library in Pawleys Island before heading off to college. 

Games Recommended by Ian
Tricky Towers
Machi Koro
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Sheriff of Nottingham
Catan

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 74: Game Con Magic

In Games in Schools and Libraries 74  Donald Dennis and Gina Monti, of the Durham Public Library in CT, chat about their games con success. 
http://www.durhamlibrary.org/

International Games Week
http://games.ala.org/international-games-week/

Library Escape Room Enthusiasts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1922174474731812/

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
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Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 
Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 73: RPGs in the Classroom

Games in Schools and Libraries 73

Kathleen Mercury joins Donald Dennis to talk about bringing RPGs and RPG design into the classroom. 

Kathleen Mercury

• kathleenmercury.com      
• @Mmmmmmmercury

RPGs Mentioned

• Fate/Fate accelerated
• Goat on Fire
• Parsely 
• The Quiet Year
• Mermaid Adventures
• D&D
• Fiasco
• Hero Kids
• Tearable RPG

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 
Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 72: Catan

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 72 Donald is joined by Kathleen Mercury to talk about the various versions of Catan and our gaming culture, including how to best utilize them in the classroom.  

kathleenmercury.com      @Mmmmmmmercury 

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 71: Game Design Workshops

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 71 Donald is joined by Aaron Stimpson, one of our game design instructors to talk about the value of tabletop game design.  Then Donald and Stephanie discuss mixing digital and analog game design activities.

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 70: ALA and Summer Game Activities

In Games in Schools and Libraries Donald & Stephanie discuss the grand adventure of  ALA and the activities hosted by the Games & Gaming RT.

00:01 Donald & Stephanie talk about ALA, and all the Games & Gaming RT activities including

• Escape room pre conference
• ALA Play 
• Game RT booth 
• Gaming Lounge
• Gaming 101
• Opening a library centric dialog with publishers and distributors

23:34 Summer game activities

• CS First Game Design
• Video game design with RPG Maker 
• Tabletop RPG workshop GMing & writing a Fiasco play-set
• Board Game design
• Escape Room design 

29:15  Kadyn - Patron perspectives 

34:15 Josh Valderrama a High School student sharing his thoughts about games in libraries. 

 

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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 69: Renegade Games at ALA Play

In Games in Schools and Libraries #69, Donald discusses ALA Play with Sara Erickson of Renegade Game Studios. 

Sara Erickson of Renegade Game Studios
http://www.renegadegamestudios.com/
@playrenegade

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 68: Ninten-dos & Ninten-don'ts

In episode 68 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald Dennis and Gina Monti, of the Durham Public Library in CT, chat about using the Nintendo Switch in Libraries. 
http://www.durhamlibrary.org/

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 67: ALA Games and Gaming Round Table

On Games in Schools and Libraries episode 67 Donald and Stephanie talk about the Build a Better World Summer Reading program and other activities. 

10:00:00 Donald and Brian Mayer talk about everything the Games and Gaming Round Table have planned for the ALA 2017 Summer annual.  
GameRT: http://games.ala.org/

ALAPlay Info
https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=266019

Guest companies at ALA Play

• Asmodee
• Renegade Games
• PHD & ACD Running Open Games 
• HABA
• Breakout Edu
• Paizo
• Konami
• Wizards of the Coast
• Bloxels
• Northstar Games
• Arc Dream
• SET Games
• Gigamic
• Ninja Division

Booth Guests
Breakout Edu: http://www.breakoutedu.com/
Breakout Edu Escape Room on the Exhibit Floor:
http://signup.com/go/bXkkkIO

Northstar Games: https://www.northstargames.com/
 

37:43:00 Donald and Stephanie review a selection of games

• Imagine
• Ozoolemia
• Costa Rica
• Click Clack Lumberjack
• Evolution the Beginnings
• Evolution Climate
• Animal on Animal

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
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Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
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Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
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Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 66: Staff Development Day

On this episode of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Stephanie talk about using games and escape room activities at the Georgetown County Library System Staff Development Day.  https://goo.gl/photos/K3vDx4sJ5YoKjKMt9

We led off the day with Happy Salmon, then talked to Library Staff about how we would be using escape rooms over the summer.  After lunch we talked with them about drones and how our teen patrons would be building their own drones using Flybrix. 

Reviews

• (10:47:00) Code Names & Code Names Pictures
• (14:57:00) Chemistry Fluxx, Math Fluxx, Nature Fluxx
• (22:17:00) Card Lines animals, Dinosaurs
• (27:18:00) Fauna Terra 
• (31:57:00) Oceanus

Donald will be at the ALA 2017 summer annual in Chicago, you can meet him at:

• ALA Precon
• ALA Play 
• Games & Gaming Round Table Booth

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 

Music by Ian Sovine

GSL 65: Mangaka

In Games in Schools and Libraries 65 Jason Thompson of Mockman Press joins Donald Dennis to talk about Mangaka, a real time game about being a comic artist. 

• Comics, posters and poster map illustrations of Dungeons & Dragons adventures, available at store.mockman.com 
• Twitter https://twitter.com/mockman/
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mockmanpress 
• Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mockmanpress/ 
• Information on Mangaka, go to www.mangakagame.com or go here to order it: http://www.japanimegames.com/store/p/439-Mangaka.aspx 
• Manga: The Complete Guide which we mentioned is available from Random House and amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007EED5DY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/