GSL 164: HABA in Libraries

In Games in Schools and Libraries #164 Donald is joined by the amazing T Caires, of Haba Games. They talk about animal related games that would go along with the 2021 Tails and Tales summer reading program, as well as the Haba library programs. https://www.habausa.com/

Tiffany@habausa.com

I apologize to our listeners and T Caires for the delay releasing this episode. Health issues and an incredibly busy summer schedule prevented it’s timely release. The content is still useful.

Dragon’s Breath from the HABA USA website.

Haba Games Discussed

Dragon’s Breath
Dragon’s Breath - The Hatching

My Very First Games

First Orchard
Nibble Munch Crunch
Hungry as a Bear

Game Night Approved

Adventure Land
Honga
The Key - Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land

HABA’s Library Support Program for the USA

How to get games and replace parts through Haba USA. (Have your Tax Exempt Paperwork available.)

https://www.habausa.com/library-support-program-usa/

Use Book Tape to repair or reinforce game box corners.

HABA and Schools

Haba likes working with schools, and encourages teachers or administration to contact them directly, but doesn’t have a formal program set up yet. T talks about a program they were involved with in helping teachers facilitate students playing virtually at home.

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Music provided by The Ol’ Bronze Hare. The Ol' Bronze Hare is a solo project by Andy Young that performs original and traditional music that blends the styles of Americana, Celtic, and Quebecois. You can find their music on Bandcamp and Youtube as well as follow them on Facebook and Twitter at The Ol' Bronze Hare.

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Donald Dennis and filed under Summer Reading, Game Company and tagged Dragon’s Breath First Orchard Nibble Munch Crunch Hungry as a Bear Adventure Land Honga The Key - Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land Walsfeo T Caires Tiffany Caires Donald Dennis.

GSL 149: Making the World Better Through Games

Scout Blum, historian, game designer, and publisher, joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about her evolution with games and design in her classes and community with the goal to make the world better.

Elizabeth “Scout” Blum

Environmental historian studying activism; game designer and author of Love Canal Revisited.

Professor at Troy University

Mockingbird Games

@ScoutBlum

Face to Face

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Donald Dennis and filed under Teaching with Games, Game Company and tagged kathleen mercury Scout Blum meaningful design games for change.

GSL 124: Endangered

Marc Specter of the Grand Gamers Guild joins Donald Dennis to talk about Endangered, a project now on Kickstarter. Endangered is a game of survival by Joe Hopkins where players work together to save earth's endangered species.

Schools and Libraries are both eligible for the Endangered Activist tier, allowing your institutions to get a great deal on this beautiful game.

Grand Gamers Guild

Web Site: https://grandgamersguild.com/

Twitter @GrndGmrsGld

Facebook: Grand Gamers Guild

Kickstarter: Endangered

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Donald Dennis and filed under Game Company, Teaching with Games and tagged kickstarter Grand Gamers Guild Marc Specter.

GSL 102: Gigamic Road Show

In Games in Schools and Libraries #102 Nate Scheidler of Gigamic World joins Donald Dennis to talk about how and why Gigamic is reaching out to schools and libraries in a very direct and personal way. If you like games check the routes listed below to see if he will be near your school or library with a large selection of Giant Gigamic Games.

Nate Scheidler
US Marketing Manager
Marketing-usa@gigamic.com
(773) 992 6921

Web: http://en.gigamic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gigamic.world/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GigamicWorld
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gigamicworld

Nate’s current theoretical route starting approximately end of June is:

Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
A short stop in one or two of Missoula, Bozeman or Billings, MT
Fargo, ND
Minneapolis, MN
Green Bay, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Chicago, IL
Fort Wayne, IN and various regional locations from 7/10-8/19

Not a lot of wiggle room on this end and he may need to cut a location.

Past that time Nate is considering:

Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities, IA
Southern IL to St Louis, MO
Kansas City
Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK
San Antonio, TX
Denver, CO
Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM
Phoenix and Tucson, AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Possibly other middle CA stops
San Francisco, CA
Sacramento, CA
Reno, NV
Salt Lake City, UT
Boise, ID
Portland, OR
Vancouver, CA

This tour will continue until approximately 10/10/18. Right now the second half of my schedule and route is reasonably open! If you want me to visit your location, tell me all about the cool stuff you’re doing and send some photos or videos!

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Donald Dennis and filed under Game Company and tagged Nate Scheidler Donald Dennis Gigamic Gigamic World.

GSL 93: Mayday Games

In Games in Schools and Libraries 93 Donald Dennis and Daniel Peterson of Mayday Games talk about the appeal of family games and how they make a good core to a collection, giving it a good foundation to grow from.

Also, why shouldn't you just fill up your library game collection with your favorite games?

Daniel Peterson
Daniel on Facebook

Mayday Games
@maydaygames

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Donald Dennis and filed under Game Company and tagged Mayday Games Collection Development Family Games.

GSL 92: Hub Games

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 92 Michael Fox of Hub Games joins Donald Dennis and Kathleen Mercury to talk about how Hub Games would fit into schools and libraries.