GSL 76: Our RPG Collection

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 76 Donald and Stephanie discuss magic drafts and RPGs.

00:20 Magic the Gathering and creating a cube from cards you have on hand

360 total cards, no standard lands

50 Black
25 creatures, 25 other
50 Blue
20 creatures, 30 other
50 Green
30 creatures, 20 other
50 Red
25 creatures, 25 other
50 White
25 creatures, 25 other
50 Colorless
Mix of special lands, artifacts, etc.
60 Multicolored
6 cards for each color pair

16:30 Donald and Stephanie discuss the RPGs added to the collection at the Pawleys Island Library.

Adventure Maximus
Pathfinder Beginner Box
D&D Starter Set
Dread
Bubblegumshoe
Dungeon World
Feng Shui
Fate / Dresden Files

Check out the free D&D Basic Rules

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

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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged MTG Magic: the Gathering Cube Draft RPG Fate Bublegumshoe.

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

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Posted on September 22, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged Volunteer libraries games.

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/

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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

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

RPGs Mentioned

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

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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged RPGs Game Design schools.

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 — kathleenmercury.com @**Mmmmmmmercury**

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Posted on August 25, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

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.

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Posted on August 11, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

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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Posted on July 28, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

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

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Posted on July 21, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

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/

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Posted on July 14, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged Nintendo games libraries.

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

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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Donald Dennis and filed under ALA and tagged ALA ALAPlay Games & Gaming RT.

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.