Games Day – Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library

Games Hall of Fame

How many of these games from GAMES Magazine’s Hall of Fame have you played? There are some all-time favourites here!

Here is the list, including the year of publication:

Sorry (1934)
Monopoly (1935)
Yahtzee (1938)
Stratego (1947)
Clue (1948)
Scrabble (1948)
Blockhead (1954)
Mille Bornes (1954)
Twixt (1957)
Diplomacy (1959)
Risk (1959)
Acquire (1962)
Twister (1966)
Bridgette (1970)
Dungeons & Dragons (1974)
Pente (1979)
Civilization (1980)
Othello (1980)
Axis & Allies (1981)
Trivial Pursuit (1981)
Taboo (1989)
Tribond (1989)
Magic the Gathering (1993)
The Settlers of Catan (1995)
Apples to Apples (1999)

Sources:

The Board Game Family

Board Game Geek

Wikipedia/Games 100

Celebrate with us all month long as your School Library observes International Games Month!

International Games Day @ Your Library

Today is is IGD@YL at the Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library. Hundreds of students will be coming down to the School Library to learn more about the educational power of games, and to celebrate by enjoying the fun of games!

International Games Week

International Games Week is underway around the world. Check out the map below to see the locations of participating libraries, including school libraries and public libraries, around the world. Zoom in to find YOUR library!

International Games Day @ Your Library!

Friday, November 14 was International Games Day @ Your Library. Nearly 400 Lord Tweedsmuir students joined in with students in school libraries all over the world on Friday, and public libraries on almost every continent on Saturday, to celebrate the educational power and lasting fun of games!

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Thanks to the following teachers for bringing your classes in: Ms. Mason, Mr. Solari, Ms. Kim, Ms. Overgaard, Mr. Masi, Ms. Kim, and Ms. Stea.