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Trivial Pursuit

Created by Canadians, who first published their game in 1981, Trivial Pursuit would take the world by storm in the early ’80s and go on to dominate the world of quiz-style board games for decades. Trivial Pursuit would eventually spawn more than a hundred different editions and variations and would face challenges from many competitors.

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Trivial Pursuit wasn’t the first general knowledge board game, nor is it necessarily the best, at least in the minds of many board game enthusiasts, who have some complaints about the mechanics of the game. However, there is no denying the immense cultural impact of Trivial Pursuit, sometimes referred to as the “Godfather” of trivia games.

The success of Trivial Pursuit may have helped to spark the revival of the quiz show “Jeopardy.” Online quiz game sites like Sporcle and apps like Kahoot owe some of their current popularity to the rise of Trivial Pursuit. In 1993, Games Magazine inducted Trivial Pursuit into their prestigious Hall of Fame.

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November is International Games Month @ Your Library

International Games Month @ Your Library

For the 14th consecutive year we are celebrating IGM@YL here in the School Library in November. Join with us for an amazing month of board games, table games, card games, and other live, in person games. Learn more about the amazing educational power of games. Most importantly, experience the joy of playing games here in the school library!

Kids Play Games

November is International Games Month @ Your Library. Classes have been invited down to the School Library to enjoy our selection of board games, card games, party games and other live and in-person games.

Thanks to Mr. Birnbaum for bringing his E.L.L. classes down. Games are a great way for these students to develop their language skills. More importantly, everyone was having fun.

Teachers Play Games

We asked LTSS Teachers and Staff about some of their favourite games to play. Here are some of the replies:

Mr. Ferrier played Axis & Allies when he was a kid. Now he loves Yahtzee, and the My Little Pony game, although his daughter beats him every time.

Ms. Truss loves Arkham Horror. She also mentioned Love Letter, Jaipur and Taco Cat.

Mr. Donaldson’s favourites include Settlers of Catan, Sequence, Cribbage, D&D, Magic: The Gathering, and Chess

Other teacher favourites:

  • Mr. Birnbaum is a big fan of Dungeons and Dragons, Scum & Villainy, Dungeon World, and Blades in the Dark.
  • Ms. Calla plays Pandemic with family and friends, along with other favourites such as Catan, Ticket to Ride, Munchkin, Cards Against Humanity, and Cribbage.
  • Dr. Robinson says that Sorry taught her how to lose, and that Scrabble taught her how to lose to her Mother every time they played. She prefers lawn games like Bocce and Cornhole.
  • Ms. Newton likes to play Cribbage, Monopoly Deal, Dutch Blitz, Speed, Uzzle, Jenga, Mahjong and her ultimate favourite, Mancala!
  • Ms. Stroh likes to play Exploding Kittens with her kids. She also likes Sequence, Settlers of Catan, Monopoly Deal and Ticket to Ride.

November is International Games Month @ Your Library

We Have Games

We have board games. We have board games, party games, table games, card games, dice games, role playing games, cooperative games, one player games, classic games, social games, strategy games, award winning games, word games, family games, trivia games, negotiation games, Euro games, guessing games, pop culture games, deduction games, chance games, storytelling games, simulation games, abstract games, tile games, bluffing games. We have games!

Come down to your School Library to check out our selection of games, and join with us as we celebrate International Games Month.