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HISTORY TOOLS AND RESOURCES BEST PRACTICES CALENDAR

 

Kieran Hixon

"I can start someone on a gaming program for a $100; for $250, you can have a Wii."

~Kieran Hixon,
John C. Fremont Library,
Florence, CO
 

Gaming on a ~$500 Budget

Tabletop Games :: Dungeons & Dragons :: Collectible Card Games :: World of Warcraft :: Videogames

Board Game Set: Family Games $291.93

  • Apples to Apples Jr. edition (Out of the Box) $24.99
  • Backseat Drawing (Out of the Box) $24.99
  • Battleship (Hasbro) $14.99
  • Blokus (Sekkoia) $30.00
  • Chess / Checkers / Backgammon set (Pressman) $11.99
  • Family Fluxx (Looney Labs) $8.00
  • Pictureka (Parker Brothers) $30.00
  • Railroad (Think Fun) $19.99
  • Scrabble (Parker Brothers) $19.99
  • Sorry! (Hasbro) $16.99
  • Ticket to Ride (Days of Wonder) $50.00
  • Tsuro (Wizkids) $24.99
  • Twister (Hasbr0) $14.00
  • Wits & Wagers (North Star Games) $29.99

 

Board Game Set: High School $512.63

  • 2 1960: Making of a President (Z-Man Games) $99.98
  • Agricola (Z-Man Games) $70
  • 1 Carcassone (Rio Grande Games) $24.95
  • 1 Diplomacy $30.00
  • 1 Lord of the Rings (Fantasy Flight Games) $58.95
  • Pandemic (Z-Man Games) $39.95
  • 2 Power Grid (Rio Grande Games) $89.90
  • 1 Puerto Rico (Rio Grande Games) $44.99

 

Middle School Board Game Set $485.33

  • Age of Empires III (Tropical Games) $79.95
  • Amun-Re (Rio Grande Games) $39.99
  • Citadels (Fantasy Flight Games) $29.99
  • Letter Flip (Out of the Box) $19.99
  • Lost Cities (Rio Grande Games) $24.99
  • Mystery of the Abbey (Days of Wonder) $56.00
  • Nanofictionary (Looney Labs) $17.00
  • Oregon (Rio Grande Games) $39.99
  • Portrayal (Braincog) $37.44
  • Settlers of Catan (Rio Grande Games) $40.00
  • Shadows Over Camelot (Days of Wonder) $49.99
  • Ticket to Ride (Days of Wonder) $50.00

 

Upper Elementary Board Game Set $168.85

  • 10 Days in Africa (Out of the Box) $24.99
  • 10 Days in Asia (Out of the Box) $24.99
  • 10 Days in Europe (Out of the Box) $24.99
  • 10 Days in the USA (Out of the Box) $24.99
  • Eco-Fluxx (Looney Labs) $8.00
  • Enchanted Forest (Ravensburger) $24.99
  • Max (Family Pastimes) $15.95
  • Numbers League Game: Adventures in Addiplication (Bent Castle Workshop) $19.95

 

Early Elementary Board Game Set $174.80

  • Froggy Boogie (Blue Orange) $30.00
  • Gopher It! (Playroom Entertainment) $8.00
  • If Wishes Were Fishes (Rio Grande Games) $34.95
  • Once Upon a Time (Atlas Games) $20.95
  • Reef Encounter (Z-Man Games) $55.95
  • Snorta (Out of the Box) $24.95

 

Dungeons & Dragons Set $337.13

 

Collectible Card Game Set $420.00

World of Warcraft $449.85

  • World of Warcraft game: 5@$19.99 = $99.95
    Burning Crusade expansion: 5@$29.99=$149.95
    Wrath of the Lich King expansion 5@$39.99=$199.95

Action Videogame Set $506.93

Great for a public library, a variety of games with appeal to multiple user groups.

1 Nintendo Wii $249.99

3 Wii remotes: $119.97

Wii Sports (free with console)
This sports game has all ages appeal.

MarioKart Wii $49.99
Hold a series of competitive tournaments for children and teens.

SuperSmash Brawl: $49.99
Hold a series of competitive tournaments with this fighting game for teens.

Energizer Rechargable Batteries: $36.99

 

PS2 Rhythm Game Set $519.90

PlayStation 2: $129.99

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle: $49.99
This popular rhythm game comes with 2 guitar controllers.

Guitar Hero I & II Bundle: $59.99

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 game: $19.99

2 Foam Dance Pads: $139.98

Karaoke Revolution presents American Idol: $29.99

PS2 USB Microphone: $19.99

1 memory card: $19.99

 

 

 



HISTORY TOOLS AND RESOURCES BEST PRACTICES
  That Was Then: A brief history of gaming in libraries.

This Is Now:
A snapshot of gaming in libraries today.


 

Talking Points: Connecting games & literacy.

Evaluation:
Tools to measure your success.


  First Steps:
Easy, low-cost models for beginners

Next Steps:
Models large in scope and scale.

Gaming @ your library is an initiative of the American Library Association.
This initiative is generously funded by the Verizon Foundation