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Games and Gaming at the Learning Commons

Collection Libguide for Board Games offered at the Learning Commons

Board Games # through B

Cover of 5 Second Rule. A stopwatch with 5 Second rule in the center.

5 Second Rule

You've got five seconds to name three things in a category...can you do it? It should be a piece of cake to name things like 3 Breeds of Dogs or 3 Finger Foods, but with the other players staring, waiting for you to get flustered? Time's not on your side, so just say what comes to mind and risk ridiculous answers slipping out, and in turn, laughter!
Donated by PlayMonster.

Various wonders of the world sit in a single city.

7 Wonders

You are the leader of one of the 7 great cities of the Ancient World. Gather resources, develop commercial routes, and affirm your military supremacy. Build your city and erect an architectural wonder which will transcend future times.

Air Deck Playing Cards. A slim deck of playing cards, one-third the width of a normal card.

Air Deck Playing Cards

With the Air Deck, you can play everywhere anytime, whether playing on the train or on a play tray table.
While regular paper playing cards tear, stain, bend and break easily, the Air Deck is incredibly resistant to abuse, and waterproof.
The minimalist design combined with the unusual form factor will make the Air Deck a surefire conversation starter on your travels.

The cover of the film Alien.

Alien: Fate of the Nostromo

In ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo, players take the role of Nostromo crew members Ripley, Lambert, Parker, Brett, or Dallas. Over the course of the game, they collect scrap, craft items, and fulfill different objectives. The crew will lose and gain morale as they encounter the Alien and other situations. If crew morale reaches zero, players lose the game.

A dog, an old man, and a brain play a card game.

Apples to Apples

The Game of Crazy Combinations! The wild, award-winning card and party game that provides instant fun for four to ten players! It's as easy as “comparing apples to apples”... just open the tin, deal the cards, and you're ready to play!

A 60s style rocket ship, balloon, UFO and Submarine navigate a psychedelic landscape.

Aquarius

The groovy card game that's kind of like dominoes (only better!) Aquarius features three types of cards: Elements, Goals, and Actions. Element cards are played kind of like dominoes, with each player trying to win by connecting seven panels of one particular element. Goal cards determine which element each player is going after, and Action cards allow players to shake up the action in five different ways. The game is fast, fun, colorful, and easy to learn.

Cover of Ark Nova. Various animals stand in a field of grass.

Ark Nova

In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal.

A group of adventurers in the 1920s battle tentacled monsters.

Arkham Horror 3rd Edition

The year is 1926, and it is the height of the Roaring Twenties. Flappers dance till dawn in smoke-filled speakeasies, drinking alcohol supplied by rum runners and the mob. It’s a celebration to end all celebrations in the aftermath of the War to End All Wars.
Yet a dark shadow grows in the city of Arkham. Alien entities known as Ancient Ones lurk in the emptiness beyond space and time, writhing at the thresholds between worlds. Occult rituals must be stopped and alien creatures destroyed before the Ancient Ones make our world their ruined dominion.

Cover of Augsburg 1520. A painting of two businessmen in renaissance era clothing stand side by side, the city of Augburg in the background.

Augsburg 1520

In the 16th Century Jakob Fugger built an impressive trading empire centered in Augsburg. He earned so much money, that he was able to loan large amounts to royals in need of cash. As the royals were often unable to repay the loans, Jakob was more than willing to accept special privileges they could offer instead - privileges that allowed him to become even richer and more powerful! Players take on the role of Jakob and compete to earn the most prestige by loaning money for privilege.
Donated by Rio Grande Games.

Cover of Aura. Abstract geometric art with the title, Aura, in the center.

Aura

Easy to learn, difficult to master! Enjoyed by casual and hardcore gamers alike, Aura is the perfect gateway into the world of modern card games. Outwit and bluff your way to victory, but remain flexible, because when the cards are revealed anything can happen. 
Donated by Breaking Games.

Cover of the Board game Azul. Orange, Blue, and White mosaic tiles decorate the cover with the title of the game in the center.

Azul

Azul is a multiple award-winning, tile-placement game. The goal of Azul is to complete your display board, earning points as you place tiles and create patterns.
Loaded with high-quality components, Azul catches the eye and engages players with its beautiful art, clear graphic design, and colorful resin tile pieces.
Azul offers simple rules but meaningful choices making it easy to learn while offering a subtle depth to every turn! It’s perfect for families and veteran gamers.

The car from back to the future speeds down a street.

Back to the Future: Back in Time

In the fully co-operative game Back to the Future: Back in Time, each player takes on the role of a major character from the movie: Marty McFly, Doc Brown, Jennifer Parker, or Einstein the dog. The objective of the game is to have the characters move around 1955 Hill Valley, collecting certain items in an effort to fix Doc's famous DeLorean time machine, defeat Biff Tannen and his gang of trouble-making friends, while ensuring that Marty's parents fall in love. Only when that is accomplished can players then accelerate the DeLoreon to 88 MPH down Main Street before the clock tower strikes 10:04 pm!

Cover of the board game Baconopoly, a Bacon themed monopoly.

Baconopoly

A bacon themed monopoly!

Picture of a banana shaped canvas bag with letter tiles around it.

Bananagrams

Using a selection of 144 plastic letter tiles in the English edition, each player works independently to create their own 'crossword' faster than one's opponents. When a player uses up all their letters, all players take a new tile from the pool. The object of the game is to be the first to complete a word grid after the "bunch" of tiles has been depleted.

Cover of Banned Words. Words are redacted with thick black lines, leaving

Banned Words

Players in Banned Words need to get their teammates to guess five secret words or phrases while avoiding traps set up by the opposing team — but you can only guess what those traps might be!
Donated by Wonderforge Games.

Cover of Battle For Greyport. 6 Fantasy adventurers stand in front of a horde of monster, a dragon is breathing fire in the background.

Battle For Greyport (Includes Pirates! Expansion)

Battle for Greyport is a cooperative deckbuilding game based on the characters and world of The Red Dragon Inn. You will travel to important locations around the city, fighting epic battles and recruiting whatever heroes and items you can along the way. Each encounter presents more opportunities to improve your deck, but also brings more dire foes for you to face!
Donated by Slugfest Games.

Battle Line

Battle Line

Battle Line is a two-player card game built around the theme of warfare during the age of Alexander the Great. Battle Line features 60 full-color Rodger MacGowan/Mark Simonitch cards depicting the prominent formations of the period (War Elephants, Heavy Cavalry, Phalanx, etc.) and 10 full-color tactics "wildcards" that give players extra flexibility and choices and help make each new battle wildly different from the last.
Donated by GMT Games.

Battleship

Battleship

Battleship is the classic game of naval combat that brings together competition, strategy, and excitement! In head-to-head battle, players search for the enemy's fleet of ships and destroy them one by one. With convenient portable battle cases and realistic looking naval crafts, Battleship puts players right in the middle of the action.

Betrayal At House on the Hill

Betrayal At House on the Hill

This fun and suspenseful game is a new experience almost every time you play – you and your friends explore “that creepy old place on the hill” until enough mystic misadventures happen that one of the players turns on all of the others. Hours of fun for all your friends and family. Designed for 3–6 players aged 12 and up, this boardgame features multiple scenarios, a different lay-out with every game, and enough chills to freeze the heart of any horror fan.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk Expansion

Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow's Walk Expansion

The house on the hill has a wicked reputation. Those who dare to darken its door often leave steeped in madness and despair — if they leave at all. Now the horror reaches new heights with Widow's Walk. The house is expanded with the addition of twenty new rooms, including the roof, a previously unexplored floor. Also in its halls you will find new monsters, items, omens, events, and fifty brand-new haunts. Requires Betrayal at House on the Hill Base Game.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

Two cities sit across a river from one another in a valley.

Between Two Cities

It is the early 1800s, a time of immense construction and urbanization. You are a world-renowned master city planner who has been asked to redesign two different cities. Projects of such significance require the expertise of more than one person, so for each assignment you are paired with a partner with whom to discuss and execute your grandiose plans. Will your planning and collaborative skills be enough to design the most impressive city in the world?

Blob Lobber

Blob Lobber

Prepare for a blob-bombing good time! blob lobber is a Goofy dexterity game in which you show off your card-flipping skills. Lob bombs at blobs to gain points, or sweeten the pot for the other players by adding more blobs to the pile. Beware the toxic blob... it poisons everything it touches!  
Donated by Steve Jackson Games.

Front cover of blockbuster party game. A blue movie ticket stub labelled

Blockbuster the Party Game

Blockbuster is a movie game for anyone who has seen a movie, and like all the best films it comes in two parts:
In the Movie Buzzer Battle, both teams are given a topic, such as "Movies with dogs". You start the 15-second timer, yell out a relevant movie, then whack the buzzer to reset the time. The other team is now in the hot seat and has to do the same. Whoever runs out of time hands the advantage to the other team, which takes control of the next round: Triple Charades Jeopardy. During this round, teams play 3 forms of Charades to guess the movies!  

Boomtown Bandits

Boomtown Bandits

You're all bandits trying to rob this boomtown blind!
Take down the bank, train, stagecoach, and even the brothel in this frantic and fun real-time dice shoot em' up! Who will rob the most money and be the baddest bandit of them all?
Donated by Breaking Games.

Cover for Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game. A pixel art warrior falls into a pit of spikes near a monster.

Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game

Inspired by classic video games, Boss Monster challenges you to become a villain, build a dungeon, lure in adventurers… and destroy them!
Players compete to see who can lure and destroy the most adventurers. But beware! You must make your dungeon as deadly as it is attractive, or the puny heroes might kill you first!
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

A pixel art demon fights a pixel art warrior.

Boss Monster 2: The Next Level

The original Boss Monster challenged players to become the ultimate villains: video game-style Bosses. Now Boss Monster 2 builds on the original in every way! An all-new set of 160 cards, Boss Monster 2 is playable as a standalone game or as an expansion to the core set.

Container for Brain Freeze card game, it looks like a pint of ice cream.

Brain Freeze

Get to know friends and family better. When the fastest answer wins, you never know what they’ll let slip.
Get your friends and family shouting out the hilarious answers that are top of mind. Simple gameplay will have you playing in seconds.
The player with the most points at the end of the game, wins.

Bubble Talk

In the party game Bubble Talk, the active player each round presents one of 150 images included in the game to the other players; these players then each choose one of the caption cards in their hands, and the active player decides which caption fits the image best, awarding the image card to the player who submitted that caption. Bubble Talk includes 300 different caption cards, with the captions presented in word balloons, aka, "bubble talk".

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game

Into every generation a slayer is born: One girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer. Help Buffy the Vampire Slayer protect Sunnydale from the forces evil in this fully cooperative board game.
Includes the Friends and Frenemies Expansion.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Friends and Frenemies

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Friends and Frenemies, an expansion for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game, includes six new characters (Dawn, Riley, Tara, Anya, Faith, and Oz, who can be either human or werewolf); two new big bads (Spike & Drusilla, and Dark Willow); and a new board expansion that includes additional Initiative locations.
Included with Buffy Base Game. Not available for separate checkout.