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Games and Gaming at the Learning Commons

Collection Libguide for Board Games offered at the Learning Commons

Board Games W through Z

Cover of Wavelength board game. A minimalist picture of a human head in many colors.

Wavelength

Wavelength is a social guessing game in which two teams compete to read each other's minds. Teams take turns rotating a dial to where they think a hidden bullseye is located on a spectrum. One of the players on your team — the Psychic — knows exactly where the bullseye is, and draws a card with a pair of binaries on it (such as: Job - Career, Rough - Smooth, Fantasy - Sci-Fi, Sad Song - Happy Song, etc). The Psychic must then provide a clue that is *conceptually* where the bullseye is located between those two binaries.

a group of people walk down the main street of a town.

Welcome to Centerville

Welcome to Centerville is a fast-playing board game for 2-4 players. Welcome to Centerville abstractly models the growth and management of a small city — perhaps not unlike the one you’re in right now.
Players act as entrepreneurs, tycoons, politicians and other local movers and shakers working to develop a modern urban area. Fortunes will be made and fame will rise. As time goes by, personal milestones will enrich the players even further.
Donated by GMT Games.

A mystic woman, a mayor, and a werewolf stand in a dark forest.

Werewords

In Werewords, players guess a secret word by asking "yes" or "no" questions. Figure out the magic word before time is up, and you win! However, one of the players is secretly a werewolf who is not only working against you, but also knows the word. If you don't guess the word in time, you can still win by identifying the werewolf!
Donated by Bezier Games.

A plain white box with the title of the game on it.

What Do You Meme?

Compete with friends (or family if you’re brave) for bragging rights by matching photo cards with caption cards, creating your own outrageously funny meme combinations. It’s the perfect excuse to call up the crew, and get everyone together for guaranteed laughs. Bonus: Send your friends one and play over video chat!

Various nurses and patients in funny poses.

What Do You Meme?: Nurses Edition

As a nurse, you get it — your line of work comes with its ups, its downs, and it's downright hysterical. So we teamed up with real-life nurses to create What Do You Meme?® Nurses Edition card game — a brand new version of our classic game, designed for nurses. Now you can use your vocational humor to turn your day's awkward, stressful, and hilarious moments into memes.

A bird takes flight across a clear blue sky.

Wingspan

You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). The habitats focus on several key aspects of growth, play the game to find out!

The cover shows the worlds fair with many people attending it.

World's Fair 1893

The World's Fair of 1893 in Chicago was a spectacular international exhibition that showcased many great achievements in science, technology, culture, and entertainment. Acting as organizers of the fair, players work diligently to increase their influence throughout the fair and obtain the grand exhibits that will be put on display. The organizer who has earned the best reputation when the fair begins will emerge the victor.

A red cylinder made to look like a stick of dynamite.

Ya Blew It!

Warning: shouts of “Fire in the Hole!” might erupt as you engage in this risk-taking social game. Players dig deep in the card deck to mine for diamonds and stake their claim. However, other prospectors may try to steal from you and give you the shaft! You can play it safe, or push your luck looking for a bigger claim, either way it’s explosive, and you’ll enjoy the fun with every suspenseful roll of the unique 8-sided dynamite dice!
Donated by Wonderforge Games.

A gold sequined box with black sequins spelling Yeah in the middle.

Yeah, Nope

It's the tell-all party game of what happened and how!
Have you told off a boss? Put on your poker face and watch your friends try to uncover the details. Did you do it as a teen? Was it worth it? The stories they imagine are just as outrageous as the truth!
Donated by Wonderforge Games.

A Kitten in glasses on the front of the box.

You Gotta Be Kitten Me!

You Gotta Be Kitten Me! is a Liar's Dice-style bluffing game in which players each hold cards that feature animals with some kind of accessory, such as hats, glasses and bow ties. Each turn, you try to guess — or at least claim — how many cards are in play with a certain color or accessory, either by raising the current bid or challenging another player. Whoever's wrong loses a card, then you start a new round of play. The last player with cards remaining wins!
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.