HIST 5030 - Experimental Games: Tabletop Games
This guide provides library and web-based information appropriate for students enrolled in HIST 5030: Experimental Games
Borrowing Games
Tabletop games are now available to borrow from the Access Services Desk. Games are loaned for 4-hour checkout periods for use in the library. Discover available titles in the Library's catalog at bit.ly/gsugames.
Don't see what you want? Have a suggestion? Use the suggestion form to make recommendations for other tabletop games you would like to see in the library's collection.
Games and Rules of Play
- Arkham Horror (2005)
Genre: Adventure Game; Cooperative Gameplay
Players: 1-8
Designer(s): Richard Launius
Original Publication: 1987 by Chaosium
Arkham Horror Rulebook (Fantasy Flight Games) - Pandemic (2012)
Genre: Strategy Game; Cooperative Gameplay
Players: 2-4
Designer(s): Matt Leacock
Original Publication: 2008 by Z-Man Games
Pandemic Rules (Z Games) - Catan: Trade, Build, Settle (2015)
Genre: Strategy Game
Players: 3-4
Designer(s): Klaus Teubar
Original Publication: 1995 by Kosmos
Game Rules & Almanac 3-4 Players (Catan)
Game Rules 5-6 Players (Catan) - Power Grid (2012)
Genre: Strategy Game
Players: 2-6
Designer(s): Friedemann Friese
Original Publication: 2004 by Rio Grande Games
Power Grid: The Rules (Rio Grande Games) - Tokaido (2017)
Genre: Strategy Game
Players: 2-5
Designer(s): Antoine Bauza
Original Publication: Funforge
Tokaido: Rules of Play (Funforge) - Axis & Allies 1941 (2012)
Genre: Wargame
Players: 2-5
Designer(s): Larry Harris, Jr.
Original Publication: Series 1981 by Nova Game Designs
Axis & Allies 1941: Rule Book (AxisAllies) - Diplomacy (2008)
Genre: Strategy Game
Players: 2-7
Designer(s): Allan B. Calhamer
Original Publication: 1959; 1999 by Avalon Hill Game Co.
The Rules of Diplomacy (Wizards) - The Game of Ur (2017)
Genre: Ancient Game; Dice Game
Players: 2
Original Publication: 2600-2400 BCE
Royal Game of Ur (Cyningstan)
Tabletop Game Resources
- Board Game GeekForum and database of the world's board games, incredibly comprehensive.
- The Dice TowerPodcasts and various other series about board games.
- Tabletop Gaming NewsNews for every type of game imaginable!
- Board Game MechanicsList of mechanics that are used in board games.