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Learning Commons (Armstrong Campus)

An overview of services available at The Learning Commons, a part of the Georgia Southern University Libraries on the Armstrong Campus.

Board Games starting with S

Front Cover of Sagrada. A multicolored stain glass window from a cathedral.

Sagrada

As a skilled artisan, use cleverness and planning to craft a stained glass window!
Players will take turns drafting glass pieces, represented by dice; carefully choosing where to place each one in their window. Windows have unique color and shade requirements, and similar dice may never be adjacent so placing each die is more challenging than the last. Fortunately, you’ll have just the right tools to help you through. Gain prestige by adapting to the preferences of your fickle admirers, and of course, by adding your own artistic flair while completing your glass masterpiece in Sagrada.

Two greek gods look out over an ancient city.

Santorini

Do you have what it takes to join the pantheon of winners? Build like a mortal and win like a God in the game of Santorini! Created by mathematician and educator Gordon Hamilton, this pure strategy game requires players to sharpen their wits! Everyone can gather around Santorini and face-off in a build-to-the-finish.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

The fountain from Forsyth park is on the cover.

Savannah-opoly

Buy your favorite Savannah properties, increase your rent by collecting City Blocks and trading them in for Keys to the City. Sound easy? Well, add in some traffic jams, property tax and parking fines and it gets a little more difficult and a lot more fun! Get your game on! So choose your token and advance to GO SAVANNAH! You may soon be sitting on Forrest Gump’s bench… or eating too many pralines!

The cast of Harry Potter in front of a DVD.

Scene It? Harry Potter: 2nd Edition

More movie clips and more magic!
Scene It? Harry Potter 2nd Edition is now loaded with new movie clips from the first four Harry Potter movies including previously unavailable footage from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! Plus new questions, puzzlers and images from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! How much do you really know about "The Boy Who Lived", Quidditch or the Dark Arts?

A mysterious man in a trenchcoat stands in front of London Bridge.

Scotland Yard: Hunting Mr. X

Criminal mastermind Mister X has escaped Scotland Yard and it's up to you, Scotland Yard's famous detectives, to catch him! Use travel tickets chasing him by taxi, bus, and underground, around Picadilly Circus, along the River Thames, and through Paddington Station. Will you apprehend this dangerous criminal or will he disappear forever into the London fog?
Donated by Ravensburger Games

Scrabble in a to go case.

Scrabble: To Go

Scrabble is the ultimate crossword game in which every letter counts. Grab your friends and take turns forming words on the board. After playing your turn, count the value of all the letters in every new word that you formed.

Various tiles with letters on them lay on a scoring grid.

Scrabble

The classic head to head crossword game!

An image of a hooded killer in a distorted white mask.

Scream: The Game

Would you like to play a game?
In Scream: The Game, the brutal killer Ghost Face is back in Woodsboro, and you'll have to combine wits to stay alive! As the clock ticks down, help each other escape the murderer...but watch out! If Ghost Face calls you, you are his next target! It's terrifying fun you'll die to play again and again!

A group of farmers looks out at a group of war robots.

Scythe

Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a character from one of five factions of Eastern Europe who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.

Image of an Observatory with a large planet in the background.

The Search for Planet X

At the edge of our solar system, a dark planet may lurk. In 2015, astronomers estimated a large distant planet could explain the unique orbits of dwarf planets and other objects. Since then, astronomers have been scanning the sky, hoping to find this planet.
In The Search for Planet X, players take on the role of astronomers who use observations and logical deductions to search for this hypothetical planet. Each game, the companion app randomly selects an arrangement of objects and a location for Planet X following predefined logic rules.

A woman, most likely a spy, poses with a gun.

Secrets

In Secrets, the second co-design between Eric Lang and Bruno Faidutti, players are assigned a hidden team — the CIA or KGB — and are trying to collect the most points for their side. In addition, one or two players are secretly anti-establishment Hippies who are working for nobody. Their goal is to fight the Man and have the fewest points.

Various superheroes pose in front of an evil scientist.

Sentinels of the Multiverse

Sentinels of the Multiverse is a cooperative, fixed-deck card game with a comic book flavor. Each player plays as one of ten heroes, against one of four villains, and the battle takes place in one of four different dynamic environments.
Donated by Greater Than Games.

Abstract shapes around the word

Set

The award-winning game challenges players to race to find as many SETs as they can! A SET is three cards where each individual feature (color, shape, number and shading) is either all the same OR all different! The first player to see a SET calls out “SET” and grabs the cards—there are no “turns” and no luck here! 
Donated by PlayMonster.

The corrupt sheriff from Robin Hood signs some papers menacingly.

Sheriff of Nottingham

Prince John is coming to Nottingham! Players, in the role of merchants, see this as an opportunity to make quick profits by selling goods in the bustling city during the Prince's visit. However, players must first get their goods through the city gate, which is under the watch of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Should you play it safe with legal goods and make a profit, or risk it all by sneaking in illicit goods? Be mindful, though, as the Sheriff always has his eyes out for liars and tricksters and if he catches one, he very well may confiscate those goods for himself!
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

A woman in a bandana rides a motorcycle.

Shuffle Grand Prix

Shuffle Grand Prix is a Racing Card Game where fellow drivers battle in a fast-paced, strategic challenge to out-distance the competition
Select your drivers and take advantage of their unique abilities. Play cards to slow your opponents and protect yourself against sabotage. The person who travels the furthest distance by the time the distance cards run out takes home the checkered flag. It is everyone for themselves out there, so don’t be left behind.
Donated by Bicycle Cards.

A woman on a flying ship approaches a flying city.

Skyward

After generations of turmoil, the four factions have finally put their differences aside to work together for a better tomorrow. As a commitment to this alliance, the world’s first airborne city, named Skyward, is to be built above the intersecting borders of the four realms. Tasked with building this new city, you and other cultural luminaries vie for control by becoming the Warden, and ultimately declared “Founder of Skyward”.

A woman in pajamas sleeps in a chair.

Sleeping Queens

The Sleeping Queens Card Game can be enjoyed by everyone. The Pancake Queen, the Ladybug Queen and 10 of their closest friends have fallen under a sleeping spell. It is the players' job to wake them up using strategy, quick thinking and a little luck. The player who wakes the most queens wins.
Donated by Gamewright Games.

Various fantasy creatures crowd a small rock outcropping.

Smallworld

In Small World, players vie for conquest and control of a world that is simply too small to accommodate them all.

Logo of the sons of anarchy show, a grim reaper holding a bloodied scythe.

Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem

Based on the hit TV series, in Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem players take the role of rival gangs out to control territory, accumulate contraband and reap the monetary rewards of illegal enterprise.
With each turn gangs must attempt to control a range of sites by assigning gang members and resources to claiming, defending and fighting for money, contraband and guns. However, other players can challenge the right for territory, which will lead to conflict! Negotiate, threaten and ally with rival gangs when it serves your needs, but be wary of the inevitable knife in the back. This game is about making and breaking alliances, and only the gang with the most money at the end of six rounds wins.
Donated by Morningstar Games.

Sorry!

Slide, collide and score to win the game of Sorry! Draw cards to see how far you get to move one of your pawns on the board. If you land on a Slide you can zip to the end and bump your opponents' pawn or your own!

A Hand of playing cards.

Spades

Spades is a very popular trick-taking game played by two partnerships. (It can also be played by two players.) This is a fun card game that was invented in the U.S. in the 1930s and became very popular in the 40s.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

A picture of the game board.

Spell It!

In Spell it!, one player rolls the five alphabet dice each round, then everyone tries to think of a word that uses three of the five letters in a word that fits the theme. The themes include: "Home Sweet Home", "Around the World", "Famous People", "Sports, Games, and Hobbies", "Create a Theme" and "No Nouns".
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

A group of fantastical spirits look loom over and island as ships approach.

Spirit Island

Spirit Island is a complex and thematic cooperative game about defending your island home from colonizing Invaders. Players are different spirits of the land, each with its own unique elemental powers. Every turn, players simultaneously choose which of their power cards to play, paying energy to do so. 
Donated by Greater Than Games.

A man inspects a gem.

Splendor

Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, shops—all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If you're wealthy enough, you might even receive a visit from a noble at some point, which of course will further increase your prestige.

Various sports equipment such as basketballs and baseballs.

Sports Illustrated Trivia Game

Sports Illustrated, America's #1 sports magazine, introduces a first ever Multi-Sport Trivia Game. Drawing on over 40 years of award winning coverage of sports events coverage, SI has compiled 1000 questions that will test your knowledge of Baseball, Boxing, Football, Golf, Hockey and much more. You'll find questions for all ages and all levels. Compete with your friends and family, or simply challenge yourself.

A spaceship fires a laser gun into space.

Star Realms

Star Realms is a fast paced deck-building card game of outer space combat. It combines the fun of a deck-building game with the interactivity of Trading Card Game style combat. As you play, you make use of Trade to acquire new Ships and Bases from the cards being turned face up in the Trade Row from the Trade Deck. You use the Ships and Bases you acquire to either generate more Trade or to generate Combat to attack your opponent and their bases. When you reduce your opponent’s score (called Authority) to zero, you win!

Characters from star wars pose on a chess board.

Star Wars Chess

Star Wars fans and chess players alike can enjoy this Star Wars Edition chess game. Featuring traditional chess gameplay, this edition includes pawns that are modeled after characters from the Star Wars universe, including those featured in the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

A squadron of spaceships from star wars engages in battle.

Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures

Control the most advanced starfighters and outstanding pilots in the galaxy! In X-Wing Miniatures Game, you take the role of squad leader and command a group of merciless Imperial or daring Rebel pilots in furious ship-to-ship space combat.
Donated by Barnes and Noble Savannah.

A girl from the television show stranger things holds up a box of eggo waffles.

Stranger Things Eggo Card Game

Play as one of the characters from original Netflix series, Stranger Things in the Stranger Things Eggo Card Game! Play as Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Eleven, Hopper or Barb!
Each card played can either send a player's character to the upside down, make an opponent draw 2 cards, reverse the order of play, summon the Demogoron, or cause a rift that sends everyone who was Right Side Up to the Upside Down, and vice versa! Players must escape from the Upside Down and get rid of all their Eggo cards before the Demogorgon attacks. Succeed, or be toast!

Two generals dressed in opposing colors loom over two armies fighting.

Stratego

Two armies clash…who will be victorious? Stratego is the classic game of battlefield strategy that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. For over 50 years, Stratego has thrilled strategy game fans by inspiring them to challenge an opponent and attempt to lead their army to victory. Two players command Napoleonic armies and devise plans to deploy troops, using strategic attacks and clever deception to break through the opponent’s line and capture the flag! 

A black box with a white lightning bolt and the title of the game on it.

Superfight

Who would win: a pair of twins on a Pogo stick or a nun armed with nunchucks? SUPERFIGHT is a classic party game from Skybound Games where you argue with your friends over RIDICULOUS fights between RIDICULOUS characters armed with RIDICULOUS attributes.

Two cartoonish cats try and slap a bug first.

Super Kitty Bug Slap

The fastest paws win!
Grab the coolest cats you can find for some bug-slappin' action in this speedy card game of swift thinking and quick paws! Super Kitty Bug Slap is a fast-paced game that lets 3 to 5 players see who has the most skills. When the game ends, the coolest kitty with the most cards wins!
Donated by Steve Jackson Games.

Cute cartoon sushi sits in various containers.

Sushi Go!

Pass the sushi! In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. Score points for making the most maki rolls or for collecting a full set of sashimi. Dip your favorite nigiri in wasabi to triple its value. But be sure to leave room for dessert or else you’ll eat into your score! Gather the most points and consider yourself the sushi master!