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TAGIE AWARDS - Nov 21st!

ALA Receives 400K Games

WHERE'S THE LOVE?

Wine Teasers - Oct 08

TOP TRUMPS Article Sep 08

TAGIE Article - Aug 08

ALA Show Report - Jul 08

Libraries - June 2008

Basic Concepts Article

Board Game Test - Apr 08

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Articles - 2008
 
NEW!  THE TOY AND GAME INVENTOR (TAGIE™) AWARDS DINNER TO BE HELD THIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2008
Click here to read more... (Nov 2008)

NEW!
$400K Plus in Games Donated to the ALA in Support of National Games Day,  Click here to read more...

WHERE'S THE LOVE? By Tim Walsh:  Some of you undoubtedly watched the Emmy awards.  I don't watch much TV, so I was surprised when a show called Mad Men won so many awards.
Click here to read more...  (Oct 2008)

An Unpretentious Wine Game?  That's a Twist.   I know two things about wine (oops, three things).  1.  I love wine.  Click here to read more... (Oct 2008)

TOP TRUMPS® sales ignite in the U.S!  The World’s Coolest Card Game™, TOP TRUMPS™ has been a very popular and staple collectible card game in the U.K. since the 1970s and is now building momentum in the United States.   In 8 years, over 40 million packs of Top Trumps have been sold in 20 countries. Click here to read more...   (Sep 2008)

Toy and Game Inventors to Receive Awards "Hollywood" Style!  "May I have the envelope please?"  November 21, 2008, 6:00 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, a magical evening is planned to celebrate the "soul of the industry" - the toy and game inventors themselves... click here to read more.  (Aug 2008)

Boardgamepr.com's Report on the American Library Assocation (ALA) Trade Show
I am a curious person.  Okay, I’m nosey.  I just had to visit the American Library Association (ALA) trade show held in Anaheim, CA from June 28th through July 1st.  The show touted 1,500 exhibitors and over 28,000 attendees.  I wondered, who are all these exhibitors?... click here to read more.  (Jul 2008)

The American Library Association is Getting into the Game!

RETAILERS:  Did you know there are more libraries in the U.S. than McDonalds?  Read what the American Library Association is doing and how it can affect you.  Libraries across America know they need to keep up with the "what's happening now" generation.  No longer is a library a place just full of books and shhhings librarians.  To reach teens and build their "clientele" through adulthood, libraries are now becoming "Community Centers" offering a place to cut music CDs, play video games and much more....
click here to read more. (Jun 2008)

Basic Concepts™ introduces a revolutionary board game concept using  pop-up game board patented technology.  It's 3-dimenensional, with moving pieces and no assembly required!  Click here to read more...  (May 2008)

Plato was Right - The Board Game Test
Are you compatible with your partner? 
Click here to find out...  (Apr 2008)



Links to more articles:

The Games of Life
Why board games are important to society-  By Richard Gottlieb

Taking Play Seriously - The National Institute of Play




 

   
 
 
 
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