ALA Games & Gaming Round Table

We'll be at Gen Con this Thursday through Sunday at Booth 2669, we hope to see you there!  #gencon2025 #gencon #mythworks #tabletopgaming #tabletopgaming #tabletop #gamingconvention

#IGM25 Mythworks was founded as an artistic body to craft original story adventures and immersive experiences. They are donating 5 copies each of Wildsea, Slugblaster, CBR+PNK, and The Last Caravan, in addition to discount codes for their store. Thanks @mythworks.bsky.social !

Indie Press Revolution Booth 449 Exeunt Press TTRPG books

Going to Gen Con?

Stop by @ipr.bsky.social Booth 449 to pick up Exeunt Press solo games like Caveat Emptor, Eleventh Beast, and Tollund. They will also have Make Your Own One-Page RPG guide in stock!

#gencon #ttrpg #solorpg

#IGM25 sponsor Exeunt Press in an indie ttrpg company creating games that blend storytelling with structured mechanics. 20 libraries who register for IGM will receive copies of Exclusion Zone Botanist, Eleventh Beast, You are a Muffin, and other selections from their catalog. Thanks @exeunt.press !

All-ages TTRPG list TTRPGkids.com --> games --> all ages list sortable list of 450+ youth focused TTRPGs

Whenever I get a rec/request for a new TTRPG for all-ages or focused on youth players, I do a bit of research... and, if it checks out, I add it to the list!

Find 450+ all-ages TTRPGs, with the vast majority being from indie creators, in one spot on TTRPGkids!

https://loom.ly/lK4zUWI

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to
@cardsagainsthumanity.com
for their support of this grant! We can't wait to see how these projects develop. Full details: www.ala.org/news/2025/07...

Very excited to ~officially~ announce this year's winners for the Game On! Grant : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries - Cook Library, to develop an international games collection, and Johnsburg Public Library District (IL), to develop after school video game programming.

Dr. Carla Hayden on stage at ALA Annual Conference.

The #ALAAC25 session everyone’s been talking about is coming to C-SPAN!
Tune in this Sunday, July 27 at 4:35 PM EDT to see Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, talk with Kwame Alexander about her remarkable career & the unexpected firing that rocked the library world.
www.c-span.org/bookTv/

YouTube video by StickyDoodler Will libraries carry your journaling game?

Would you like to see your games in libraries around North America? Watch this video to learn 📕👁️ SECRETS 👁️📕.

youtu.be/vkhrBwimb6Y?...

(and also: read the thread after the jump...)

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GAME ACCESSIBILITY - RESOURCES - Arevya's Ko-fi Shop This is a LIVE document that features all accessibility recourses I use in my job as an game accessibility consultant. It is still a work in progress,...

Whoa! @arevya.bsky.social made an incredible primer on games accessibility resources, and it's finally out!

It's an awesome resource for anyone wanting a quick "lay of the land" in the games accessibility space ✨

Check it out and grab a copy here ⬇️

ko-fi.com/s/18709d94aa

We are excited to introduce a first round of presenters this weekend! Stay tuned to learn more about our wonderful presenters in the coming weeks! #queer #qgcon #gamedev #gaming #ttrpg #lgbtq #videogames

Cozy Cat Game Jam A game jam from 2025-06-24 to 2025-07-24 hosted by Darkheart Games & alleycats-aristocats. Help us help cats! We all love cats, right? But taking care of strays in our communities takes a lot of time ...

Make games - Help cats!

Submissions are open for the #CozyCatJam

#TTRPGs & #TTRPG - adjacent creations are welcome

Cozy - cute - whimsical - comforting - charming - mysterious - spooky

As long as there’s cats! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

Be creative. Be kind Be inclusive. #LGBTQIA+ supportive.

ABSOLUTELY no GenAI

#IGM25 Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social is donating a selection from their Games for Educators recommendations list, with input from the IGM committee. We love using their ordering service, developed specifically for libraries.
Thanks IPR!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Games-...

Witch Hunt 1649 | Making History - A Game Double Feature Two history-based card games–Witch Hunt 1649 and Making History– from Central Michigan University Press

And we're live with our new crowdfunding campaign on @backerkit.com for two history-themed card games: Witch Hunt 1649 and Making History. Help us have a great launch day! #cmichpress

#IGM25 sponsor Central Michigan University has been publishing both games and curriculum guides in addition to scholarly works. They are giving away physical copies of their card game (for ages 10+) Hydrologic Cycle, about mastering the water cycle. Thanks @cmichpress.bsky.social !
cmichpress.com

🎮🔥 Call for Games! 🔥🎮
I'm curating a show on GAMES AS PROTEST/ACTIVISM and looking for titles that explore resistance, civil disobedience, or political action.

Made one? Know one? DM or comment! Lets make some interactive uproar ✊️

More to come soon!

The author stands at the MonarcWriter table at the authors fair.

All set up and ready at @seatbooks.bsky.social. So excited to be a part of this Local Authors Fair!!!

#IGM25 sponsor MonarcWriter is @monarcwriter.bsky.social, an educator and parent as well as a game designer who is giving away print & digital copies of Good Nature, a co-op game for classrooms, and A Butterfly Story, a journaling game that uses art to play. Thanks, Marco! monarcwriter.substack.com

Clawhammer Games

#IGM25 sponsor Clawhammer Games is an indie TTRPG studio run by fellow librarian
@lonelamplighter.bsky.social. Physical copies their games Before the Flood and Gravemire, plus discounts for their digital catalog can be won by registering for IGM. Thanks Sylvan!
clawhammergames.itch.io

As we close our our volunteer year, thanks to all the GameRT members who have served on committees and made our work possible! Thanks as well to the leadership of GameRT's board: George, Danielle, Amber, Thomas, Liz, Carl, Rebecca, Jennifer, Joshua, Molly, Terri, and Hannah.

#IGM25 sponsor Less Than Three Games is @chobbs.bsky.social and @thehintguy.bsky.social who design creative and collaborative story-driven games. Physical copies their games Downfall, Epitaph, and Fedora Noir can be won by registering for IGM at the link in our bio.
Thanks lessthanthreegames.com !

#ALAAC25 might be winding down but we're getting pumped up to start the countdown for International Games Month #IGM25!
Register using the linktree in our bio. Sign up by September 30 to be eligible for physical games. Sign up by November 1 to be eligible for download and discount codes.

Congratulations to the Orange Cats, winners of last night's trivia championship and the best reference librarians of the year! Our annual trivia event is a partnership with #RUSA , #NMRT, and #SustainRT at #ALAAC25

An attendee sits in the Banned Books Big Chair, holding a book titled "New Kid."

Photo of Banned Books cards.

#ALAAC25 Today's the last day to record a video or take a photo in the Banned Books Big Chair! Make sure you head over! A selection of videos will be shared on YouTube and social media during Banned Books Week 2025, October 5-11, under the theme "Censorship is so 1984—Read for Your Rights!"

Platy getting star struck at #ALAAC25

Small 3d printed Platypus on the board game components of Votes for Women

Platy playing one of the #platy nominated games. Is it a winner...? 👀 #ALAAC25

#ALAAC25 folks, you'll want to be at this podcast taping tomorrow (Saturday at 4:30 pm). It'll be a great show!! 📚

For those at #ALAAC25

your trans/GNC colleagues are already being harassed while trying to go about their days. If you see some shit, interrupt it ✌️

Excited to start setting up the #ZinePavilion at #ALAAC25! Find us at booth 1862!

Badge ribbons: Together we're unlimited; It's like a librarian for the library, duh.; Believe; and Rebel Librarian.

Badge ribbons: Outrage is not an action; Library history is American history; Dr. Carla Hayden is my Librarian of Congress; I'm here for the ribbon.

Tina Coleman holds a ribbon that reads: Tina Coleman made this ribbon just for me.

Be sure to stop by the ALA Connect Lounge during #ALAAC25 for iconic Tina Coleman ribbons and other fun surprises.
Which ribbon is going to run out first?