Orem Library

Game design expert Jesse Terrance Daniels teaches all the fundamentals of game design, from rule-setting to physical construction, along with original illustrations that capture the ethos and energy of the young, contemporary gaming community.

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

Be enlightened and entertained. Be prepared for irreverence. Come on this journey through time and witness how these games came to be, why they flourish, and what you can gain by applying their "secrets." The term "tortured cardboard" sums up what happens to cardboard when making a board game (bound, cut, folded, punched). And, as you'll learn, great board games often reflect whatever "tortures" culture. Each gained immortality after a chaotic beginning...

The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author and games expert James Wallis investigates the winners and losers of each year's contest to track the incredible explosion in amazing new board games. From modern classics like CATAN, Ticket to Ride, and Dixit to once-lauded games that have now been forgotten (not to mention several popular hits that somehow missed a nomination), this...

Destined to take over his family farm in Norrøngard, Karn would rather play the board game, Thrones and Bones, until half-human, half frost giantess Thianna appears and they set out on an adventure, chased by a dragon, undead warriors, an evil uncle, and more.

Board games have become one of the world's hottest hobbies, with thousands of new releases hitting shop shelves each year and millions of players discovering the fun and excitement of games like Catan, Pandemic and Ticket to Ride. Written by a team of top games journalists, The Board Game Book is an in-depth guide to this growing pastime. Featuring everything from quick and simple family games to complex strategic challenges, it includes insightful...

"If you shuffle a deck of cards, what are the odds that sequence is unique? What is the connection between dice, platonic solids and Newton's theory of gravity? What is more random: a dice tower or a random number generator? Can you actually employ a strategy for a game as basic as Rock-Paper-Scissorsl? These are all questions that are thrown up in games and life. Games involve chance, choice, competition, innovation, randomness, memory, stand-offs...

When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan reunites with Sarah and together with Judy and Peter tries to outwit the game's powerful forces.