I got asked a few times in the last workshop where I bought various of the materials for use in the workshop. I've linked to some of the materials via Amazon on the right hand side of the page, but I bought material from various sources - I'll link to some of the key things below:
Blank Playing cards. I've been getting these from Amazon in packs of 1,000, but smaller packs are available! These are brilliant - recommend using Sharpie "type" pens to write on the shiny surface.
Counters. Loads of different counters are available, I tend to either use these packs of transparent counters, or some slightly different opaque ones (which come in different sizes).
Blank Jigsaws. Can get these from lots of places - have bought them before from Little Crafty Bugs, who do various pack sizes of the same blank jigsaw.
Blank Game boards. I've ordered "snake style" boards from Little Crafty Bugs, but the large square boards have been from GameCrafter
Spinners, meeples / game pieces, and more... I bought lots of these from GameCrafter. This company will print your own games (I got SEEK! produced by them), but they also sell all the blanks that get printed upon. You can find a brilliant range of things on here, but be aware that the postage and packing is very expensive to the UK as they are based in the US.
Making games for Libraries
Stuff from the making games for libraries events.
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Referencing Rummy
A referencing card game, based on Gin Rummy.
Thanks to Carol writing them up, instructions follow:
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game ideas,
London,
workshop
Relevance
A card game, around picking appropriate words to create an effective search strategy based on set concepts.
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game ideas,
London,
workshop
Wingo
A lecture theatre / large group game around the use of keywords in searching for information.
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game ideas,
London,
workshop
Spin to Win
A short team game aimed mainly at inductions and basic sessions, can be used with a wide range of questions to adapt the game.
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game ideas,
London,
workshop
Hot Source - a card game
Hot Source - a card game based on a "top trumps" style idea assessing information sources.
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game ideas,
London,
workshop
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