Games at Jervis Library
Unplug & Play Game Night
On the 1st Thursday (starting June 2024) and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 5–8pm and on the 2nd Saturday (except during summer) from 10am–2:30pm, in the library auditorium, the library offers an opportunity for participants to "unplug"—put down their electronics—and play board games with live opponents. Participants can bring their own games or choose from the upstairs Unplug & Play game cart or the downstairs circulating game collection—check one out and bring it upstairs to the auditorium! Hope to see you there!
For more information, click Unplug & Play at the top of the page.
Circulating Games
The circulating game collection is now a robust collection of 150+ games and growing, split between two collections:
Family Games (appropriate for ages 7-8 and younger) in the Children's Room
All Other Games next to the stairs by the Information Desk
For more information, click Circulating Games at the top of the page.
Mahjong for Beginners
On the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5-7pm, we'll teach you the rules of the International or "Hong Kong" variant of Mahjong. No experience necessary! If you'd like, you can read the rules ahead of time at Tom Sloper's website https://sloperama.com/mjfaq/mjfaq10.html, but this is completely optional--we're happy to teach you at the table from the ground up.
Upcoming Events
Unplug & Play Tabletop Gaming
Upcoming 2024 dates:
Thursdays: 6/6, 8/1, 9/5...
Tuesdays: 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17...
Saturdays: 5/11, 6/8...no Saturdays during summer...10/12...
Mahjong for Beginners
Upcoming 2024 dates:
Tuesdays: 5/13, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10...
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Spotlight Game
Flourish
Game Designers: James A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson
Publisher/Year: Starling Games, 2021
Number of Players: 1-7
For ages: 8 and up
Duration: 20-60 minutes
Flourish
(game description from boardgamegeek.com)
"Flourish is a beautiful, card-drafting, garden-building game in which players plan and build the garden of their dreams over the course of the growing season. With delightful imagery, players plan their gardens throughout the game to collect the most points.
"This easy-to-learn game offers both competitive strategy and co-operative game modes, and a 1-7 player count provides a high level of accessibility and replayability.
"--Description from publisher"
Flourish is part of the Circulating Game Collection and is will be available for check out in June.
Spotlight Games are displayed in the Unplug & Play display case, next to the Circulating Games collection, near the Information Desk. Look for a new game every month!
This page last edited 5/1/24 by PAC