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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con

@thelibgamer.bsky.social

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Past President of ALA’s GameRT. Librarian with diverse experience in public and academic libraries. I am now working for the Indiana State Library and living in Southern IN.

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · Jul 6

Hey look, my first GenCon and I’m on a panel. That’s not normal, right? Anyway join us for a great discussion about accessibility and design.

Chris Hopper 📝 Accessibility Consulting @chrishopper.bsky.social · Jul 6

Gencon's coming up fast! Join me, @thelibgamer.bsky.social and @ttrpgkids.com as we talk about the many layers of accessible content design! www.gencon.com/events/271905

Gen Con | Gen Con Indy 2025

The Best Four Days in Gaming

www.gencon.com

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · 1d

Really great thread about reviews & previews of boardgames and how to match with a content creator.

🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.social · 1d

For what my opinion is worth - MOST content creators cannot bring in a meaningful volume of backers so I'm shifting away from viewing them as buzz build. Where I'm seeing value in content is in playthroughs. Have them ready when you launch. If they air earlier, have lead capture ready.

Crownfell preorder: Nov 18 @weheart.games · 3d

Advice request:

Is it better to have review coverage in advance of a crowd funding campaign, to build buzz, or better to have that review coverage happen during the campaign so people can back it right away when they see it? 🎲✂️

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · 2d

@rollforcombat.bsky.social has sponsored the past three years and have been great to work with. #IGM25

ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 2d

#IGM25 Don’t think GameRT limits ourselves to Dungeons & Dragons! @rollforcombat.bsky.social is an actual play podcast set in Paizo’s Starfinder & Pathfinder role-playing universe and a sponsor of IGM this year. They are offering 50% off discount codes for their store.
Thanks, Stephen!

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · 4d

Some really good content in the day 2 presentations.

John Bultena🧙‍♂️🔮 Professor of TTRPGs @onlyplaywizards.com · 4d

Day 2 of my students' presentations from the #TTRPG class @ucmerced.bsky.social Do enjoy these insights into #RPG

The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · 5d

Great thread from a professor on his student’s work on #TTRPGs

John Bultena🧙‍♂️🔮 Professor of TTRPGs @onlyplaywizards.com · 5d

That time of the semester where my students in the #TTRPG course @ucmerced.bsky.social do their presentations on a game, individual, or company involved in the creation/advocacy/support of #RPG
(this @voiceofobrien.bsky.social gif is the vibe I need)

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 9d

#IGM25 @thirdvaultyarns.com is writing games that explore challenging themes, to help people envision kinder worlds, radicalize people to push for change and make a difference!

They are offering both print and digital copies of their game, Universe At Your Door: The Traveller.

Thanks, Lola!

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · 12d

Love the call out to donating to libraries

Lost Company Press @lostcompanypress.bsky.social · 12d

We're in overtime! Last chance to get enough PDFs to choke your horse. This is all the content you need, feel free to donate those other rpg books to the library!

Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 12d

4000 Pages of RPG Awesomeness FREE!

Eight standalone adventures. Nine campaign settings that will fire your imagination. Nine genre books that thoroughly explore fantasy, horror, supers, post-apocalyptic, and more.

FREE with ANY Pledge!
mymcg.info/cypher

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 12d

#IGM25 @restorationgames.bsky.social are self described board game necromancers- they take vintage and out of print games, update them for more accessible play, and re-release them to the world.
They are offering a 50% discount code for their store, with free shipping to participating libraries.

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TTRPGkids ➡️ GameHole Con! @ttrpgkids.com · 20d

This week, my post for the American Library Association's Games & Gaming Round Table site went live!

If you want to support the org, check out their IGM event, helping libraries stock games. Send your own or back the library donation tier on the latest TTRPGkids project!

tinyurl.com/e5z46y28

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 19d

#IGM25 @plusoneexp.bsky.social is a brand that multiclasses in game design and content creation within the indie ttrpg community.

Plus One has donated 30 copies of their game Down We Go, a minimalist OSR RPG, and offered discount codes for their store to libraries registered for IGM.

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 19d

Working on game programs to host at your library during IGM? Check out this post about a library hosting a game jam: games.ala.org/library-igm-...

Library IGM Event Spotlight – Gwinnett County Public Library’s Game Jam – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table

games.ala.org

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Ryan Lynch @outridercreative.bsky.social · 17d

I’ll tell you, nothing gets me as PUMPED as getting an email from a librarian asking for digital assets for Perils & Princesses and permission to use the artwork for the library. YES! Whatever you need! 👑

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · 16d

#IGM25 @lymerpg.bsky.social is the writing and game design of Lyme, who really likes orcs, fantasy, and talking about TTRPGs.
He is offering both print and downloadable copies of his game, Dawn of the Orcs, an Ennie-nominated GMless dark fantasy game to libraries registered for IGM. Thanks, Lyme!

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · 22d

Really nice explanation from a non librarian.

Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · 23d

Help libraries add your indie TTRPG to their collection: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/game-catal...

#ttrpg #libraries #publiclibraries #gamedesign 🎲✂️

Help libraries add your game to their collection

Exploring the world of library catalog and bibliographic data, and why it is important for indie creators to understand the basics. Let's talk about ISBNs, MARC records, and CIP blocks!

www.skeletoncodemachine.com

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Sep 4

#IGM25 The Op Games publishes board games that are well loved classics as well as games that are sure to become classics with new generations. @theop.games are providing copies of their games- including Telestrations, Hues & Clues, Tapple, and more- to up to 500 libraries in the US. Thanks!

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Sep 2

#IGM25 @tenacregames.bsky.social is a studio known for building immersive worlds, entertaining games, exciting adventures, and creative modules. They are providing digital copies of their games including Penguin Tale, Corporate Onboarding, and Hard Sell, as well as discount codes for their store.

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The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · Aug 29

This whole dang house is terrible… why can’t they think for themselves. #bb27

The Gaming Librarian 🔜 Gen Con @thelibgamer.bsky.social · Aug 28

Vinny is such a bad player, and Morgan isn’t much better. #bb27

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Sticky Doodler @stickydoodler.bsky.social · Aug 27

As someone who once produced educational video games about civics, I'm excited to see analog games catch on, especially as the classroom becomes increasingly digital.

Also: wonderful to see DMV luminaries @downtowntbrown.bsky.social and @sebastianbae.bsky.social featured!

Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · Aug 27

Apps and software might dominate the educational game scene, but board games still have a place in the classroom. @keithlaw.bsky.social talks to eight educators about how games like Votes for Women and Diplomacy are used in education. www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...

How Board Games Are Used in the Classroom

There's a long history of educational games, but how are board games used in the classroom today? We talk to eight educators to find out.

www.endlessmode.com

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Aug 25

#IGM25 Hatchling Games makes accessible games rooted in Deaf culture. @hatchlingdm.itch.io has donated 50 copies of their award winning game Inspirisles, which has both ASL and BSL embedded in the mechanics. Thanks, Kathryn & Rich!

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Aug 26

I looked at the Connect thread.

I wish people would stop using 'politically neutral' and 'non-partisan' interchangeably.

There are reasons for the leader of a member driven nonprofit to act and present in a non-partisan manner.

There is no reality in which libraries are politically neutral.

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Aug 26

I am not prepared for the discourse about ALA's President being openly Republican.

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TTRPGkids ➡️ GameHole Con! @ttrpgkids.com · Aug 25

If you want to sign up for the StoryGuider campaign that will fun the rest of the art (and hopefully some cool stretch goal), check out the Backerkit page here:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

StoryGuider: choose your journey stories for little kids Launch Party

Get excited about StoryGuider: choose your journey stories for little kids on BackerKit - come join!

www.backerkit.com

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TTRPGkids ➡️ GameHole Con! @ttrpgkids.com · Aug 25

My next ko-fi goal is for funding the TTRPGkids site and operating expenses for 2026, which includes webhosting and support, business email, business license renewal, and a scheduling aid.

You can support by becoming a member (and picking up perks) here:

ko-fi.com/ttrpgkids/go...

Support TTRPGkids ❤️

Support TTRPGkids

ko-fi.com

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Science Ambassador Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship for women and non-binary students in science, technology, engineering, and math, funded by #IGM25 sponsor @cardsagainsthumanity.com Applications open every September. CAH boosts their IGM game donations on behalf of this scholarship.

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Aug 21

#IGM25 Maryland-based friends and designers who publish as @junkfoodgames.bsky.social have donated RPG combo packs of their games including Necromancer Heretic, Death Cap Saute, Moon Rings, and Strange Saplings. This reward will be great for any library also collecting zines! 💜✂️📔 Thanks, Chris!

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ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Aug 4

#IGM25 Almost Bedtime Theater was founded to introduce families of all kinds to TTRPGs and create content appropriate for players of all ages. @almostbedtime.bsky.social will be donating 25 copies of The Librarian’s Apprentice and 25 copies of their new game Song of the Scryptwyrm. Thanks, Dan!

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