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Overview 1
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Lecture1.1
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Planning Your Collection 6
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Lecture2.1
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Lecture2.2
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Lecture2.3
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Lecture2.4
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Lecture2.5
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Lecture2.6
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Games to Consider 9
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Lecture3.1
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Lecture3.2
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Lecture3.3
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Lecture3.4
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Lecture3.5
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Lecture3.6
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Lecture3.7
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Lecture3.8
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Lecture3.9
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Preparing for Circulation 4
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Lecture4.1
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Lecture4.2
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Lecture4.3
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Lecture4.4
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Maintenance of Your Collection 3
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Lecture5.1
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Lecture5.2
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Lecture5.3
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How do you select your games?
When it comes to selecting games, I use a few resources to choose. The first is just my knowledge of games. I’ve played a lot and especially at the start of the collection, I knew more games that were fantastic than we had. Anymore, my personal knowledge only gets me so far.
So I turn to Board Game Geek to get a lot of the initial selection ideas and learn about games in a broad sense. Then I often go to YouTube to watch videos and see if the game play feels like it matches up to the description. If there’s a game convention nearby, try and go to play the newest games in person and get a sense for what the new trends are.
I mentioned game cafes earlier, and I have gone to play games there to test them out before purchasing games for the collection. In Columbus, we have a large game club that has a lot of games called CABS which I can use to try before I buy.
On your handout I’ve got a few websites and video series that have been helpful in learning more about games in the past. I would suggest any of those. Likewise, there is a Facebook group of librarians that do games, and their hive mind is really helpful in knowing if something is a hyped up flop or a secret treasure.