Featured Columns

What's in a Name?
by Giles Pritchard
Giles takes a fascinating look at how you can use a game's theme to help present and explain concepts to students. Fascinating stuff!
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Ask Evelyn: Benefits of Boardgames
by Evelyn Petersen
Evelyn Petersen, award-winning parenting columnist and child and family advocate wrote this great piece in response to a question about games. She touches on experiential learning, social modelling, and a whole lot more.
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Great Stories from the Web

Games and Literacy
Everyone knows that games improve math and social skills - but here's one you don't hear that much about: the effect of games on literacy.
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Board Games for Learning Disabled
Do you have a child with a learning disability - or do you know about one? Check out this article about how board games can help.
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Improving Family Night
Here's a study I wish I could have taken part in! Hasbro ran a study where 100 families in Australia played games. Then they asked them what they thought. Curious?
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Special Announcement

The Chicago Toy & Game Fair brings together imagination, play and inventive thinking in their third annual Young Inventor Challenge. Open to anyone less than 19 years old, contestants have their original game (and toy) inventions judged by popular vote at the fair.

Not only are there great prizes to be won, but top toy and game industry representatives will provide advice and recognition and encourage the young inventors to dream big and discover the possibilities of play!
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