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7 Wonders 2-7 Players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 Minutes 7 Wonders 2-7 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Aggravation 2-6 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Agricola 1-5 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 30 minutes–1.5hours Apples to Apples 4-10 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Apples to Apples Junior 4-8 players Ages 9+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Arkham Horror 1-8 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 2-4 hours Axis & Allies Europe 2-4 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 3.5 hours Axis & Allies 2-5 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 3 hours Backgammon 2 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes BANG! 4-7 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 20-40 minutes Battle Cry 2 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Battleship 2 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Betrayal at House on the Hill 3-6 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1 hour Blokus 2-4 players Ages 5+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Bohnanza 2-7 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Boss Monster 2-4 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Candy Land 2-4 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Carcassonne 2-5 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30-40 minutes Caverna: The Cave Farmers 1-7 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 30 minutes-3.5 hours Checkers 2 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Chess 2 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 1 hour Chutes & Ladders 2-6 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Clue 3-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Clumsy Thief 2-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Codenames 2-8+ players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Concept 4-12 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 40 minutes Connect 4 2 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Count Your Chickens 2-4 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 10 minutes Coup 2-6 players Ages 14+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Curious George Beach Game 2-4 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Cribbage 2-4 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Descent: Journeys into the Dark 2-5 players Ages 14+ Playing Time: 2 hours Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cheese Touch Board Game 3-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Dixit 3-6 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Dominion 2-4 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Dominion: Intrigue 2-4 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Dominoes 2-10 players Ages 5+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus 2-4 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Dream Home 2-4 players Ages 7+ Playing Time: 20-40 minutes Empire Builder 2-6 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 180 minutes Exploding Kittens 2-5 players Ages 7+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Also available: 2-10 player party edition Farkle 2-8 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Five Crowns 2-7 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Five Second Rule 3-6 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Fluxx 2-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 5-30 minutes For Sale 3-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Funemployed 3-20 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 30 minutes The Game of Life 2-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 1 hour The Game of Things 4-15 players Ages 14+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Go 2 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Go Fish 2-6 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 20 Minutes Guess Who 2 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 20 Minutes Guess Who WWE Edition 2 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 20 Minutes Hanabi 2-5 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 25 minutes Hedbanz 3-10 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 60 minutes Hi Ho Cherry-O 2-3 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 10 Minutes Honor of the Samurai 3-6 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Hoot Owl Hoot! 2-8 players Ages 4+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Ivanhoe 2-5 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Jenga 2-8 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Ker-Plunk 2-8 players Ages 5+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Kill Doctor Lucky 3-8 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 45 minutes King of Tokyo 2-6 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Kingdom Builder 2-4 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Le Havre 1-5 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1.5-3 hours Lewis & Clark: The Expedition 1-5 players Ages 14+ Playing Time: 2 hours Loot 2-8 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Lords of Waterdeep 2-5 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1 hour Love Letter 2-4 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes *also Deluxe Edition Machi Koro 2-4 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Mad Gab 2-12 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Magic Knight 1-4 players Ages 14+ Playing Time: 2.5 hours Memory 1-6 players Ages 3+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Monopoly 2-8 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 3 hours Monopoly Junior 2-4 players Ages 5+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Munchkin 3-6 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Old Maid 2-6 players Ages 4+ Playing Time: 5 minutes Othello 2 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Pandemic 2-4 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Parcheesi 2-6 players Ages 5+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Pictionary 3-16 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Pinochle 2-4 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Power Grid 2-6 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 2 hours Qwirkle 2-4 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Race to the Treasure! 1-4 players Ages 5+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Redneck Life 2-6 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 60-90 minutes The Resistance 5-10 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Risk 2-6 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 2 hours Risk: Plants Vs. Zombies 2 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Robot Turtles 2-5 players Ages 4+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Rummikub 2-4 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 1 hour Rush Hour 1 player Ages 8+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Scattergories 2-6 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Scrabble 2-4 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Sequence 2-12 players Ages 7+ Playing Time: 10 minutes Settlers of Catan 3-6 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1 hour Smart Ass 2-8 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Smash Up 2-4 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Sorry! 2-4 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Splendor 2-4 players Ages 10+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Also available: expansion & playmat Spyfall 3-8 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 15+ mintues Star Wars: Imeperial Assault 2-5 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Stratego 2 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Taboo 4-10 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 20 minutes Telestrations 4-8 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Terra Mystica 2-5 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 1.5 hours Tetris Link 2-4 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Ticket to Ride 2-5 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 1 hour Trains 2-4 players Ages 12+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Trivial Pursuit: World of Harry Potter 2-5 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 1 hour Trouble 2-4 players Ages 4+ Playing Time: 45 minutes Tsuro: The Game of the Path 2-8 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 15 minutes UNO 2-10 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 15 minutes Utter Nonsense! Family Edition 4-20 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Werewolf 5-68 players Ages 13+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Wits & Wagers Party 4-18 players Ages 8+ Playing Time: 25 minutes Yahtzee 2-10 players Ages 6+ Playing Time: 30 minutes Cure your Boredom! A how-to on checking out board games from our collection... Games are located at the 2nd floor Reference Desk and can be checked out with a valid library card. Games can be checked out for up to 2 hours. No more than one game can be borrowed at a time. While playing, please be quiet .
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