Game Night Rescheduling!

Thanks to you guys and your amazing suggestions, we're going to have a Game Night this week! On Friday, November 28, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., we're holding Game Night as usual. I know most of you don't have school that day, so make sure to come early, because the library's closing at 4:30 on Friday! Tell your friends, too, if they don't read Game Night Central.

Oh, yeah! Guitar Hero: World Tour's going to be there, too, so don't miss out!

--Chris.

Game Night Cancellation!

First off, there's no Game Night this Friday, November 19! I'm sorry to disappoint all you hardcore gamers that've been making this little program of ours awesome, but I've got some good news. Even if you can't enjoy Game Night this Friday, Justin the Teen Librarian has arranged a wizard rock concert to be performed by The Moaning Myrtles. They're a Harry Potter-based band, and you're invited to attend FOR FREE! If you're not a teen, though, make sure you've got a parent with you!

Next! National Gaming Day was a huge success, and we want to thank everyone that came out to join us. We worked our way up to the semifinals in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament, but AADL (one of the very first gaming libraries with TONS of experience) beat us out. We'll get 'em next time, though... The Rock Band bands were amazing, too! I've submitted the scores to the National Gaming Day Committee, and they should be sending us our rankings as soon as it's all processed. I'll make sure to keep you all posted, so check back here at GNC every so often.

--Chris.

National Gaming Day!

First, there were Game Nights. Then, there were tournaments. And now...we present National Gaming Day!

There's no Game Night this Friday because...this Saturday, November 15, from 11:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M., we'll be hosting this awesome event that commemorates gaming of all varieties. The creators of this event have a couple of neat things we're going to be able to do on that day, so please come and try your hand at any number of 'em!

- First, Hasbro has supplied all participating libraries with a copy of a board game called "Pictureka!", a puzzle game that's brand new and pretty fun, actually! This year, every library that's taking part in National Gaming Day is trying to get people to give this board game a shot...to break a world record. That's right. We've only got one shot here to have the most number of people play the same board game in a single day, so lend us a hand in making gaming history!

- Next, this is a Game Night event, too! So we're going to have all of our classic consoles running, so feel free to relax and rock out, brawl, race, or snipe to your heart's content.

- Now, since this is a Saturday gaming event, all of you hardcore Game Night veterans know what that means... It's tournament time. We're going to have two tournaments running on Saturday, a Rock Band full band score tournament and an online Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament against OTHER LIBRARIES! That's right. We're selecting our best players and giving them a chance to represent Cape May County Library to wreck the competition! Make sure to try it out, if only for a chance to help us claim the championship.

- This event's going to be pretty long, so we also decided it'd be a good idea to make this a Pizza Party! We'll provide your food and drinks for you, so don't worry about getting hungry and having to leave a match early.

- We'll also be giving out free Magic: The Gathering cards and teaching novice players how to play! Play enough matches, and you'll even get a free PROMO card, provided to us solely for National Gaming Day!

- Plus, we'll have Dungeons & Dragon Starter sets for use so that you can learn yet another fun tabletop game. I kid you not, Saturday is going to be so awesome... I'm glad I'm going to be there, so try to make it if you can!

Seriously, you won't want to miss this. It's the biggest gaming event we've ever held, so stop on by and have some fun!