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May 17, 2021 | agudenburr
Are you ready to GET YOUR GAME ON? Gaming has many different formats, plays styles, genres, and are for ALL AGES! Below are resources for all ages and abilities. What kind of gamer are you? Share your gaming adventures with us by using the hashtag #howdoyou62.
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Party and Competitive Games
Looking for games to play with a group? Party and competitive games can be played with the people in your home, socially distancing in your backyard, or online with friends.
- Video Conference Game: play a game during your next video conference. Try the party game Jackbox Games, search game Bring Your Own Book, the exciting game Keep Taking and Nobody Explodes, or make up your own game.
- Trivia: join us for CPL Pride Trivia Night on June 9th. Create your own trivia game on Kahoot. Or try the Random Trivia Generator.
- Backyard games: get together with friends and family to play a game in your backyard. Check out this list from the Strategist for the top games to buy. You you can make your own games from this DIY HGTV list of backyard games.
Tabletop Games
Tabletop games are games played as a group at a table. This includes board games, pen and paper role-playing games, card games, and so much more. Start a weekly family game night or play online with friends.
- Board Games: play a board game in your home or online with friends.
- Role-playing Games: role-playing games include Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu and so many more. They typically only require pencil, paper, dice, and your imagination to play.
- Competitive Card Games: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon TCG, and Magic the Gathering are a few examples of card collecting games that can be played in person or virtually with friends.
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Video Games
Video games are a great way to escape, create, and socialize. Whether you prefer individual play, couch multiplayer, or online multiplayer, we have some ideas for you.
- Best Multiplayer Games: the best games to play with others online or at home.
- Best Games to Get Lost In: escape into these video game worlds and stories.
- Pokémon Games: from Pokémon Go to the Pokémon console games, we have you covered!
- Movement Games: exercise and dance video games to keep you moving at home!
- Donkey Kong Turns 40! Celebrate Donkey Kong's birthday on July 9th with some ideas here.
Challenge Your Brain Games
Keep your brain sharp with the following game ideas. These games can be completed individually or as a group activity.
- Escape Rooms: has players "locked" in a room. To "escape" players must solve puzzles, riddles, and find clues. Try one out today.
- Jigsaw and Visual Puzzles: can be a relaxing activity with a wide range of skill and designs.
- Good Housekeeping has a list of their top 14 puzzles you can purchase.
- Europeana features virtual puzzles of famous artwork.
- Jigsaw Explorer features puzzles of everyday objects you can play with friends.
- Two Dots is a free dot connecting puzzle app for phones and tablets.
- Easybrain has a variety of mobile puzzle apps including Nonogram and Pixel Art.
- Word and Number Puzzles:
- Crossword Puzzles: Dictionary.com and Washington Post have a great selection of crossword puzzles.
- Word Search: The Word Search and 24-7 Word Search both have a good variety of word search puzzles to play online.
- Sudoku: a number game that can be played at Sudoku.com, New York Times Sudoku, or Sudoku Kingdom.
- Number Puzzles: Threes and 2048 are popular online number puzzles.
CPL Gaming Programs
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June 9th CPL Pride Trivia Night
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July 6th Pokemon Grab & Go
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July 7th Roll - A - Picasso with Dani Cobb
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June 17th, July 8th, August 3rd Pokemon Go Walking Club
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June 15th, July 24th, August 5th CPL Game Night