November 21, 2019
Do you and your family or friends enjoy playing board games? You’re not alone! More than 5,000 new board games were introduced into the U.S. market in 2017, thus proving that the board game boom is real! Weekly game nights are a great way to unplug and connect with friends and family. If you’re looking to “try-before-you-buy” a game that you don’t already own – or if you just want to play something at the library – we can help!
At MCPL Wausau, we have a variety of board games available for in-house checkout. Come see us at the Children’s Desk and pick from our collection of games (a full list of them is available below). Just leave your library card at the desk to borrow the game for in-library play and retrieve your card once the game and its contents are returned. We have classics like chess, Scrabble, Sorry!, Monopoly, and Yahtzee; fun crowd-pleasers like Pictionary, Taboo, and Exploding Kittens; and epic strategy games like Risk, Ticket to Ride, and Dungeons & Dragons. Of course, we have games geared for our younger patrons too, such as Candyland, The Ladybug Game, and the Dinosaurs Matching Game. Please note that all games are available for in-house checkout only, meaning that they must be played inside the library and cannot leave the building.
All ages are welcome to check out the games, so come see us at the children’s desk and start playing today! For more information, call 715-261-7220.
Games available:
30-Second Mysteries
Apples to Apples Junior
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Backgammon
Battleship
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Candy Land
Chatter Matters
Checkers
Chess
Chinese Checkers
Cranium
Dinosaurs Matching Game
Dungeon
Dungeons & Dragons starter set
Exploding Kittens
Forbidden Island
Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Jenga
The Ladybug Game
Let's Feed the Very Hungry Caterpillar - The Game
Letters from Whitechapel
Mancala
Monopoly
Monster-opoly
Munchkin Treasure Hunt
Ninja Versus Ninja
Phase 10 (Deluxe)
Pictionary
Pictureka!
The Pigeon Wants a Puzzle
Risk
Risk: Star Wars Clone Wars Edition
Say Anything
Scrabble
Sequence
Snake Oil
Sorry
Taboo
Tribond
Tri-Ominos
Trivial Pursuit: Millennium Edition
Uno Attack!
Wits & Wagers
Yahtzee
Zombie Mosh
Laura Lawler / (Former) Library Specialist
image credit: Dan Richter/MCPL