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Books & Movies for Table-Top Gaming Enthusiasts

Do you love Table-Top Gaming? If you can’t get enough of your favorite games, check out these books (and movies) inspired by or about games. We hope you enjoy this fun list. Happy reading! #IndyPLAdults

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  • Vintage Board Games

    History and Entertainment From the Late 18th to the Beginning of the 20th Century

    Seville, Adrian,
    BookMilan, Italy : White Star Publishers, [2019] — 794 SEV
  • The Board Game Family

    Reclaim Your Children From the Screen

    Dix, Ellie,
    eBookBancyfelin, Carmarthen, Wales, UK : Crown House Publishing Limited, 2019. — EBOOK LIBBY
  • Tortured Cardboard

    How Great Board Games Arise From Chaos, Survive by Chance, Impart Wisdom, and Gain Immortality

    Orbanes, Philip,
    BookNew York : Permuted Press, 2019. — 794 ORB
  • It's All a Game

    the History of Board Games From Monopoly to Settlers of Catan

    Donovan, Tristan,
    BookNew York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2017. — 794 DON
  • This YA series opener is based on — you guessed it — Clue! When a storm strikes an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine, a motley crew of students are left stranded on campus with their headmaster, and when a body is found, all…
    BookNew York : Amulet Books, 2019. — TEEN FIC PET
  • Watch the cult classic film that is based on the classic board game of mystery and detection!
    DVDHollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [2000] — DVD CLU
  • Continue your explorations of Catan with this novel adaptation that you can buy directly on the Catan website! Set in 850 Europe, the story follows two brothers who must lead their people to safety from marauders. But when they land on…
    BookLas Vegas, NV : AmazonCrossing, 2011. — FIC GAB
  • First published in 1988, this classic work was Salvatore’s first foray into the official worlds of D&D. Explore the Icewind Dale with beloved characters drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, the human barbarian Wulfgar, the halfling Regis, and the…
    BookRenton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, [2007] — SF SAL
  • Your Move

    What Board Games Teach Us About Life

    Moriarity, Joan,
    BookToronto : Sutherland House, 2019. — 794 MOR
  • The Games We Played

    the Golden Age of Board & Table Games

    Hofer, Margaret K., 1965-
    BookNew York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2003] — 794 HOF