Planning the Game

Last year we played Clue in the library at midnight for our Open House event. It was a good success. This year we decide to change up the game and try something akin to Monopoly. But we are short handed (down 3 people!), and stretched pretty thin already. It is suggested that we play the game at 10 pm rather than at midnight after the library closes. I am skeptical, but I understand.

Our goal is to invite new students through the doors of the library so they won't be intimidated about encountering yet another new building where they might feel lost and unsure of the ropes. If they come and have a good time exploring the space, they will be more comfortable coming here when they need to do research.

We pull together our property cards, our go to jail cards, our game pieces (we stick to an office equipment theme using staplers and scotch tape dispensers as game pieces). We advertise, assign parts to our staff and student volunteers, and make little paper houses filled with chocolate kisses for the participants. We find prizes for the grand drawing, and double check everything. We are ready. Bring on the new students!