Our game collection expands the educational and recreational offerings available to our community. The games chosen encourage face-to-face social interaction, teambuilding, storytelling, planning, sportsmanship, literacy, and more. The collection also offers patrons the opportunity to try out a game before purchasing their own version.
How it Works
- Games can be borrowed for one week. Bring it back after one week and try another!
- Games must be picked up and returned to the Kirkland Town Library.
- Borrowers are responsible for returning the game with all of its pieces and accessories. Each box includes a list of its contents. Staff will inventory the items when games are returned; if you notice something missing, please let us know.
- If a piece is missing, the borrower will be charged the cost of replacement pieces. Or, if not available, the borrower will need to pay for a new game.
The Collection
Apples to Apples Jr.
The kids version of this game includes a hilarious mix of kid-friendly cards. Each round, the ‘judge’ plays a Green Apple card, like ‘Amazing.’ The other players choose their best match from the Red Apple cards in their hand, such as ‘The Last Day of School.’ Trying to convince the judge that your card is the best answer is part of the fun!
For ages 9 and up.
4-8 players.
Battleship
The classic naval battle game. Hunt. Sink. Win!
For ages 7 and up.
2 players.
Blink, Quiddler, and Taco vs Burrito
Three card games for some family fun!
Blink is for ages 7 and up and 2 players.
Quiddler is for ages 8 and up and 1-8 players.
Taco vs Burrito is for ages 7 and up and 2-4 players.
Catan
In this game of strategy and resource management, you need the right materials to build houses and roads to gain victory points.
For ages 10 and up.
3-4 players.
Chess
Borrow a chess set a and a step-by-step guide to teach you how to play.
For ages 7 and up.
2 players.
Chunky Monkey Business
In this fast-paced game, players match wits to figure out the missing word from phrases.
For ages 10 and up.
3-8 players.
Codenames
Solve puzzles in this party game filled with spies, codes, and secrets.
For ages 10 and up.
2-8 players.
Dixit
Give the perfect clue so most (not all) players guess the right surreal image card.
For ages 8 and up.
3-6 players.
Exploding Kittes, Mille Bournes and Five Crowns
Exploding Kittens is a card game for 2-5 players ages 7 and up.
Mille Bornes is the classic racing game for 2-6 players ages 7 and up.
Five Crowns is a rummy-style card game for 1-7 players ages 8 and up.
Forbidden Island
You and your fellow adventurers are on a mission to capture four sacred treasures.
For ages 10 and up.
2-4 players.
Hercules Acrobatics
Stack the acrobats to see what crazy piles and poses you can make.
For ages 4 and up.
1 or more players.
Hoot Owl Hoot!
Help the owls fly back to their nest in this cooperative matching game.
For ages 4 and up.
2-4 players.
It’s In The Bag
If you love charades and word guessing games then you’re going to love It’s in The Bag; builds upon classic acting & guessing games while spicing things up.
For ages 10 and up.
4 or more players.
Machi Koro
In this fast-paced game, each player wants to develop the city on their own terms in order to complete all of the landmarks under construction faster than their rivals.
For ages 10 and up.
2-4 players.
Oodles
There are 10 Oodlers on each card and all of them have answers that start with the same letter. Answer the first one correctly and move on. Answer wrong and anyone can jump in.
For ages 12 and up.
3-10 players.
OuiSi
This game acknowledges that pictures are a language almost all of us “speak,” regardless of age or background. Connect two photo cards in four different modes of play: creative, competitive, unconstrained, or mindful.
For ages 4 and up.
1 or more players.
Patchwork
Compete to build the most aesthetic (and high-scoring) patchwork quilt.
For ages 8 and up.
2 players.
Pickleball
Borrow everything you need to learn about the game everyone is talking about: a net, paddles, balls, and a book that explains the game.
For ages 6 and up.
2 players.
Race for the Galaxy
Build the most prosperous and powerful space empire.
For ages 12 and up.
2-4 players.
Race to the Treasure
Work with your team to beat the ogre in a race for treasure. Perfect for younger players: everyone works together, no one is left out, and everyone has fun.
For ages 3 and up.
2-4 players.
Santorini
In this strategy game, players are a youthful Greek God or Goddess competing to best aid the island’s citizens in building a beautiful village in the middle of the Aegean sea.
For ages 8 and up.
2-4 players.
Spyfall
In this game, you’re either a spy who’s close to having their cover blown or a special agent who’s hot on the spy’s heels.
For ages 13 and up.
3-8 players.
Telestrations
In this party game, draw what you see then guess what someone else drew.
For ages 8 and up.
4-8 players.
Ticket To Ride
A cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America.
For ages 8 and up.
2-5 players.
Ticket To Ride: First Journey
A simplified version of the cross-country train game.
For ages 6 and up.
2-4 players.
Toppling Tower
A giant version of everyone’s favorite stacking game.
For all ages.
1-8 players.
Tsuro
A beautiful and beautifully simple game of laying a tile before your own token to continue its path on each turn.
For ages 8 and up.
2-8 players.
