Destructing Instruction: Search&Destroy Blasts a Path to its Future Selves

TitleDestructing Instruction: Search&Destroy Blasts a Path to its Future Selves
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Game CodeTRD26ND312496
Start DateWednesday July 29, 2026 - 1:00 pm
End DateWednesday July 29, 2026 - 2:00 pm
Cost$0
Tickets Available30/30
Short DescriptionThe designers of the library instruction game, Search&Destroy return to share the exciting growth of their project: making library instruction fun for students and easier for librarians.
Long DescriptionWith Search&Destroy in the classroom, students learn database skills through killer card mechanics, tied to information literacy learning outcomes. The team spent 2025 expanding into new editions; Search&Destroy: Biomedical, intended for library instruction by health sciences librarians and Buscar&Destruír: Edición Español, a complete Spanish language translation. The OG Search&Destroy has circulated over 700 copies at over 300 locations on 5 continents and the new editions are also spreading rapidly. In this session the designers will explain Search&Destroy’s design, mechanics, and learning outcomes. They will reflect on the project’s growth into new editions and share best practices for using games in the classroom. Attendees will play Search&Destroy, meaning massively fun library database destruction. Bring your laptop to engage and enrage.
Event TypeTRD - Trade Day Events
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Minimum Players1
Maximum Players30
Age RequiredEveryone (6+)
Experience RequiredNone (You've never played before - rules will be taught)
LocationJW
Room204
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GM NamesGary "GREY" Maixner, Mari Kermit-Canfield
Web Addresswunderkind-games.com
Email Contact
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