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Library Labyrinth is a co-operative board game set in a library. It plays in about 45 minutes and is for 1 to 5 players.
It successfully funded on Kickstarter in March 2022, and is expected to be available in early 2023. If you have missed the Kickstarter but would like to pre-order, then sign up below and we will send you an email when pre-orders open. We are also running workshops in schools, libraries, and community centres! Click below to find out more.
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See more images of the game here – from the very first idea to the game as it is now.
About the team
We’re a group of women with a mixture of backgrounds and experiences, all based in the UK. At the moment there are five of us, although the team may grow . . .
About the game
What IS this game? Click here to find out more about the game!
What else are we doing? Find out about our plans for an information booklet, snazzy bookmarks, and teaching materials.
Can you help?
Tell us which fictional characters, real-life women, and literary horrors should be included! Find out more about how we’re choosing characters here.
If you’d like to help us playtest, please do get in touch via our Facebook playtesting group.
Newsletters
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Library Labyrinth at UK Games Expo
In which we panic that we’re behind with the pledge manager (sorry) but on track with the game (hurrah), share some more example of artwork, and talk about UK Games Expo! Hello again, and welcome back to another newsletter for Library Labyrinth. It’s been a while partly because of the rush to go to UKContinue reading “Library Labyrinth at UK Games Expo”
Sketching out the characters
In which we share the latest sketches and ask whether Harriet Tubman should be shown carrying a gun. Opinions very welcome. Good evening everyone. Well, the Kickstarter made £33k in the end, which was absolutely FANTASTIC! As always, I’m Jess, and I’m your narrator. What’s happened recently? We all took a few days to letContinue reading “Sketching out the characters”
Workshops
In which we think a little about the workshops, and ask our Asian and Australian followers for suggestions on terrors… Good morning everyone, and welcome back to another post! Our Kickstarter runs until next Thursday, and so far we have raised £27k. We have more than 850 backers, and frankly I’m a little bit tinglyContinue reading “Workshops”
Stay in touch
We’ll publish a newsletter via this website once a month. It’ll be a round up of new art, decisions made, and exciting playtest news! Whether you follow us here or follow us on social media, you’ll be the very first to know when the Kickstarter is live. Please do keep in touch.
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