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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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Scroll down to find our newsletters, read more about the team, and see images of the game and how it’s developed.
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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Terrors! And last call for pre-orders
In which we share all the exciting artwork of terrors, reveal the now-bigger meeples, and show you how it’s all going to be packed inside the box. Hello everyone, and welcome to another newsletter. As before, I’m Jess, and I’m your narrator on this exciting update. Show me the terrors! Last time we showed you…
Samples, shipping, and what’s next
In which we apologise for the fact that the posts on this website have been delayed, and bring you all back up to speed. Hello everyone, and welcome to another newsletter. As usual, I’m Jess, and I’m your narrator. What have we missed? Over the summer we finished the design work on Library Labyrinth and…
Pledge manager and late pledges
In which we celebrate our victory over (sorry, I obviously mean ”with”) the pledge manager and think about the curse cards and reward cards! Hello again! It’s lovely to see you back for another newsletter for Library Labyrinth. As always, I’m Jess, and I’m your narrator. Tell us about the pledge manager! Well, we have…
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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