Design Camp Basics
Campers will stretch their brains through total board game immersion, learning about the design process that went into each game, with the goal of each ultimately designing and building their own board game. This camp helps foster problem-solving skills, creative thinking, and craft-construction.
Calendar: Two-week sessions, Monday through Friday, 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Cost: $550 per session, or $500 for early birds (registration by the end of March)
Counselor Ratio: One counselor to every four to six campers
Location: 3850 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Recommended Ages: 11 to 15 years old
Experience Range: new player to advanced, with no experience necessary
Amenities: The cost of each camper’s session includes daily snacks, one or more board games the camper enjoys enough to own, and a personal copy of the board game the camper will design.
Strategy Camp Basics
With shorter days than the design camp, and a focus exclusively on playing games rather than designing them, campers will explore a variety of board games from a more strategic perspective. This camp helps foster problem-solving skills, strategizing, cooperation, and healthy competition.
Calendar: Two-week sessions, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Cost: $400 per session, or $350 for early birds (registration by the end of March)
Counselor Ratio: One counselor to every four to six campers
Location: 3850 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Recommended Ages: 11 to 15 years old
Experience Range: new player to advanced, with no experience necessary
Amenities: The cost of each camper’s session includes daily snacks and one or more board games the camper enjoys enough to own.
Session Schedule
Parents can register for any of these sessions below.
Design Camp Schedule
A more detailed schedule and curriculum will be posted once we’ve finalized our preparations.
Week 1: Each day the campers will play a variety of board games, taking notes on the aspects of each game that they liked and disliked, and learning about the various mechanics involved (from a design perspective), leading up to Friday, when a professional board game designer will be on-hand to help campers brainstorm their own board game designs.
Week 2: Each day the campers will work on designing and building their very own board game (individually, or in groups, at the campers’ discretion), taking breaks throughout the day to help each other play-test their games, or to play other board games for inspiration.
Strategy Camp Schedule
A more detailed schedule and curriculum will be posted once we’ve finalized our preparations.
Each day the campers will play a variety of board games, learning to understand their individual play-styles and how to strategically adapt to the play-styles of others.
Games
Campers will learn to play a variety of board games throughout the two-week period. A list of specific games is coming soon!