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I currently post my students' projects on www.boardgamegeek.com.  

​If you click on the various links, you can see what they have created.

Link to all the Geeklists in one BGG post: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/156902/meta-geeklist-my-amazing-students-board-game-desig 

December 2018
Due to the schedule, I didn't teach game design this semester, but look for twice as many games in May 2019!

May 2018
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/240994/game-designs-minds-middle-schoolers-vol-16

Fall 2017
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/234175/game-designs-minds-middle-schoolers-vol-15 

Fall 2016
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/218137/yay-student-game-designs-craving-your-feedback-adv

Spring 2016
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/208693/amazing-game-designs-my-hilarious-students

Fall 2015
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/200845/check-out-these-emerging-game-designersthey-just-h

Spring 2015
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/191126/game-designs-future-are-here-created-middle-school

Fall 2014
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/182939/fearless-epic-game-designs-minds-13-year-olds-plea

Spring 2014
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/173521/i-wish-unleash-hordes-middle-school-game-designs-u

Fall 2013
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/166772/what-game-would-you-have-designed-when-you-were-13 

Spring 2013
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/156906/massive-ginormous-geeklist-of-my-students-game-pro

Fall 2012
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/150780/middle-school-game-designs-the-new-hotness

Spring 2012
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/142206/what-game-would-you-have-designed-when-you-were-13

Fall 2011
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/749550/show-my-students-prototypes-some-love

Spring 2011
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/628984/please-read-through-my-students-game-ideas-and-mak

Fall 2010
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/596817/check-out-my-students-game-prototypes-edited-to-a


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