It's almost #EarthDay! The rock buddies from our upcoming board game are celebrating with style! Hope you get to enjoy the beautiful outdoors this week!
Rock Buddies: catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #EarthScience #EarthScienceWeek #rocks #minerals #geology #boardgames #gamedesign
Meet Amphibolite! Named after its deceptive appearance, it was often used to make Neolithic tools!
Rock Buddies: catlillli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #boardgames #rocks #minerals #geology #rockcollector #EarthScience #NMNH #NSTA
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Meet Serpentinite! It can often have veins of asbestos running through it which can be dangerous if disturbed. Handle with care!
Rock Buddies: catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #boardgames #rocks #minerals #geology #EarthScience #serpentinite #NMNH #NSTA
Meet Peridotite! It can make the beautiful green gemstone peridot, known for protection & warding off nightmares (also the birthstone for August)!
Rock Buddies: catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #boardgames #rocks #minerals #peridotjewelry #peridotite #geology #EarthScience #NMNH #NSTA
Meet Dolomite! Named for a French geologist who first distinguished it from limestone, it can become marble or serpentinite!
Rock Buddies: catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #rocks #minerals #geology #boardgames #NMNH #earthscience #homeschool #NSTA
Announcement from GenCon! Happy for Moon Saga Workshop, who we have a signed a game with! #boardgames #gamedesign
Meet Schist, who easily splits! Just more of them to love...
Rock Buddies: catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #rocks #minerals #geology #boardgames #earthscience #NMNH #NSTA #schist
Meet Limestone, one of the primary components of the Egyptian pyramids! He likes to hang with Marble and Amphibolite in our upcoming board game, Rock Buddies!
catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock #rocks #minerals #boardgames #Geology #NMNH #EarthScience #NSTA
Thank you so much! We are very passionate about science education using board games. We're hoping to launch a Kickstarter for Rock Buddies later this year! Our illustrator is the extremely talented Taylor Bock. The cartoons are based on actual specimens, although not NMNH directly.
Which pretty face do you like better? With this goal card, you don't have to choose, because you need to collect both!
Rock Buddies: catlilli.com/rockbuddies
#rocks #minerals #NMNH #geology #EarthScience #NSTA #boardgames
Looking for a more entertaining way to teach about the rock cycle? Our upcoming game Rock Buddies makes geology adorable! Move around the rock cycle board to collect rocks and reunite them with their friends!
catlilli.com/rockbuddies
#rocks #minerals #NMNH #boardgames #homeschool #EarthScience
Happy Easter to those who celebrate! Perhaps you are making a big meal like our rock buddy Metaquartzite? (He's often used in fancy kitchen countertops!)
Rock Buddies, our upcoming game! www.catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock. #rocks #geology #EarthScience #minerals #boardgames
Meet the coolest rock on the block - Gneiss! Good at handling heat and pressure, Gneiss is featured in our upcoming board game Rock Buddies!
www.catlilli.com/rockbuddies
Art by Taylor Bock. #rocks #boardgames #geology #minerals #NMNH
Meet Gabbro! One of the adorable friends in our upcoming game Rock Buddies, Gabbro makes up much of the oceanic crust. Do you know any other facts about Gabbro?
www.catlilli.com/rockbuddies
#rockbuddies #rocks #boardgames #GameDesign #gamedev #geology #minerals #EarthScience #NSTA
Honored to be speaking on a panel today at the Game Your Future Conference in Baltimore!
Had a wonderful time presenting our most recent paper at the Board Game Academics Conference in Rochester, NY this weekend! Fascinating people and interesting discussions! #boardgames #seriousgames
We are honored to announce that we have won a Silver Medal from Serious Play!
Our upcoming game Climate Action Force Go!, is a cooperative card game for ages 8+. Players act as countries collaborating to stop climate change, balancing coalition goals with individual ambitions.
Cheers! We signed a game! 🥰
One of our co-founders, Jonathan Croft speaking on a panel at the Serious Play Conference! It was titled “STEM Meets Play: Designing Meaningful Learning through Games and Simulations.” #seriousplay2025
Excited for my game design partner/husband to present at the Serious Play Conference next week! #seriousgames #gamebasedlearning #gbl #gamification
Our #GenCant continued today with Dive and the new version of Cartagena at one of our favorite places, Crossroads Tabletop Tavern!
Couldn’t make it to GenCon this year, so having our own board game spree at home! Started with Quacks of Quedlinburg #gencon #gencant
Playing board games at a winery is one of our favorite things! Love Virginia ❤️
Summer goal: work our way through the unplayed games in our game shelf! First up: Splendor Duel! A fun little game with multiple strategies for winning. #boardgames
Our co-founder Jonathan will be speaking at this year’s Serious Play Conference! Excited to share the mapping of mathematical standards to modern board games! seriousplayconf.com/all-speakers/ #seriousplay #seriousgames
Tomorrow, June 11, is the #InternationalDayOfPlay! Every child is entitled to the power of play during their development. Hope you find a fun way to celebrate!
One of the few ways to access the discard pile in our game Cycles is with the mighty mushroom, which has the power of decomposition. Great for making combos! www.catlilli.com/product-page...
We are invited to speak at this year's Board Game Academics conference in October! Excited to share the mapping of math standards in modern board games. boardgameacademics.com #seriousplay #boardgames
Our students are experimenting with different resource tile arrangements in Catan. Excited to see how this one turns out... #boardgames #catan