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Game Night at the Library: Including a Simultaneous Chess Exhibition

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TG Allies, this is a PSA; particularly, for those of you in and around Boston. The JFK Library is hosting a classic game night and chess exhibition. The details below are cross-posted from their site: https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/forums/game-night-at-the-library Free parking is available.

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Make new friends and have fun at this classic game night. We’ll have a great selection of board and card games, old and new, available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis, as well as lots of seating to join in the fun.

Kennedy Library Director and chess national master Alan Price will also be conducting a simultaneous exhibition with up to 30 different chess players. Preference to play in the exhibition matches will be given to advance registrants, though walk-ins may be accommodated if space permits.

The JFK Café and Museum Store will be open late.

Registration is encouraged and helps us plan for supplies and staffing support. Walk-in visitors are welcome, though we thank you for understanding that space may be limited due to capacity.

Games available include:

  • Monopoly
  • Battleship
  • Sorry (Retro version)
  • Connect Four
  • Scrabble (Retro version)
  • Boggle
  • Carcassone
  • Settlers of Catan
  • Playing cards
  • Retro Uno (Retro version)
  • Checkers
  • Chess
  • Backgammon
  • Parcheesi
  • Tic Tac Toe
  • Snakes & Ladders
  • Life (1960s version)
  • Mancala
  • Cribbage
  • Mahjong
  • Yahtzee
  • Candy Land
  • Moon Landing puzzle
  • 1960's TV puzzle
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