Contact
Contact the editors of the National Games Week guide
One email address reaches the people who write and check these pages. Send corrections, notes from your own game days and memories of the early weeks; every message is read, though not every one gets a long reply.
Write to[email protected]
The address to write to
Email [email protected]. There is no contact form, chat window or phone line, so email is the only route in. Plain text is fine. If you are writing about a particular page, paste its address into the message so the right paragraph can be found quickly.
A subject line helps sort the mail. Something like "Correction: 2006 dates" or "Library tip" is enough. Attachments are fine for a scanned flyer or a photo of a printed page, but keep them small; a link to the file is easier still.
Corrections to dates and facts
Most useful are notes that point to a mistake and to where the right answer is printed. The week's dates are calculated from the Thanksgiving rule explained on the dates page, so if a year looks wrong, say which year and what you expected. For the early years, the history page relies on what the original organizers published; if you have a flyer, newsletter or press clipping from 2004 or 2005 that says something different, describe it.
Each correction is checked before a page is changed. Fixes are made in the text itself, without a public log of who sent them.
Tips from libraries, classrooms and stores
Teachers, librarians and store staff often know things no guide can: which games survived a room of thirty fourth graders, how many tables a branch library really needs, which evening of Thanksgiving week brings families into a shop. Short accounts like that are welcome and may shape the advice on the school page or the library and store guides. Please leave out the names and photos of children, and of any adult who has not agreed to be mentioned.
Specific beats general. "Short party games after dinner kept the teenagers at the table" tells a reader far more than "it went well", and a note on what flopped is as useful as one on what worked.
Memories of the early weeks
If you hosted or attended a game day in 2004, 2005 or 2006, a few lines about it are welcome: where it was, roughly how many people came, what was played. Notes like these help keep the history accurate. Describe your own experience rather than other people's, and say so if you would rather the details stayed private.
Events, sales and listings
No one can register an event for National Games Week, because no organization keeps a list of them; you are free to hold yours without asking. Individual events are not listed here, games are not sold, and messages are not passed on to publishers. For a rules question about a specific game, the publisher's own website or the staff at a local game store will answer faster.
Replies come by email when a message needs one. There is no set response time, and mail that asks for an event listing or tries to sell something goes unanswered. Your address and message are used only to reply, as set out in the privacy policy.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Can a game night be registered for National Games Week?
No registration exists. The week has had no organizer since 2007, so there is no list to join, no fee and no approval to wait for. Pick a day between the Sunday and Saturday of Thanksgiving week, invite people and play. The hosting guide covers the planning, from the guest list to printable score sheets.
How long does a reply take?
There is no fixed time. Messages are read as they arrive, and corrections are answered once they have been checked, which takes longer when the fact rests on an old source. Simple questions about the dates are often answered already on the dates page, so it is worth looking there first. Mail with no question or correction in it may not get a reply.
Does the guide sell games or accept review copies?
No games are sold here and none are reviewed for publishers. Games named on the site appear because they suit a certain kind of table or were on the 2005 list. Sending products or asking for coverage does not lead to a mention, and samples are never requested. A local game store is the place to ask about buying a specific title.
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