The new game from Coyote & Crow Games, the Native creators behind the Coyote & Crow roleplaying game, Wolves is a semi-cooperative board game for 3-6 players based on a gift economy. You take on the role of a community leader attempting to manage limited resources to help get your people through the winter. To survive, you need to co-operate and share through the gifting of what you've gathered and grown, which will dwindle as you head toward winter.

If any player fails to meet their community's needs, all players lose the game — but if everyone makes it through winter, the player who gained the most status will be elected chief of all of the communities.

In this session, we will explore and play Wolves, examining the meaning of the title and how it relates to the style of game play, and discuss the broader topic of Native representation in the gaming community.

Tabletop Tuesdays is an event series held on the third Tuesday of each month. At these events, we feature a selection of board games and collection items from across SUL's holdings around a specific theme. Drop in to learn about the month's featured game(s) and/or try some of the board games we have for open play at the Silicon Valley Archives.

Image credit: Coyote & Crow Games