Destructing Instruction: Search&Destroy Blasts a Path to its Future Selves
Title:
Destructing Instruction: Search&Destroy Blasts a Path to its Future Selves
Year:
2026
Original Order:
10100
Game:
TRD26ND312496
Short Description:
The designers of the library instruction game, Search&Destroy return to share the exciting growth of their project: making library instruction fun for students and easier for librarians.
Long Description:
With Search&Destroy in the classroom, students learn database skills through killer card mechanics, tied to information literacy learning outcomes.
The team spent 2025 expanding into new editions; Search&Destroy: Biomedical, intended for library instruction by health sciences librarians and Buscar&Destruír: Edición Español, a complete Spanish language translation. The OG Search&Destroy has circulated over 700 copies at over 300 locations on 5 continents and the new editions are also spreading rapidly.
In this session the designers will explain Search&Destroy’s design, mechanics, and learning outcomes. They will reflect on the project’s growth into new editions and share best practices for using games in the classroom. Attendees will play Search&Destroy, meaning massively fun library database destruction. Bring your laptop to engage and enrage.
Event Type:
TRD - Trade Day Events
Minimum Players:
1
Maximum Players:
40
Age Required:
Everyone (6+)
Experience Required:
None (You've never played before - rules will be taught)