GameChangers created board-game sharing initiatives in both partner countries. In Malta, Projekta developed the Game On Games Library for schools, youth groups and community organisations. In Czechia, the partner team adapted the idea to its own local context, creating a regional network where rotating game sets travelled directly to communities.
A Library Built to Travel
Rather than creating one central place where people had to go to find the games, GameON Czechia brought the games to places people already visited and trusted.
Across the Sedlčany and Dobříš areas and the wider Brdy region, 25 sets containing a total of 175 board and card games circulated between schools, libraries, community centres and local organisations.
Each set contained seven different games and remained at one location for approximately six weeks. It was then returned, checked and exchanged for another set, giving communities a regularly changing selection without requiring individual organisations to build their own large games collection.
The sets included a mixture of family games, card games, cooperative games, observation and knowledge games, strategic titles and individual puzzles. This meant that different ages, group sizes and levels of board-game experience could all find something suitable.
Reaching Communities Across the Region
A major strength of the Czech library was the variety of organisations involved.
Partners included Centrum Petrklíč in Sedlčany, Klubkavárna Coolna in Dobříš, the community centre Svět dobrých lidí and MAS Brdy, alongside local libraries, municipalities and schools throughout the surrounding region.
School groups in places including Chraštice, Krásná Hora and Kosova Hora also participated.
This decentralised approach was especially valuable for smaller communities. Instead of expecting people to travel to a specialist board-game venue, the games reached them directly through familiar local spaces.
Reaching Communities Across the Region
A major strength of the Czech library was the variety of organisations involved.
Partners included Centrum Petrklíč in Sedlčany, Klubkavárna Coolna in Dobříš, the community centre Svět dobrých lidí and MAS Brdy, alongside local libraries, municipalities and schools throughout the surrounding region.
School groups in places including Chraštice, Krásná Hora and Kosova Hora also participated.
This decentralised approach was especially valuable for smaller communities. Instead of expecting people to travel to a specialist board-game venue, the games reached them directly through familiar local spaces.
Free, Simple and Easy to Share
Borrowing the games was free.
Each set was accompanied by a simple information and tracking sheet showing details such as the number of players, approximate playing time and recommended age. Host organisations could also record how often games were played or borrowed and provide feedback, without collecting players’ personal information.
If pieces went missing during normal use, the project could replace them before the set moved to its next location.
The result was a simple sharing system that allowed the same games to be used repeatedly by many different groups.
Bringing Board Games Into Community Life
The Czech library became more than a collection of game boxes. It created opportunities for children, teenagers, families and different generations to discover games together in schools and community spaces close to home.
The initiative also attracted local media attention, helping introduce the Game On concept and the rotating library model to people beyond the organisations directly involved.
Most importantly, it demonstrated that making board games more accessible does not necessarily require a permanent games venue or a complicated system. A carefully selected collection, regular rotation and a network of trusted local partners can take games directly to the people who can benefit from them.
Together with the Game On Games Library in Malta, the Czech initiative shows how the same GameChangers project idea could be adapted in different ways to suit the communities of both partner countries.
