Thiagi's 100 Favorite Games

I had looked at this book at SHRM conferences and passed it by. Recently I needed an activity to add to a workshop and a fellow consultant recommended Thiagi's Games book. I love it and I'm not someone who is easily impressed. I like the fact that every game has a learning point including the icebreakers. There is a great variety of games to select from. Some games, like Twisted Pair Puzzles, can be created for any topic. I will incorporate a game into most of my workshops. The only suggestion I would have for the author is to create a list of learning points for each game. The index lists the name of the game and you can't tell what it is about from the name. I wrote a keyword after each game name in my table of contents. I also bought BARNGA and am using it next week with a leadership team.

When I purchased this book I was hoping for a few good ideas to add to me repetoire but what I ended up with was a BRILLIANT collection of original games that are pure gold! I don't think I could apply all of them in my style of classroom training but the fact that each game is really well explained you can see the thought processes used in their creation and I've actually become more adept at constructing my own activities as a result. I love this book and I believe Mr. Thiagarajan is a true master!

What a great product. Easily adaptable to any situation. The book is user friendly and employs many ideas to use on the spot. Great asset to my professional library.

Thiagi is someone with much to teach us. His games are simple, yet they WORK. At first glance, his methods seem to simple. It's in the debrief that the ah-ha's come out. The things he does maximaze the concepts of participatory education, and accelarated learning. This is organized in a way that the ideas are readily accessible when I'm designing a new course, or if I need to pull something for a workshop I am facilitating. They are also easily adaptable. It's worth every penny.

This book is a must have reference for any trainer or facilitator who wants to create more engagement in the classroom.