Introduction
LowerShelf Games is a free DIY (Do it Yourself) game sharing website.
The site was created with the intention to bring friends, families, and strangers together.
What does that mean?
The platform is designed to help players learn how to play games that are typically shared among groups by "word of mouth".
Games such as:
Well Known Games: Common games such as charades, pong, and spoons are all games “everybody” knows, but the rules or directions may have slipped your mind. That is where LowerShelf can help!
Unique Games: Something that you realize when you meet new people, is that they are typically able to share a game with you that you have never played. And maybe you want to! That is where LowerShelf can help!
The Site also Strives for:
Accessibility: LowerShelf is also based around accessibility. The “LowerShelf” is a metaphor to show how accessible games and entertainment can be. The site produces games in which only typical household items would be used.
Community: In addition to being a website, LowerShelf Games is nothing without its community. The website relies on “Shelfers” to share games they have created and/or played in their lifetime .
How does LowerShelf do it?
Learning
Learning how to play games is difficult. Manufactured games such as "Monopoly" and "Life" come with set instructions. But for DIY games there are thousands of blogs, tutorials, and bickering over how to play the games correctly.
LowerShelf Games looks to standardize how players learn to play DIY games. Each game that is submitted to the site is individually produced and formatted to learn via the same process.
Individual Game Instruction Includes:
Specs:
Name of Game
Player’s Name who Submitted the Game (Shelfer)
Date Added
Type of Game (Badges)
Player Range
Country of Submission
Video:
25 Second Highlight Video to show Game Flow
Game Play:
Goal of the Game
Synopsis of how the game is Played
Materials Used
How to Set Up
Directions on how to Play
Rules needed for the Game
Playing
Playing is the reason LowerShelf Games exists! Playing games creates connections in the quickest and most enjoyable way possible. And the games are easy to find! We have numerous filtering options so you can find games to play quick and easy.
LowerShelf Games is also free because we hope you can use our site at all times with your friends, families, and even strangers!
Use our Website to Play
The opportunities to use LowerShelf Games as a resource are endless. So refresh yourself on a familiar game, or learn a new game. Either way enjoy it, and if you film any great moments send them our way so we can share on our social outlets!
Favorite Games!
When you are signed up as a free member, you have the ability to actually save games you like. The games you favorite will be saved to a personal page, where you can find them quickly!
Sharing
Without sharing, there is no LowerShelf Games.
Everybody has their own set of games which they have learned while growing up, played in college, and/or or heard from a friend.
The problem is, there is not a single database where these games exist. There are a plethora of websites dedicated to reviewing and instructing board and yard games, but little to none for DIY games.
When players share games on our site they given real credit for their submission.
How to Share a Game:
Log in to our site
It’s free
Click Share
Fill out the Submission form
Wait for LowerShelf to reach back out
What you get for Sharing a Game:
Name Added to the Website
Shoutouts via Social Media Outlets
Game Certificate of Authenticity
Creating
LowerShelf Games was also made with the intention to be a platform for players to create games. Creativity is so often promoted with art, music and craft, but rarely for game development.
Games are simply fun to play.
And everyone enjoys to play games they haven’t played before. So while sharing games does a great job at providing new games to play. Creating games has an even greater effect.
If you want to learn some easy ways to make a game check out these 7 easy steps.
Summary
A single platform for sharing, learning, and playing DIY Games. LowerShelf Games is an easy to navigate website with standardized game instruction and real credit for submissions.
Learning to play a new game can be arduous. With LowerShelf Games, you know exactly where to look and how the instruction will be presented.
Finding games is also easy. Use our numerous filtering options to find a game perfect for your environment. LowerShelf Games also divides the games into 5 Badges, which tell you the type of game you are playing.
LowerShelf Games needs our community of fellow game lovers! Make sure if you have games that you have played, or even created, to submit it on our website!
Submissions are provided with real credit, a tangible game certificate, and the platform to share your game with the world.
Do not let your game nights get repetitive. Check out LowerShelf Games and get playing today!
Have you ever made a game? If so share it below in the comments or on our site!
About LowerShelf Games
LowerShelf Games is a free game sharing website that provides a one stop shop for family/party game lovers. The site is a showcase for the numerous games that exist in this world. It provides a single platform for people to not only share games with common items they would find around their house, but also standardized instructions on how to play them.
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