Western will host game board creator and designer David Thompson on Friday, September 23 at noon and 7PM in room 1302. Thompson will be sharing his process for developing board games, working out rules, and most importantly, making sure that players have fun. “David Thompson is quite literally one of the biggest names in tabletop game design right now.  Those interested at all in the mechanisms of game design, be it tabletop or video game, will learn a great deal from this presentation.” Professor of history, Cody Carlson. There will be a short question and answer session after each presentation. If time allows attendees will be able to try a couple of Thompson’s published games.