Overview

From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.

A manhunt game is interrupted by a town disappearing beneath the players’ eyes. A puzzle-filled scavenger hunt emboldens one college freshman to be brave with the boy she’s crushing on. A series of summer nights full of card games leads a boy to fall for a boy who he knows is taken. And a spin the bottle game that could end a life-long friendship.

Fifteen stories, and fifteen unforgettable experiences that may inspire readers to start up that Settlers of Catan game again.

Stories include:
Let It Spin by Sona Charaipotra
Hell Week by Amanda Joy
The Liberty Homes by Katie Cotugno
Mystery Hunt by Gloria Chao
She Could Be a Farmer by Nina Moreno
One of the Good Ones by Isaac Fitzsimons
Just Tell Them You Play Soccer by Anna Meriano
The Girl with the Teeth by Kayla Whaley
Spite and Malice by Shaun David Hutchinson
Game of the Gods by Francesca Zappia
Do You See It Now? by Laura Silverman
Plum Girls by Kathleen Glasgow
World of Wonder by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
Weeping Angels by Yamile Saied Méndez
Night Falls by Kika Hatzopoulou