Common Reading Event: 80s Game Night & Crimson Key Gala planned for March 27

WSU students are invited to celebrate the conclusion of this year’s Order of the Crimson Key competition and play retro board games at the 80s Game Night & Crimson Key Gala from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in the Terrell Library Atrium. The event is part of activities planned around the 2017-18 Common Reading Program book “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline.

Those attending the gala can play Clue, Game of Life, Trivial Pursuit, Twister and more ‘80s board games, as well as try out Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets at three stations in the library. Refreshments will include famous ‘80s candies plus popcorn and soda.

In addition, everyone attending the gala is eligible to win raffle prizes at the event. They include:

Tickets to the March 28 Pullman premiere of Steven Spielberg’s movie “Ready Player One,” courtesy of Village Centre Cinemas
CRIMZONE football passes for Dad’s Weekend 2018
Framed “Ready Player One” movie posters
Common Reading books and posters signed by Cline
Cougar gear
Cougar fleece blanket and throw
Gift cards to local business, including passes to regional gaming centers

For information, contact WSU first-year experience librarian Erica England, erica.england@wsu.edu.

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