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Y Play Games is a game studies initiative in the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.
Y Play Lecture Series
Games are important cultural artifacts, and—just like poetry, film, and visual art—they reward closer study.
Cougar Tales
Cougar Tales is a board game created by students and faculty to celebrate BYU's 150th anniversary.
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Fall 2025 Y Play Lectures

The Y Play Lecture series returns for the Fall 2025 semester. Lectures take place on Mondays at 4 pm in JFSB 1141, except for the week of Thanksgiving.

DateGameFaculty Lecturer
22 SeptemberCivilization VIMichael Call
29 SeptemberWii SportsLaura Hatch
6 OctoberLovers in a Dangerous SpacetimeBrian Croxall
13 OctoberPizza PossumThomas Wayment
20 OctoberMansions of MadnessCarl Sederholm
27 OctoberHades IIRoger Macfarlane
3 NovemberWorld of WarcraftJon Kerr
10 November7 WondersChuck Oughton
17 NovemberBlack Myth WukongVashti Lee
2 DecemberFinal Fantasy VIJarron Slater