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Welcome to the AGPI

The Association for Games & Puzzles International (AGPI), founded in 1985 by Bruce Whitehill, is the world’s foremost organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of games and puzzles.

As an international, association, the AGPI is chartered to conduct research and explore the history of games and puzzles from ancient times up to the present, and to disseminate information about games and puzzles to the broadest audience possible, including the general public, the media, libraries, museums, scholars, and others. Games and puzzles offer a remarkable view of our cultural past and future!

AGPI members’ interests encompass all types of games, jigsaw puzzles, and mechanical puzzles, from all eras and from all around the world. Some of our members specialize in other pastimes and collect related playthings, from toys to tops, and from marbles to architectural blocks. Our membership includes a broad spectrum of individuals and expertise, from interested enthusiasts to novice collectors to some of the world’s most renowned historians, authors, and designers of game & puzzles. Individuals, companies, and institutions hold membership in the organization.

Originally known as the American Game Collectors Association (AGCA) in 1985, the organization’s name was changed to the Association of Game & Puzzle Collectors (AGPC) in 1999 and then to the Association for Games & Puzzles International (AGPI) in 2016 to reflect the broadened scope of its mission and its international nature.

The AGPI is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as a registered tax exempt, nonprofit charity.

AGPI Membership Benefits

Share your game and puzzle interests with collectors, dealers, researchers, preservationists, museums, players, puzzle solvers, designers, makers, authors, jigsaw puzzle cutters, and manufacturers who are among your fellow AGPI members!

The AGPI Quarterly covers member activities, contains feature articles, and offers in-depth research information as well as international news and advertising.

The annual convention includes guest speakers, workshops and seminars, panel discussions, Show & Tell, an auction, and game buying and selling. The highlight of the year, the convention is filled with fun, camaraderie, and opportunities to learn and expand your collection and knowledge.

Regional and special meetings held in various parts of the world during the year encourage wider membership participation and often explore specific areas of interest.

AGPI provides online access to copies of instructions for thousands of games and a number of game and puzzle company catalogs. The Archives also houses research information, and books and articles written about games and puzzles.

Link up with other AGPI members via the Membership Directory, the members-only Internet email mailing list, and members-only sections of our www.gamesandpuzzles.org web site.

Join the AGPI today! … or Renew your current AGPI membership!

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Full Memberships are for 12 months. They include AGPI Quarterly issues mailed to you via first class mail. Other benefits include full access to our online archive of past publications (1985-present) and to online blogs and forums. Full members have full member voting rights and receive invitations to our our annual convention and regional meetings.

Associate Memberships are for 12 months. They include ONLINE access to all issues published during those 12 months of the AGPI Quarterly. Other benefits include online access to all selected past publications in our archive; invitations to our annual convention and regional meetings; and access to our online blogs and forums.

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What are the benefits of AGPI membership?

          • Share your interests with game players, puzzle solvers, collectors, researchers, preservationists, museums, companies, inventors, authors, and manufacturers who are among your fellow AGPI members!
          • The AGPI Quarterly publishes information about member activities and includes feature articles, in-depth research information, and world-wide game and puzzle news.
          • The Annual Convention includes guest speakers, expert workshops and seminars, panel discussions, “Show & Tell”, an auction, and game buying and selling.
          • Regional meetings held in various parts of the country during the year encourage wider membership participation and often explore specific areas of interest.
          • The AGPI’s Archives provides access to game and puzzle company catalogs and copies of instructions for thousands of games. The Archives also houses research information, and books and articles written about games and puzzles.

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