game design merit badge book pdf

Scouts are resourceful. So, while your troop may not be able to go on a weekend campout together during the COVID-19 pandemic, this time could be ideal to learn how to play a new game or work on the car or prepare a first aid kit for the family.

We've previously shared a Scouter's suggestion of merit badges that can be worked on from home and Scout Shop resources for some of those badges. Another resource you and your Scouts now have are digital merit badge pamphlets, available through Amazon Kindle.

You can download the electronic reader application on your phone or tablet. Each digital pamphlet costs $4.99, the same price as hard-copy pamphlets. They're compatible with any electronic device; they do not include interactive or enhanced content. You can also find digital handbooks and other leader resources in the BSA's Amazon Kindle library.

Now live on Kindle

Bookmark the BSA's Kindle library and keep checking back as more pamphlets will be uploaded in the coming weeks. Here's what's available as of this posting:

Archery
Astronomy
Automotive Maintenance
Camping
Canoeing
Chess
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Communication
Disabilities Awareness
Environmental Science
Family Life
First Aid
Game Design
 Hiking
Orienteering
 Personal Fitness
Personal Management
 Pioneering
Robotics
Swimming
Wilderness Survival

MORE ADDED – UPDATED APRIL 28, 2020

American Labor
Chemistry
Coin Collecting
Crime Prevention
Dog Care
Entrepreneurship
Journalism
Model Design and Building
Painting
Pets
Reading
Sculpture
Snow Sports
Truck Transportation
Water Sports
Whitewater

MORE ADDED – UPDATED APRIL 30, 2020

Bird Study
Cycling
Digital Technology
Engineering
Fingerprinting
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fishing
Gardening
Geocaching
Indian Lore
Kayaking
Lifesaving
Music and Bugling
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Search and Rescue
Shotgun Shooting
Signs, Signals and Codes
Small-Boat Sailing
Woodcarving

MORE ADDED – UPDATED MAY 4, 2020

American Business
American Cultures
American Heritage
Animation
Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Art
Aviation
Backpacking
Citizenship in the Community
Climbing
Collections
Composite Materials
Dentistry
Drafting
Electronics
Emergency Preparedness
Energy
Farm Mechanics
Fly-Fishing
Genealogy
Geology
Graphic Arts
Home Repairs
Horsemanship
Inventing
Law
Leatherwork
Mammal Study
Metalwork
Mining in Society
Moviemaking
Nature
Nuclear Science
Oceanography
Photography
Plant Science
Programming
Public Health
Public Speaking
Pulp and Paper
Radio
Railroading
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
Salesmanship
Scholarship
Scouting Heritage
Scuba Diving
Space Exploration
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Textile
Theater
Weather
Welding
Woodwork

MORE ADDED – UPDATED MAY 19, 2020

Animal Science
Electricity
Exploration
Forestry
Golf
Soil and Water Conservation
Sustainability

MORE ADDED – UPDATED JUNE 11, 2020

Archaeology
Athletics
Basketry
Insect Study
Medicine
Motorboating
Plumbing
Pottery
Safety
Traffic Safety
Veterinary Medicine

Digital memberships, audio options and digital copy bundles aren't available at this time. If there are updates made to a pamphlet, you'll need to purchase the updated version. Kindle versions are the same as the most current pamphlets available in print. For any updated requirements, click here.

You can always purchase hard-copy merit badge pamphlets through ScoutShop.org.