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Interview with Jack Berkenstock from The Bodhana Group!

I got to chat with Jack Berkenstock, Executive Director of The Bodhana Group, about TTRPGs and therapeutics, how The Bodhana Group started and grew, and about turning George Wendt (the actor who played Norm from Cheers) into a wizard. Check out our interview here!

Featured Project: The Deck of Player Safety

Safety tools are critical in TTRPGs, especially with youth who are learning where other player boundaries are and how to navigate what they themselves are feeling. To help with this, check out the Deck of Player Safety for an awesome tool that provides a clear and anonymous safety tool method for your games.

Review of Lil Gremlins, an SEL journaling game for kids and their grownups

If you’re looking for a cute TTRPG that helps teach SEL alongside a chaotic gremlin, this game is PERFECT. It helped us (so both my kid and me) talk about some mischievous behaviors and look at we what both could do when trouble happens because of that.

TTRPGkids will be a regular spot on Ludology Podcast! Check out Episode 1 now!

For the next year, TTRPGkids will be hosting a monthly show on Ludology Podcast where I’ll be chatting about making games adaptable for kids, using TTRPGs for education, highlighting some cool games, and more! Check out here for the link to Episode 1!

Review of The ABCs of D&D!

The ABCs of D&D is a fun way for us tabletop gamers to start sharing our hobby with our kids and teach about the ABCs! I received this book as a gift from a good friend after kiddo (now 4yo) was born, and we’ve read it many times since. I’m happy to be sharing this review with you today, and I hope you enjoy it too!

Whither and Whence A Measurement Game for Getting to Granny's

Review of Whither and Whence, a TTRPG that teaches kids measuring!

Whither and Whence is a measuring-based story game for kids! It teaches key math and logic skills alongside collaborative storytelling and is great for young players.

Review of Almost Bedtime Theater TTRPG podcast!

Almost Bedtime Theater is a father and daughter (and sometimes cousin) podcast about family friendly tabletop RPGs! With lots of in-game shenanigans, review commentary from grown ups and kids, and a wide variety of systems tried, it’s a great show for anyone wanting to listen with young players.

Dragon Dowser solo journaling game using Carta

Review of Dragon Dowser, a solo-journaling TTRPG from Hatchling Games!

Dragon Dowser is a card-based solo journaling TTRPG that revolves around themes of conservation, connection, and saving dragons!

A list of scholarly resources for utilizing educational tabletop RPGs

This list contains scholarly resources (journal publications, books, conference proceedings, etc) that discuss using tabletop RPGs for education.

Interview with Dr. Megan Connell, psychologist and author of Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy!

Dr. Megan Connell is a psychologist, author of Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy, member of Leyline Geek Therapeutics, co-founder of HealthQuest and Geeks Like Us, host of Psycology at the Table and Brain Noodles Podcast, and GM for Clinical Role! She shares her XP and lessons learned as she tells us about how she uses TTRPGs for therapeutics and her tips for clinicians looking to start using applied TTRPGs.