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TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, Episode 13: How TTRPGs engage learners

TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast has been renewed for another full year! For this next set of 12 episodes, I’ll be talking about educational TTRPGs, and I’m kicking off with how TTRPGs are uniquely positioned to engage learners.

Review of Space Aces: VOY, a wonderfully fun sci-fi TTRPG

If you want a space opera style RPG with over 30 different sectors that are all playing off of a sci-fi reference in an incredibly fun way… this is the game to check out!

Interview with Kade Wells, Dungeons & Dragons Teacher!

While at SXSW, I had the awesome opportunity to chat with Kade Wells, a D&D teacher who has been using the game in classrooms for 10 years! Find our talk here where Kade shares his XP on the whys, hows, and whens of where to start!

Coming to Backerkit in July: A Construct’s Nature, a narrated solo-journaling TTRPG by TTRPGkids

Get ready for A Construct’s Nature, a narrated solo-journaling TTRPG by TTRPGkids, coming to Backerkit this July!

How To Support Neurodiverse Players at the Game Table: From The Perspective of a Neuro Diversity Specialist

This article by another writer is part of a parallel shared guest post between TTRPGkids and Thomas R Wilson, a…

TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, Episode 12: Pacing TTRPGs for young players

In this episode of TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, I talk about how to pace TTRPGs (both within sessions and as a campaign) for younger players to help them stay engaged and interested while still being able to track larger stories!

Kid-friendly tabletop RPGs about dragons!

Check out this list of all-ages indie TTRPGs that are all about dragons! Play as a dragon, seek them out, or adventure through a world where they exist!

Review: Coinsides spinner, dice alternative!

Last year, I entered a Coinsides Adventure Sparks game jam and won a very cool dice spinner! We’ve found it to be a really cool option that kiddo has had a lot of fun messing with during our games – check out here for some of the awesome stuff it can do and how it can offer an easier to keep track of, non-choking hazard dice alternative for games with or around young players!

Review of Hairy Shanks, a rune-based TTRPG about wonderfully wild characters

Hairy Shanks is a tabletop RPG about playing as a chaotic little hairy creature who draws power from the runes within them. Using only spatial randomization mechanics it’s super accessible for new and young TTRPG players, and it was a great game to check out!