Game to Grow Receives Grant from Child’s Play to Fund TA-RPG Program for Youth in Foster Care

In March of 2021, Game to Grow applied for a grant from Child’s Play Charity to expand our therapeutic role-playing game services to serve foster youth. I’m thrilled to announce that we have received the grant and  have begun providing much-needed services to foster youth across Washington! Read more below and learn how you can […]

screenshot of Spice & Dice game, featuring C Team cast and Adam Davis

Spice & Dice raised $15,000!

It was a spicy success! On Saturday, October 9th, I joined the Penny Arcade Acquisitions Incorporated C Team for a special live fundraiser Dungeons and Dragons event with a spicy twist.  As viewers donated either through Twitch bits or through Game to Grow’s Spice and Dice campaign on Tiltify, the players (myself included!) would eat […]

Spice and Dice is tomorrow!

Join us tomorrow for Spice & Dice! 5pm Pacific on twitch.tv/PAX!   For this special fundraising event, I’ll be joining the Penny Arcade “C” Team for a live-streamed Dungeons and Dragons game like no other. As donations come in to Game to Grow through Tiltify or through Twitch, we’ll be eating spicier and spicier chili-infused gummy goblins provided […]

We Need Wheelchairs in D&D: Disability Representation [PAX West 2021 Panel]

This panel was originally presented Monday, September 6 at PAX West 2021.     Panel Description: You’ve likely seen this topic debated hotly in the tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) community. Some will argue it’s not historically accurate, others will point out ramps in ancient Greece. Weirdly enough, this isn’t a debate about historical accuracy in […]

Am I Geek Enough? People of Marginalized Genders in Gaming [PAX West 2021 Panel]

This panel was originally presented at PAX West 2021!   Panel Description: There is a lot of discussion on inclusivity and equality within game spaces, but what happens when the criticisms towards marginalized genders become internalized? How do you navigate geek and gaming spaces if you doubt you even belong? Join this panel of accomplished […]

[Video] Rolling for Recovery: APA Symposium on Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games

This presentation was originally made to the APA 2021 Symposium, where a group of us presented about the therapeutic application of tabletop role-playing games.   Program Description: Presentations will introduce the therapeutic application of tabletop role-playing games, review relevant literature, and present recent clinical advancements and research findings.  General Statement: Individuals struggling with mental health […]

#actuallyautistic GMs panel from PAX West 2021

PAX West is over, and even if you couldn’t attend in-person or virtually, you can still see our panel presentations! Below is the panel #actuallyautistic GMs: Panel Description: Many autistic individuals struggle across social settings, but really shine behind a dungeon master’s screen. Join our panel of autistic game masters to learn more about what […]