Back in 2019, when Game to Grow was a much smaller organization and before we had our current global reach, we were approached by Insignis Pictures about a documentary they were producing looking at the importance of tabletop role-playing games. They wanted to feature our therapeutic use of tabletop role-playing games. They sent a film […]
We did not make the cross-country trip from our home base in Seattle to PAX East in Boston this year, and we heard that some of you were looking for us and were worried about us! We appreciate your concern! You may have been worried that Game to Grow not making the trek was a […]
Yesterday’s 5-o’clock news featured a story about Game to Grow’s research partnership with foundry10! It was a great segment covering how Game to Grow collaborated with foundry10 to study the impact of our work using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons to help build player’s SEL skills. We used storylines from our Critical Core […]
A personal commentary from Game to Grow founder Adam Davis on what the OGL means for TA-RPG and Critical Core. We have been watching the commotion in the larger RPG community about the open gaming license and the ongoing struggles to clarify what the next steps are for those using the open gaming license to […]
The Catan Players Invitational, an open discord dedicated to high level online Catan tournaments with the top players around the world, has selected Game to Grow as a charity of choice to receive donations as part of their recent Settlers of Catan tournament! This tournament they had 13 games per week with a total of […]
Did you miss us at PAX West? Catch up by watching our panel “ADHD&D,” originally presented Sunday, September 4th, 2022. Panel description: Individuals with ADHD often face challenges in work, school, social, and leisure settings. Additionally, many of those with ADHD may experience shame and low-self esteem related to their neurodivergent traits. Join this […]
We’ll be at PAX West this year in a big way! We’ll be leading workshops, presenting panels, and leading demos of Critical Core! We’re running TWO workshops, one on therapeutic RPG and another on therapeutic Minecraft! We’ll also have Game to Grow team members on SEVEN panels! For more information about what we’re up […]
Game to Grow has continued its pilot program bringing RPG groups to hospitalized youth, and we continue to receive powerful feedback about the impact of our program. This feedback came from youth at the Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, TX. You can see the last post about our hospital program here. We’ve been regularly […]
I sat down with Steph at TTRPG Kids to talk about the history of Game to Grow, how and why we build Critical Core, the beginners box for TA-RPG, and gave some input on best practices for playing RPGs with kids. It was a great chat, so head over to the TTRPGKids website to check […]
I had a great conversation with Roberto and Kait over at Shear Boardom about my hair. And other things! As a hairstylist (Shear Boardom!) Roberto made sure to discuss my hair and the previous hairstyles of my youth, but after that we talked about Game to Grow and our use of games like Dungeons and […]