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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 […]

[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This presentation was originally made to the APA 2021 Symposium, where a group of us presented about the therapeutic application of tabletop role-playing games.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 […]

Announcing Spice and Dice!

We’re so excited to announce a collaborative fundraising event partnering with Penny Arcade’s “C” Team and Crawlspaces & Critters! Spice & Dice is a special event benefiting Game to Grow’s nonprofit mission, mixing the action and excitement of Dungeons and Dragons with the extreme heat of spicy chili peppers! In this unique one-shot D&D event, […]

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Tabletop Role-Playing Provides Connection And Control In An Uncertain World

A recent article in Dicebreaker by Peter Ray Allison highlights the ways in which tabletop role-playing games have provided an important avenue for connection in the “loneliness epidemic” that has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last year. Game to Grow founder Adam Davis was interviewed on the benefits that TTRPGs like Dungeons […]

Role-Playing Games Can Give Your Mind a Mental Health Boost

In a recent article in National Geographic, author Liz Krieger shares some new revelations about how people are using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons during the pandemic to maintain social connection. Game to Grow’s therapeutic social skills groups using tabletop role-playing games have seen an incredible increase in demand over the last year. […]

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Valentine’s Day In: Two-Player Board Games For All Skill Levels

Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day with flowers and chocolate or ignore the holiday altogether, we’ve got you covered with some great two-player board game recommendations from Game to Grow staff! Truly engaging two-player board games can be hard to find, so we’ve collected our tried and true recommendations to keep you having fun this weekend, while […]