Updates
Come see us at OrcaCon this weekend!
We have a table at Orcacon this weekend, so come say hello, hear about our mission and our services, make a donation, and pick up some Game to Grow swag, like pins and LifeCogs! OrcaCon is a fantastic organization with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion in gaming. The con has free-play areas, food […]
GenCon was a huge success!
We’re back from GenCon, and still recovering from a fantastically long weekend full of spreading the word about intentional gaming! We were an official charity partner this year alongside Special Olympics Indiana. Over the weekend there were many charity events which brought in some amazing donations for Game to Grow. One event, Nerd Night […]
Introducing the LifeCog: A number tracker and benefit to Game to Grow!
We are so proud to be partnering with Level Up Dice, well-known manufacturers of premium dice and the creators of the exclusive Critical Core dice, on a new item called the LifeCog. LifeCogs are designed to help players of Critical Core, Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Sentinels of the Multiverse, or any other tabletop […]
GenCon starts soon! Come see us!
GenCon starts this week! We are looking forward to being present as official charity partners this year, and you can see the various events we’ll participate in on our official Events Page. If you will be at GenCon, make sure to come visit our table, and come see us at one of the live events! […]
Watch us play live on a Gen Con charity stream!
We’re looking forward to Gen Con next week! We’re one of the official charities this year, so we’ll be there in a big way! You can view all of our various appearances at Gen Con on our Events page. We’re also excited to announce that we’ll be playing a charity game of Dungeons and Dragons, […]
Game to Grow Speaking at Renton History Museum
We were invited to speak at the Renton History Museum about our work using role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons in our social skills groups. Renton History Museum is opening an exhibit today called “Hero’s Feast: Finding Community through Dungeons and Dragons.” As part of the installation, we’ll be giving a 1 hour presentation on […]
How Dungeons and Dragons Somehow Became More Popular Than Ever
A recent Washington Post article, How Dungeons and Dragons Somehow Became More Popular than Ever, explores the sudden resurgence of Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games in popular culture. Adam Johns and I have been using role-playing games for eight years to help kids build social skills, and have seen so much change in that […]
Come See Us at PAX East!
We’ll be in Boston at PAX East from March 28 to April 1st! We’ll have table space again thanks to our friends at Table Titans, so please come visit us at table 12090! Come talk about our mission, learn about our groups in the Seattle area that use role-playing games to help kids and teens […]
We’re expanding… AGAIN!
It’s that time again. We have been running our five weekly groups for several quarters now, and have hired and trained two new facilitators to run additional groups. We now have the capacity to expand again, and we’d love to serve even more youth in the greater Seattle area. Our groups use games like Dungeons […]