Adam Johns and I were invited to KUOW last month to be interviewed on the Sound Q’s podcast to answer the question, “Why is Seattle so Geeky?” The episode explores the prevalence of Dungeons and Dragons in the Seattle area, and we had the opportunity to discuss how we use the game in our therapeutic […]
We had a fantastic PAX West! We had a table again, thanks to Table Titans, and we were happy with the positive response to our Pinny Pin and Life Cog. Our panel, Roll for Healing: Therapuetic Game Master Round Table, was filmed! The panel features Game to Grow’s executive director Adam Johns, Tacoma-based Game to […]
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 […]
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 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! […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last weekend at Emerald City Comicon we presented two panels. In the panel on Friday, titled Future Possible, we spoke about how RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons have the power to make the world a better place. Ethan Schoonover joined Adam Davis and Adam Johns on the panel. Our second panel, Dungeons, Dragons, and Social […]