Tom's Warhammer story begins aged six or seven, retreating to the attic with his dad to play historical tabletop war games. "Getting back into Warhammer 40k gave me the outlet I needed to process, opened up new friendships, and has provided so many opportunities since then. It's probably not an exaggeration to say Warhammer might have saved my life."
Read MoreGame to Grow, a non-profit organization dedicated to the use of games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth, released Critical Core this Fall, a first-of-its-kind, tabletop RPG designed specifically for children and young adults on the autism spectrum, as well as those with ADHD and other learning and processing differences.
Read MoreHave you ever noticed how many of the most popular activities are tabletop games? What is it about them that makes them so popular? What entices people to play them? And what games are we even talking about? There are four main types of tabletop games: RPGs, Tabletop games, board games, and CCG. What is the Difference? RPGs A true RPG usually involves the player creating a character with complete control over their lives.
Read MoreMy hope is that, by the end of this post, you'll understand what analysis paralysis is and be able to make sure that it doesn't cause issues between the people that you play games with. Analysis paralysis is not unique to tabletop gaming. Many strategic board games from the last few decades involve tough decisions, someof which might have an instant impact on the game, others of which will continue to influence your performance for turns to come.
Read MoreIn a country that loves games such as chess and Scrabble - even fielding a world champion Scrabble team - Ogbuagu noticed a lack of Nigerian-made games. With nothing to do, "Eventually, we started playing tabletop games." At the time, he was not sure how to create games, so he used cardboard, stones, and dice from an old Ludo game to make a dice rolling and card drafting game for him and his friends.
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