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Board Gaming with Children with Special Educational Needs

Keltis – A Timeless Classic?

A PlayWise review of Keltis: can a simple, classic card game still captivate modern kids? Reflections on depth, losing, and family game culture.

VoxPop – The Dice Game

A behind-the-scenes look at designing VoxPop, a dice game shaped by community feedback, debate culture, prototyping, and collaborative play.

How the Year Starts for a Game Designer

An honest reflection on starting a new year as a freelance game designer — projects, uncertainty, passion, and learning to trust the process.

When Should We Start Playing Board Games?

When is the right age to start playing board games with your child? Learn how early gaming builds critical thinking, social skills, and a lifelong love of play.

New Momentum

A personal reflection on game design, creative fatigue, and how a simple card game idea helped kick off the new year with fresh momentum.

Christmas Print-and-Play Picks: Games You Can Make at Home

Discover the best Christmas print-and-play board games you can make at home. Free festive games to print, cut out, and enjoy with family over the holidays.

Designing and Teaching How to Design

From teaching museum professionals to design educational games, to developing a music-playing children's game — a peek inside a busy game designer's world.

Training season

Behind the scenes of planning and delivering board game education workshops. Tips for training educators and professionals.

Spooky Fun at Home: A Free Halloween Print & Play Game

Free Halloween print-and-play game! Download, print, and enjoy spooky fun at home. Perfect for kids and families. Quick setup, engaging gameplay.

Seeking Challenges

We defined several developmental areas related to board gaming—one of them was: Seeking Challenges. Explore how games build resilience.

Game designer’s status update

A board game designer juggles a first-time publisher submission, a commissioned print-and-play CV game for teens, and a dice game about debating skills.