This is very cool - some provocative thoughts and examples in here. I've always been fascinated with books - even more so with the intersection of books and play. Now, as I ponder turning a classroom game (schoolhouse.games/terra-fabula/) into a 'book', I'm wondering how the game changes as I do so.

So excited to crack open my shiny new copy of 'Cardboard Ghosts' by @amabel.bsky.social. I'm keen to see how her ideas on metaphor, immersion and agency might translate to classroom play experiences... particuarly with her commentary on several of @colewehrle.bsky.social's historical games.

Having seen the volume of conversation purely in the pre-launch lobby... half of me wants to play this so badly, and the other half knows that all I need are another 6-8 hours in each day to do so!

My hacked-together copy is much less beautiful than the physical version I already covet, but it's enough to excite me about the experience that is Spine. Diegetic AND ergodic? Sign me up! Straight onto my list of games to steal ideas from, to use in the classroom. schoolhouse.games/games-im-goi...

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I'm intrigued by the potential of GM-less TTRPGs in the classroom, as they remove the need for the teacher to act as GM, enabling students to play in pairs or small groups. I could already see this scaffolding creative writing in an English class.

Love this so much! So many educational games completely ignore the way board games can create meaning... and how this potential can be used to achieve powerful learning outcomes.

Sometimes complex character creation can be a barrier to getting players into a game. I was amazed how enthusiastically our Year 5 students took on roles based on super-simple pre-made character cards, in our Victorian gold rush game Ararat. schoolhouse.games/ararat/

A neat mechanic from a game we playtested this year, bringing 'class' to life for Year 5 students. Events befall them at sea, en route to the Victorian gold fields. Depending on whether they are in an 'upper class' cabin or 'lower class' steerage, the same card can have different consequences.

This is one of the best pieces I've read/heard/scene about games in the classroom. It inspired me to actually put down some of the thoughts I'd been having about the different roles play can have in schools. schoolhouse.games/a-taxonomy-f...

How do you encourage Year 4 students to appreciate the impact of colonial first contact on Indigenous communities? We've been exploring the potential of an immersive, thematic game.
It's free to download, for any teachers keen to try it in their classroom. schoolhouse.games/terra-fabula/

Thank you! I too will read every word, and then wait patiently for SYMA arrive, so that I can steal all of its brilliant ideas schoolhouse.games/games-im-goi...

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Wonderful to hear they are getting into classrooms, and getting a positive response. I've been amazed at the response we've had in Australia with a game exploring the impact of colonial first contact on Indigenous communities here - from students, teachers and parents!

As always, thank you for sharing your process so openly. The Seven-Part Pact journey is making me wonder what a set of discrete yet interlocking themed games might look like in a classroom - I might steal that ;) schoolhouse.games/games-im-goi...

Excited to see the re-release of brilliant TTRPG 'Dog Eat Dog' by @thoughtfulemoji.bsky.social, as part of a new series from the Center for Learning through Games and Simulations (CLGS). Helmed by @timhutchings.bsky.social, I'm keen to see what's next in the series. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...