The wildly popular tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons was introduced in the 1970s but just recently saw its biggest year ever in 2021. Amid a surge in popularity, two Seattle research partners say it's time to recognize how the game can boost social-emotional learning (SEL), especially in students who lost some of those skills during the pandemic. Foundry10, a Seattle education research organization teamed up with a local nonprofit, Game to Grow, in an effort to help kids rebuild SEL skills through tabletop gaming. Founder Adam Davis said Game To Grow has seen many tabletop roleplaying games help kids. "It's not a video game, it's actually a collaborative in-person game where people are working together to create a story," Davis said. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-researchers-dungeons-and-dragons-social-emotional-skills/281-6b27222e-a982-470f-9ca6-7a6a5c9416a3