It wasn't the first time I played Dungeon Adventure with my three year old, but Sunday's adventure was definitely the most successful. I think three year olds can have fun with Dungeon Adventure, especially if there's an older sibling or …
January 22, 2013 | Posted in games | Tagged dungeon adventure, hitpoints
Some parents have asked for more ideas on how to come up with good stories for their Dungeon Adventure sessions. It doesn't need to be a shakespearean tragedy. A simple story works the best and is based on a few …
September 23, 2012 | Posted in games | Tagged dungeon adventure, kids, plots, rpg
We choose the games we play with very young children by tradition. They were the games we played as kids and pass them along to the next generation. Some of these games are good, but some need to be retired. …
April 24, 2012 | Posted in games | Tagged candyland, chutes and ladders, games, kids
A good board game challenges you to make decisions. A 4 year old may not have the mental strength to know which option to choose, or even be aware that one option may be better than another, but allowing them …
April 21, 2012 | Posted in games | Tagged decisions, games, themes
It's hard to believe it's been a year since I first uploaded Dungeon Adventure to the server and setup this website. The feedback from parents has been amazing. The project exceeded every expectation I had for it and I'm happy …
March 19, 2012 | Posted in games, site announcements | Tagged angry corn, anniversary
I hadn't checked my analytics in a while, so I just came across this awesome recap of a Dungeon Adventure session at clockwork.net. They added great variations like traps, portals, and special attack weapons. I like to throw my daughter …
January 29, 2012 | Posted in games | Tagged dungeon adventure, story
I love reading impromptu Dungeon Adventure plots. Kraddo (a huge Bumblebee Transformer toy), the giant robot stole a gem and was keeping it in a treasure chest inside the dungeon. Izzo and Bash (a Lego X-Wing pilot and TIE Fighter …
October 1, 2011 | Posted in games | Tagged dungeon adventures, stories
Our friends overt at Geekadelphia gave Dungeon Adventure a nice writeup. Created by Ben Garvey and his 4 year old daughter, Sasha, it is a download, print and play rpg that has everything you need to share the fun of …
September 29, 2011 | Posted in games | Tagged geekadelphia, reviews
A while back, John suggested keeping track of HP with some sort of marker (marbles, coins, legos, etc.) instead of a sheet of paper. Sasha and I tried it this week by building a block of 20 legos for each …
September 13, 2011 | Posted in games | Tagged hitpoints, variants
For a while my daughter has said she wanted to "be the monsters." So one day I saw she had built a dungeon on her own, which kind of looked like a T stuffed with tons of monsters. Unfortunately, the …
September 7, 2011 | Posted in games
Dungeon Adventure is a download and print role playing game for kids and parents to play together.
Ben Garvey is a dad of two and lives in New Jersey. He created the Kids Dungeon Adventure along with his 4 year old daughter, Sasha.
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Need blocks to go along with your Dungeon Adventuring? We use these great blocks from Melissa and Doug:
