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Cream card with a peach highlighter band behind the question: Is your group playing to connect or only playing to win? Small text below says Swipe to see the difference. Handle @play_bgt bottom left, small meeple mark bottom right.Just postedIG Contrast carousel: Playing to connect or only to winSame game, same table, two very different nights.Read the article
Navy card. Small gold label: House Rule. Large text: Pause before you pile on, on a coral highlight band. Below: One turn. One voice. Then we listen. A row of flat meeples stands next to a simple hourglass. Handle @play_bgt bottom left, Board Game Therapy™ mark bottom right.On InstagramMeme IG: Pause before you pile onOne turn. One voice. Then we listen.Read the article Hand-drawn pastel scene of a family at a game table. Two players lean together over one small blank easel, sharing a marker, while others hold their own easels. Popcorn, a mug, meeples and small cubes on the table.On InstagramJust One clue pairsSome players freeze when it's their turn to give a clue. Just One already helps, since everyone writes at the same time and nobody performs alone.Read the article Whiteboard on a game table reading Game night reality: We agreed to a short game. That was 47 minutes ago. Four tired wooden meeples sit in front of it beside an hourglass.On InstagramMeme IG: We agreed to a short gameEvery table has its own definition of "short." Ours apparently means "until someone finally checks the clock."Read the article Text slide: A stack of good games is not a series.On InstagramSix-week skills seriesSix fun Tuesday nights are not the same thing as a series.Read the article
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All-Guides Pass cover with a fan of game guide cardsSave $105 Featured · Lifetime pass All-Guides Pass All 22 TABLE Method™ single-game guides, plus every new $7 guide as it goes live. No repurchase. $49$154one time Early Adopter price: $49 for the first 20 Board Game Therapy™ adopters. Then the price goes up $10. Get the pass

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Each guide: an opening script, planned pauses, a five-rung debrief, rule variations, a desk card and a reflection sheet. Games not included.

The Deck: Session Collection cover with a fan of playing cards $19.99 PDFThe DeckTen ready-to-run TABLE Method™ sessions with one standard deck of cards. No board, no box.See The Deck Browse the whole shop

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NewFind Your Table TypeHow you approach games, decisions and the people around your table. 12 questions, 8 Table Types.Find my Table Type The originalWhich Board Game Player Are You?9 quick questions, 6 player types, and games to try next.Take the Player Quiz

Both are free and recreational: for fun, self-reflection and conversation. Not a test or an assessment. Results never need an email. Compare the quizzes

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Game guide covers for Azul, Pandemic, Spirit Island and CodenamesBrowse every game guideSort the library by goal and game type, then open a free preview or grab the $7 guide.Open the Game Library
TABLE Method™ Quick-Start Guide coverFree start hereThe free TABLE Method™ Quick-Start GuideA practical quick-start for looking beyond who won and understanding what happened around the table.Get the free guide

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ArticlesFacilitation, debriefs and choosing a game for the goal. About Board Game Therapy™The framework, the TABLE Method™ and the three scopes. Coaching with Sean M. SmithLeadership and life coaching. Developmental, not psychotherapy. ContactTell us what you are hoping to create, and we will help see if BGT™ is a fit.