What actually happens when you sit a six-year-old down to play Dungeons & Dragons? In this episode, we pull apart D&D’s wargame DNA, talk about kids’ totally different sense of “fairness” and failure, and ask who the game is really for: the child… or the adult desperate to share their favourite hobby.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. The Design of Everyday Things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things

2. IIEE https://rpgmuseum.fandom.com/wiki/IIEE

3. Animal Adventures https://steamforged.com/collections/animal-adventures

4. Qwirkle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwirkle

5. Sidney's talk about probability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0l2zfEUU1E

6. No Thank You Evil https://www.nothankyouevil.com/

7.The Power of Moments https://www.amazon.com.au/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/1501147765

SAQ is a fortnightly D&D and TTRPG podcast. Hosted by Matt (bald) and Sidney (they/them), based in Melbourne, Australia.