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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dougmander" data-source="post: 1143005" data-attributes="member: 14375">I'm a middle school teacher too, and I run D&D games for my students. In my experience, it's actually easier to carry over an RPG from week to week than a board game.But, if you're looking for board games that can fit in a 90-minute block, how about Settlers of Catan and its various permutations? Other suggestions:--Kill Doctor Lucky, Escape from Elba, Give Me the Brain, and those other cute lil' Cheapass games. They definitely appeal to an adolescent sense of humor. I teach a unit on game design every year, and I use them as examples of low-cost, high-fun games.--Cartagena (I forget who publishes this one)--Once Upon a Time (Atlas Games). Dungeoneer also looks pretty cool, although I haven't played it yet.You don't mention CCGs in your post, but I'd imagine there would be a significant overlap of kids who play M:tG with kids who would be in your gaming club. Is that a possibility?Our club has been running for about a year, and it's so popular that I had to start a "junior varsity" section on a different day. We have about a dozen players in a school of 350 kids. My administration has been really supportive, because they recognize that RPGs provide a safe space for students who don't necessarily participate in other social activities at school. Some of my players have told me that the club has given them a reason to look forward to school every day!Some ground rules for DMing for children:--Don't allow PCs of evil alignment, unless you want parents to hear about how their child spent their afternoon slaughtering some helpless villagers for kicks.--Don't mention drugs or alcohol in your game world. When PCs enter a tavern in my campaign, they are served a frosty mug of rootbeer or a goblet of lemonade.--Emphasize themes of cooperation, problem solving, and moral choices, rather than wanton destruction, and make sure that bad choices have bad consequences!--Give out XP to students for keeping a chronicle of the campaign, drawing character portraits, and cleaning up after the game.Any other teacher DM's out there?</blockquote>

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