Join tabletop roleplaying games with your favorite experienced AiC counselors in your own home! These are original and highly social RPG adventures adapted for online platforms. They are played by listening, storytelling and interacting with each other in groups of no more than six adventurers. Click for more info...

You can be a highly experienced RPG gamer or have little to no experience at all to enjoy our games. Science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror are all presented with the whimsy, grit and improvisational openness you can expect from Adventures in Cardboard.

Through April and May you can choose games based on your favorite genre and story descriptions, on your favorite AiC counselors or by your age and preferred dates.

Players will meet with their group for 5 - 10 sessions in real time to play an entire story as characters in another world. The Game Master will serve as the player's eyes, ears and senses describing to you and your band of adventuring friends everything that is happening around you. You will make decisions and change the story based on your actions, your success, your mistakes, your failures.

Thrilling adventure, terrible risks and astounding rewards await you! If you survive and level up you can look for sequel games for your character and advance even further.

Needed to play: only a pencil, paper and your imagination! If you have a set of dice you can use them, if not your GM can roll for you. Roll20 has digital dice that look like the real thing if your GM is using that platform.

Words from our fans:

The AIC crew are incredible, some of my son's favorite people on earth. These campaigns are great for building creativity, problem solving, story telling, and camaraderie. The game masters were great at teasing out creativity and building confidence. And very patient 🙂

-Zeb

"I had so much fun. We had an innovative adventure and a great DM in Rachel. I really appreciate the effort they put into the campaign and can't wait to do it again in the future."

- Amory, player, age 11

"My son is a huge fan of Adventures in Cardboard and was absolutely thrilled when they launched their Dungeons & Dragons series. It exceeded his high expectations; every week he left class elated about the fun and positive forum to connect with other kids around the Twin Cities who share his passion for D&D and role playing games. He is counting the days until the next class begins!" - Nicole, parent

"Thank you for doing this awesome program for our kids. It's a giant bright spot for them!!"

-Jenny, parent

"We'd been searching for something like this and our son had a great experience! He had been interested in Dungeons and Dragons, but it's tough for a 12 year old to figure out the game from books alone (and it's been 35+ years since mom played...) and find a group of similarly aged kids. It was wonderful to have an older counselor/DM to lead a small group of similarly aged kids through the game. It was also great to have such small groups that he really got to know the other kids. Now he's spending time researching in books to be a more informed adventurer!

And... he's excited to be signed up for another game in April. "

-Janice, parent

"Our 12-year-old loved being able to connect with real friends playing a cool game while we were stuck at home. I am so happy that this is an option for him while we all stay home. I especially like that there are adults moderating so that it's not too silly. It's a great way for semi-structured socialization!" -Amy, parent

"THANK YOU SO MUCH for this! There were some technology issues at the beginning, but once things got rolling (pun intended), the platform worked well and the dudes were loving it. Gus was beaming at the opportunity to engage with his buddies and embark on this quest. The DMs were engaging and willing to entertain all tangents and absurdity.

Gus took his headphones off early on and had it on speaker, so I could hear most of what was going on from my desk 🙂 Loved hearing them all connecting and being themselves - and getting some practice in the important skills of listening and taking turns.

Gus is currently adding a green gem to his sword, Screamsong, to boost his acid power.

Looking forward to the next couple sessions!"

-Zeb, parent

Rachel is wonderful at keeping the game moving along throughout stalls, technical hiccups, distracted kids etc. She is a pro, and the kids loved the experience!

Anonymous

I loved paying so much that I started thinking about it hours before it started. P.S it was my first time playing, I will remember every part of it!

-anonymous player

Thank you for doing this! It’s my kiddos first D and D experience and her favorite part of the week.

-anonymous parent

Looking for a small group of friends to play together in a "one and done" campaign? Consider booking a birthday party or special event with us! We are offering a "from afar" party that allows a group of friends looking for a taste of DnD to dip their toes in the water with a short campaign. Click here to find out more...

Check here for games, click pics for details!

New game registration opens 6:30pm today, Wednesday. More games coming on Sunday!

School grade ranges have been added to help you find a peer group you're comfortable with, but these are merely suggestions. If you really love a game description, don't worry too much if you're a year or two off! Play the game YOU want to play! (Actual age restrictions are 8-15.)

The Corrupting Blight of Laricina

NEW GAME!
Game Master: Liz Hickman Pine
Suggested Ages: 6th, 7th, 8th
Limit: 6 players
10 Sessions, 3-5:30pm (2-4:30pm June 10)
Mondays – Fridays, June 1 – June 12
127.95 (includes registration fee)
D&D5E with some house rules
Hosted on Roll20

Reclamation

Game Full
Game Master: Alex “Skrap Goblen” Vraa
Suggested Grades: 7th, 8th, 9th
Limit: 6 players
10 Sessions, 2-4pm
May 25 – June 5, Mondays – Fridays
$112.95 (includes registration fee)
Based in 5e. I really like ‘homebrew’, so feel free to get wacky with it.
Hosted on Discord and Roll20

MORE TO COME!

Please check back next Sunday!

Bloody Nights

NEW GAME!
Game Master: Max Ansari
Suggested Grades: 7th, 8th, 9th
8 Sessions, June 1 -June 11
Mon-Thur, 3:30-5:30pm
$93.95 (registration fee included)
Vampire The Masquerade
Hosted on Discord (no visual)

Dungeons and Dishes

NEW GAME!
Game Master: Kieran “Cap’n Bob” Sheldon
Suggested Grades: 5th, 6th, 7th
Limit: 6 players
10 Sessions, 3:30-5:30pm
June 8 – June 19, Mondays-Fridays
$112.95 (registration fee included)
D&D 5E
Hosted on Zoom & Roll20

Ironsworn

NEW GAME!
Game Master: Chad Hines
Suggested Ages: 5th, 6th, 7th
Limit: 4 PLAYERS ONLY!
6 Sessions, 3-5pm
Tue, Thu, Sat, May 26 – June 6
$111.95 (includes registration fee)
Ironsworn System
Hosted on Zoom and Roll20

The Lost Mage of Arvyre island

NEW GAME!
Game Master: Justin Spooner
Suggested Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th
13 Sessions, June 8 -June 26
Mons-Thurs, 10am-12pm + 1 Fri 10am-1pm (June 26)
$127.95 (registration fee included)
5th Edition D&D
Hosted on Zoom enhanced with BATTLEMAPS, BACKGROUND MUSIC, & WORLD BUILDING SOUND EFFECTS!

Past Games

Thanks to all the players who survived or perished in these adventures, we'll put up an epilogue blog for your comments soon!

Words from our fans:

The Corrupting Blight of Laricina

Reclamation

MORE TO COME!

Bloody Nights

Dungeons and Dishes

Ironsworn

The Lost Mage of Arvyre island

Past Games

Swords and Sparkles

The Green Haven Anomaly

The Sorrow Under The Mountain

The Rookie Run

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