D&D game or similar for a 12 year old
Hi,
We have just arrived in Berkeley and I am seeking a Dungeons and Dragons or similar role-playing game group for my 12-year-old to join. Any leads? Thanks!
Aug 14, 2024
Hi,
We have just arrived in Berkeley and I am seeking a Dungeons and Dragons or similar role-playing game group for my 12-year-old to join. Any leads? Thanks!
Parent Replies
My 14 year old attended two week-long summer camp sessions with an organization called Story Tables and loved it. I believe that they will be holding after-school sessions at Games of Berkeley on Mondays and Thursdays. https://www.storytables.com
Check out It’s Your Move in Oakland. They have camps and some afternoon/weekend sessions.
El Cerrito and Kensington public libraries both have D & D clubs, maybe some Berkeley public libraries too. Games of Berkeley may have some special events too.
Welcome to Berkeley!
The West branch of the Berkeley Public Library hosts a fun D&D monthly event for tweens/teens, the last Tuesday of the month. My 12yo went once and had a great time, and it was all middle schoolers that time around. All experience levels welcome, although it seemed like all the kids had some familiarity. Great place to meet like-minded kids.
If your child will be attending any of the BUSD public middle schools, there are often lunch clubs, or your child could start one! Willard had one last year for 6th graders and may have one for upper grades this year.
There are also a lot of youth sessions and camps at It’s Your Move game store in north Oakland.
It's Your Move Games on Telegraph has several different groups including groups for D & D!! Wonderful community people - my son has been going there since middle school. We have dropped him off and gone for a bite or a drink at different places nearby too. Good fun for the kids and a potential evening out for the adults!
We have doen several rounds at It's Your Move Games in Oakland. We're signed up for the Fall. Teddy does the organizing https://bayarearpg.com/upcoming-roleplaying-camps/
My friends go to https://www.d20alameda.com/ D20 in Alameda but 12 might be too young.
My 10yo LOVES It's Your Move Games on Telegraph ave in N. Oakland. They have DnD camps all summer and have drop in games on Friday afternoons, I think. They truly love having the tweens in their store and welcome them to hang out and sort Magic cards and play chess and whatnot. It is a gamer paradise :)
Thanks everyone for your really helpful responses!