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Camilla Zamboni
@czamboni.bsky.social
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TTRPGs | tabletop games | languages | teaching | travel | nature. Faculty in Italian and Ed Studies at Wesleyan University. Educator | player | GM | designer | editor | translator. https://czamboni.carrd.co/ #EduSky
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · Jan 16
Hi all! Quick intro:

Born in fair Verona. Based in central Connecticut.

Work: Faculty at Wesleyan University, working on FL pedagogy, Italian studies, Tabletop & Educational Game Design, Education Studies.

TTRPG-related: translator, editor, designer, player, GM.

Read more: czamboni.itch.io
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 4h
Swords without Master, standalone.

Finally. 🎲⚔️🖤

One of my favorite TTRPGs.
Thanks @epidiah.bsky.social

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
Coming soon: Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 4h
One of my favorite TTRPGs!
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11h
Agreed, 100%. It's incredible how they just don't seem to care about consequences, but just profit...
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 17h
Well done MIT!
👏🏻

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact
MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding for far-reaching changes.
www.insidehighered.com
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 19h
The event will consist of an hour-long talk + Q&A, followed by the opportunity to try the game as facilitated by the author.

If you are interested in migratory processes, policy, civic education, and how to foster empathy, please come by!
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 19h
The author of the game, Cody Pietro, will be with us and will discuss the design of this incredibly relevant game, based on numerous interviews with recent immigrants and naturalized US citizens.

This is the link to the game: www.createducation.com/store
Store — CreatED
www.createducation.com
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 19h
Very excited to share an event happening on November 19, at 4:30 pm in Exley 189 at Wesleyan University to explore a multi-award winning board game, "So You Want to Be an American?", about the US Citizenship process and its woes.

If you're in central CT, come by!

#educationalgames #edusky
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 2d
arstechnica.com/culture/2025...

This is pretty funny - well done, CAH.
Not a game: Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs by ditching rules, explaining jokes
You absolutely, definitely cannot play it.
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 5d
This sounds like a lovely position, and UC Santa Cruz is gorgeous!
Happy to see these kinds of positions out there - take a look!
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Jonaya Kemper @violetriotgames.bsky.social · 5d
Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games

recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 7d
This looks awesome and it's free. I love the concept and I can't wait to try. Thanks @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social

Go check it out!
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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 11d
NEW (FREE) GAME FORTHCOMING:

SPINE is a dark solo ttrpg about losing yourself in a book.

In SPINE, you are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative…
You are a researcher who has inherited a strange book from an estranged relative… Image: Print copy of SPINE
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 7d
This beauty just arrived - quite an appropriate game for the spooky season!

Congrats @mossdaggar.bsky.social @brewisttabletop.bsky.social @plusoneexp.bsky.social @boguscheesecake.bsky.social for this lovely edition of "Hellwhalers" and "Book of Leviathan."

brewisttabletop.games/projects/hel...
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 8d
Thank you Wesleyan latin and ballroom association for hosting a salsa / bachata / merengue social on campus. I really needed that after an insane week of work.

❤️🎶
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 8d
Very cool to see that the games from Roll for Learning are being presented, discussed, and circulated!

👏🏻👏🏻
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Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 8d
Excited to be part of this! Catch me at 2:20 p.m. EST on a panel talking about Game Club & Monster Friends. The latter is part of Roll For Learning, an anthology edited by @mattfarber.bsky.social, @czamboni.bsky.social, & published under @creativecommons.bsky.social through Play Story Press.
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IndieCade @indiecade.bsky.social · 19d
Join us for the 2025 Game Educators Symposium on October 3rd and 4th!

Hosted online via zoom!

This annual event brings together game educators, to share their approaches, collaborate on new ways of teaching, and continue to build our community.
www.indiecade.com/game-educato...

#gamedev #indiedev
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 8d
Awesome! Ahhh I saw this notification too late, but if it was recorded, please share the link!!

And congrats! 👏🏻
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 9d
Happy to see that my students got an award at Serious Play for a game they created in my Educational Gaming Lab!

Find more about Serious Play, a great conference about games and learning organized by @pauldarvasi.bsky.social and other great folks - and their awards: seriousplayconf.com/awards-2025/
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
Also, not sure about the fresh tomato comment below, but in Italy Margherita definitively does not feature fresh tomatoes. But it often has some fresh basil leaves.

The end! Not sure what you call Margherita in NJ 😅
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
The main difference between the two is that Margherita has mozzarella, Marinara does not.
Also, there is a lovely reason about how Margherita pizza got its name: from a queen!

More info: Pizza Margherita- share.google/z9jqzwx1XjNH...
Pizza Margherita - Wikipedia
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
As an Italian born and raised in Italy, I will refrain from adding to this conversation, because what we call a Margherita in Italy might be very different from what you do in the US.

But Margherita in Italy is just about the most basic type of pizza you can get, along with Marinara. 1/2
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
Also @helloalexroberts.bsky.social I have seen beautiful hacks of FTQ in the past few years (indeed, it is such a hackable game) and even translated one into Italian (the original game in English is by @magicalgurll.com )

La torre del mago (The Wizard's Tower) share.google/H6rbulVHsdgQ...
La torre del mago (The Wizard's Tower) by Camilla Zamboni
Un magico hack di For the Queen
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
Thank you so so much! I will explore all of these. 🙏🏻

Very excited! 😀
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
This is an official request to all you talented people to make more games that fit in 60-90 minutes! 🙏🏻
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
People appreciate the new art a lot, and I quickly go over differences. This year we will also include a couple of other games, In This World and Aldsworth 1811 by @tenpenjenn.com - so we might not play the old edition. :)
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
Fun fact: we use both the old edition, which I bought a long time ago, and the new, gorgeous edition
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
This!
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momatoes @momatoes.com · 13d
If you enjoyed a game on Itch, leave a comment!

Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game.

Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run.

Like a game? Comment away!
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 13d
Well, I use For The Queen every Fall in my Educational Gaming Lab! Groups of students enjoy your game every year - and I will make sure to share pictures after we play on Wednesday! :)
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