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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.

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds like a lovely position, and UC Santa Cruz is gorgeous!
Happy to see these kinds of positions out there - take a look!

Jonaya Kemper @violetriotgames.bsky.social · 1d

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

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 4d

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!

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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.

❤️🎶

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 4d

Very cool to see that the games from Roll for Learning are being presented, discussed, and circulated!

👏🏻👏🏻

Thomas Knowlton @thomasknowlton.bsky.social · 5d

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.

IndieCade @indiecade.bsky.social · 15d

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

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 4d

Awesome! Ahhh I saw this notification too late, but if it was recorded, please share the link!!

And congrats! 👏🏻

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 9d

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 😅

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 9d

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 · 9d

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 · 9d

Thank you so so much! I will explore all of these. 🙏🏻

Very excited! 😀

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 10d

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 · 10d

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 · 10d

This!

momatoes @momatoes.com · 10d

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!

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 10d

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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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

Saturday morning with a student in which we played "In This World" by @lamemage.com and discussed a bunch of other RPGs.

If only every meeting could be like this. ❤️✍🏻

Link to the game (an excellent choice to play in class - easy to explain and modular/quick to play): www.lamemage.com/inthisworld/

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

Final thoughts: absolutely recommended game, it plays up to 7 (with special rules for groups of 2-3) and it's really easy to explain and set up.

If you try it, let me know what you think!

Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

If you like Codenames or Rosetta but have always wanted something more, this is also the game for you!

Finally, this is a very hackable game for languages with logographic writing systems, like Chinese, Japanese, and so on.

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

The game is turn-based, but each turn offers new public information that each player will need, so it keeps everybody focused pretty well.

If you like deduction, word-association, puzzle-solving, and deciphering languages, this is the game for you!

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

I also enjoyed the emphasis on word association and deduction: aliens are looking to find items by communicating in their language, while earthlings try to understand said language as much as possible.

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

First, I loved that players are divided into two teams, earthlings and aliens, but the game is competitive within the team and collaborative across teams.

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

I recently tried "First Contact" by Cosmo Drone Games. It's a fantastic language-based boardgame!

It has elements of Codenames and Rosetta, used in a clever and compelling way.

Link here, and keep reading below for some thoughts on the game.

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 11d

A new folk fantasy read and some lovely hikes as September turns into October.

Books, games, and nature to preserve some joy and peace in dark times.

We started volunteering with some local organizations and boy, it is dark out there. So find your beacons of light.

🍁🍂