Educational Resources
The following published resources have been essential to my development as a proponent of game therapy. This is not an exhaustive list of everything that exists in this field – this is the list of … Read more
Michael Thorburn
Numbers League
A Superhero themed math based standalone card game for ages 8 and up. Villains lurk in the streets of Infinity City and the only hope is the Numbers League. Assemble your team of Superheroes, use … Read more
Tabletop Simulator
Create your own original games, import custom assets, automate games with scripting, set up complete RPG dungeons, manipulate the physics, create hinges & joints, and of course flip the table when you are losing the … Read more
Accessible List of Michael’s Games
The following is a handy accessible list of the games that Lucas Li has access to. TABLE TOP GAMESGaslands – linkMarvel Universe Miniatures – linkStar Wars: X-Wing the Miniature Game – linkStar Wars: The Card … Read more
Profile on Michael Thorburn
The Game Therapy Network is just the beginning of Michael’s endeavour to develop a community of peer support workers across Melbourne involved with gaming sessions and game making workshops. Michael is a Leisure Counsellor who … Read more
Dungeons and Dragons (RPG)
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. The game has been published by Wizards … Read more
Champions (RPG)
Champions is a role-playing game published by Hero Games designed to simulate and function in a four-color superhero comic book world. Champions, first published in 1981,[1] was inspired by Superhero: 2044 and The Fantasy Trip as one of the first published … Read more
Mutants & Masterminds
Game Title:Mutants & Masterminds. Type of Game:Super Hero Role Playing Game Awards & Honors: Synopsis of Game World: Mutants & Masterminds (abbreviated “M&M” or “MnM”) is a superhero role-playing game based on a variant of … Read more
Super Squadron (RPG)
Description Super Squadron is a superhero role-playing game system.[1] The “Rule Book” (60 pages) covers character creation and descriptions of over 75 powers, magic spells, artifacts, encounters, world background, and romantic involvements.[1] The “Adventure Book” … Read more
Zombicide Season 3: Rue Morgue
Zombicide Season 3: Rue Morgue is a cooperative game set in an action-movie universe for 1 to 12 players, ages 13 and up. Players control teams of survivors as they fight off a zombie horde controlled … Read more
Zombicide Season 1: Base Game
Zombicide is a collaborative game in which players take the role of a survivor – each with unique abilities – and harness both their skills and the power of teamwork against the hordes of unthinking undead! … Read more
Talking Bull
3-6 players Unique scoring, both from asking the question to the answers A lot of bluffing involved Great fun for all
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a tile-placement game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. This is one of Game Therapist Michael Thorburn’s favourite games, and one that … Read more
Game of Thrones: Westeros Intrigue
Game description from the publisher: Game of Thrones: Westeros Intrigue is a fast-paced game of cards and intrigue at court, created by renowned game designer Reiner Knizia. Every game is played over a series of rounds, … Read more
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Foot Street Fight Game
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ weapons have gone missing and it’s up to you to help find them. Roll the die, travel through the path of manhole covers and reveal what’s underneath them. Will it … Read more
Pictionary
Playing Pictionary may remind you of Charades, but with drawing on paper instead of acting out the answers. In Pictionary, though, both teams’ (or even all three teams’) clue givers may be drawing at the … Read more
Zombicide Season 2: Toxic City Mall
Type of Game: Advanced Board Game. This expansion brings four new survivors and ten mysterious Zombivor heroes, not to mention ten new missions, four of which can be played with the other game from this same … Read more
Skylanders: Pop n Race
A 2 to 4 player racing game Ages 5 and up. Race to be the first player to get all four of your movers to the finish. Comes with a colorful plastic game board with a … Read more
Wasteland Express Delivery Service
Wasteland Express Delivery Service is the depraved brainchild of a superstar team of acclaimed game designers: Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter), Matt Riddle (Fleet, Morocco), and Ben Pinchback (Fleet, Morocco), brought to technicolor life by … Read more
Boss Monster
Inspired by a love of classic video games, Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game pits 2-4 players in a competition to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon. Players compete to lure and destroy hapless adventurers, … Read more
Star Wars: Imperial Assault
Star Wars: Imperial Assault is a strategy board game of tactical combat and missions for two to five players, offering two distinct games of battle and adventure in the Star Wars universe! Imperial Assault puts … Read more
Star Wars Monopoly
Conquer the Star Wars galaxy in this intergalactic, hyperdrive version of the fast-trading property game, Monopoly! You can play on the Rebel or the Empire side, and your mission is to conquer planets and build … Read more
King of Tokyo
In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo. At the … Read more
Fallout: Monopoly
Welcome to the world of fallout, as the Overseer has hand picked you to venture beyond the safe confines of your Vault to explore a world destroyed by nuclear war. Do you have what it … Read more
Zombicide Season 3: Angry Neighbours
Zombicide Angry Neighbors challenges you to face off on a whole new breed of zombies! These Seeker zombies have you and your friends in their sights and will chase you to your bitter end! Every … Read more
Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit is the original trivia game that started it all. Each player has a circular playing piece with six pie-shaped holes. The goal of the game is to collect a pie in each color. The … Read more
Test Match
Players play out a live-action cricket game with miniatures on a felt board. The cricket ball is a small ball bearing, which one player bowls from a bowler (who has a long “chute” the ball … Read more
Welcome to the Dungeon
Welcome to the Dungeon — first released as Dungeon of Mandom — is a push-your-luck dungeon delve in which 2-4 players take turns essentially daring each other to go into a dungeon with less equipment than they start … Read more
Sentinels of the Multiverse
A mad scientist holds the world hostage with his terrifying inventions. An alien warlord from a far away galaxy brings his limitless army of bizarre minions to conquer the planet. A giant rampaging robot cuts … Read more
Kevin Bloody Wilson’s Pub Krawl
Type of Game: Board game The Kevin Bloody Wilson Pub Krawl is an hilarious, fast-paced and just slightly naughty board game for 2 to 6 players- male, female or mixed! But then, what else would … Read more
Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak
Type of Game: Advanced Board Game. Zombicide Season 2: Prison Outbreak takes the players to an indoor environment with vicious close-ranged fights, Prison Outbreak contains all the needed material for a new player to enter the Zombicide … Read more
Star Wars X-Wing Miniature Game
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game is a tactical ship-to-ship combat game in which players take control of powerful Rebel X-wings and nimble Imperial TIE fighters, facing them against each other in fast-paced space combat. Featuring … Read more
Rat in a Stack
Fun pop-up action game! Players take turns to insert pitchforks in to the stack, to try and flush the Rat out of the Stack!
Ghost Fighting Treasure Hunters
In a dark and dreary house, every sound sends a cold chill through your bones. A door opens – is someone there? You hear whispers, but no one answers when you call. Your eyes and … Read more
Marvel Universe Miniatures
This game is a small scale skirmish level game where Superheroes and Villains face off against each other in a 3D tabletop set up. It could be a city, the Wakandan desert, the Savage Lands, … Read more
Fallout: The Board Game
Fallout is a post-nuclear adventure board game for one to four players. Based on the hit video game series by Bethesda Softworks, each Falloutscenario is inspired by a familiar story from the franchise. Survivors begin the game … Read more
Ticket to Ride
With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes, while providing players with intense strategic and tactical decisions every turn. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they … Read more
Star Wars: The Card Game LCG
Star Wars: The Card Game is a two-player card game that puts one player in command of the Rebels (light side, with the factions Jedi, Rebel Alliance, and Smugglers And Spies), and one player in … Read more
Star Wars: Empire VS Rebellion
Claim victory in the Galactic Civil War in Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion, a fast-paced card game for two players. In every game, you and your opponent match wits and resources over key events. If you … Read more
Forbidden Desert
Gear up for a thrilling adventure to recover a legendary flying machine buried deep in the ruins of an ancient desert city. You’ll need to coordinate with your teammates and use every available resource if … Read more
D20 Modern (RPG)
d20 Modern is a modern fantasy role-playing game designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. It was published by Wizards of the Coast and released in November 1, 2002. The game … Read more