New Event! | A good death?

8th May 2025

Can tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) change the way we approach conversations about dying?

Join us to playtest a new TTRPG that aims to do just this.

Endgame invites players on an intergalactic quest that explores themes of loss, legacy, and letting go. Based on prototypes developed in collaboration with death experts, Endgame is designed to be modded, hacked, and transformed by each new set of players. In this spirit, you will be encouraged to design a card for a custom deck that will be circulated to participants after the session.

No previous TTRPG experience required. Everyone is welcome, you could just be interested or keen to try something new, or maybe you work or volunteer in the fields of gaming and/or end of life care, bereavement support or other related roles.

Tea, coffee, and snacks provided.

Date: Thursday 8th May 10am-1pm

Location: English Faculty, University of Cambridge, 9 West Road, CB3 9DP

Email: good-death@english.cam.ac.uk to register or to ask questions

You can also DM us on X @what_death

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