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A Quest of Epic Proportions is a cooperative game about negotiating and making group decisions. Set in a fantasy world, players take on the role of a team of adventurers. Each chapter of the game presents a “choose your own adventure” story in which teams encounter scenarios where they must reach consensus about what to do and how to use their shared pool of supplies.

As the challenges mount and supplies grow scarce, teams must practice their active listening and negotiating skills. Successful teams will include all members’ voices, discuss alternatives, and weigh their options as they decide the best course of action.

A Quest of Epic Proportions can be used to prompt social-emotional learning (SEL) conversations around such topics as: active listening, empathy and perspective-taking, inclusiveness and soliciting others’ ideas, sharing the spotlight, being assertive, disagreeing agreeably, and tolerating ambiguity and frustration.