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About Challenge Tiles

Dr. C’s Games is an offshoot of the work of clinical psychologist Steven Clarfield, PhD, who has been working with children, families, and adults since the 1970s. Our reasons for becoming interested in games as a therapeutic tool for children go back decades and ultimately stem from attitude—specifically the bad attitude of a kid (of any age) who finds it impossible that they could fairly lose in any game they were playing. Standard games with standard zero-sum “for me to win, you must lose” formats didn’t address the problem.

Dr. C needed a new solution that would allow for less experienced players to learn from more experienced players and for a partnership to be formed based on accountability and fair play that turns the thrill of winning into the satisfaction of discovery. Dr. C’s Challenge Tiles was born out of that need, and helped dozens of children and adults learn to appreciate strategy, teamwork, and skill mastery long before we made it available for purchase.

Intro to Dr. C’s Challenge Tiles