Why D&D helps you make friends

Role playing games are an excellent environment to develop friendships. By examining the traditional sociological and newer primatological research we can understand how friendships develop. We can also understand why RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are so good at helping people make friends. Become a Tabletop Theory supporter for $5 a month! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tabletoptheory Follow Tabletop Theory on twitter, Instagram and TikTok @TabletopTheory1 Research articles below as well: Making friends after 30: New York Times https: //www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/fashion/the-challenge-of-making-friends-as-an-adult.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3& The Three Basics of Friendship: Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-waves/201703/the-three-basics-friendship With a Little Help From Our Friends: Scientific American Mind https://lydiadenworth.com/articles/little-help-friends/ The evolutionary origins of friendship: Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney https://web-facstaff.sas.upenn.edu/~seyfarth/Publications/annurev-psych-%20Friendship.pdf