Play is a Human Need

Louisville, KY Based Active Group Games, Adventures, & Events
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Adventure Games & Experiences

Active Games

Miss playing games like Capture The Flag? Murder in the Dark? Ninja? Assassins? HvZ?


I do too.


Through the #HeyLouisville MeetUp group, No Dice is creating a safe, accessible, & inclusive space for post-education adults to play active, large group games. Whether it's for the first time in a long time or simply for the first time, you're welcome to join the No Dice community.


I have two decades of experience running large group games as a former: youth volunteer, childcare supervisor, camp counselor, youth pastor, college activities club co-leader, and child of a large family who loves games.

Camp Experience

I run a weeklong camp called The Story Building Game with the JCC every summer.


Now, it seems likely that you're not a 3rd-5th grader with daytime availability this summer. If you are though—go tell your guardians to enroll now!


Most post-education adults will never get the chance to go to a summer camp, but you could attend a mini event, a weeklong "night camp", and other more intensive game experiences.


Private events like gameshow themed birthday parties, TTRPG campaign bachelor parties, massive games of infection based tag across large campuses, and the like are all on the table at No Dice.

Professional GM

Looking for an in person one-shot run by an experienced Game Master?


D&D 5e has been my bread and butter, but recently I've been exploring other systems like Daggerheart and Blades in the Dark.


Some starter offerings:


  • Stand alone one-shot
  • Beginner intro adventures
  • Build your own world and setting sessions


Right now, you can catch me weekly at Awry Brewing from 6:30-9pm running an open, exploration based adventurers guild. To hear more about The Avatar Guild, reach out for a rundown & a link to the discord!

Special Events

Novelty fuels me—I want to build things and watch them grow in new directions.


Have an idea for an event you'd like to see? Tell me your idea, and I'll see what I can do.


Current ideas still on the drawing board:


  • City-Wide Spoons
  • City-Wide Puzzle Adventure
  • CTF League
  • Dice Expo
  • Month Long Assassins
  • Taskmaster Gameshow Spoof
  • Humans Vs Zombies
  • Pop-up Fantasy Speakeasy
  • Foam Wars
  • Zombie Run


#HeyLouisville to stay in the loop.

STAY SAFE. HAVE FUN. H*CK YEAH.

FULL TENET DESCRIPTIONS

Independent Game Design

ONE-SHOTS

"The Drinking TTRPG"


Drink and improv your way through a TTRPG experience where taking a shot increases your chances to succeed!

KEYS

"Shonen Emulator"


A TTRPG that starts simple and then unfolds options as it mirrors the shonen genre from which it takes its inspired.

99-11 Series

"Open Worldbuilding TTRPGs"


Create from-scratch worlds, maps, territories, civilizations and more with TURN OF THE CENTURY and its siblings.

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I take yearly tests to keep my Duda certifications current.

Specialties

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WEB DESIGN INQUIRY
A lego version of Cali, the Louisville based web designer at No Dice

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FAQ*

*If FAQ stood for Things We Felt Like Putting In The About Section.

  • Founded In 2023

    No Dice, LLC was founded in 2023 and has been based out of Louisville, KY ever since.

  • Slogan

    "Play is a Human Need."


    Although "We all want a pizza da pie" was a close runner-up.

  • Why NoDice.pizza?

    Because "nodice.com" costs over $4k and pizza is delightful.


    When I was a flight attendant, I used my layovers to try local pizza shops all over the US, and the best pizza place I've found in all my travels is La Nova Pizzaria in Buffalo, NY.


    In addition, my friends and family have been buying me pizza paraphernalia for years even though all I've ever asked for is just pizza itself. I still have a circular pizza blanket, a triangular pizza pillow, pizza shaped tupperware, and the pizza socks which I got married in, but that's another story...

  • The Team

    The team is currently Cali (me), serving as founder, owner, and operator.


    Full Name: Benjamin Danger Calicott, or at least that's what I tried to get my college graduation announcer to say. He didn't, but the admin department got a laugh out of it.


    I also occassionally/often stylize my first name as 3en, so if you see a 3en Calicott anywhere, that's me.

  • Favorite Color

    My favorite color is darkness.


    Or, more specifically, "eigengrau" (hex code #16161d). It is German in origin, meaning "mind gray" and is named for the color your brain shows you whenever your eyes are not receiving any visual information.

  • Favorite Font

    It changes somewhat frequently.


    At the exact time of writing this, it's probably Trailmade... I'm a sucker for fonts that have an alternate letter for when the same letter appears back to back, really giving it a handwritten feel.


    When I first got an Adobe account, I had to limit myself to only looking through 25 pages of fonts a day, otherwise I would just lose hours on hours to just looking at fonts.


    I like fonts, okay...

  • Tall People

    I've always looked up to them.

  • Nonfiction Book Recommendation

    Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion by Marshall Rosenberg.


    Continue learning how to use language to connect with people through truthfulness and empathy by clearly expressing our needs and wants without placing demands on those around us.

  • Best Paper Airplane

    The Eagle.


    Some fly faster and some look fancier, but the smooth glide of the Eagle is hard to beat.


    In a few situations I would put the creatively named World Record Paper Airplane above the Eagle. The WRPA is a variation on the Box Plane, which is also a good time. If you're only going to learn 4 types of paper airplanes, I'd suggest the Eagle, the WRPA, the Dart, and the Box Plane.

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