features
An “AI Agent” is begging us to buy their D&D module
iLands has been inundating the inboxes of journalists and publications… and now it’s Rascal’s turn to take out the trash.
Dungeons & Dragons
Ravenloft joins a growing list of yet unrealized tabletop screen adaptations
A (mostly) exhaustive list of things that aren’t real and probably will never be real.
reading club
Talkback: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol
Rules are settings, and settings are genres.
news
Steve Jackson Games’ eponymous CEO steps down to focus on designing new games
Sabrina Gonzales takes his place, while Allison Page is promoted to chief operating officer
features
One Hundred Tales of Solidarity
The story of the greatest ever game of Band of Blades and a love letter to the people I played two campaigns with.
new games
Blurring the lines between larp and tabletop, Nine Space Games is Jason Morningstar’s best work yet
Creating space for the curious and the experienced to play together.
Rascal Anthology
Rascal Year 2 anthology is now available
Twice makes it tradition.
State of the Rascal
Rascal News asked for help, and y’all delivered
Future: secured. Plans: cooking. Games: Playing.
features
A game without players can still be played
Revisiting essays five years later: On lyric games, ownership, and an understanding of what makes up a game.
features
In Guadalajara, kids who once photocopied game books now design RPGs and run conventions
Gaming across the US-Mexican border.
opinion
Finally, a healthy relationship to crowdfunding
Mothership maker Tuesday Knight Games says the team is “exhausted” by crowdfunding initiatives meant to help small publishers.
podcast
Reading Club: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol
This ain't Swords in the Light.
features
PPWR lands another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry
Regulatory compliance takes up far too many resources and hours.