community
D&D's short-lived LatAm Ambassador Program
An interview with Argentinian journalist Federico Müller who reported on the Latin American D&D ambassadorship program
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community
Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored gaming booth is upsetting queer PAX East attendees
Qiddiya Gaming is a project of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and is part of a multibillion dollar initiative to bring esports to the country.
community
Getting the lay of the land in Argentinian TTRPGs
TTRPGs are a global phenomenon, and nearly 3000 responses give a glimpse into the often-overlooked community
Lay it on the Table
Orbital Blues is a game so good it doesn’t need its rules
This game makes me so fucking sad, I don’t ever want to play a game that doesn’t make me this sad.
actual play
5 ZineQuest games that would make great actual plays
Surprisingly, games that know what kind of story they want to tell, end up telling good stories
tabletop
The view from a shelled-out ditch
Spanish history RPG La Desbandá 1937 achieves sympathy without sensationalism.
culture
Making D&D an aloha shirt-slinging brand is the only way it will survive the winter
The $120 D&D aloha shirt is a desperate bid for my attention and it’s working like a marketer’s wet dream.
exclusive
RPGnet and RPGMatch have merged, aiming to reach across divides in the TTRPG community
The three stewards give Rascal an exclusive interview on the importance of stewardship, what new changes users can expect, and the challenges of a massive cultural merger in the TTRPG space.
tabletop
Where is the tabletop RPG hype cycle?
I want conversations about cool games to survive further than the end of their crowdfunding campaign.
tabletop
In Petit Marronage, the first step towards liberation is imagination
Chris Kindred is a game designer whose current work focuses on the historic maroon communities in the Great Dismal Swamp.
Lay it on the Table
Bringing a gun to a reality fight
The structure of Delta Green adventures creates an environment of control and authority that eases the characters’ guards just enough to slip a dagger through the cracks.
actual play
Balancing Black joy in creating Black horror
The second of two interviews with the cast of Harlem Hellfighters Never Die
actual play
The Harlem Renaissance is here again
The first of two interviews with the cast of Harlem Hellfighters Never Die
community
Dropout announces Fantasy High miniature auction for Gaza
Capitalism is the bad guy, but the folks at Dimension 20 can still do some good
tabletop
Drawing a picture of the tabletop space with Forgery
Banana Chan’s solo, paint-by-numbers pathway rpg is an incisive satire of the hobby.
community
So, who actually got a Gen Con hotel?
This lottery system’s a drag, but smaller cons can step up to fill the niche.