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New Tabletop Games Journalism

The work that we are building on, the work we admire, and the work we hope to continue to write.

Lin Codega, Rowan Zeoli, Chase Carter Feb 19, 2024
Return to Perinthos honors Jennell Jaquays’ queer activism and her dungeon-breaking legacy

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Return to Perinthos honors Jennell Jaquays’ queer activism and her dungeon-breaking legacy

The game jam-turned-megadungeon includes nearly 90 one-page dungeons donated by the TTRPG design community.

Lin Codega Feb 15, 2024
Troy Lavelle sitting behind a DM screen, holding the Marvel Multiverse Role Playing Game in front of his face

actual play

Marvel’s Giant Sized Special is a super-powered ad in an actual play mask

The Good Enoughs are… not quite good enough.

Rowan Zeoli Feb 13, 2024
Stu Horvath took VintageRPGs from Instagram to IRL shelves.

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Stu Horvath took VintageRPGs from Instagram to IRL shelves.

"Games orthodoxy can get fucked."

Lin Codega Feb 9, 2024
"Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!" is your improv uncle’s new favorite actual play

actual play

"Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!" is your improv uncle’s new favorite actual play

Where everyone dies and the rules don’t matter

Rowan Zeoli Feb 9, 2024
A image of the cast of The Unsung Tales Cadave, Jay, Cai, Samantha, and Kimi

actual play

How has actual play changed game design?

An interview with award-winning GM and game designer Kimi Hughes

Rowan Zeoli Feb 5, 2024
Dungeons & Dragons might be the only TTRPG that YouTube knows about

culture

Dungeons & Dragons might be the only TTRPG that YouTube knows about

YouTube’s barely-disguised D&D-mostly video says that content consumption is the newest TTRPG lifestyle brand.

Lin Codega Feb 1, 2024
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