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Illness & Joy & Burrows & Badgers
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Latest Stories
tabletop
A Perfect Wife: the vicious horror zine bringing people together
The story of a global collaboration, a fundraiser, and an unlikely art show.
tabletop
Possum Creek Games wanders to a new home with Steve Jackson Games
The Yazeba’s B&B publisher becomes an imprint of a genuine tabletop institution.
tabletop
Keep the Faith does for Religion what Dialect did for language
This half-board game, half RPG stares directly into the political heart of modern faith.
culture
Why does the January 6 wargame even exist?
A conversation with the creators of Fight for America! about art, politics, and player safety.
actual play
Actual Play, Actual Stories of Joy and Resistance
It’s exceedingly easy to become fatigued when gunning for true personhood.
tabletop
A podcast journey through the global RPG scene
An interview with Moritz Botts, host of the World of RPGs podcast
tabletop
Am I a terrible friend? And other thoughts while playing Letters to Sandra
What’s a little invasion of privacy between pals?
culture
Red hats, red blood: roleplaying the January 6 insurrection in a Brooklyn warehouse
What about America is worth fighting for?
culture
Rascal Celebrates its First Birthday with a Pledge Drive
Support another year of independent tabletop journalism.
Rascal Radio
Rascal deploys malicious compliance
And categorically rejects binaries.
tabletop
Flatmates in Space: Gareth Damian Martin talks genre and Citizen Sleeper’s tabletop destiny
A fully realized tabletop RPG lies on the other side of some big questions.
Public Articles
Tracing Citizen Sleeper’s circuitous vector from tabletop to hit video game
Broken bodies, broken dice.
Public Articles
Five years on, Solo But Not Alone keeps a torch lit in support of mental health resources
"Sometimes the best thing you can do is support people who need you directly.”
miniatures
Hobby Hole: Down in the Trenches
Gunk, gunk, glorious gunk!
culture
Big Bad Con's cardstock currency pits networking against building community
Personal lessons from the school of card knocks.