culture
Tom Vasel wants indie designers to stop guilt tripping him
Directives from an ivory dice tower.
Thomas Manuel
A journalist, playwright and game designer from India. He's the host of the Yes Indie'd podcast and the writer of the weekly Indie RPG Newsletter.
tabletop
Apocalypse World: Burned Over is kinder and much angrier
The end of the world isn’t what it used to be. It might be better.
tabletop
I was sacrificed for the land and all I got was this essay
On Luke Jordan’s Harvest, a masterpiece of folk horror
tabletop
Shannon Appelcline returns with a product-by-product history of the first decades of D&D
Designers & Dragons: Origins promises to be another essential reference.
culture
Itch.io isn’t like other platforms
It’s like a 3.5 star Chinese restaurant.
tabletop
Why do people love to hate Shadowrun?
A long-form exploration of corporations, cyberpunk, and elves.
tabletop
Laura Lang brings user-experience design to craft an adventure for new players
More like "use your experience", am I right?
tabletop
Zephyr’s sweeping art brings an alien world to life
How Federico Sohns went from learning to paint to illustrating a whole book.
tabletop
Academic Press To Release Physical Version of Mountain Witch
Tim Hutchings leads new series that includes Dog Eat Dog and Princess With A Cursed Sword.
tabletop
Beyond the Pale is a fantastic moral adventure
Fantastic as in great and also as in magical.
rascal on rascal
State of the Rascal: September 2025
Staff changes and more!
tabletop
Plus One Exp's Brandfox Saga
A tragic story of RPGs, facial hair, religion, and third-party logistics.
tabletop
The Monsterhearts video game rebels against dice and solves a murder
I’m a deckbuilder now and it’s not a phase!
tabletop
Zatu denies toxic workplace allegations from former employees
Online furore clouds the horizon of “largest independent board games company in the UK.”
culture
Spencer Campbell wants to be a toymaker
“I don't get satisfaction from just the creation of games… I want somebody to play.”
culture
Exploring queer analog games with Edmond Chang
Why reaching beyond representation is critical for tabletop’s cultural future.