podcast
Rascal Reading Club: Apocalypse World
The Most Impossible Fun Thing continues.
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
The Dark Art of Dragonbane Trudvang
A brief history of some beautiful images.
features
Mike Pondsmith's Other Games
Looking at the work minus the mirrorshades.
tabletop
Zine Month 2026: 10 (or 12) Cool Games We Found
It’s a list!
reading club
Rascal Reading Club: The Warden’s Operations Manual
The talkback is out, the duology is complete.
tabletop
I want to believe in HELLPIERCERS like it believes in me
Does winning matter in a tactics game?
culture
Rascal Crossword #1: Retro Reviews
We heard you liked games.
tabletop
Swords Without Master enters a whole new phase
The beloved sword and sorcery game feels as original as the day it released.
features
How does tabletop journalism function today?
Khee Hoon asks a gazillion questions about their job and the industry.
reading club
We just launched a new podcast
And we yearn for your responses.
features
Lancer is a brain worm, and 50,000 people have it
What is the community doing over there? A lot, apparently!
features
Despite a tumultuous year, Monte Cook Games seems more stable than ever
Is Cypher’s crowdfunding success the cipher to crack their secret?
culture
Rascal Dot News: A Reader’s Guide
For new readers in the new year.
culture
Rascal's Community-Sourced Best of 2025
What some of our readers considered the best of a pretty rough year
tabletop
The Year Ahead: Thomas Manuel
Couldn't get worse at least, right? Right?
tabletop
My one-shot character trick is asking “why is this your fault?”
What’s in a blame?