culture
Rascal Crossword 1: Retro Reviews
We heard you liked games.
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.
new games
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.
tabletop
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?
tabletop
Hearts of Wulin is a parade of over-the-top feelings and action at the same time
I love a game where the best thing to do is also the worst.
tabletop
License to Kill: A Tale of Two Hellboys
In this column about licensed RPGs, let’s look at two adaptations of the Big Red guy.
Public Articles
Oddfolk is the most fun you can have with four lines
Warning: can cause game design.
features
The Other Satanic Panics
How RPGs become scapegoats for murders across the world.
tabletop
Carved in Stone is both a history book and an eye-catching RPG
Publisher Brian Tyrrell and archeologist Heather Christie paint a pretty Pict-ure.
culture
Solving secret puzzles at the Japanese mystery school
Alanna Yeo talks nazo, design cultures, and her unique ARG-style experience at Nazogaku.