culture
Crowdfunding kayfabe is dead
Troika! publisher Melsonia retires its Kickstarter-green trunks and exits the ring.
tabletop
I review every TSR D&D Starter Set from the ‘90s
There were seven of them! Seven!
tabletop
The Man Who Bought And Sold D&D
Peter Adkison on the ups and downs of running Wizards of the Coast in the ‘90s.
tabletop
I love horny games but I'm also afraid of them
What are we losing if we let people censor the perverted stuff?
tabletop
Daggerheart does Dungeons & Dragons better than Dungeons & Dragons
I’m a basic heartbroken fantasy bitch.
tabletop
How MCDM designed Draw Steel alongside their fans
Step one: raise millions. But what’s step two?
tabletop
A Galaxy of Tactics in Going Rogue
"What is worthy of our sacrifice? When is it more important that we live to fight another day?"
tabletop
The reality of rebellion in Galactic and Going Rogue
The Star Wars-inspired game asks players to be honest with themselves about what revolution actually looks like.
tabletop
Helena Real speaks candidly about Dungeon World 2
The co-designer of the sequel talks about its challenges and controversies.
miniatures
Grand Cathay finally brings positive East Asian rep to Warhammer
By exchanging a broad brush for a fine detail one, Games Workshop avoids messy mistakes.
tabletop
Daggerheart weighs itself down with a dragon-sized albatross
For many, the upcoming RPG’s juice will not be worth the squeeze.
tabletop
How RPGs Became A Haven For Women in South Korea
After a GamerGate-like incident in 2016, the industry doubled-down on inclusivity.
culture
Why does the January 6 wargame even exist?
A conversation with the creators of Fight for America! about art, politics, and player safety.
culture
Red hats, red blood: roleplaying the January 6 insurrection in a Brooklyn warehouse
What about America is worth fighting for?
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.
tabletop
Tracing Citizen Sleeper’s circuitous vector from tabletop to hit video game
Broken bodies, broken dice.