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Public Articles

Half an hour was all it took to convert me into a Crokinole pervert

Beware the call of wooden biscuits

Wyrmwood CEO Doug Costello talks to the company's remaining staff in a warehouse full of wood and table materials.

tabletop

Wyrmwood’s bitter medicine is proving hard for audiences to swallow

Wyrmwood lays off 50% of their workers, films the aftermath, and puts the whole thing on YouTube for content... including a response to Rascal’s request for comment.

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community

Tabletop Workers United secures “key non-economic demands” after a year of fraught negotiations

Strikes remain on the table as union members look toward their next goals

community

Review: My PAX Unplugged illness

An objective look at the viral load I brought home from Philadelphia

community

Funko inadvertently disables itch.io’s whole website, blames third-party brand protection

Founder calls foul on “trash ‘AI Powered’ Brand Protection Software”

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culture

An ode to Black Friday journalism

Dealsposting? Not in this house.

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Rascal Radio

Rascal ponders The Brony Dichotomy

Also, Transformers don't officially transform??

community

Vallejo Factory Workers Go On Strike

Paint factory workers demand a 15% wage increase and more protections from ownership

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community

Happy holidays ya filthy anklebiters: here's a $1 subscription

Finally, a reason to celebrate the end of 2024

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culture

“No Politics” is always a red flag, even when defending your tabletop business

Bigoted money spends, but not without consequences

community

Rascal receives solicitation from suspicious email after Tabletop union declares potential strike

Protip: asking journalists for money from an anonymous account isn’t a good idea

community

Hurricane Helene’s Impact on Tabletop

Games do not exist outside of climate change

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community

Sometimes games are simply as good as it gets

Thomas Manuel introduces himself to the Rascal News readership

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community

BigBadBoycott organizers reach agreement with tabletop convention leadership

“Big Bad's leadership has acted and failed to act in ways that have been harmful to the community, especially to people of colour.”

community

Brooklyn Strategist Owner Calls Police On Employee Walkout

Preparing for a strike vote, Tabletop Workers United’s third and final walkout brings elected officials and the NYPD to the cafe’s doorstep

actual play

If a tree falls in the wood, does it matter if it makes a sound?

Voices In The Wood is art by, and for, broken world