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Tariffs are killing “uncommon” RPGs
Three card-based storytelling games are the latest victim of wanton economic policy
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Sigil suffered a slow, ignoble death
After an unsteady development process, D&DBeyond’s immersive virtual tabletop will shut down in 2026.
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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.
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I was sacrificed for the land and all I got was this essay
On Luke Jordan’s Harvest, a masterpiece of folk horror
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I killed God with the power of good graphic design
MIRU’s information layout saved it from disuse at my own hands.
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#iHunt’s monster hunting gig economy stalks onto the screen
Turning a punk satire RPG into a transmedia project.
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One hundred one-page RPGs later, Grant Howitt isn’t ready to quit
Don’t you dare call it a legacy.
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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.
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GAMA appoints the trade organization’s first COO amid larger restructure
How this affects the changing face and capabilities of GAMA.
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Wizards of the Coast expands video game capacity with new Montréal-based studio
No announced games as Hasbro positions second Canadian outfit to play support.
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Why do people love to hate Shadowrun?
A long-form exploration of corporations, cyberpunk, and elves.
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Laura Lang brings user-experience design to craft an adventure for new players
More like "use your experience", am I right?
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Blinking Birch Puzzle Hunt 2025 puts your TTRPG knowledge to the test
Bringing the community together through puzzle hunting.
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Chris Spivey and Shane Ivey on organizing the future of Arc Dream
"The obstacle is going to be giving Shane two jobs and saying he can't do the other five or six.”
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London board game cafe workers to strike throughout October
Draughts workers unionized with United Voices of the World want an end to zero-hour contracts, among other demands.
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Zephyr’s sweeping art brings an alien world to life
How Federico Sohns went from learning to paint to illustrating a whole book.