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Hii I'm Thorn! I make art sometimes :D You might recognize my work with @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social on Girl Frame and A Most Bloody Devotion.

It's been such a privilege to write for Rascal, to write for you, and it would be really nice if I could do it next year as well. If you can sign up, please do. I would do so much better, the work world be so much better, if the site wasn't precious.

Pocket Birds is live! Come get your #bird zines! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

Pocket Birds - Mail Club!Showcasing new artists and writers each month, Pocket Birds doesn't just teach you about a new bird in each issue, but sparks your creativity and encourages you to share your creations with the commun...www.backerkit.com

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"Welcome to the Swinging Sixties in Duskvol! They fixed the shattered sun... everything is just groovy, the situation is stable... and you are here to Do Crimes!" Capsule review of Blades '68 👇

Last week, SPINE won a gold ENNIE for Best Solo Game. It's the first year that this category has been available. You can watch to my acceptance speech below or read the transcript, which explains why I am grateful for this new category. Watch ▶️ : www.youtube.com/shorts/x92Bs...

ENNIES: SPINE Acceptance Speech TranscriptENNIES Best Solo Game Acceptance Speech for SPINE Watch the Acceptance Speech on YouTube Get your copy of SPINE Transcript My name is Asa Donald, and I am honored to accept the award for Best Solo Game for this year’s ENNIES for spine: A dark solo TTRPG about losing yourself in a book. I’d like...docs.google.com

if you’re one of the many people who asked about the cheese puff tiger we had at our booth during Gen Con, you can find them and much, much more at mangotown.shop

I really enjoyed this episode for a few reasons. Most of all, I love how Barclay and Bee (1) read / discuss specific endnotes and (2) puzzle out the plot together. Playing solo games. Reading. These are social activities. It's what I dreamed of: multiple playthroughs, discussing with friends. ❤️

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In July, we read & played recent ENNIE-winner “SPINE” (or: "Siderius Plug's SPINE: Immortality in Ninety-Nine Endnotes"), a dark solo TTRPG about losing yourself in a book by Asa Donald (@backwardsttrpg.bsky.social). You can listen to the episode here:

“SPINE” by Asa DonaldTabletop Book Club · Episodeopen.spotify.com

"The idea that this monstrous many headed being feeding off the dancer’s energy (and agony) really hits here." Very thorough review of Ennie-nominated Pirouette, which mashes up the Jenga mechanics of Dread by @epidiah.bsky.social and Wretched & Alone by @loottheroom.bsky.social. Tomorrow: Koriko!

Some radical transparency: we may only have a year left at our current pace. If you'd like to help us survive to reach our full potential, consider subscribing, donating, or buying a gift subscription.

A new bit of history out today, a complete index and history of Dagon magazine, the very first, legendary Call of Cthulhu fanzine published by Carl T. Ford in the '80s. zinedex.designers-and-dragons.com/chaosium/dag...

The Ukrainian publisher of board games including Catan and Exploding Kittens is fighting for its existence after a Russian missile strike destroyed its warehouse, wiping out its entire stock of about 200,000 games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

"Are you working?" "Yes." "Is it on your work?" "...no." "Is it 2000 words on your first skim through indie-TTRPG darling Stonetop?" "Leave me alone." #ttrpg #indiettrpg

The Skim: Stonetop - Old Men Running The WorldIt is this organ’s firm and unyielding belief that one cannot review an RPG from reading it. You can review a manual, certainly, but you’re not reviewing theoldmenrunningtheworld.com

It was a craziest 4 days in gaming this year at GenCon 2026! We loved seeing you all there. The IGDN booth had 105 unique titles representing 43 different indie publishers. And then there was a tornado warning and it started to rain... inside. #TTRPGCommunity #GenCon #IndieGames

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I've just sent out my August 2026 newsletter which contains information about: 🕰️ Chronocide 👽 Xeno:Despair ♥️ Road to Romance 🎲 Playtests 🎤 Interviews ✍️ review of Castle Nightingale boardgame You can use this link to read online (and sign up!) plane-sailing-games.beehiiv.com/p/august-2026

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Nine Space Games is in our warehouse! It looks great. Here's The Arrangements, maybe my favorite, shamelessly stolen from Handel's 1739 opera "Berenice". But in space! I really love this format - play it in an hour, cut straight to the big feels and agonizing decisions.

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Oh cool @thegrouchcouch.bsky.social covered a whole bunch of games including The Bonsai Diary recently: youtu.be/GZMxdNmmZn4 Unfortunately the bundle deal is over, but you can still find links to the ENNIE-nominated games Mr. Couch reviewed.

What is the Best SOLORPG of 2026?YouTube video by TheGrouchCouchyoutu.be