playtest material has space for a few event reports its first issue. We aren't that interested in convention reports, but if you know of a game design event, workshop, talk or jam that you think produced work or opinions which would be of interest to the mag, please send us a 400-600 word summary!

Take a look! I can't wait to try these!

Jason Morningstar@jmstar.bsky.social · yesterday

Nine Space Games is now available! Get it here: bpglink.com/9spacegames or here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... as you prefer, but definitely get it.

How absolutely amazing to drive a few hours to Newark to meet Cristo and @antonioroda.bsky.social and chat about TTRPGs in Spanish! And I got some great juegos de rol to read and play (and study some specific vocabulary)! 😀 Moments like these are truly fantastic.

Recent, incredible wines we tried: French Muscadet , Italian Friulano, Italian Fumin, and French Touraine Chenonceaux. All absolutely recommended. ❤️🍷🥂

Chapter 35: we lost miserably, 5 times in a row. It's such a hard chapter 🥹😭

Very excited about this! Will be ordering soon.

Bully Pulpit Games@bullypulpithq.bsky.social · 2d ago

#NineSpaceGames will finally be released this month! @jmstar.bsky.social has commented on each game in the book and we'll start today with his thoughts on "The Coronation". #TTRPGs #RPGs #games #larp bullypulpitgames.com/products/nin...

This looks very intriguing, a TTRPG to play in the dark. 👀 rpg-trader.com/products/400...

NIGHT on RPG Trader

ttrpg to play in the darkness

rpg-trader.com

Guillaume Jentey@jenteyg.bsky.social · 2d ago

My #ttrpg NIGHT is now avaliable on @rpgtrader.bsky.social in french, english and german versions. rpg-trader.com/products/400... NIGHT won the PRIX ROLISTE award for best indie game in 2021

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Rascal News@rascal.news · 2d ago

State of the Rascal: August 2026 www.rascal.news/state-of-the...

So Girl Frame got very HOT and very INTENSE today: everybody fucked, with very different levels of satisfaction; we killed a Gorgon that infiltrated our Frame hangar; Tags rained down on everybody, including "paralyzing anxiety" and "overwhelming depression"; Void penetrated everything. ... Wow.

Back on one of my favorite trails, the Asylum Reservoir Loop in Middletown, CT. It was quiet, empty, beautiful, with just a hint of the coming fall season (which cannot come soon enough). So many mushrooms. Go outside if you can!

I am catching up with Dark Winds season 3 and 4. I did not expect a cameo by George R. R. Martin and Robert Redford as jail mates playing chess in Episode 1! 😆♟️ (It makes sense, they are executive producers for the series - still super weird hah)

Shopping is serious business! We milked every encounter, deepened our friendship, got some new swag and gifts, and someone (me) secured an engagement! Truly a delightful freeform session 👑 Thanks as usual to @jenkatwrites.bsky.social, @sociable-turtle.bsky.social and @planesailinggames.com

Jennifer Adcock@jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 3d ago

We had a shopping session in Before the Season Ends today and it ended up being the most "trad"-feeling, min-max-y session I think it is possible to have in this game 😂 absolutely incredible jen-adcock15.itch.io/before-the-s...

Cryptid by Hal Duncan and Ruth Veevers and published by @ospreygames.bsky.social is a really good deduction game! But we really wanted more characterization and customization for different cryptids. Still, recommended! More info here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...

Camilla Zamboni@czamboni.bsky.social · 4d ago

When good board games come over ... We are ready with some recent games!🤘🏻

I love @jenkatwrites.bsky.social 's newsletter: it's quirky, delightful, and so well written. Try it!

Jennifer Adcock@jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 4d ago

Newsletter time! I'm talking about: 🏛️ Collegiate Gothic 🎨 Greatness ⚔️ The Squire's Sword 💐 Before the Season Ends ⭐ aspirational art 😱 FEAR 📚 books mailchi.mp/72b6e2f6d677...

A moment of pure joy: a local orchard has... chestnut trees! And they will have chestnuts come autumn. Autumns in Italy are dominated by two flavors: chestnuts and persimmons. I miss them both dearly, but at least one will now be available nearby! 🌰💚

When good board games come over ... We are ready with some recent games!🤘🏻

Sen and I thought we were done with interviews for @rpgroots.bsky.social, but then realized we needed to include APs in the discussion. So we asked @friede.bsky.social for an hour of her time - and she gave us much more than that, sharing her deep and nuanced knowledge with such charm and warmth!

Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · 5d ago

What a joy to talk both @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @czamboni.bsky.social for their monumental project on RPG Roots about what Actual Play is, has been, can be. And now I’m going to take a nap. (Sorry inbox, you still have to wait)

I mostly talk and share about RPGs in English - but the absolute highlight of the day, today, was to chat for hours about juegos de rol in Spanish with the wonderful @antonioroda.bsky.social ! And maybe there's even a chance to - gasp - play in Spanish, which is unnerving but also very cool! 🎲🇪🇸

Almost done with the final season, and I'll miss this show! Lidia's bug-inspired jewelry was another high point. 🐛

Camilla Zamboni@czamboni.bsky.social · 2w ago

Last episode of Season 1: still very good, and I am enjoying the political subplots, even including international anarchist movements, spies, as well as mentions of early criminal fingerprint technologies. The protagonist is pretty cool, so I'll watch season 2 and 3 too.

More Zhenya by @jmstar.bsky.social and @bullypulpithq.bsky.social today. We played "The Bear Lovers" and together we crafted a tragic, cruel, tender, and absolutely grotesque tale on the transformative power of love - which ended with a delicious... stew. 👀

This box 😍 "Inkwell" by Joey Palluconi, Jono Naito-Tetro, Julia Koerwer & Lewis Graye.

Camilla Zamboni@czamboni.bsky.social · 6d ago

These beautiful games by @dvcgames.bsky.social have just arrived. The boxes, cover illustrations, and all materials are absolutely gorgeous - it's a pleasure to get into them. I will add comments and pictures as I dig into them, but the most anticipated is of course the new edition of "Rosetta"!!

These beautiful games by @dvcgames.bsky.social have just arrived. The boxes, cover illustrations, and all materials are absolutely gorgeous - it's a pleasure to get into them. I will add comments and pictures as I dig into them, but the most anticipated is of course the new edition of "Rosetta"!!

It was a very good night: we had a lovely dinner with pasta alla carbonara, salad and selection of cheeses, torta della nonna and vanilla budino with fresh berries. Then we played: Flip 7 Vengeance (a mean game), Tacta, Ghost Blitz, The Gang, and Cats Knocking Things Off Ledges! Info to follow!

Good advice today, courtesy of my beloved Hemlock and Oak daily planner. If you don't know about it, take a look - they have been my favorite for years. Great paper quality, minimalist layout, calendar for every month, daily schedules until 11 pm (yes, they can be heavy). www.hemlockandoak.com

I am absolutely partial to gorgonzola dolce, sadly too hard to find in the US. But if it's right, it's unbelievable. I will settle for smoked cheddar, some punchy manchego or iberico, and some nutty gruyere. And most Alpine cheeses.

Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · last wk.

I seek, unrelentingly, for the crunchiest possible Cheddar.

Chapter 32 was brutal. We made it through, but it was brutal. Still, what a fantastic game. I can't wait to finish this box, but I also don't want to. Thankfully there is one more box coming for The Return of the King. Well done @bbornmueller.bsky.social!

This is a great game to rethink chess, RPGs, Romeo & Juliet: it brings all these elements together through a Firebrands framework and it really works. Follow along here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bac...

Coming soon: Violent Delights

A chess-based RPG about Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

kickstarter.com

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop@backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · last wk.

It's been a while since I posted about it, but my game Violent Delights is in prelaunch on Kickstarter. It is a chess-based RPG about Romeo & Juliet, and it is so close to being finished! Please consider following it or sharing it with someone who might be interested.

Today was an eminently good Monday: I set up my first epistolary game, "Against Time and Death" by @ickbat.bsky.social, to be played via snail mail with the excellent @pdmcdonald.bsky.social. Then I had a lovely chat and some co-working time with the wonderful @tenpenjenn.com on Discord. 1/

Our final speaker for @rpgroots.bsky.social's Session 0 is @aarontram.bsky.social - it was fantastic to speak with him. More profiles coming for Season 1 soon, as we keep editing and cutting.

RPG Roots@rpgroots.bsky.social · last wk.

The final speaker whom we will feature in Session 0 of RPG Roots is Aaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Informatics with affiliations with African American Studies and Media Studies at UC Irvine. Find his website and research here: aarontrammell.com 1/

If you're near Middletown, CT - @backagaincafe.bsky.social is the place you want to visit for all your tabletop game needs! Check out their schedule of events:

Back Again Board Game Cafe@backagaincafe.bsky.social · last wk.

7/27-8/2 Events Tu 5 - Try a Game W 4:30 - Mouse Guard RPG 6 - Board Game Club Th 6 - Mothership RPG F 6 - Learn & Play Obsession* 7 - Alice Is Missing* Sa 2 - Unbalanced Hope RPG* Su 2 - Sunday Games* 4 - Blood on the Clocktower (* = sign up) featured game: Obsession