As part of my research for the soy game I'm working on I'm trying to read classic espionage fiction to get a feel for the genre. Right now I'm reading The IPCRESS File and really struggling with it, neither the style nor the plot have really grabbed me a third of the way I to it.

The Ennies are over, time to vote for the CRiT awards!

CRIT Awards@critawards.bsky.social · 2w ago

Links for Voting and Finalist List with reference attachments can be found on linktr.ee/CRITAwards which is listed on all socials. Additional information can be found on our website: critawards.org Voting is open July19th - August 23rd

And my other game, The Words We Leave Behind, with art by @carlydraws.bsky.social. Such an honour to have 2 games amongst such a wide and varied collection on the IPR stand!

Indie Press Revolution@ipr.bsky.social · 5d ago

9/18 A big stack of Star Crossed looms over many other fine games but we have not stacked it like a tumbling block tower so all will be fine.

That's my game, Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound, towards the bottom left with cover art by @blairsmithdesign.bsky.social

Indie Press Revolution@ipr.bsky.social · 5d ago

4/18 More games

Are you at Gencon today? You can find physical copies of my games CRUCIBLE and GRAVITY at the IPR stand, which is booth 449, which is... presumably somewhere in the giant capitalism space.

If anyone is at GenCon and sees these on the @ipr.bsky.social stand or buys copies please send pics! I love seeing my games out in the wild and it still amazes me that they get exhibited at shows I'll probably never attend!

Craig@whodo.bsky.social · last wk.

If you want slice of life sci-fi aboard a gigantic space station or watching the butterfly effect unfold as you meddle with the timeline then check out Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound and The Words We Leave Behind on the @ipr.bsky.social booth 449 at #GenCon this weekend

If you want slice of life sci-fi aboard a gigantic space station or watching the butterfly effect unfold as you meddle with the timeline then check out Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound and The Words We Leave Behind on the @ipr.bsky.social booth 449 at #GenCon this weekend

Indie Press Revolution@ipr.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here's the list of 154 games from 92 publishers we're bringing to #Booth449 at #GenCon2026 www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...

After the heat of the last few weeks I'm enjoying it being cool enough to work away in the office and make progress on a few models.

Still here, award nominations and what's in the works: A return to blogging and occasional newsletters. lunarshadow.net/2026/07/25/s...

Still here, award nominations and what’s in the works

It’s been quite a while since I sent out my last newsletter so this is my “I’m still here!” post while I try and work out a new, more sustainable approach to hobbyist game d…

lunarshadow.net

The Words We Leave Behind is nominated for best indie RPG in the 2026 @critawards.bsky.social. Voting is now open at linktr.ee/critawards but where can you find it in print?

Black Armada's Advent Adventures is now LIVE on Kickstarter! A solo journaling game wrapped in an advent calendar. If you back in the first 48 hours you will get also get a free digital copy of our festive game 'Sleigh with me'. #ChristmasinJuly #Advent2026 #ttrpg #rpg

Coming soon: Black Armada's Advent Adventures

Give the gift of a whimsical, creative, solo journaling game this festive season, all wrapped up in an advent calendar.

kickstarter.com

Oh wow, The Words We Leave Behind has been nominated for best indie RPG in the @critawards.bsky.social ! Please go check out all the nominees and register your vote! Also massive thanks @carlydraws.bsky.social (art) and @emzyesque.bsky.social (editing) for their work on bringing the game to life.

CRIT Awards@critawards.bsky.social · 2w ago

Links for Voting and Finalist List with reference attachments can be found on linktr.ee/CRITAwards which is listed on all socials. Additional information can be found on our website: critawards.org Voting is open July19th - August 23rd

Oh wow, The Words We Leave Behind has been nominated for best indie RPG in the @critawards.bsky.social ! Please go check out all the nominees and register your vote! Also massive thanks @carlydraws.bsky.social (art) and @emzyesque.bsky.social (editing) for their work on bringing the game to life.

CRIT Awards@critawards.bsky.social · 2w ago

Links for Voting and Finalist List with reference attachments can be found on linktr.ee/CRITAwards which is listed on all socials. Additional information can be found on our website: critawards.org Voting is open July19th - August 23rd

We're 5 bundle sales off all our first 5 issues having gold pixels affixed to them on @drivethrurpg.com which would be nice So if you've followed us for 5 yrs but never read an issue then what a weekend this could be with issues 1-7 on sale for just £6 the lot! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

GM-less Games Bundle now available! Go get it before you forget it! 👀👏

RPG Trader@rpgtrader.bsky.social · 4w ago

🎲 No GM? No problem. Our GM-less Games Bundle launches next Friday! Whether you're after solo journaling, collaborative storytelling, or games where everyone shares the spotlight, there's something for everyone. 💙 Wishlist it now to get a reminder when it's live! rpg-trader.com/products/670...

Tachyon Squadron is way up there on my list of "underappreciated gems" from the Evil Hat catalog. And it's hugely discounted over at DriveThruRPG right now as a part of Christmas in July! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/featured_...

Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound will be a part of this when it launches on Friday. Grab it and live your everyday life in space.

RPG Trader@rpgtrader.bsky.social · 4w ago

🎲 No GM? No problem. Our GM-less Games Bundle launches next Friday! Whether you're after solo journaling, collaborative storytelling, or games where everyone shares the spotlight, there's something for everyone. 💙 Wishlist it now to get a reminder when it's live! rpg-trader.com/products/670...

I know that objectively a cheap scotch pie covered in beans is not good food but subjectively it was absolutely banging as a lunch choice

The new Ghost in the Shell series has promise thought it's going to take a lot to outdo the nostalgic memory of Strange Alone Complex for me.

What sort of games do you make Craig? Uplifting and light hearted? I added two more books recently to my growing collection that complement the game I've submitted for Dragonmeet.

A good day to remind you all that you can spend £5.50 on a 28mm @countbinface.bsky.social model from Troublemaker Games, £3 of which goes to NHS supporting charities Now who is selling some frog faced fiends and a scale model pier for them to fight over? www.troublemakergames.co.uk/product-page...

What’s that Lassie? That account that posts occasionally amusing memes also produces a print magazine filled with longform articles covering everything from the history of Cold War TTRPGs to the esoteric secrets of Warhammer & fantasy metal bands? bit weird of them tbh wyrd.science/collections/...

If you're in the UK/EU the best place to grab The Words We Leave Behind online is the brilliant @beyondcataclysm.co.uk who also carry a selection of my other games beyondcataclysm.co.uk/product/the-...

The Words We Leave Behind - Beyond Cataclysm

Rewrite history as you fight an endless war across time and reality by unleashing the butterfly effect in this solo or duet RPG

beyondcataclysm.co.uk

Oops. Logged into the pub quiz while on the train home from Glasgow just to see if I could and accidentally won it even without being able to hear the songs in the music round.

It's a double cone weekend for the Duke

Restock! Restock! Continue to rewrite your past (or is that your future?) and unleash the butterfly effect to wreck havoc on the timeline in The Words We Leave Behind!!! Or live out your life on a gigantic space station in Hopes and Dreams of the Orbital Bound, also available from @ipr.bsky.social

Indie Press Revolution@ipr.bsky.social · last mo.

Restocked! SPINE: Siderius Plug's Immortality in Ninety-nine Endnotes Lost Among The Starlit Wreckage The Words We Leave Behind Imagine Queer Worlds (zine+cards) Imagine Queer Worlds (cards only) www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/

I have a very niche request for you all: I am looking to find someone with knowledge of the Soviet space program who is also a Russian speaker to consult on Able Artemis to make sure that the Soviets are as well researched as the US. It will be paid, email cj.shearwood@epigram.games if interested.

Some people need to just learn to shut up when they're on trains. Or at the very least learn to moderate the volume they talk at. Yes I'm tired and grumpy but this guy has talked non stop and seems determined to ensure the entire carriage can hear him.

Between being ill and the heatwave the last few weeks have just been miserable so it felt nice to get back into a creative headspace today even if it was just printing off some new model templates and outlining sections on a new play test document.

Field Agent Handbook bundles and Calibration Records have made it over to IPR! www.indiepressrevolution.com Get all five Handbooks in a neatly wrapped... well, bundle.