Interview: Jason Morningstar on Boxed RPGs

The designer of Fiasco, Desperation, and Zhenya's Wonder Tales.

Monthly Mecha: Anti-Desert, Lichen Arrowsmith, and Lyric Mecha RPGs

Mecha TTRPGs Monthly

Chess is a Boxed RPG

"Unboxed" RPGs and repurposing board game components.

Interview: Seraphina on RPGs, Board Games, and Eisegesis

The author of "What do we mean when we say a game supports play?"

Chess Supports Roleplay

Reading into chess and other abstract games.

Monthly Mecha: Reverse Battleship w/ John Mulligan of Exeunt Press

Mecha TTRPGs Monthly

The Problem with Production Value

A Retrospective on SPINE and Production Value

Playing Alone Together

My essay in The Soloist, plus the social dyanamics of solo RPGs.

The GM Is Dead

In Firebrands, The GM Is Dead.

Monthly Mecha: NOVA 2e w/ Spencer Campbell & Galen Pejeau

Mecha TTRPGs Monthly

Monthly Mecha: Girl Frame w/ Isabelle M. Ruebsaat

Mecha TTRPGs Monthly

A Timely Note: A Bloggies Nomination and Kickstarter Prelaunch

No essay today, folks, just a quick message to see if you'll... * Vote for "Books in TTRPGs" as the Best Series for this year's Bloggies; and/or * Follow the prelaunch for Violent Delights: A chess-based RPG about Romeo and Juliet. Bloggies 2026 Nomination