Interview 1: Seraphina on RPGs, Board Games, and Eisegesis
The author of "What do we mean when we say a game supports play?"
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Essay 1: Chess Supports Roleplay
Reading into chess and other abstract games.
Monthly Mecha: Reverse Battleship w/ John Mulligan of Exeunt Press
Mecha TTRPGs Monthly
Essay: 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.
Essay: 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 for
Essay: Solo RPGs: An open or shut case?
On open-ended and close-ended solo rpgs and what group play can learn from them
Monthly Mecha: HOME by Deep Dark Games
Mecha TTRPGs Monthly
Monthly Mecha: Mecha Game Jam Highlights and Mech TTRPG Bundle
Mecha TTRPGs Monthly
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
Monthly Mecha: ECH0 & Kai Poh, plus CJ Tucker
Mecha TTRPGs Monthly
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
Monthly Mecha: Beam Saber & Austin Ramsay, plus Seamus Conneely
Mecha TTRPGs Monthly
Essays on TTRPGs
Interview 3: Liz Little on Games and Ergodic Lit
An interview with Liz Little on Games and Ergodic Literature
Essays on TTRPGs
Essay 3: A Defense of Reading TTRPGs
An essay on how reading is part of playing ttrpgs (and why that matters)
Essays on TTRPGs
Interview 2: Clayton Notestine on Book Design
An interview with Clayton Notestine about book design and how it can invite play
Essays on TTRPGs
Essay 2: How do we talk about TTRPG Books?
An essay on how we talk about ttrpg books, plus how book design invites bookplay.
Essays on TTRPGs
Interview 1: Jay Dragon on Bookplay
An interview with Jay Dragon about how ttrpgs play with books
Essays on TTRPGs
Essay 1: Bookplay in TTRPGs
An essay on how we play with books in ttrpgs, also SPINE the ttrpg
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
Monthly Mecha: CHVLR, Susanah Grace, and Lex Kim Bobrow
Mecha TTRPGs Monthly
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
Monthly Mecha: Spencer Campbell's NOVA, plus Artist Alex Connolly
NOVA, plus interviews with Spencer Campbell and Alex Connolly
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
Monthly Mecha: Armour Astir and Sacred Machinations
Featuring Armour Astir, plus interviews with Briar Sovereign and Drakoniques
The Mecha TTRPG Newsletter
Feature: Dragon Reactor
July's Mid-month Feature: Dragon Reactor, crowdfunding on Backerkit.