features

A game without players can still be played

Revisiting essays five years later: On lyric games, ownership, and an understanding of what makes up a game.

features

In Guadalajara, kids who once photocopied game books now design RPGs and run conventions

Gaming across the US-Mexican border.

opinion

Finally, a healthy relationship to crowdfunding

Mothership maker Tuesday Knight Games says the team is “exhausted” by crowdfunding initiatives meant to help small publishers.

podcast

Reading Club: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol

This ain't Swords in the Light.

features

PPWR lands another blow to an already precarious tabletop industry

Regulatory compliance takes up far too many resources and hours.

features

It's Both The Best And Worst Time To Get Into Pokémon Cards

Interest in Pokémon is at an all-time high. That's both good and bad for collectors.

news

Products aren’t people and don’t “have to” do anything

MTG’s Zeta Set looks rad, but let’s not pretend naivety about $20 booster packs.

news

€6 million in 8 years: Larp for social good receives serious funding in Europe

Finding the “fun” in public funding.

Rascal Radio

Radio Hour: Scootin' for a Mutin'

Fast, loose, and wrong.

new games

Looters reframes treasure and dungeon crawling as class conflict

Mordite Press’s newest game is more than just an anti–D&D.

features

AITA because I (fairy prince, 1573yo) can't stop wiping people's memories?

Moves in Under Hollow Hills are a double-edged sword, creating passive geasa that encourage fundamental, magical truths about characters.

news

Does winning the Diana Jones Emerging Designer award help you stand out at Gen Con? The winners say yes.

Come hall or high water, the business cards will go on.