Gen Con 2024
Lack of diversity in tabletop’s biggest award isn’t that hard to judge
Director says “daunting” obligation received a single BIPOC candidate for 2025, who withdrew their application
Lay it on the Table
Playing games during an attempted assassination
A story I will be telling until the end of time
community
Update: World of Darkness shitposter promptly returns from 100,000-hour ban, but not unchanged
“Couldn’t you just chill? Did you really have to be like that, all the time?”
actual play
But I don’t have any money: Actual Play and Porn
I’m so sorry, this never happens at my home game.
community
Moonbeam’s revolution of the creator ecosystem begins in tabletop
In a Rascal exclusive, the creators behind the new streaming platform explain their vision for a better digital future
community
CRIT Awards pulls ceremony from Gen Con citing “safety concerns”
Many online blame the convention for folding to a right wing outrage campaign and forcing the event to end
community
Bitcherton, please
An interview with the cast of Bitcherton on crowdfunding their improvised Regency comedy podcast
community
Tabletop Workers United negotiations stalled by lawyer’s belligerence and subsequent vacation
Hex & Co’s desire to speed up the bargaining process has been stymied by ownership’s obstinate and outright hostile legal counsel
community
The battle for RPG discovery will happen at Friendly Local Games Stores
We ride at dawn. Or at 10 AM, when the doors open.
announcements
Unprepared Casters hosts Annual Charity Livestream benefitting TransLifeline
The Nonstop Player Crawl will run for from 10am-10pm CT on June 8th, raising money for TransLifeline.
community
Can anyone make a living in tabletop and actual play?
A study by Dr. Emily Friedman and Carson Barnes wants to pull back the curtain on labor in TTRPGs
tabletop
Independent, together: the IWGB opens its membership to tabletop creators
A handful of RPG designers join UK-based IWGB in a small but critical step towards growing union solidarity.
Public Articles
I didn’t think about tabletop games for 11 days, and so should you
The question of whether we can afford to step away from reality is a neoliberal trap.
interview
The Tabletop Game Designers Association offers education and protection for game designers
An interview with a co-founder of the newly-launched TTGDA on the power of sharing collective knowledge
community
Severe flooding endangers Brazil’s largest TTRPG publisher
Jambô Editora’s headquarters in Porto Alegra have “water from floor to ceiling”.
community
8 trans games by trans artists in this trans rights charity bundle
Rue Dickey’s third annual Tabletop for Trans Rights Bundle is raising money for the Appalachian LGBTQ+ community