community
Breakout Con continues to grow amidst American-Canadian tensions
Toronto’s favorite RPG convention feels like a homecoming for indie designers.
culture
Tyranny of the moving box
Deciding which RPG books would accompany my immigration proved extremely tough.
culture
Pocketopia edges tabletop closer to Steam, for good and ill
Move over ZineQuest, there’s another circus in town.
culture
The changing face of the tabletop industry’s trade association
John Stacy, the executive director of GAMA, talks about their commitment to DEI and more.
culture
Tabletop companies are waiting for the ship to come in on tariffs
As Trump plays Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots with global economics, the RPG industry braces for unknowable costs.
culture
State of the Rascal 2025
Plenty of miles behind us, and more on the horizon.
culture
The complicated labor behind voicing diverse D&D characters
Some players feel apprehensive, other overburdened, when portraying minority cultures at the table.
tabletop
Zine Month 2025: TransQuest
Paranormal body horror, cozy cat sims, and the realities of motherhood
culture
Livestream: Haunting the airwaves of a creepy college
Go Birds? Go, birds!
culture
EDH Brackets won’t solve Magic: The Gathering’s social problem
Tools are nice, but you can’t foster community with checklists.
culture
Why does the January 6 wargame even exist?
A conversation with the creators of Fight for America! about art, politics, and player safety.
culture
Red hats, red blood: roleplaying the January 6 insurrection in a Brooklyn warehouse
What about America is worth fighting for?
culture
Rascal Celebrates its First Birthday with a Pledge Drive
Support another year of independent tabletop journalism.
Public Articles
Five years on, Solo But Not Alone keeps a torch lit in support of mental health resources
"Sometimes the best thing you can do is support people who need you directly.”
culture
Big Bad Con's cardstock currency pits networking against building community
Personal lessons from the school of card knocks.
tabletop
Tossing out Aladdin: Egyptian writers breathe life into Cairo:Otherscape
Ra and Egyptomania are out. These writers want the gods of their rural grandparents.