Good day, readers! It’s a milestone 25th issue of this newsletter so it’s a great time to share it with someone that you think might like it. Lots of great links in this week’s edition. This next week is looking packed for me gaming-wise – primarily because I’ll be finally done with work and have…

Hello, everyone! I got to play a really fun game of Escape from Dino Island this week and that was really fun. Now I’m going to make sure I keep this momentum going with more games from my wishlist. What’s on your radar? I. An Alternate History of RPGs Many weeks ago, I wrote about…

And I’m back! I have emerged from the world of work and MS Word to discover that this newsletter reached 400 subscribers last week which is a nice little milestone to celebrate – and you’ve got to celebrate when you can. Thanks to everyone who shared this around! I. Psst. You Ever Try … Worldbuilding…

Oh, ring the bells, the year is dead. And fetch the thorny crown for our new year’s head. Hello dear readers! Despite the Gregorian calendar for 2020 turning its last page, it’s still Tiny Letter season here at the Indie RPG Newsletter. But I should be finally done with my manuscript this week and we…

Last issue of the year, folks. Thanks for subscribing and hope you’re having a good last week of the year. And I’ll see you in 2021 where hopefully things get better for all of us. I. Listen of the Week Two recommendations this week – a dragon double bill, if you will: First, on Fear…

Hello, dear readers. It’s the second December Tiny Letter. A quick read, a quick write. It’s done before you know it. If only we could say that about some other things… I. Watch of the Week This is a fun video on an excellent-sounding one-shot PbtA game! II. Links of the Week Prime in the…

First of the three quick December updates! Have a good week! I. Watch of the Week I’m very late to the party but this is very cool. John Harper has a two-part video on how Blades in the Dark came to be. It starts as a one page game that contains the seeds for Lasers…

Dear reader, As the wine-dark sea of 2020 recedes from the shoreline of our lives, I assume that you too are sighing with relief. Nothing changes when the clock strikes midnight on December 31st and yet, I shall feel triumphant nonetheless. The reason I bring this up – other than for an excuse to say…

There is little proportion about either pain or pleasure: a headache darkens the universe while it lasts, a cup of tea really lightens the spirit bereft of all reasonable consolations. – William Dean Howells, The Night Boat No joke here. Just a nice quote. I. Attending Metatopia 2020 Metatopia, for the first time I believe,…

‘Indie game’ is actually just short for ‘Indiana Jones game’. You know it’s true. I. Indie is a Marketing Term What is the purpose of a label like ‘Science Fiction’? If you ask a dozen people for what they mean when they use the word, you’ll get thirteen different answers. If they’re academics, you’ll get…