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ndp 🔥 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 3h

We didn't set out to do a small series of interviews on the show (more conversations, really) but they've been really fun!

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Tristan Zimmerman - Molten Sulfur Press @moltensulfur.bsky.social · 3h

Some friends playtested Mousetrap and won't shut up about how brilliant they found it. :)

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Coffee All Night Games ➡️ Arcane Con @coffeeallnight.itch.io · 6h

💀⚠️💀 We are launching tomorrow, and we have another contributor to the Mass Grave stretch goal zine: @johnharper.bsky.social John is joining an already stacked list of folks who are going to be bringing their own unique perspectives to this zine. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cof...

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Coming soon: The Decay: Survival Horror Roleplaying

A tabletop roleplaying game of weird horror and the struggle to survive it.

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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · 6h

5 mins to showtime!

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

COMING SOON: In prelaunch w/ Violent Delights, another game inspired by Shakespeare: Mousetrap is a cursed game-within-a-game that won’t go back into its box. It’s game night. You and your friends have gathered to play a Hamlet-inspired game manuscript from 1983. But there’s a catch…

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Coming soon: Mousetrap & Violent Delights

A cursed game-within-a-game that won't go back into its box, and a chess-based RPG about Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

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Becky Annison @beckyannison.bsky.social · 7h

We are going live in about 1 hour everyone! Set your watches. #ttrpg #rpg #dnd #gming #gaming

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Ben Robbins is launching M2 @lamemage.com · 18h

In one week I click the button and let slip the dogs of fractal history… Tuesday October 6 www.kickstarter.com/projects/lam...

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Coming soon: Microscope (2nd Edition)

The fractal game of epic histories

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 18h

Rather than your standard press release, I talk a little bit about what drew me into making Mousetrap, about what feels both Shakespearean and dramatic about Firebrands-style games, about metagames. I hope you'll check it out, via @rascal.news!

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In Mousetrap, metagames and Shakespeare meet with Firebrands mini-games

The cursed game-within-a-game has landed on Kickstarter

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PVincent (Table Cat Games) @tablecatgames.com · 19h

Thanks to everyone who has purchased Monster Truckers during the sale! You'd helped lessen the pain of dropping the phone.

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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 22h

I am incredibly excited to see @fwalkerrpgdev.bsky.social return to this historical period!

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caro @seaexcursion.itch.io · 23h

it was a real joy and a pleasure to work with asa on the cover designs for this kickass pair of games. keep an eye out for the crowdfund soon

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

WE ARE LIVE!!! On lucky post #13. Storm the heavens, shuffle your decks, stop the apocalypse (or not), it's time to DUEL!!!!!! The Kingdom Carved Collab is live on @backerkit.com! Zine Club members don't forget that you will get discount pledge codes shortly! ttrpg.link/KCC

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Kingdoms Carved Combo

Kingdoms Will Rise & Fall! In The 7th Order become rentacops trying to stop the apocalypse as the Four Horsemen draw near. In Ritual Deck it's time to duel! Take on the ancient king of games as studen...

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Emily | Odds & Ents @oddsandents.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have been having a blast creating these prompt cards and hope to encourage others to discover the joy of collaging as well! Also great if you're getting into MTG proxies

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🪼Jellyfishlines 🔜 PaxU🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 29/09/2026

My Pax U sale is live on itch! 26% off for turning 26 in December. Yes, Augury is in it. I'm hoping to get $500 to have enough for Pax, pay off a little bit of debt, and prep for taxes this coming year. Any purchase helps! itch.io/s/202366/pax...

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PAX U SALE by Jellyfishlines

A bundle by Jellyfishlines, $23.68 for 5 games

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Kim B @oneiroi17.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh hell yes, sign me up!

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JellyMuppet @jellymuppet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tell me, oh muse, of the launch of a crowdfunding project! Speak now of ATRAPOS, the inevitable goddess whose hand doth cut the measured strings of fate, deciding that hallowed time when heroes fall to the dark mists of death and projects go live on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

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Sam D @sam.diceexploder.com · 29/09/2026

This week on Dice Exploder Caro Murphy, one of the designers behind Galactic Starcruiser, is back to talk about de-roling. After the game is over, what does it look like to step out of your character, debrief, and reincorporate the experience you just had back into yourself?

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Transcript: De-Roling with Caro Murphy - Dice Exploder

Listen to this episode here. Further reading Back Tower Runners on Kickstarter! DrachenFest Incantrix Productions Imagi-Ne'er-Do-Wells Socials Caro’s website Sam on Bluesky and itch The Dice Exploder ...

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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have played both Violent Delights and Mousetrap, and I have run Violent Delights for friends. They are both incredible in different ways, both pushing the limits of the medium and offering intriguing takes on Shakespeare, minigames, metagaming, and the relationship between character and player.

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Matt Caulder (They/He) @mattcaulder.com · 29/09/2026

Holy shit, this sounds incredible

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ndp 🔥 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 29/09/2026

Asa’s really in a no skips era for thoughtful, challenging, and dare I say “innovative” truly-trues. Damn.

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Matt Risby @thebadspot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

OK, it is time for the final Solo September video, in which I get thoroughly absorbed by The Darkness At The Brink Of Ohio by @bananachangames.bsky.social Immersive Solo Journaling LARP never felt so good: youtu.be/hv2mUGKDHPs

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The Darkness At The Brink Of Ohio: An Immersive Solo Journaling LARP? | Solo September

YouTube video by The Bad Spot

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toyotomi himejoshi @theyfab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

metafictional hamlet RPG they made this specifically for me

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Charlie "The Common DM" @thecommondm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They can't keep getting away with this. Someone please stop them from making gnarly games all the time 😭

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Jesse Ross @jesseross.com · 29/09/2026

Oooo -- this is such a great idea!

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Seamus Conneely of Cannibal Halfling Gaming @cannibalhalfling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Look, I'm not saying that I'm starting to get suspicious that Asa is some kind of soul harvester who has hit upon the idea of using games to perform the Great Work. But between this and SPINE it's a real two nickels situation. (Having said nickels will be convenient when it comes time to pledge.)

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Coffee All Night Games ➡️ Arcane Con @coffeeallnight.itch.io · 29/09/2026

If there's one thing I love, it's a cursed object brimming with malign intent. Looking forward to this one. Asa's previous SPINE was fucking magical.

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Seraphina Garcia Ramirez 🔜 PaxU @seraphina.diceexploder.com · 29/09/2026

Working with Asa as a dev editor on this project has been an honor- Mousetrap is a really special project and he’s doing things with the form I have not seen anywhere else. Asa is pushing the boundaries of the medium, and I am so excited for everyone to read and table what we’ve been working on.

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Colin/CoMoo 🔜 Metatopia - Sociable Turtle Games @sociable-turtle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I TOLD you all you weren't ready; playing this was one of the most interesting, challenging, and genuinely funny experiences I've ever had playing tabletop. If you're up to it, Mousetrap will reward you in spades.

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Jennifer Adcock @jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have been lucky enough to have played BOTH of these games and let me assure you: you really really want in on this

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 29/09/2026

I am delighted to note that I have written a mostly-true introduction to the history of Shakespearean games for MOUSETRAP.

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Hailey @bachrach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Cool!!!

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

kickstarter.com

Coming soon: Mousetrap & Violent Delights

A cursed game-within-a-game that won't go back into its box, and a chess-based RPG about Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 28/09/2026

Work is still progressing on my Romance game, Road to Romance. I realise that I hadn’t written up one of my ‘actual plays’ so I’ve fixed that - it is a classic victorian romance planesailinggames.com/post/2025-09...

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Road to Romance - Victorian Mischief

A detailed write up of a game of classic victorian romance.

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Sticky Doodler 🖍️ Color Jam @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Bonsai Diary is part of this incredible package. It's a steal: for just $15 more than you'd pay for the digital copy, you get 133 other solo games. Check it out!

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I playtested this! Very fun and a great concept:

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Caleb Zane Huett @calebzane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

we're about to hit 800 pre-launch followers??? amazing!!

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Gila RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

$7k hit! We are 70% funded now. If you want to blow up the sun and pilot a really cool mech, you need to back and share NOVA 2! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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warden @cairnrpg.com · 25/09/2026

Cairn Press is VERY happy to announce our next kickstarter: A Sliver of Evidence by @karlyanddd.bsky.social. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cai...

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A Sliver of Evidence

A werewolf-inspired adventure for Cairn 2e, written & illustrated by Karly Andersen.

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There's A TTRPG For That @mint-rabbit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#mintrecommends: Bringing back a recommendation post I did on Tumblr 2 years ago: Solo Journaling Games! I was asked to recommend some journalling games for an inquirer who loves to wrtie. ^_^

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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 24/09/2026

Every mech needs a pilot. I wrote about that in the context of HOME: MECH x KAIJU at Skeleton Code Machine: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/mech-week-...

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MECH WEEK: Pilot

Exploring the role of pilots in HOME: MECH x KAIJU

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Montford Tales @montfordtales.com · 24/09/2026

Make your own paranormal drama television show with Asher's Ridge, a GMless, zero-prep, game for 1-4 players. Perfect for fans of Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Widow's Bay. www.montfordtales.com/ashers-ridge/

A copy of Asher's Ridge on an old, leaf-strewn, wooden floor. It is surrounded by five location cards. Scrabble tiles form the phrase "A paranormal drama ttrpg". The colours are golden, lit by an early morning sunbeam.

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Candace the Magnificent 🔜 PAXU @thecandacemarie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LIVE NOW!! Come whale with us in hell 🥰

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Plus One Exp @ 🔜 Metatopia @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

WE ARE LIVE!!!

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Last year, I wrote a tragic solo rpg about burnout. You fight a hopeless war against an authoritarian. Trying & failing is the only ethical choice. I kept it in beta bc I burned out in it, ironically. Now, burnt out on my life / job, I feel a clearer vision to rework it. After my current projects.

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PVincent (Table Cat Games) @tablecatgames.com · 23/09/2026

Shout out to the folks that helped with Shadow in the Stars: Art: @gunmetaldraws.bsky.social @scragend.bsky.social Writing: @africanmorning.bsky.social @lurzblurbz.bsky.social Consulting: @cassi.mothwin.com @mirror-lock.bsky.social The game would have been sucky without them.

Shadow in the stars art featuring a pilot and a starfighter

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