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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole Con @tabletopbookshelf.com · 17/09/2026

This month's board game club pick: Dungeon Date from @nerdypupgames.bsky.social

A card based fantasy game on a red gaming table

A fantasy game with brightly colored cards and illustrations

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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finally got to properly play @nerdypupgames.bsky.social’s SUPER SQUAD HIGH, for which I did a little writing! Nifty game, with cool memory-storytelling mechanics unusual for the worker-placement/strategy genre! Also you get to watch your boyfriend become a supervillain so what’s not to love???

At a table with the game set up, three men holding up their characters

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Jason Morningstar @jmstar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Games You Should Play Before Playing Fiasco, in no particular order. * Play whatever you like * Even games that suck teach you stuff * Also play games that scare you sometimes * Distrust taste-makers * As a taste-maker I highly recommend Rusałka by Nick Wedig

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My time at Gen Con 2026 is done. GMed as much Hotel Olympus as I could, got better players than I deserve, many at the dead center of the venn diagram of Greek myth, mystery rpgs, and player-forward systems like Blades. Really hope more people get to play it, but there's only so much of me.

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Sneak peek at the cover art for our upcoming rpg, Hotel Olympus! Can you guess who the couple on the right are?

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy FREE RPG DAY!!! I am running Hotel Olympus at Checkmate Games in Toledo OH tonight at 6PM! You can get the quickstart for the game on @itch.io right now! Looking forward to a fun night. nerdypupgames.itch.io/hotel-olympus

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Hotel Olympus - Quickstart by Nerdy Pup Games

Solve murder mysteries as Jazz-Age Greek myths!

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JBMoby @jbmoby.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Here are some pictures of the map and the combat at the end of the session. Using risk pieces made for a nice touch.

Map created during RPG play at origins game fair

Map showing unite locations and terrain during combat during RPG play at origins game fair

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Super grateful to @jbmoby.bsky.social and everyone else that played Rebels of the Crownless March at #Origins2026. It's a passion project that I thought no one would be interested in, and it turned out to be the most played of my rpgs for the con!

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Carlos Salazar ➡️ Gen Con @carlosmakesgames.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This is more than a fundraiser. It’s a call to show up. itch.io/b/3744/power... Power Word Unity is connecting BIPOC creators, designers, and publishers at Gen Con and future conventions, creating space for new voices, new stories, and a stronger, more inclusive tabletop community. 🧵1/3

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Power Word Unity 2026 Bundle by cccsalazar and 38 others

Power Word Unity 2026 Bundle: 64 items for $10.00

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula (enamel pin version of the vampire from Dungeon Date!)

Enamel pin depicting a cartoony vampire character from the Dungeon Date card game.

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Sâmara Lígia ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ @samiligia.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Take a look at this amazing ttrpg! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hotel Olympus is my next #ttrpg! And you can get the quickstart now!! You play living-myth detectives in a Jazz-Age version of Greek mythology, solving murders in a luxury hotel where the powerful but petty Olympians rule over the Art Deco city of Acropolis. nerdypupgames.itch.io/hotel-olympus

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Our games (The Curse of the House of Rookwood and Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes) are on RPG Trader! The site just launched, you can get our games and a whole lot more at a discount for the launch! rpg-trader.com/creator/570/...

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Nerdy Pup Games on RPG Trader

Independent TTRPG creator on RPG Trader.

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Old Cold Bold is great, excited for a 2nd edition. Get in there now and get some nice extras from the BK project!

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LycanthrEppy @epidiah.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Folks! I'm telling you, Emily can WRITE. You want this unlocked and in there!

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This game is just 5 backers away from unlocking new content from Emily Care Boss (designer of Breaking the Ice/Shooting the Moon/Under My Skin). Get in there!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

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The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

A TTRPG about regulated crime, vigilantism, and chosen family. Inspired by the mechanics of Lady Blackbird by John Harper.

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My favorite TTRPG classes: 1) Grizzled Harridan 2) Ornery Lil Dumpling 3) Wounded Valkyrie 4) Mastermind with red in their ledger 5) Awkward Himbo/Bertie Wooster

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TacticsNChai @tacticsnchai.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Oh wow! That's us!

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played. I'm lucky to have a couple of active ttrpg groups, mine are... Pathfinder 2e Dragon Slayers by @gilarpgs.bsky.social Gnomesteaders by @worldstoforge.bsky.social Hotel Olympus (WIP mystery rpg)

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Working on a draft of our next ttrpg and this paragraph is accidentally the entire ethos of the design:

You might be tempted to plan out an entire mystery ahead of time, the way a designer plans out an escape room or detective video game. Designing a perfectly laid out mystery is hard work. You probably won’t get to test it out before you run it for your friends, and your friends are not mind readers. Even in a carefully planned game, you will most likely need to improvise to reach a satisfying conclusion. Why not plan to improvise from the start?

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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 09/05/2026

If you’ve been wanting to design your own TTRPG, here’s my advice for you. Its honestly pretty simple. (I almost want to start a « Make it small. Make it fun. Make it for you » game jam based in this idea

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

@toastyseahorse.bsky.social is one of my favorite #ttrpg writers! The 2nd edition of Whitney's "be gay do crimes" rpg is live now on Backerkit, with revised rules and new characters and content to add to your game. Check it out! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

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The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

A TTRPG about regulated crime, vigilantism, and chosen family. Inspired by the mechanics of Lady Blackbird by John Harper, and the Assassins Guild/Thieves Guild of Ankh-Morpork (Terry Pratchett).

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In one of my favorite sessions of The Old The Cold The Bold, I played a Bold named Brandybux who was a SCA/HEMA Youtuber/criminal law student by day, teamed up with retired career criminal Sicily (Old), and nepo baby BombNoCap (Cold). We stopped a crooked accounts manager stealing from bank clients.

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Very excited for a 2nd ed of this game! You play gig economy Robin Hoods, based on Lady Blackbird rules, 3 pitch-perfect archetypes that cook. The archetypes (Old/Cold/Bold) are highly customizable and create fantastic group dynamics for your PCs right out of the gate! 💾🍸💪

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Toasty Seahorse Studio @toastyseahorse.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The #BackerKit for #OCB2nd is one week away! Criminals doing good like Robin Hood! Stretch Goal: A Diamond for Two by Emily Care Boss. A short story inspired by the Amateur Cracksman. A queer-coded Victorian gentlemen thief anthology. Plus, pregens for a two-player gig based on the short story.

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The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

From Toasty Seahorse Studio - The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

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MegueyB 🔜Metatopia @megueyb.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Y'all. This is SUCH a fun game!! I want everyone to play it.

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

For anyone in the Dayton OH area, join me at DAY CON today and tomorrow (4/17-4/18) for demos of Super Squad High, our co-op teen superhero board game, and Hotel Olympus, our upcoming ttrpg!

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Also me when it's Portfolio Day!!! AAAAAA

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Cooking up an intro to my home ttrpg campaign like it's a podcast.

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

For anyone in the Toledo area, you can demo Super Squad High and a bunch of other games from local designers tomorrow 3-6PM at Checkmate Games! Raffle with prizes, meet some cool designers from the area.

Demo with the Designer Day! Saturday April 11th 3PM to 6PM. Play Super Squad High, Free Radicals, Pinched, Kebab, Clash at Rock's Point, and Samson & Delilah with the designers.

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Toasty Seahorse Studio @toastyseahorse.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition goes live on May 4th www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... a 1-3 players + GM #TTRPG about vigilantism, the criminal gig economy, and inspired by the mechanics of Lady Blackbird.

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The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

From Toasty Seahorse Studio - The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

You can score physical copies of Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes (there aren't many left!) at the @ipr.bsky.social Booth 12109 at PAX East in Boston MA, March 26-29th! Play misfit outlaws fighting fascists in a retro-dystopia, improve your character with STICKERS (included in the book)!

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Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes by Nerdy Pup Games

A rock-n-roll retro-dystopian rpg fueled by stickers!

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you wanted to do #OnePiece as a #ttrpg, you could really cook with Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes. Misfit outlaws vs. authoritarians, over-the-top action, WEIRD FASHION, Drives=dreams. Making friends and whooping ass are equally strong options. Rules to make your own world, including an aquatic one!

Nami, Luffy, and Zoro from live-action One Piece, ready for a scrap.

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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 19/02/2026

Gamers! My friend Whitney’s upcoming crowd funding campaign for THE OLD, THE COLD, THE BOLD is switching platforms to BackerKit. It’s a new edition of this tabletop RPG of gig economy crimes and it’s worth checking out! 🦈✝️ www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

From Toasty Seahorse Studio - The Old The Cold The Bold: 2nd Edition

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Whitney is one of my favorite designers and a frequent Nerdy Pup contributor. The character dynamics in OLD-COLD-BOLD are peak, check it out!

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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 12/02/2026

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND 🥹

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Gold Skull Games @goldskullgames.com · 11/02/2026

I may be a little late, but the No ICE In Minnesota bundle on Itch.io is a metric f-ton of games with a massive amount of games that absolutely rip. Fist, Apocalypse Frame, Hardcase, Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, How's My Driving, Thieves of the Tome, for $10 this is amazing!

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Download the latest indie games

itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co...

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I was trapped in a work meeting all day, but thrilled to share! 600+ creators, 1439 projects. Help us support the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota! ✊

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

15 hours left to submit your game! 👀

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A thing to know about #Ohio (and this is true of a lot of red states) we are Red on the outside but Blue on the inside. And the voices that speak up against this lawless regime have been throttled effectively through gerrymandering & other means. We need all the help and support you can give

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

A quick review of IndieCade 2025 nominees, we are very proud that our 2025 release, Super Squad High, is among these other great games from indie creators!

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Sneak peek at character art for our upcoming #ttrpg, Hotel Olympus! 🏨🌩️

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Nerdy Pup Games (Michael) @nerdypupgames.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

I thought it would be fun to run a CARDBOARD Boxing Day sale for our #boardgames that come in a cardboard box. 📦 Dungeon Date and Super Squad High are 25% off for the rest of 2025. If you place an order, you can use this discount code to get free shipping til Jan 1: CARDBOARDBOX2025

Green background with with text that reads Cardboard Boxing Day Sale, 25% off any game in a box for the rest of 2025!

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