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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today is the last day of our "official" subscription drive. It's been a resounding success - but we still have further to go. Currently we have 89 subscribers. Reaching 100 would be a huge milestone for us. playtestmaterial.org/playtest-mat...

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Playtest Material launches its first ever subscription drive

Playtest Material needs 75 subscribers to break even — one of those could be you.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Games For Crabs 2027 has been booked. I will give further details when I nail down which of the possible exercises I want to pursue. It will be another weekend of experimental game design. It won't be the same experiment as last time. #gamesforcrabs

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For the Banzaicon RPG campaign this year we've gone for something weird, high-concept, and poetic. I'm excited.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/09/2026

I honestly have never considered switching from Google Pixel phones until they sent me a "wanna celebrate destroying the lives of trans people" as a system update.

Android Pixel system update screen, showing Harry Potter customizations as a bullet point.

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Amabel Holland @amabel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Well, I just had someone email us to request missing components... that don't exist for the game. He used a chatbot to "research" what might be missing from a used copy of the game and it hallucinated new components.

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New on the website: "Determining a Melodramatic Sensibility in Tabletop Role-playing Games" by writer Kayla Dice. Dice presents an analysis based on based on the presence of heightened emotionality, pathos, and meaningful dichotomies in various TTRPGs.

Two dueling sailors make meaningful eye contact, highlighted in the colours red and blue, with the caption of the article "determining a melodramatic sensibility in roleplaying games"

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Me, an autistic person, attempting my first sext:

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

For the last #Ludomachy of #edfringe26 we created Scrambledice, making 20 custom dice from wooden cubes. A fun little speed game, with a bit of strategy and upset to keep it interesting.

A line of six pairs of cubes, the cubes have different symbols on them.
Dice are placed next to the pairs on each side, aiming to match the targets.
A running sand timer indicates how long is left to play the dice.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Thinking of bringing Another World Variety Show to the Edinburgh Fringe next year, maybe one night/evening a week.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today in #Ludomachy we made a steampunk-inspired wargame! Courage & Cowardice is a wargame for three players: Two players control units, using blackjack-style attack resolution, trying to capture objectives. The third player is trying to use the other players' forces to tell a cool story! #edfringe

Hexagonal cards representing units sprawl across a battlefield made of post-it notes. A few of them have poker chips on them.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

If anyone has been keeping track you may have noticed there was no Ludomachy post from me yesterday. Unfortunately nobody turned up, so I didn't do the show. These things happen, it's the Fringe! I already picked up an extra show, so if I get people this weekend I'll have done what I came to do.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today's #Ludomachy created Disruption, another standard-card-deck game. We had settled on short rounds, and the ability to mess with the other players. The piles-and-swaps mechanic was our third attempt at the concept: it worked but needed refinement. #edfringe #edfringe26 Three shows left!

The game Disruption in play.
Four piles of five playing cards, one card in each is face up.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today's #Ludomachy found "L'Amore Est Dans La Cles", a game about unlocking the locks of the heart. Three players collaborate to build a key, making columns of tiles which connect and fulfill the corresponding tumbler's requirements. Alternating between planning and placing. #EdFringe #EdFringe26

The game in progress. Three larger cards across the bottom of the play field, the Tumblers, have rules on stating what they will accept in their column, one is still face down as they have not solved the second yet.
Above each tumbler is a column of three tiles (one is missing from the middle column), two columns are face down, ready to reveal if the previous tumbler is passed.
There is a big arrow at the bottom to illustrate the direction of play.

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Alex @Plane Sailing Games @planesailinggames.com · 26/08/2026

I've now got 36(!) interviews with indie game designers and artists on my website - short text based interviews about stuff they are passionate about. Come, take a read, meet designers you might not have come across! #indiettrpg planesailinggames.com/interviews/

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Interviews

Table Top Role Playing Games

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another #Ludomachy! At the afternoon special show we created "Spoilheap", a game springboarded by the concept of competing archeologists digging for treasures. You can't play face cards, because they are human remains, so you have to lie about them! #gamedesign #edfringe #edfringe26

The card game "Spoilheap", four piles of cards in the centre and the player's hands (revealed for the photo).
The game uses a standard deck of cards, with jokers.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our second #Ludomachy of the Fringe: Di-Noir, a paleontological whodunnit. In the employ of the Loch Ness Monster our dinosaur detective attempts to solve an ancient murder by digging in different locations, triggering different story events along the way. #edfringe #edfringe26 #gamedesign

The solo board game Di-Noir at the end of play. Clue cards in three colours, poker chips, event cards, one of the three on the board locations no longer has chips on it.

Di-Noir in play, some of the piles have been excavated, some clues uncovered. A hand reaches for a clue.

The game at the start, with three neat piles of shuffled poker chips and three stacks of clues.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today's #Ludomachy produced "The Hopeful and the Source", an asymmetric card game where a cunning, manipulative power of Good pits themselves the dire Source, an immense, crushing force of evil. A lovely start to the run! #edfringe #edfringe26 #gamedesign

A table on which two players are facing each other in an asymmetric card game.
One player's hand is large and open, the other player has a small closed hand and some cheat cards. They are competing over three pairs of objectives in the centre.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

After each show I'll be posting a few pics and telling you about the cool game we made! Keep an eye on #Ludomachy if you are interested. #edfringe #edfringe26 #gamedesign

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I am so good at bluesky that I accidentally deleted my main post instead of a repost! Ludomachy starts tomorrow (Monday) and I am really excited, I have a feeling it's going to be a good one! It's a show where I make a game with the audience, in an hour. #edfringe #edfringe2026

A show flyer made from pieces of card with writing on, a few dice on top, photographed.
Text:
Ludomachy! The Summoning of Games.
13:25, 24th-30th, Brewdog Lothian Rd.
Free & unticketed (donations welcome)
PBH's Free Fringe
Come along and let's make a game, together!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Staying in student accommodation for a week-and-a-bit for the Edinburgh Fringe. The squeaky doors kept waking me up this morning, so I did the rational, normal thing: buy a can of WD40 and oil the hinges at 4am. The shared bathroom door is so quiet now!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Not long now. The costume has been washed. The materials have been restocked. I have probably forgotten something. Show starts on Monday!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Apart from looking forward to doing my show, I'm also looking forward to spending some time with friends in Edinburgh next week! If you would like to be one of those friends then let me know. (If you aren't sure if you count, you probably do!)

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

announcing: picodevil, my new tool for livecoding visuals by chopping up video with patterns picodevil.com

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picodevil

picodevil is here to help you livecode visuals! let's chop up some videos with patterns!

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Two weeks ago I wrote a game about different bronze-age philosophies put forward by a theoretical civilisation of super-intelligent beehives. It involves making uninterrupted eye contact with a stranger until I tell you to stop. www.patreon.com/gshowitt/pos...

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GAMES FOR CRABS DEBRIEF | Grant Howitt

This weekend I wrote a game about different bronze-age philosophies put forward by a theoretical civilisation of superintelligent beehives.

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Michelle Kelly @michellicopter.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

If beehives achieved sapience and had to communicate with each other, this is the game they would play. We think. Hive Mind, a very serious game I made with Grant @gshowitt.bsky.social and Dave @uncannydice.bsky.social is now available for free as a print-and-play game on itch 🐝

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HIVE MIND by Michellicopter

Co-created with Grant Howitt and Dave Winterbottom

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

GAMES FOR CRABS debrief, including a three-player game about intimacy, fear and theocratic diplomacy inherent in post-consciousness bronze-age beehive societies Patrons get it a week early here: www.patreon.com/gshowitt/pos...

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GAMES FOR CRABS DEBRIEF | Grant Howitt

This weekend I wrote a game about different bronze-age philosophies put forward by a theoretical civilisation of superintelligent beehives.

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Jenny Cromwell / Papyrus Stories @jennycromwell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The “Rituals of Play” zine is out now-free at the link below. Resulting from the 2025 @mangamecentre.bsky.social Multiplatform conf, it includes 17 contributions & was put together by Chloé Wake & Matteo Polato, with art by Isa Alsaba & layout by Kevin Craig. manchestergamecentre.org/rituals-of-p...

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John Wainwright @tjohnwainwright.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Microsoft is planning to build three massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

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Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!

Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A few of the Saturday photos from #GamesForCrabs, showing the early planning phases of the three, three-person groups. The Hive, The Fungi, and The Bats. The photos were taken just after a joint tea-break where we had a natter and a catch up with the others, an unexpected development we kept doing!

An A3 notepad splayed open, with post-it notes and scribbled text. One side is a brainstorm about The Hive, the other a quadrant diagram of colony locations based on danger and resources.
The wonderful thing is how little of this we actually used!

Three of our Games For Crabs attendees sat at a table. They're in a small brick room, the lighting was far better in-person!
They have a variety of pieces of paper including multicoloured post-it notes as they discuss the variety of fungi extant in the world.

Another three Games For Crabs attendees in another small brick room. They are having an energetic discussion about bat facts, each keeping notes.

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Playtest Material Magazine @playtestmaterial.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We are looking for anyone who attended Games For Crabs who would be interested in writing 800-1200 words on it for our magazine! The piece can take whatever form you'd like.

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 18/07/2026

Want to support TTRPG Professors? Maybe start by subscribing (for free!) to Analog Game Studies's YouTube channel, and keep an eye on the journal (FREE TO READ!) at: @analoggamestudies.bsky.social

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Analog Game Studies

The official journal of Analog Game Studies. Scholarly content about tabletop, live-action, performance, and generally awesome games. Read more at our website analogamestudies.org.

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Laurie O'Connel (is looking for ttrpg work (in Dublin)) @laurieoc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

help me out here. Looking for TTRPG writers based in the UK and Ireland whose work has interesting things to say about war and imperialism, bonus points if they've published before and after 2023.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I have a lot of thoughts about Games For Crabs: how it went, what I got out of it, what to do next. I have photos and video to go through, but the most valuable part of the event won't show up on camera - the amazing creative energy, the experience of thinking at strange angles. #gamesforcrabs

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Day 1 of #GamesForCrabs has been fantastic. Our opening talk was a great start, sparkling with ideas and information. Then describing out our species and their societies, and deciding what we want to make. The chosen species briefs were The Bats, The Hive, and The Fungi. Looking forward to tomorrow!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

All the people signed up for #GamesForCrabs should have received an email with a few extra last-minute details. If you've signed up but didn't get the email, please let me know.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Got a lot of the Games For Crabs work finished up over the last few days: session guidance sheets, species briefs, opening talk, safety tools sheet and "steering cards", various logistical bits and bobs... Found out yesterday I hadn't booked a room for myself, but that's sorted now!

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Elliot 🫪 @nameoftheyear.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This was a big lightbulb moment while working on Blaseball — the community team observed & hypothesized that the most personally-invested fans always go beyond being a fan of it as-is, and become a fan of their own personalized idealization of it instead. That is, superfans resist change the MOST.

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snow @snowttrpg.itch.io · 27/06/2026

Did you know im running a sale? All my recent stuff: Lilancholy, songbirds, soul cemetery, kill jane doe, etc. itch.io/s/186467/the...

SNOW IS RUNNING A SALE! https://itch.io/s/186467/the-entire-world-is-in-a-big-cookie-and-im-gonna-eat-it

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/06/2026

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I am low on numbers for Games For Crabs. If you want a weekend of experimental game design, making games for fictional non-humans people, then you haven't got long to sign up! Got to: gamesforcrabs.co.uk If I don't get more sign ups before Sunday evening, I will have to cancel. #gamesforcrabs

Another view of Dou-Rhana, our experimental translation of an Elven game. The tree cards are loaded with dice, surrounded by our research drawings.
A piece of string represents the river.
There are a lot of dice!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Games For Crabs! It's an experimental weekend for game designers. It's in July, in Sheffield. It's gonna be weird and amazing! Check it out at gamesforcrabs.co.uk Then sign up if it sounds up your street. #gamedesign #gamesforcrabs Reposts appreciated. Tell your friends! Ask me questions!

A picture of various dice on tokens on square cards labeled with tree names and some other letters. There are a few pictures of trees on the table with them.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Do you like games? Do you like making games? Can you come to Sheffield on July 18th/19th? Come make Games For Crabs! An experimental game design weekend. Sign up at gamesforcrabs.co.uk! Do it now, before you forget. #gamesforcrabs #gamedesign

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Games For Crabs - Inhuman-Centered Design - Sign up Today!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

To kick off Games For Crabs we've got an awesome talk! James Turner, a postdoctoral researcher specialising in the philosophy of cognitive science, will be giving us plenty of food for thought with "Evolution and Species Design: From Water Fleas to Human Beings". Get signed up! gamesforcrabs.co.uk

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Games For Crabs - Inhuman-Centered Design - Sign up Today!

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

There's some great stuff on this list, and my show is on it too! I'll be posting about Ludomachy more one Games For Crabs is out of the way.

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Will Uhl 🦉 Merry Mancer Games @raffitheowl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Beasts of Feast & Folly, my monster sex comedy TTRPG, is OUT NOW! You are a troupe of lusty monsterfolk. Help sate each others' hungers, either as wingman or partner. Gaze on as they indulge to a climax. And don't screw up your obligation before you hit the road. plusoneexp.com/products/bea...

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Beasts of Feast & Folly (XXXP)

Beasts of Feast & Folly is an erotic roleplaying game of voyeurism, companionship, and the comedy of errors. You are a troupe of bestial monsterfolk, capricious and lusty. What hungers burn within...

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Hearing Kayla talk about this concept at UKGE was great, I'm looking forward to some really intriguing explorations of the concept of a monster.

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Dave does RPG Stuff, allegedly. @uncannydice.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Hope you are having a lovely Sunday. Do you design games? One cool thing you could do is check your schedule, see if you can make it to Sheffield on July 17th/18th, and sign up for Games For Crabs! GamesForCrabs.co.uk Come do some experimental game design with us! #gamedesign #gamesforcrabs

A selection of drawings of trees in marker pen on blank postcards. Part of the test session for the Inhuman-Centered Design concept.

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