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📢 CROWDFUNDING MANAGER We are looking for an engaged, proactive and experienced Crowdfunding Manager to join the boardgame and RPG publishing team at Rebellion! 📌 Apply and find out more! apply.workable.com/rebellion/j/...

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UK TTRPG sellers and creators - my part time job has a venue and my boss is interested in giving a very low cost table/platform to sellers for a market weekend and supporting grass roots games. He's letting me open it up to indie makers for £20 a table. Gauging interest?

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Brainwaves is the tabletop news focused podcast I do with @jamsandwich.bsky.social and @tabletopgamesblog.com. We bring you the really important industry news, alongside interviews, and analysis. Check us out, give us a share. giantbrain.co.uk/2025/06/30/b...

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Those of you who've followed me for a while know I generally only run a sale for an unplanned expense, not for regular bills like workshop rent or materials. So here's a 20% discount to help me pay for an unexpected emergency vet bill for Fenris co-pilot Oz. Use code OZVET20 at checkout. Thankyou.

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Morning all. New Brainwaves episode Monday. Hope to get back into writing this coming month. Been a very busy time at work as I transition into a new role which hasn't left me exhausted as such but just not as much brain space for thinking about games.

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It's the last episode of Season 3 of Cult of the Old and we chose an appropriate title. With fellow hosts @sanildefanso.bsky.social and @mattthr.bsky.social creators.spotify.com/pod/show/iai...

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It's the last episode of Season 3 of Cult of the Old and we chose an appropriate title. With fellow hosts @sanildefanso.bsky.social and @mattthr.bsky.social creators.spotify.com/pod/show/iai...

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You can watch @jamsandwich.bsky.social and I commentate at Battle in the Burgh 5 starting in the next half hour! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db4s...

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You can watch @jamsandwich.bsky.social and I commentate at Battle in the Burgh 5 starting in the next half hour! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db4s...

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For today only, as part of Free RPG Day, Slayers is totally free! Grab the PDF off itch and go hunt some monsters. gilarpgs.itch.io/slayers

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Collecting these thoughts into a thread: In 1978, Bernard Suits released a book abut games, titled The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia. It's dense, and most of it doesn't strike me as super-interesting regarding TTRPGs, but there is a bit of note, which is (drumroll): The Lusory Attitude.

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Our workshop is here to help you create and prototype your tabletop games! We offer Desk space A3+ printer 3D printers Prototyping materials (tokens, dice, etc) Silhouette Pro MKII cutting machine Come try the workshop space for free in June! We can't wait to see what you create! #tabletopgames

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I like to look at computer games that span the divide between tabletop and digital. StarVaders from @starvaders-game.bsky.social does just that with a whole load of style. giantbrain.co.uk/2025/06/13/s...

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Dry as fuck TTRPG thoughts #256: The concept of fictional events taking place in an imaginary continuity seems to be a pretty key part to RPGs. In Forge terms, the existence of a Shared Imagined Space (SIS) and things happening in it. That's NOT exclusive to RPG play, you can have SIS in other play.

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Panda manufacturing offers $25k in manufacturing for 25 folk with 2 or fewer published titles. I haven't looked deeply into this, but I can imagine it being helpful for some of my friends here. may be helpful or not pandagm.com/25-in-25/ 🎲✂️

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Sometimes you can’t just play a board game…but that doesn’t mean you can’t read about them! ‘Across the Board’ by Tim Clare is a quick read with lots of fun facts about games you know and some you might never have heard of! Out now! #books #boardgames #reading

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I managed to sound like not an idiot so there is a first time for everything

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This is a great game from a fantastic designer. Check it out!

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Streaming from 7pm: just my dearest friends bringing their improv and comedy chops to be all Steve Zissou for our entertainment!

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Looking for RPGs with meta-text considerations form my next TTGM column. I've already mentioned Triangle Agency in a previous column. I need 2 as I have DIE and You will die in this place (which is weird and maybe wonderful). Any thoughts?

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I was interviewed recently about being a critic and games journalist.

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A Non-Slodgy Cake 🎂 Gelbs' new saying is going to be a hit in the reviewing sector! This episode is packed with geeky game chat with the games journalist Iain McAllister @giantbrain.co.uk Tune in NOW to hear more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Youtube! Produced & edited by Ryan Scott

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Credit Where Credit’s Due - Help needed for one last push! If you missed this, or haven't had chance yet - take the moment today, we're almost there!! To move our videogames credits campaign forward the WGGB’s Videogames Committee needs just a few more responses- www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y97DHN3

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This is a great list of RPGs that show "System Matters". I thoroughly belief this and when I find games where it is true they resonate better with me.

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We now stock Arcworlde, an independently produced narrative skirmish miniature game by @warpminiatures.bsky.social Welcome to a whimsical fantasy world full of magical settings and fantastical creatures from vampires to wild elves 🧙 Come have a browse, we're open until 7pm #ancientrobotgames

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