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www.tabletopspirit.com A FREE quarterly PDF magazine full of boardgaming goodness, powered by passion! Packed with features, interviews and reviews, we cover boardgames and RPGs!

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Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine @tsmag.bsky.social · Aug 17

Just in case you didn't already know, the latest issue of Tabletop SPIRIT dropped last week and you can download it into your browser window totally free with this link... bit.ly/TSM_28 -- Inside you'll find this sort of thing... 1/

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 5h

It’s been a crap week, beset by website and advertising issues, but a lovely message from a happy customer reminds me why we do this!

Eurydice Games @eurydicegames.bsky.social · 5h

Paul and I always share these messages we get from customers with each other. The world’s a bit crap at the moment, which makes bringing joy through games even more important.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 3h

We're now 8 days out from the launch of Designers & Dragons Origins, and I did five interviews in the last week or so. (Whew!) Here's the first, with Orkus Dorkus!

Orcusdorkus - Prepping Impossible Landscapes @orcusdorkus.bsky.social · 4h

New episode!🎉

I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND

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Interview with Shannon Appelcline of Designers & Dragons: Origins

YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans

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Steph 🔜 Eternal Weekend North America @steelcitysteph.bsky.social · 21h

To my dear friends bickering about magic sets,

I want to remind you that you get to decide how much other peoples' opinions impact how much you do or do not enjoy something.

You're probably more in control of that than you think you are.

Love,
Steph 💖

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Louis 🔜 home 😴 @louis-van-dyke.bsky.social · 15h

goodbye, PAX!
had a really really great one this time, tons of unexpected awesome conversations, so proud of all the indies demoing in pax rising!!
now off to megadev to see another MIGW off 🥲

MCEC with the paxgoers leaving in droves!

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 1d

"...need. I was always like, ‘Let her rest, let her recover.’ But what Walter has written seems so true to me as very much about the society that would incarcerate someone who has tried to help mankind."

I don't know how many posts I've made about Sigourney and Alien 5, but here's another one.

Sigourney Weaver Has Met With Disney About a New ‘Alien’ Script: “It’s a Very Strong First 50 Pages”

The actress also spoke at New York Comic Con about what was really behind the crew clashes with James Cameron on the sequel.

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Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine @tsmag.bsky.social · 2d

Serious point being made, but absolutely loved this... Enjoy. 😂

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine @tsmag.bsky.social · 2d

Loved this... 👏👏🤣

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MondySpartan @mondyspartan.bsky.social · 2d

‘Tis the big day for fandoms everywhere. Happy October 10th!

Media released on Oct 10, in order:
1. Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Link: The Faces of Evil (1993) (both known for its usage on YTPs)
2. Doom II (1994)
3. Fallout (1997)
4. Sonic’s Smash Bros debut (2007)
5. HL2: Episode Two (2007)
6. Team Fortress 2 (2007)
7. Portal (2007)
8. In Rainbows by Radiohead (2007)
9. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010)

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Goosepoop 🔜GameholeCon @goosepoopgames.com · 2d

Packed house tonight! Had a really great chat with David Szilagyi about design, art, and how Black Flies came to be. Thank you Sidequest Books for hosting us!

Black Flies is currently live on Backerkit! Support this awesome project at ttrpg.link/BlackFlies

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 3d

I was thrilled to talk with @newmadras.bsky.social a few days ago about Designers & Dragons: Origins for Rascal News.

Rascal News is paywalled, but well worth it if you're interested in keeping up on the news & trends of the industry. (I'm a subscriber!)

Rascal News @rascal.news · 3d

A mammoth sequel to the Designers & Dragons set of RPG histories, this new book from Shannon Appelcline and Evil Hat seems like it'll be a treasure trove of facts for fans of the first few decades of D&D.

Shannon Appelcline returns with a product-by-product history of the first decades of D&D

Designers & Dragons: Origins promises to be another essential reference.

www.rascal.news

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 3d

Four of us for a 2-hour games night. What to play?

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 5d

Another great #NewcastlePlaytest. 11 of us and I got to play Coalescence and try the new roll and write with other people for the first time.

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TabletopGamingDeals @tabletopgamedeals.bsky.social · 5d

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 5d

Oh No, We Crashed! is a frantic card-flipping game. And honestly, you probably already know how you feel about it. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/06/o...

Oh No, We Repaired Our Ship!

Oh No, We Crashed! is one of those games that begs for a gag review. “Write the whole thing in as many minutes as it takes to play,” that sort of thing. Problem is, the game takes aroun…

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TabletopGamingDeals @tabletopgamedeals.bsky.social · 5d

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 7d

One thing I love about designing solo-playable roll and writes is the speed at which you can iterate. I’ve done and tested five versions of a new game this week!

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Jackson Pope // Eurydice Games @jacksonpope.bsky.social · 8d

I was interviewed by the Brädspelsbrödernas podcast (thankfully not in Swedish) was a great chat about games and FlickFleet in particular :) open.spotify.com/episode/5UdJ...

#13 - When Dice and Ships Collide: FlickFleet with Eury Dice games and Jackson Pope

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Daniel Newman // New Mill Industries @dnlnwmn.bsky.social · 9d

I was feeling pretty down last night about the state of the world and worrying about the longevity of my company and then I got a super nice email from a customer thanking me for what I was doing with New Mill and it was really amazing.

Don't forget to tell people that you love what they're doing.

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Tabletop SPIRIT Magazine @tsmag.bsky.social · 8d

I feel duty-bound to share this, simply because it made me smile. Enjoy your weekend... youtu.be/Bj40JtpqI0U?...

Windmill In Old Amsterdam

YouTube video by The Tiny Boppers

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Ghoula RPGs @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 9d

In the last month I've released the GILA playtest update, a hexmap, two Slayers supplement zones, RUNE duet rules, GILA monster pack, Slayers monster pack, NOVA New Dawn rulebook early access, and a card game playtest.

And my stupid brain is going "hey you haven't released anything in a while..."

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 9d

Mark Morrison says non-human player characters go right back to "why I fell in love with #RuneQuest in the first place", so, with our new Elder Race Adventurers coming out he asked his #Pendragon group if they’d be up for trying RuneQuest for one night...

Table Tales: Coming back to Glorantha

I had a long sleepless night in 1982: I’d just read RuneQuest after playing it with my friend Mark Holsworth and it was a much, much better game than Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. But everyone played A...

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Dan Thurot @danthurot.bsky.social · 10d

Famous: Stage I is about building a band, writing some songs, and pressing your first album. Compared to the competition, this one is scrappy — a loaded term if ever there was one. My review: spacebiff.com/2025/10/02/f...