Rebecca Strang
@bexagons.bsky.social
she/they. Gaming & academic librarian. TTRPG design dabbler. Cat lover. Play, storytelling, books, tea, crafts, snail mail, zines. President Emeritus @alagamert.bsky.social.
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https://linktr.ee/toplayishuman
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Rebecca Strang
@bexagons.bsky.social
· Nov 12
To Play Is Human
Play, Storytelling, Games
toplayishuman.com
Many new friends today! Hello!
I'm a librarian! I love building community via games. I also dabble in TTRPG design.
My website:
toplayishuman.com
My game designs:
toplayishuman.itch.io
If you have questions about gaming collections and/or events in libraries, let's chat!
🏳️🌈🎲📚
I'm a librarian! I love building community via games. I also dabble in TTRPG design.
My website:
toplayishuman.com
My game designs:
toplayishuman.itch.io
If you have questions about gaming collections and/or events in libraries, let's chat!
🏳️🌈🎲📚
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If you're a zine fan who likes to send snail mail, we've got a treat for you 5 zine-themed postcards! We're raising funds for the BIPOC Travel Fund for future Zine Librarians unConference & you can help by ordering a set of 5 zines for just $15 (shipping w/in the U.S. included).
January 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM
If you're a zine fan who likes to send snail mail, we've got a treat for you 5 zine-themed postcards! We're raising funds for the BIPOC Travel Fund for future Zine Librarians unConference & you can help by ordering a set of 5 zines for just $15 (shipping w/in the U.S. included).
Happy National Shelfie Day! Find my zine shelf in this thread!
📚✨ It’s National Shelfie Day! ✨📚
Our librarians are showing off their shelves — from comic books and zines to puzzles and PLENTY of books. 🧶to follow!
Every shelf tells a story! Do you spot any of your favorites on these shelves? 👀💭
Snap a pic of your home library and share your shelfie with us
Our librarians are showing off their shelves — from comic books and zines to puzzles and PLENTY of books. 🧶to follow!
Every shelf tells a story! Do you spot any of your favorites on these shelves? 👀💭
Snap a pic of your home library and share your shelfie with us
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Happy National Shelfie Day! Find my zine shelf in this thread!
Ahhh, I'm so excited for these bookmarks! Last semester I worked with students in the North Central College Design Agency class and they designed these for @oesterlelib (where I'm a librarian). Sky, Meredith, and Paulina were lovely to work with 💙 I've printed 1/3 of the designs, more to come later!
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Ahhh, I'm so excited for these bookmarks! Last semester I worked with students in the North Central College Design Agency class and they designed these for @oesterlelib (where I'm a librarian). Sky, Meredith, and Paulina were lovely to work with 💙 I've printed 1/3 of the designs, more to come later!
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Community is everything and printers know that well. So @blountben.bsky.social & I are leading the charge to host WayzgooseORD (WORD) here in Chicago. It’s a new gathering for the print community to share their shops, knowledge and friendship. More info: wayzgooseord.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Community is everything and printers know that well. So @blountben.bsky.social & I are leading the charge to host WayzgooseORD (WORD) here in Chicago. It’s a new gathering for the print community to share their shops, knowledge and friendship. More info: wayzgooseord.com
🦝🎨 @goblinbuns.bsky.social read my mind with this sketch! See the link in their profile for commissions!
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
🦝🎨 @goblinbuns.bsky.social read my mind with this sketch! See the link in their profile for commissions!
Zines new to my collection!
Farm Simulator Zine, offwhitesheep
Multi User Dungeon, @mysticmultiples.bsky.social
RESPAWN/RESiST, Cheyenne Bourgeois
how to build a community, Sturgeon Designs
snail mail zine, RENMALESZINES
SHARD Best Books of 2025, TRVose
My Favorite Games, @drawnbynana.bsky.social
Farm Simulator Zine, offwhitesheep
Multi User Dungeon, @mysticmultiples.bsky.social
RESPAWN/RESiST, Cheyenne Bourgeois
how to build a community, Sturgeon Designs
snail mail zine, RENMALESZINES
SHARD Best Books of 2025, TRVose
My Favorite Games, @drawnbynana.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Zines new to my collection!
Farm Simulator Zine, offwhitesheep
Multi User Dungeon, @mysticmultiples.bsky.social
RESPAWN/RESiST, Cheyenne Bourgeois
how to build a community, Sturgeon Designs
snail mail zine, RENMALESZINES
SHARD Best Books of 2025, TRVose
My Favorite Games, @drawnbynana.bsky.social
Farm Simulator Zine, offwhitesheep
Multi User Dungeon, @mysticmultiples.bsky.social
RESPAWN/RESiST, Cheyenne Bourgeois
how to build a community, Sturgeon Designs
snail mail zine, RENMALESZINES
SHARD Best Books of 2025, TRVose
My Favorite Games, @drawnbynana.bsky.social
Just submitted a grad school recommendation for a student and I am feeling super emotional. Go out and do wonderful things you amazing person!
Also makes me want to hug @cheeflo.bsky.social, who wrote one of MY grad school recommendation letters several years ago.
Also makes me want to hug @cheeflo.bsky.social, who wrote one of MY grad school recommendation letters several years ago.
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Just submitted a grad school recommendation for a student and I am feeling super emotional. Go out and do wonderful things you amazing person!
Also makes me want to hug @cheeflo.bsky.social, who wrote one of MY grad school recommendation letters several years ago.
Also makes me want to hug @cheeflo.bsky.social, who wrote one of MY grad school recommendation letters several years ago.
I'm awful at posting updates. I've been back into making personal zines since May & posting them on itch.io for free. Here's a thread with 3 I posted last week.
Just Use Your Art Supplies
A zine about not waiting for perfect moments to make the perfect thing.
toplayishuman.itch.io/just-use-you...
Just Use Your Art Supplies
A zine about not waiting for perfect moments to make the perfect thing.
toplayishuman.itch.io/just-use-you...
January 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I'm awful at posting updates. I've been back into making personal zines since May & posting them on itch.io for free. Here's a thread with 3 I posted last week.
Just Use Your Art Supplies
A zine about not waiting for perfect moments to make the perfect thing.
toplayishuman.itch.io/just-use-you...
Just Use Your Art Supplies
A zine about not waiting for perfect moments to make the perfect thing.
toplayishuman.itch.io/just-use-you...
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Here you go bsky.app/profile/kenl...
Here's your free RPG for #FreeRPGDay:
You are a housecat. Whenever you attempt to pull a fast one on your humans, roll 1d6.
1: Spectacular failure; what do you destroy?
2-3: Marginal failure; what do you destroy?
4-5: Marginal success; what do you destroy?
6: Critical success; what do you destroy?
You are a housecat. Whenever you attempt to pull a fast one on your humans, roll 1d6.
1: Spectacular failure; what do you destroy?
2-3: Marginal failure; what do you destroy?
4-5: Marginal success; what do you destroy?
6: Critical success; what do you destroy?
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Here you go bsky.app/profile/kenl...
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❄️ And a Happy Solstice to you all as well! ☀️
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
❄️ And a Happy Solstice to you all as well! ☀️
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Not my own game project, but I've been folding some tiny zine games for solstice gifts. This one from @junkfoodgames.bsky.social is one of my go-to tiny solstice gifts for anyone I've not given it to already, so my team at work is getting it this year.
junkfoodgames.itch.io/a-shrine-for...
junkfoodgames.itch.io/a-shrine-for...
A Shrine for Something Forgotten by Junk Food Games
a solo journaling game to help remember and celebrate
junkfoodgames.itch.io
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Not my own game project, but I've been folding some tiny zine games for solstice gifts. This one from @junkfoodgames.bsky.social is one of my go-to tiny solstice gifts for anyone I've not given it to already, so my team at work is getting it this year.
junkfoodgames.itch.io/a-shrine-for...
junkfoodgames.itch.io/a-shrine-for...
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I think that if there's an overarching theme to my writing at Skeleton Code Machine, it's that I want people to try to make games. Little games, big games, weird games, whatever. I believe that act of creating art and games is inherently good.
Hopefully today's post encourages people to try it.
Hopefully today's post encourages people to try it.
Make your own TTRPG bookmark!
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/ttrpg-book...
Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam. #ttrpg #rpg #bookmark #solorpg
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/ttrpg-book...
Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam. #ttrpg #rpg #bookmark #solorpg
Make your own TTRPG bookmark
Exploring the different types of games that can fit on a bookmark, and how books can be used as part of tabletop mechanisms. Also, three new bookmark games for the TTRPG Bookmark Jam.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I think that if there's an overarching theme to my writing at Skeleton Code Machine, it's that I want people to try to make games. Little games, big games, weird games, whatever. I believe that act of creating art and games is inherently good.
Hopefully today's post encourages people to try it.
Hopefully today's post encourages people to try it.
All of my TTRPG supplement creations are half off over on @itch.io right now. A quest generator, some magical animal companions (including a new Party Cat!), a cozy sim, a fortune teller forager, and moar!
itch.io/s/171137/bla...
itch.io/s/171137/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Rebecca Strang
A bundle by Rebecca Strang, $5.50 for 10 games
itch.io
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
All of my TTRPG supplement creations are half off over on @itch.io right now. A quest generator, some magical animal companions (including a new Party Cat!), a cozy sim, a fortune teller forager, and moar!
itch.io/s/171137/bla...
itch.io/s/171137/bla...
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A place of honor and goodness. A bastion of hope. A lighthouse in the long dark. A pillar of the community. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, BABY!!!
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A place of honor and goodness. A bastion of hope. A lighthouse in the long dark. A pillar of the community. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, BABY!!!
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The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
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GameRT is looking for presenters for its one day mini conference to be held on March 20th, 2026. The conference will be virtual and free. This year's theme is "Gaming outside the box" Proposals are due on January 12, 2026. games.ala.org/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: March Mini-con 2026 – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
games.ala.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
GameRT is looking for presenters for its one day mini conference to be held on March 20th, 2026. The conference will be virtual and free. This year's theme is "Gaming outside the box" Proposals are due on January 12, 2026. games.ala.org/call-for-pro...
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If you are a games publisher, developer or designer, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about what you are looking for in a partnership. bit.ly/GameRT2025Pu...
Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If you are a games publisher, developer or designer, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about what you are looking for in a partnership. bit.ly/GameRT2025Pu...
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If you are a GameRT member or non-member librarian worker, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about your experiences with GameRT resources, events, and initiatives, as well as what you would like to see from the round table. bit.ly/GameRT2025Me...
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you are a GameRT member or non-member librarian worker, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about your experiences with GameRT resources, events, and initiatives, as well as what you would like to see from the round table. bit.ly/GameRT2025Me...
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#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
I won't be a PAXU but if you will be there, then you need to stop by the IPR booth to pick up some amazing indie TTRPGs.
We'll be in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 this weekend in Philadelphia.
Here's a list of the 238 games from 119 member-publishers we'll have:
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
Here's a list of the 238 games from 119 member-publishers we'll have:
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I won't be a PAXU but if you will be there, then you need to stop by the IPR booth to pick up some amazing indie TTRPGs.
Coverage of a panel I presented on a couple years ago with @alagamert.bsky.social @runtzel.bsky.social @dcostello.bsky.social
What do you need for a game jam? “Two tables. Done.”
Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Jam Forever | American Libraries Magazine
Panelists shared ways for libraries to host game jams to help students and patrons of all ages create games.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Coverage of a panel I presented on a couple years ago with @alagamert.bsky.social @runtzel.bsky.social @dcostello.bsky.social
This is my gaming group's 9th annual @extralife4kids.bsky.social game day to help raise money for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. We are close to our fundraising goal and have some fun gamey donation incentives, too!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is my gaming group's 9th annual @extralife4kids.bsky.social game day to help raise money for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. We are close to our fundraising goal and have some fun gamey donation incentives, too!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Another game arrival from an @alagamert.bsky.social International Games Month sponsor! @oesterlelib.bsky.social received a copy of Down We Go, a TTRPG from @plusoneexp.bsky.social! It'll be processed for the collection soon!
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Another game arrival from an @alagamert.bsky.social International Games Month sponsor! @oesterlelib.bsky.social received a copy of Down We Go, a TTRPG from @plusoneexp.bsky.social! It'll be processed for the collection soon!
It's always a good day when @exeunt.press is in the mailbox!
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It's always a good day when @exeunt.press is in the mailbox!
Thank you to The Op Games for sending some games for our @oesterlelib.bsky.social library collection as part of @alagamert.bsky.social International Games Month! Our tech services person has them in our processing queue and they'll be available for checkout soon!
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thank you to The Op Games for sending some games for our @oesterlelib.bsky.social library collection as part of @alagamert.bsky.social International Games Month! Our tech services person has them in our processing queue and they'll be available for checkout soon!