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Chris, Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · 9h

These two little zine games are available now over at Knave of Cups!

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 3d

Arriving Friday - two new @junkfoodgames.bsky.social zines
🍃Wither & Grow - a tiny solo game following the life of a sentient being made of growing plants
🐍🕷️The Serpent & The Spider - a duet for a necromancer + a sword-wielder to team up, combatting corporate corruption in a fantasy techno-future

The cover of Wither & Grow, a solo journaling game by Junk Food Games. Dark green ink on light green paper. The title is all lower-case whimsical serif font with an elaborate ampersand. The central image is a hulking being made of shaggy plants. Its face is partially covered by vines, flowers bloom from its back, and its willowy arms drag on the ground

The cover of The Serpent and The Spider, a ttrpg for 2 players by Junk Food Games. Yellow paper with black ink, calligraphy font for the text, and, in the center, a hand-drawn vampire skull with a sword through it, accented by a snake

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The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 2d

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Gamess are due THISS coming Monday, the 13th.

Let'ss ssee your larp ideasss cook!!

www.goldencobra.org

Golden Cobra Challenge

www.goldencobra.org

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 3d

The KS is expected for late October/early November, so follow along at the link above to get notified when it goes live!

While you're waiting, enjoy this gorgeous full cover illustration, one of several illustrations that the immensely talented @boxen.bsky.social is providing for the book!

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 3d

Included in the book are full rules for character creation and advancement, conflict resolution, and more. Players can create their own worlds to explore or use one of the provided settings to get started. Pursue world-changing quests while hounded by dangerous forces in any genre you wish!

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 3d

I'm thrilled to finally announce Leafy Dragon Games' next project: Infinite Paths!

Designed by @jamiethul.bsky.social, this sleek solo TTRPG system lets players jump into an epic adventure of their own creation in just a few minutes.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...

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Coming soon: Infinite Paths

A solo TTRPG system

www.kickstarter.com

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Crownfell preorder: Nov 18 @weheart.games · 7d

The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion.

This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.

Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...

The Crownfell base game box, standing beside the playmat, with some cards on the mat, mid-game.

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 9d

And you can find Here We Used to Fly, a GM-less game of young adults exploring a now-abandoned theme park they frequented in childhood which I codesigned with Kurt Refling, at the links below.

CAN: composedreamgames.com/marketplace/...

UK: composedreamgames.co.uk/A-Smoulderin...

Here We Used to Fly

composedreamgames.com

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 9d

You can check out 5-Star Match, a solo RPG where you build and book your own professional wrestling promotion, at the links below.

CAN: composedreamgames.com/marketplace/...

UK: composedreamgames.co.uk/leafy-dragon...

5-Star Match

Professional wrestling solo play where you build your entire roster and seek to entertain the masses. Moderate crunch - clocks, tracks for attributes. Paperback; 60 pages; black-n-white;

composedreamgames.com

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 9d

Canada and UK friends: did you know that Compose Dream Games is running a sale all this week? And did you know that you can pick up TWO different games I've worked on there? It's true! Now's as good a time as any to pick up print copies of 5-Star Match or Here We Used to Fly at a discount!

Compose Dream Games @joshuakitz.bsky.social · 12d

The annual site-wide sale at the Compose Dream Games RPG Marketplace is on all Blackmoor Week. All print titles are 20% off and all PDFs are 25% off.
What title catches your eye? We'll be rotating the "featured" titles every day.
CAD composedreamgames.com/marketplace/
UK composedreamgames.co.uk

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Lukasz Kowalczuk @elkowalczuk.bsky.social · 15d

5-STAR MATCH appeared in HQ!
Wrestling ttrpg written by @leafydragongames.bsky.social. Cover art painted by Dan English. Interior illustrations by Yours Truly. When comp copies arrive, I feel like the winner on right.

Support small independent publishers:
leafydragongames.wpcomstaging.com/shop/

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 21d

Yeah, I’ve always had trouble buying him as a serious wrestler, and I felt like even the matches with Okada were kinda hokey in spots. This clip doesn’t really change that for me, but anybody who’d work so dang hard to make a kid feel like the best wrestler in the world gets a big thumbs up from me.

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 22d

I’ve never understood the appeal of Kenny Omega, but this? This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen in wrestling. Huge kudos to Omega, for real.

Chris Washington 🧛‍♂️ @cwashington.bsky.social · 22d

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.

Thought you'd enjoy this.

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 24d

We are over halfway funded for World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged! So, I'll have more to share from @elkowalczuk.bsky.social soon (and, y'all, there's some hot fire incoming). Until then, here's his take on perhaps the all-time most-played Gimmick, The Monster.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

Illustration of a hugely muscled nerd in chinos, pink glasses with yellow tape on the bridge, and a yellow shirt with the sleeves ripped off. He's gonna stuff YOU in a locker! Background is yellow and bright pink stripes, and includes text (top) "World Wide Wrestling New Artwork by Lukasz Kowalczuk" (bottom) "The Monster"

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 26d

IT'S TIME!

💪Jump into the ring to help reprint World Wide Wrestling, the premier ttrpg of pro wrestling narration action!

📙Debuting a Hardcover Edition for the first time ever!

🤼 New Gimmick art, play aid materials, and more!

Thanks for everything, friends!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

World Wide Wrestling 2E: Repackaged

Reprinting the Premier Pro Wrestling ttrpg of Narrative Action - In Hardcover For the First Time!

www.kickstarter.com

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · 26d

It’s Golden Cobra tiiiiiiiiiime! Everybody up let’s go let’s go let’s go!

Make weird games and put them out into the world!

The Golden Cobra Challenge @goldencobra.bsky.social · 26d

Thisss year'ss contesst is there to fosster CONNECTION and COMMUNITY through your gamess.

You and your ideasss are valuable and important! Otherss should sshare them.

Ssssubmit!

www.goldencobra.org

Golden Cobra Challenge

www.goldencobra.org

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Matt Soucy @msoucy.gay · 27d

It's a release!
Drawing Dungeon is a roll-and-write dungeon crawl I've been working on for a few months now!
Four maps and a playtime of 15-20 minutes per session, all for $3!
Explore the dungeon, collect treasure, and defeat the boss (or die trying)!

Drawing Dungeon by Soucy Games

Sharpen your pencil and prepare to delve into the dungeon! Switch between exploring new rooms and defeating the monsters inside them to earn more items and treasure!

soucygames.itch.io

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · 29d

We're going to ring the bell this Sunday, September 14th, for the World Wide Wrestling reprint + hardcover campaign! We're close, but can we get to 250 followers by then? Please share!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

Square promo graphic with word "Sunday" in large translucent red text at top, repeating with slight overlap 6 times down to slightly smaller yellow translucent text. Text at bottom "World Wide Wrestling Reprint Campaign Launches 9/14". Superimposed are two character illustrations, (left) "The Manager" man with mustache in cowboy hat and green-and-brown western-style suit, holding a microphone and pointing (right) "The Anointed" woman with short brown bob, facing away from the viewer but turning to smirk over her shoulder with a "number 1" finger pointing up, in pink and gray cheerleader-esque wrestling gear.

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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · Sep 9

KINGDOMITES:
BRUTAL FRONTIER
9.13.25

EMAIL ME!

HODAGMAG AT GMAIL DOT COM WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "GET BRUTAL!" TO LEARN MORE!

CLAIM YOUR SPOT NOW!

Giant werewoof
Meat tooth says "get brutal"

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Necro’D Howletta 👻 ndpdesign 🦄 Unwritten Earths Symposium @ndpdesign.com · Sep 9

Another new Gimmick illustration for the upcoming World Wide Wrestling 2E reprint campaign, from @elkowalczuk.bsky.social. The Manager always needs to be ready to jump in the ring to give their meal ticket an edge!

Launching soon, follow so you don't miss it!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

Square promo graphic of The Manager, a stately Bathory-esque woman bearing a jeweled microphone, wearing red and yellow gothic robes and striding out of a cloud of yellow mist. Includes text The Manager, New Artwork by Lukasz Kowalczuk

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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · Aug 30

Join our small but mighty team as we continue on our journey to celebrate and connect people to the world of indie RPGs and solo games!

Tabletop Bookshelf is looking for a hospitality-minded, tech-savvy tabletop RPG enthusiast to help build our audience and community (link in comments)

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oooh, what do you like about Twilight Dice? I use a very bare-bones free app that’s just called “Dice3D” (by developer 7pixels) which covers *most* of my needs.

I do sometimes wish there was an all-in-one RPG app that included dice, coins, standard deck and Tarot cards, and even a Jenga tower! 😆

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · Sep 8

I typically journal digitally using a Google doc set to “work offline” so I can access it anywhere, anytime. Using my phone (with a dice roller app) often means I have to be more economical and focus on key actions/emotions. I also read through the entire doc as a refresher to start every session.

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The Soloist @the-soloist.itch.io · Sep 8

✍️ I'm working on a piece for the next issue of The Soloist about journaling tips for solo RPGs.

What do you find useful when keeping a record of your solo play? Would love to here your ideas and resources.

#Soloist #soloRPG

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Ian Howard @leafydragongames.bsky.social · Sep 8

My absolute favorite thing about making games has to be collaborating with artists. There’s something so great about handing an artist a vague description and having them send back something totally incredible. Every time I get a new sketch or an illustration back it puts me in a good mood all day!

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HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · Sep 7

Barbarian Sci-fi Game Zine you-know-what-ing next week.

Hand drawn.

Bespoke 2d6 system.

Print and play.

Share this post and one or two might fall off the truck early!

If you wanna review copy for your blog, pm me.

You aren't gonna wanna miss this one!

A scary looking warrior flexes in a fiery landscape.

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