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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

  • Actual Play - Critique - Indie Game Reading Club

    Fellowship: Close To Great

    March 4, 2022 - By Paul Beakley

    What is it about gamers wanting to find their Forever Game? That one game they’re always going to be happiest playing, the pinnacle against which they will compare all future...

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  • Indie Game Reading Club - Philosophy

    The Many Utilities of Rules

    April 12, 2021 - By Paul Beakley

    We spend a lot of time talking about how rules work in rpgs. So let's think a bit on why we use rules at all.

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  • Indie Game Reading Club

    I’m on +1 Forward this week

    March 30, 2021 - By Paul Beakley

    I was on the +1 Forward podcast to talk about starting a new PbtA game in any and all settings. It's a good 30 minutes, Give it a go.

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  • Critique - Indie Game Reading Club

    Deep Dive: Shattered City

    March 18, 2021 - By Paul Beakley

    An in-depth breakdown of UFO Press' sprawling technomagical RPG after twenty (!!!) sessions of play.

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  • Actual Play - Indie Game Reading Club

    The Other End of the Telescope

    February 23, 2021 - By Paul Beakley

    What happens when you get Burning Wheel's chocolate in PbtA's peanut butter.

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