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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

  • Critique - Indie Game Reading Club - Reviews

    A Short Deep Dive into The Facility

    July 31, 2024 - By Paul Beakley

    Broke a 3-week-long RPG fast with The Facility last night. Felt good to touch dice again! The Facility is a zine-sized game by Galen Pejeau built on Breathless, a game...

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  • Critique - Indie Game Reading Club - Reviews

    A Tale Of Two (and a half) Trophies

    January 3, 2023 - By Paul Beakley

    When is a game “published” anyway? Is that even the right word these days? “Released?” I’m old-fashioned. In my dumb head, a game isn’t really out in the world until...

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  • Indie Game Reading Club - Reviews

    (Not A) Trophy Gold Review: Guest Column

    September 15, 2022 - By Thomas Manuel

    This is ostensibly a review of Trophy Gold from Jesse Ross (Hedgemaze Press) and Gauntlet Publishing. But it’s not a very good review. It will not rate the cover art...

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  • Actual Play - Indie Game Reading Club - Reviews

    In-Person Gaming Got Weird (Again)

    September 12, 2022 - By Paul Beakley

    I went to my first major in-person convention this past weekend since 2020 and it was, as you might expect, really weird. But I got to run and play a...

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  • Indie Game Reading Club - Technique

    Stagecraft

    September 9, 2022 - By Paul Beakley

    I was reminded of a favorite bit of stagecraft I really enjoy doing. It’s a trick I indulged in running Trophy Dark (longer review coming next week) for a couple...

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