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Tabletop Book Club
Author: Barclay Travis
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A book club (podcast) for TTRPG enthusiasts who can't seem to find time to actually play TTRPGs. Join Finch (they/yours), Barclay (he/it), and Bee (he/they) as they come together once a month to discuss tabletop game source books (and whatever else they end up rambling on about).
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This month, we read This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, with special guest Viditya Voleti. You can find it here, on Riverhouse Games’ itch[dot]io page.You can find the game for next month, Brindlewood Bay by Jason Cordova, linked here.Check out “Keep the Alien Fed” at Philadelphia Fringe Festival here!Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel and Mars Pinkelman!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, and discussed with special guest Brian Flaherty of Many Sided Media. You can find it through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here.You can find the game for next month, This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, linked here.You can find Many Sided Media’s Patreon linked here, and My First Dungeon linked here.You can also find the discussed first episode of Orbital Blues: Blackstar linked here.Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel and Mars Pinkelman!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Happy Pride! This month, we read two wonderfully queer games played in pairs. You can find Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince linked here and I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine linked here.You can find the game for next month, Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here.Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patron, Angel!You can find “Thank You D6!” on Bluesky here and Instagram here.You can find StoryBake, a baking-adventure TTRPG by Dan the Baker, linked here.You can find more information about D20 Zine Jam on their landing page, linked here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Something is Wrong With This House by Anna Landin and Jonah Walker. You can find it here, on Anna’s itch[dot]io page.Find the games for next month:Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince, on Ira’s itch[dot]io, linked here.I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine, on Jess’s itch[dot]io, linked here.Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patron, Angel!You can find “Thank You D6!” on Bluesky here and Instagram here.You can find Barclay’s Post-Grad Pride Sale linked here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes by Michael Addison. You can find it here, at Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io page.You can find the game for next month, Something is Wrong with this House by Anna Landin & Jonah Walker, on Anna’s itch[dot]io, linked here.Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!)Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., both by Viditya Voleti. You can find both games here, at Viditya’s itch[dot]io page.You can find the game for next month, Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, on Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io, linked here.We launched a Patreon this month! Any money made will go right back into making the show great. You can find our Patreon linked here.You can find the pre-launch backerkit page for Viditya’s “A Land Once Magic” linked here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Triangle Agency by Caleb Zane Huett and Sean Ireland. You can find it here, at Haunted Table Press’s itch[dot]io page.You can find the games for next month, a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., on Viditya Voleti’s itch[dot]io, linked here.We’re launching a Patreon in February, we’d love to hear what you’re interested in seeing from us over there. If you have thoughts, please share with us in this form here!Barclay is making his directorial debut with a staged reading of SPIES ARE FOREVER on February 14th and 15th, you can find more information about it here.You can find “The Astonishing Adventures of the S. S. Bad Ship” here.You can join the Haunted Table discord here.Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we discussed many games with many people! Below is a list of all games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to.
You can find the game for next month, Triangle Agency by Haunted Table Games, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
GAMES DISCUSSED:
“This Is A Game About Fishing”, a queer ecopunk belonging-outside-belonging game by Lee Mack, linked here.
“Transgender Deathmatch Legend II”, a hexcrawling beat-em-up by Kayla Dice; you can find the first edition here, or the backerkit for the second edition here.
“Brindlewood Bay”, a cozy murder mystery game by Jason Cordova, linked here.
“Fellowship 2e”, a tabletop adventure game by Vel Mini, linked here.
OUR WONDERFUL GUESTS:
You can find Viditya Voleti on Bluesky here and find his games here, or on other social media at @vidityavoleti.
You can find Jeff Stormer on Bluesky here, on the “Party of One” podcast here, and find his other work here.
You can find Dan the Baker on Tiktok here, on YouTube here, or on other social media at @dan_the_baker.
You can find all of Eclipse's work and socials here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Sound Check. You can find it here, on Misha Grifka Wander’s itch[dot]io page.
Most of next month’s episode will be dedicated to our PAX:U mini-interviews. You can find the game we’ll be covering for next month, Oh Captain, My Captain! by James D’Amato linked here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Absurdia. You can find it here, at Quinn Majeski’s itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, Sound Check by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
You can find the Interest Check for our PAX:U mini-interviews here!
You can find Quinn Majeski’s actual-play podcast Monster Hour here.
You can find the Party of One Patreon here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Rom Com Drama Bomb. You can find it here, at Elliot Davis’s itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, Absurdia by Quinn Majeski, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
You can find Finch’s new game Ball Game here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read a series of short games. You can find You Awaken in a Strange Place by Jacob Andrews here, in pitch we are preserved by Steph Jordan here, and EXTRACTION FROM DEMON-FUCKED CLEVELAND 1996 by Logan Dean here.You can find the game for next month, Rom Com Drama Bomb by Elliot Davis, on itch[dot]io, linked here.You can find “D20 But Also... 2!” here.You can find Barclay’s now-completed birthday jam here. Check out the submissions!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast. This is Part Two, where we talked about the locked materials. Thanks again to Jay for joining us!
You can find Yazeba’s here, at the Possum Creek Games itch[dot]io page. Support Possum Creek Games on Patreon here.
Next month, we’re doing a grab bag of short games: You Awaken in a Strange Place by Jacob Andrews, in pitch we are preserved by Steph Jordan, and EXTRACTION FROM DEMON-FUCKED CLEVELAND 1996 by Logan Dean.
You can find Fresno by Night here.
You can find Barclay’s game jam here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast. This is Part One, where we talked about the basics of Yazeba’s and the parts that are unlocked from the beginning. Thanks to Jay for joining us!
You can find Yazeba’s here, at the Possum Creek Games itch[dot]io page.
Support Possum Creek Games on Patreon here.
You can find the Dovecote here. Barclay will be appearing on July 15 at 7pm EST.
You can find Fresno by Night here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend. You can find it here, at Sasha’s itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month’s two-parter, Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast by Possum Creek Games, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
You can find Finch’s actual play Wicked World here.
You can find the Queer Games Bundle here.
You can find the Dovecote here. Barclay will be appearing on July 15 at 7pm EST.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Grand Guignol, a Victorian romance-horror RPG. It hasn’t been released yet, but you can find Luke’s other games here. We also discussed the demo of Little Wolves, a new game from Dinoberry Press. You can find the demo here and the crowdfunding page here.
Discussion of Little Wolves begins at 48:05.
You can find the game for next month, the girlfriend of my girlfriend is my friend by stargazersasha, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
You can find Finch’s new actual play Wicked World here.
You can find both parts of 30 Candles: Suburbanoia, which Bee was featured on, here & here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read Metalepsis, formerly titled How Does That Work, You’re a Bicycle. You can find it here, at Dillin’s itch[dot]io page.
Next month, we’re covering Grand Guignol, an upcoming game by Luke Jordan of Wildwood Games. This game isn’t out yet, but you can find Luke’s other games on their itch[dot]io page, linked here. Additionally, we will be covering the demo of Little Wolves by Dinoberry Press, which you can find here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read i’m sorry did you say street magic. You can find it here, at Caro Asercion’s itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, Metalepsis by Superdillin, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
We launched a Ko-fi this month! You can find it here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
This month, we read LOGAN: An Autobiographical Tabletop Game. You can find it here, at Logan’s itch[dot]io page. Be aware of its content warnings, also included within the text itself: mention of miscarriage, depression, self harm, and suicidal thoughts.
You can find the game for next month, i’m sorry did you say street magic by Caro Asercion, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
You can also check out Logan's new podcast Lyrical Ludology, linked here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
For our pilot episode, we took a (re)read through a group favorite: Jay Dragon’s Sleepaway. “A game of horror, dreams, and summer camp”, Sleepaway sets an intense, stomach-churning tone just with the text alone. You can find it here, at Possum Creek Games’ itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, LOGAN: An Autobiographical Tabletop Game by Logan Timmins, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!
Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here.
Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here.
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here.
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!