Tabletop Book Club
A book club (podcast) for TTRPG enthusiasts who can't seem to find time to actually play TTRPGs. Join Barclay (he/it) & 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).
Episodes
This month, we read five different micro-games (plus a bonus mid-episode addition):
* “I Don’t Remember When I Started Killing Bugs Again” & “Please Save Me” by sage tomorrow
* “Gentleman Bandit” by Allison Arth
* “Take The Shot” by Xander Hinners
* “BUTTONBRAWLRZ” by Julie-Anne Muñoz
This month, we read SPINE (or: Siderius Plug’s SPINE: Immortality in Ninety-Nine Endnotes)by Asa Donald. You can find the game here, on itch[dot]io.
Next month, we’ll be doing a grab bag episode, covering several small games.
Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!
This month, we read Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press. You can find the game here, on itch[dot]io.
You can find the game for next month, Spine by Asa Donald, linked here.
Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!
You can find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here.
This month, we read here, there, be monsters! by Wendi Yu, with special guest Sam Dunnewold (Dice Exploder). You can find the game here, on Wendi’s itch[dot]io page. You can also find Wendi’s Ko-fi page here.
You can find the game for next month, Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press, linked here.
Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitg...
This month, we read Most Trusted Advisors, a comic game of feudal intrigue by the HORIZON MACHINE (W.S. Healed & Citizen Abel). You can find it here on their itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, here, there, be monsters! by Wendi Yu, linked here. You can find Wendi’s Ko-fi page here.
Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pin...
This month, we read Star Crossed, a two-player game about forbidden love by Alex Roberts. You can find it here, on Bully Pulpit’s itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, Most Trusted Advisors by W.S. Healed & Citizen Abel, linked here.
Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy!
This month, we read .dungeon//remastered, an alternate reality TTRPG by Snow. You can find it here, on her itch[dot]io page.
You can find the game for next month, Star Crossed by Alex Roberts, linked here.
Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tableto...
Last month, we went to PAX: Unplugged! We start by recapping our con experience this year, and then we have some interviews with friends about games they love and games they make. Below is a list of games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to.
You can find the game for next month, .dungeon remastered by snow, on itch[dot]io, linked here.
GAMES DISCUSSED:
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 “Zeitg...
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 Fi...
In this episode of “Above Table”, Barclay chats with his sister Sasha about “Smosh vs Zombies” and Smosh’s upcoming live Actual Play anthology series “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!”. Listen to us draft “WAGD” lineups, pitch Smosh APs we’d like to see, and give a not-so-brief summary of Smosh vs Zombies.
You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon, linked...
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! (Follo...
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 “Zeitge...
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!
This month, we read a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., bothby 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 o...
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 ov...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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