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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

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    Ugly Beautiful Books

    September 27, 2024 - By Paul Beakley

    Thought experiment: What’s the ugliest game book you’d still pick off a shelf if you came across it again for the first time? Indie snobs will of course claim it’s...

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    Masks: A Late, Deepish Dive

    September 6, 2024 - By Paul Beakley

    Let me say up front that I love everything Magpie Games has ever put out. I go out of my way to play their stuff, and I’ve run nearly everything...

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  • Indie Game Reading Club - Philosophy

    Drawing a Blank

    August 11, 2024 - By Paul Beakley

    Something interesting happened at our regular game night this week. It’s personal, not a sweeping theory or a review although there’s a bit of both in there as well. Summer...

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    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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    Deathmatch Island: The Deep Dive

    May 30, 2024 - By Paul Beakley

    If you could win unlimited wealth and freedom and all you had to do was murder some strangers, would you? What if you grew close to those strangers through days...

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