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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

  • Band of Blades: Room to Breathe

    We had our first full session of Band of Blades last night. It turns out war really is hell. First up was our Commander deciding which mission to take on....

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  • Band of Blades: Position/Effect Cheat Sheet

    After starting our Band of Blades game last week, I realized I needed to get a better explanation of the game’s core transaction into my players’ hands. So I did...

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  • Band of Blades and Recompiling Code

    My current favorite metaphor for learning game rules: it’s compiling code in my brain. We started a Band of Blades campaign this week, right? It’s a Forged in the Dark...

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  • Four Short Reviews From The Nightstand

    It’s been a while since I just straight up reported on what I’m reading, so here are four short reviews from recent arrivals. They are listed in order of personal...

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