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The Indie Game Reading Club

Deep reads, analysis, and talk about small press roleplaying

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    Two Great Tastes etc: Lavender Hack + Trilemma Adventures

    June 18, 2026 - By Paul Beakley

    IGRC Global Operations had gamer visitors from California recently. We knew we’d be playing something while they were here, but we never quite nailed down what it’d be. So over...

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    Mothership is Good Enough

    April 25, 2025 - By Paul Beakley

    A few weeks ago I ran my first scenario for Mothership, the OSR hit about space horror. Space horror is extremely My Jam. Before I ran it I thought I’d...

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    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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    Western Wilds: an Expedition into the West Marches

    August 25, 2022 - By Jason Lutes

    Editor: Guest author Jason Lutes writes about his lengthy fantasy sandbox game and how he made it happen, West Marches style! I recently wrapped up a 40-session “sandbox” fantasy campaign,...

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