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Sam Leigh

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They/She. Award-winning TTRPG designer of Blinking Birch Games. Author of Anamnesis and Outliers. Freelance writer and editor. Website: blinkingbirchgames.com Itch: blinkingbirchgames.itch.io Logo: @alderdoodle.bsky.social PFP: @nebuleeart.bsky.social

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · Oct 17

I'm Sam, a TTRPG designer from Virginia!

I publish under Blinking Birch Games and make short-form videos about indie TTRPGs.

You can check out my games and learn more about what I do here:

Itch: blinkingbirchgames.itch.io

Carrd: samleigh.carrd.co

The cover art for Anamnesis, which depicts a nude figure sitting down, their face obscured by fog.

The cover art for Death of the Author, which depicts a character pulling themselves out of a typewriter and reaching towards the sky.

The cover art for The World We Left Behind, which depicts an astronaut staring out over an alien landscape dotted with playing cards.

The cover art for Outliers, which depicts a black graph against a white background with a couple orange lines.

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 11h

yes absolutely???

Armaan Babu @armaanautomatic.itch.io · 1d

Announcing the release of playtest rules for 'Why. Won't. You. Stay. DEAD?!'

A two-player game that uses dice and tarot cards to tell the story of an infinitely respawning Hero, and the Villain - who while vastly powerful - whose doom is inevitable.

armaanautomatic.itch.io/why-wont-you...

Why. Won't. You. Stay. DEAD? by Armaan of Stories

Rage against the dying of the dark

armaanautomatic.itch.io

Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 1d

Truly one of my favorite games of all time

Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 1d

THE ZOOOOONE

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 1d

SPINE has been released on itch! You can download your PDF or a printable booklet today to start playing!

I'm keeping it FREE through the end of October.

backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 15d

SPINE is a solo tabletop RPG that looks like a book. It is your anchor to the fictional world, a prop, and a work of art — a keepsake — that you co-create, all in one.

In SPINE, you quite literally embody a researcher who is reading and marking up the physical book in front of you.

Embody the researcher who is reading and marking up the physical book in front of you.

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 1d

You should play SPINE

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 5d

"SPINE is a captivating, tactile experience, compelling the reader to unravel layer after hidden layer. One of the most unique and memorable solo RPGs I've ever played." — @goblinmixtape.bsky.social

backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine

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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · 1d

NEW ARRIVAL: The Time We Have: A Conversation Between Brothers by @moreblueberries.bsky.social

Played on opposite sides of a closed door, this 2-player TTRPG will guide you through the tragic and intimate story of the final days before one of you turns🚪
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/the...

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 1d

It was an absolute honor to be the editor for this game. The Time We Have is really something special.

Elliot Davis | TTWH Out NOW @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 1d

The Time We Have: A Conversation Between Brothers is NOW AVAILABLE

A tragic two-player zombie roleplaying game played on opposite sides of a closed door. A game about what it means to be a brother.

Want to learn more about the game? It's time for a megathread ⬇️

A mockup of The Time We Have packaging surrounded by floating door cards. The cover features two brothers sitting on opposite sides of a door with a purple flower motif

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Elliot Davis | TTWH Out NOW @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 2d

The Time We Have releases TOMORROW!!

If you have been excited for this game, if you already are holding your beautiful little copy in hand, please please please help spread the word tomorrow!

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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 2d

Alright, let's fucking go.

The lobby for OVER/UNDER by @samsorensen.bsky.social is now live. Come help make history on the Dream.

discord.gg/FDJ7T4C2Sm

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 2d

Star Crossed is by far my most-played 2-player game.

Insatiable Cravings is incredibly fun and tense (and also extremely hot)

I'm bias because I'm the editor, but The Time We Have is so creative, beautiful, and tragic.

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 2d

What is the best or most impressive 2 player RPG you've played? 📢

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 4d

Genuinely I cannot hype it enough. It's my favorite theater in the world. I've seen 10-15 shows there over the years and they're mindblowing every time.

Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 4d

If you live close enough please check out the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. Any show you see there will be one of the best shows you've ever seen.

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 4d

Just saw a life changing performance of Two Gentleman from Verona that I'm never going to stop thinking about ever. It was NOT a comedy.

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Aaron Voigt @aavoigt.bsky.social · 5d

My latest essay is on @olddog.games's "Deathmatch Island!" I talk about how the game designs its climax around the Prisoner's Dilemma, and how, despite the fact that the game wants you to break that cycle, that initial tension is the best part of the text.

Deathmatch Island, Squid Game, and the Tension of the Prisoner's Dilemma [TTRPG Video Essay]

YouTube video by A.A. Voigt

youtu.be

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 5d

oh hello???

Many Sided Media @manysidedmedia.bsky.social · 5d

COMING OCTOBER 20th!

Tune in for a TWO HOUR discussion about teaching games through actual play featuring an absolute POWERHOUSE panel.

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@friede.bsky.social
@itsquinns.bsky.social
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social

Subscribe to Talk of the Table wherever you get your podcasts.

Talk of the Table Patreon w/ Dr. Emily Friedman, Quinns, & Brennan Lee Mulligan.

Roundtable: Teaching Games Through Actual Play

Pictures of each guest are in circles on a yellow background. To each side are anthropomorphized dice, one with a mouth and one with an ear.

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 6d

Oooh how did you like Chain Gang All-Stars? I've been eyeing it for a while.

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🪼Jellyfishlines is Haunting You🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 6d

8 days to hit 25K for @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social, @moreblueberries.bsky.social, @goblinmixtape.bsky.social, and myself to write some cool one shots for Absurdia! Let’s get over that hump to 20k and further!!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...

Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition

An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.

www.backerkit.com

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 9d

If Absurdia hits its stretch goal, I'll be one of the guest writers!

If you like surreal horror and absurdist fiction, this isn't one to miss. I've been following this project for a couple years now!

Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 9d

Absurdia Update: meet the guest writers!

I’m beyond excited to announce Elliot Davis, Irving Benitez, Kendrick Smith, and Samantha Leigh as our stretch goal guest writers!

At $25k, this wickedly talented cabal will put together a kaleidoscope of ready to play one shot scenarios for Absurdia 👁️

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to say I just made very good use of one of these candles

Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 10d

The power went out at the apartment so I'm finishing my playthrough of Spine by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social by candlelight

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 10d

I got a message from him on Friday - keep an eye out for scams!

Richard @ R. Rook @rrookstudio.bsky.social · 10d

#scamalert For indie publishers running shops or that have customer forms on their websites (even if you don't sell your own product directly), keep an eye out for emails from William Cooper in Malta.

It'll seem innocuous enough, but then try to place a large volume order solely via email.

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Sam Leigh @goblinmixtape.bsky.social · 10d

I just got this email myself - he was asking about payment methods & shipping options to Malta. Hadnt replied yet, thanks for the heads up.

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Alex MJ 🎲🎃 - Fight or Fright out now! @mixuppixels.bsky.social · 10d

The HELLO//GOODBYE Charity RPG Bundle for Legal Aid is LIVE!

200 games for 12 dollars to support legal aid in Virginia!

Big titles like Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, Songbirds, and loads on interesting indie tabletop roleplaying games!!

itch.io/b/3276/hello...

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Aaron King @aaronmfking.bsky.social · 11d

RTFM, the RPG book club podcast, is back! @snaxwell.bsky.social and I talk about Praise the Hawkmoth King, a PbtA game of teenagers, demons, and messed up sex. open.spotify.com/episode/15yn...

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