MothSpire Games
@games.mothspire.com
An award-winning design duo making independent games for thoughtful togetherness. That is, @ogreteeth.com and @nerdsomatics.bsky.social
https://games.mothspire.com
https://games.mothspire.com
Our next project is a solo-journaling RPG about leaving home, exploring, and examining the change you bring to places you visit. Ultimately, you'll create a logbook artifact that documents the marks you make on this galaxy.
Coming to BackerKit for 'Zinetopia
Coming to BackerKit for 'Zinetopia
Get Ready for F*** I am a Sucker for Hexagons in Space—a solo RPG
From MothSpire - Get Ready for F*** I am a Sucker for Hexagons in Space—a solo RPG
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January 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Our next project is a solo-journaling RPG about leaving home, exploring, and examining the change you bring to places you visit. Ultimately, you'll create a logbook artifact that documents the marks you make on this galaxy.
Coming to BackerKit for 'Zinetopia
Coming to BackerKit for 'Zinetopia
Sadly, a shop where we’d had books on consignment has decided that their vendor requirements included posting about *their* business at least once a week. And we got that notice *today*….so we won’t be there anymore. But you can get a discounted bundle here: itch.io/s/171885/tar...
Tarot for Transformation by MothSpire Games
A bundle by MothSpire Games, $20.00 for In Good Company: Conversational Templates for Challenging Times, The Old Ways Must Go, The Optimist's Guide to Tarot
itch.io
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sadly, a shop where we’d had books on consignment has decided that their vendor requirements included posting about *their* business at least once a week. And we got that notice *today*….so we won’t be there anymore. But you can get a discounted bundle here: itch.io/s/171885/tar...
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Hey board game designers, it's nearly that time again: Get your prototypes and pitches ready for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award! Submissions open January 1! cardboardedison.com/award
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hey board game designers, it's nearly that time again: Get your prototypes and pitches ready for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award! Submissions open January 1! cardboardedison.com/award
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At this moment, we have 2430 paid subscribers. Can we get 2500 by the end of 2025? You can subscribe right now for only $1, and support independent tabletop games journalism.
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Independent journalism on the cheap? Yippee-Ki-Yay, Anklebiters!
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We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
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December 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
At this moment, we have 2430 paid subscribers. Can we get 2500 by the end of 2025? You can subscribe right now for only $1, and support independent tabletop games journalism.
Happy Holidays! We're running a sale on digital copies of the Tarot for Transformation collection to help fund the print run of the next 'zine in the series, "Make a Tarot Game"!
Get all three 'zines in DRM-free PDF for only $20, here! itch.io/s/171885/tar...
Get all three 'zines in DRM-free PDF for only $20, here! itch.io/s/171885/tar...
Tarot for Transformation by MothSpire Games
A bundle by MothSpire Games, $20.00 for The Old Ways Must Go, The Optimist's Guide to Tarot
itch.io
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Happy Holidays! We're running a sale on digital copies of the Tarot for Transformation collection to help fund the print run of the next 'zine in the series, "Make a Tarot Game"!
Get all three 'zines in DRM-free PDF for only $20, here! itch.io/s/171885/tar...
Get all three 'zines in DRM-free PDF for only $20, here! itch.io/s/171885/tar...
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Want some silly, saucy fun? My love letter to Taco Bell is finally in a consumable form. Relish your saucy hotness:
nerdsomatics.itch.io
nerdsomatics.itch.io
Samphire
nerdsomatics.itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Want some silly, saucy fun? My love letter to Taco Bell is finally in a consumable form. Relish your saucy hotness:
nerdsomatics.itch.io
nerdsomatics.itch.io
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Are games art? When @playsamovar.bsky.social applied to get our games in Takoma ARTery's latest installation, I was dubious they'd say yes. The organization displays locally-made art in underused retail windows. But -- they said YES!
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Takoma ARTery displays local games
YouTube video by StickyDoodler
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November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Are games art? When @playsamovar.bsky.social applied to get our games in Takoma ARTery's latest installation, I was dubious they'd say yes. The organization displays locally-made art in underused retail windows. But -- they said YES!
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New blog post: Tim wrote up a brief overview of our (spoiler: very good) experience at PAX Unplugged this year.
www.mothspire.com/pax-unplugge...
www.mothspire.com/pax-unplugge...
PAX Unplugged 2025—chock full of community - MothSpire LLC
Attending PAX Unplugged was such an energizing joy this year. Sales were really solid; Our Tarot for Transformation zines were a top seller!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New blog post: Tim wrote up a brief overview of our (spoiler: very good) experience at PAX Unplugged this year.
www.mothspire.com/pax-unplugge...
www.mothspire.com/pax-unplugge...
Thank you #PAXU for such a successful and energizing experience. Here are some of the conversational shrapnels that came out of the weeeknd! Share yours with us!
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Thank you #PAXU for such a successful and energizing experience. Here are some of the conversational shrapnels that came out of the weeeknd! Share yours with us!
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Back from #PAXUnplugged, which was such a beautiful, energizing experience for me this year. I wrote a thousand words on a new Solo RPG project before I even left the con and a looking forward to getting some great new things out the door this year.
Here also is my requisite swag photo:
Here also is my requisite swag photo:
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Back from #PAXUnplugged, which was such a beautiful, energizing experience for me this year. I wrote a thousand words on a new Solo RPG project before I even left the con and a looking forward to getting some great new things out the door this year.
Here also is my requisite swag photo:
Here also is my requisite swag photo:
We’re showing this #PAXUnplugged weekend with @igdn-official.bsky.social at a table in the gaming hall, right next to the pillar labeled D2. Come on by and visit!
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re showing this #PAXUnplugged weekend with @igdn-official.bsky.social at a table in the gaming hall, right next to the pillar labeled D2. Come on by and visit!
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Weather looks great for our outdoor tabletop games fair on Saturday 10/18! ☀️ Swing by from 12-4 to meet local designers and join us for a moderated discussion between three established gamer designers inside People's Book at 4pm!
October 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Weather looks great for our outdoor tabletop games fair on Saturday 10/18! ☀️ Swing by from 12-4 to meet local designers and join us for a moderated discussion between three established gamer designers inside People's Book at 4pm!
In Minneapolis this week, visiting game shops, colleagues, and friends, telling them about Gorgon’s Garden!
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www.mothspire.com/games/gorgon...
Gorgon’s Garden - MothSpire LLC
A playful game about a serious topic. The Gorgons' Garden is a sanctuary for mortals or monsters who will imminently suffer the gods' attention. But it is getting full, and there are only three spaces...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In Minneapolis this week, visiting game shops, colleagues, and friends, telling them about Gorgon’s Garden!
www.mothspire.com/games/gorgon...
www.mothspire.com/games/gorgon...
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Pssstt, I'm doing art for this game www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...
Coming soon: Gorgon's Garden
A cooperative social deception game. Help mortals defy their fates and escape the attentions of Zeus and Hera.
www.kickstarter.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Pssstt, I'm doing art for this game www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...
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Do you see a trend for what sorts of games I like? Tarot-based games are so my jam so I'm excited to see what @ogreteeth.com and Samphire are cooking.
August 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Do you see a trend for what sorts of games I like? Tarot-based games are so my jam so I'm excited to see what @ogreteeth.com and Samphire are cooking.
New post up today! Part of a new "Games we Own" series.
www.mothspire.com/cursed-court/
www.mothspire.com/cursed-court/
Cursed Court: an outstanding game of gambling, and politics
This game is really easy to teach, scales nicely, and is exquisitely replayable. Cursed Court is very satisfying and a worthy addition to my shelf.
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August 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New post up today! Part of a new "Games we Own" series.
www.mothspire.com/cursed-court/
www.mothspire.com/cursed-court/
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Here's the list of 184 products from 108 of our member publishers we'll have in #Booth449 at #GenCon2025, including a link to download
a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
July 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Here's the list of 184 products from 108 of our member publishers we'll have in #Booth449 at #GenCon2025, including a link to download
a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
a 36 page PDF or ePub with short descriptions of all of them, in case you wanted a little travel reading.
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
We aren't at GenCon this year, but The Old Ways Must Go is!
Look for it at the IPR booth this weekend, #449!
You can also find these other games while you're at it. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
Look for it at the IPR booth this weekend, #449!
You can also find these other games while you're at it. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
July 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We aren't at GenCon this year, but The Old Ways Must Go is!
Look for it at the IPR booth this weekend, #449!
You can also find these other games while you're at it. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
Look for it at the IPR booth this weekend, #449!
You can also find these other games while you're at it. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...
Just activated the prelaunch page for our next project: Gorgon’s Garden!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...
Coming soon: Gorgon's Garden
A cooperative social deception game in which you'll describe inanimate things in sexy ways.
www.kickstarter.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Just activated the prelaunch page for our next project: Gorgon’s Garden!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ogr...
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If you're at #Origins, check out @ipr.bsky.social for Anamnesis and Death of the Author by @goblinmixtape.bsky.social, Moon Rings by @junkfoodgames.bsky.social, The Old Ways Must Go by @games.mothspire.com, Dawn of the Orcs by @lymerpg.bsky.social...
June 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you're at #Origins, check out @ipr.bsky.social for Anamnesis and Death of the Author by @goblinmixtape.bsky.social, Moon Rings by @junkfoodgames.bsky.social, The Old Ways Must Go by @games.mothspire.com, Dawn of the Orcs by @lymerpg.bsky.social...
This weekend you can find our game The Old Ways Must Go at Origins booth #1203, courtesy of @ipr.bsky.social
For more in the Tarot for Transformation series of 'zines, visit www.mothspire.com/publishing/t...
For more in the Tarot for Transformation series of 'zines, visit www.mothspire.com/publishing/t...
June 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This weekend you can find our game The Old Ways Must Go at Origins booth #1203, courtesy of @ipr.bsky.social
For more in the Tarot for Transformation series of 'zines, visit www.mothspire.com/publishing/t...
For more in the Tarot for Transformation series of 'zines, visit www.mothspire.com/publishing/t...
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If you're the sort who likes to make a shopping list, here are the 121 products from 77 member-publishers we'll have in #Booth1203 at #Origins2025 June 19-22 in Columbus, OH
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin...
Or just drop by and browse!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin...
Or just drop by and browse!
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you're the sort who likes to make a shopping list, here are the 121 products from 77 member-publishers we'll have in #Booth1203 at #Origins2025 June 19-22 in Columbus, OH
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin...
Or just drop by and browse!
www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Origin...
Or just drop by and browse!
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I'm organizing a "game talk" followed by actual play at the McGee Library in downtown Silver Spring, MD:
📅 Sat May 31
🕑 2-6pm
ft. local DMV 🔶🎲 designers Angela Bell, @elizhargrave.bsky.social, @highlevelgames.bsky.social, and @games.mothspire.com.
✅ RSVP: mcpl.libnet.info/event/13543225
📅 Sat May 31
🕑 2-6pm
ft. local DMV 🔶🎲 designers Angela Bell, @elizhargrave.bsky.social, @highlevelgames.bsky.social, and @games.mothspire.com.
✅ RSVP: mcpl.libnet.info/event/13543225
May 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm organizing a "game talk" followed by actual play at the McGee Library in downtown Silver Spring, MD:
📅 Sat May 31
🕑 2-6pm
ft. local DMV 🔶🎲 designers Angela Bell, @elizhargrave.bsky.social, @highlevelgames.bsky.social, and @games.mothspire.com.
✅ RSVP: mcpl.libnet.info/event/13543225
📅 Sat May 31
🕑 2-6pm
ft. local DMV 🔶🎲 designers Angela Bell, @elizhargrave.bsky.social, @highlevelgames.bsky.social, and @games.mothspire.com.
✅ RSVP: mcpl.libnet.info/event/13543225
We’re at Gameface this weekend in Baltimore! Stop by if you’re in the area?
www.gamefacecon.com/2023/09/blog...
www.gamefacecon.com/2023/09/blog...
BALTIMORE - March 8 & 9th (2025) at Peabody Heights Brewery - FREE
Vendors / Games / Social Media / Shirts / Sponsors / Contact / Arcade / Archive MARCH 8 and 9, 2025 Baltimore's New Annual Tabletop...
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March 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We’re at Gameface this weekend in Baltimore! Stop by if you’re in the area?
www.gamefacecon.com/2023/09/blog...
www.gamefacecon.com/2023/09/blog...
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Free journaling games workshop at 2pm TODAY!
Some days, fate is on your side.
@games.mothspire.com, @junkfoodgames.bsky.social, and I are running a journaling games workshop at @peoplesbooktakoma.com this pm. I was pondering, "Where am I going to get some scrap paper and pens" -- then stumbled across this trove of discarded office supplies!
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@games.mothspire.com, @junkfoodgames.bsky.social, and I are running a journaling games workshop at @peoplesbooktakoma.com this pm. I was pondering, "Where am I going to get some scrap paper and pens" -- then stumbled across this trove of discarded office supplies!
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March 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Free journaling games workshop at 2pm TODAY!