James Chip
@james-chip.bsky.social
Some time maker of tabletop games.
Amateur magician.
Plant grower.
Abolish the monarchy.
http://jameschip.io
Amateur magician.
Plant grower.
Abolish the monarchy.
http://jameschip.io
At what point does an RPG become a board game, and vice versa?
There are some games that are absolutely a board game, and some. That are absolutely an RPG.
But there are more and more that straddle the line so closely that they sit in both camps.
There are some games that are absolutely a board game, and some. That are absolutely an RPG.
But there are more and more that straddle the line so closely that they sit in both camps.
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 AM
At what point does an RPG become a board game, and vice versa?
There are some games that are absolutely a board game, and some. That are absolutely an RPG.
But there are more and more that straddle the line so closely that they sit in both camps.
There are some games that are absolutely a board game, and some. That are absolutely an RPG.
But there are more and more that straddle the line so closely that they sit in both camps.
Reposted by James Chip
And we are LIVE! The solo gaming event of the year, Solo But Not Alone 6!
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Solo But Not Alone 6! by Peach Garden Games and 74 others
Solo But Not Alone 6!: 90 items for $10.00
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January 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
And we are LIVE! The solo gaming event of the year, Solo But Not Alone 6!
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
Buy 90 items for only $10, all-new singleplayer TTRPGS! We have horny ones, we have scary ones, we have therapeutic ones and kid-friendly ones and more!
itch.io/b/3481/solo-...
The inability of some people in high places to tell the difference between morality and self interest.
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The inability of some people in high places to tell the difference between morality and self interest.
While everyone else is packing into the gym there is no queue at the chip shop. This is my time.
January 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
While everyone else is packing into the gym there is no queue at the chip shop. This is my time.
Reposted by James Chip
This year I did 44 roundups of indie games I thought looked neat on my blog, not counting any posts on individual games as I completed them. Many not on Steam
virtualmoose.org/category/ind...
And I did 30 roundups of various blog posts I enjoyed reading this year
virtualmoose.org/category/blo...
virtualmoose.org/category/ind...
And I did 30 roundups of various blog posts I enjoyed reading this year
virtualmoose.org/category/blo...
indie game roundup | The Virtual Moose
virtualmoose.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
This year I did 44 roundups of indie games I thought looked neat on my blog, not counting any posts on individual games as I completed them. Many not on Steam
virtualmoose.org/category/ind...
And I did 30 roundups of various blog posts I enjoyed reading this year
virtualmoose.org/category/blo...
virtualmoose.org/category/ind...
And I did 30 roundups of various blog posts I enjoyed reading this year
virtualmoose.org/category/blo...
Made bread, ate bread, had a curry, discovered there are official solo Carcassonne rules, and am now about to sit down for a Mage Knight solo blitz conquest.
As years go this one is starting off well.
As years go this one is starting off well.
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Made bread, ate bread, had a curry, discovered there are official solo Carcassonne rules, and am now about to sit down for a Mage Knight solo blitz conquest.
As years go this one is starting off well.
As years go this one is starting off well.
Incentive discourse?
Fun.
Thats an incentive for you. The best one, in fact.
Fun.
Thats an incentive for you. The best one, in fact.
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Incentive discourse?
Fun.
Thats an incentive for you. The best one, in fact.
Fun.
Thats an incentive for you. The best one, in fact.
There are exactly 2 types of ttrpg discourse.
1. Shitpost that someone took seriously and it snowballs.
2. Misunderstood thing that snowballs.
I do not know if I have ever known there to be much useful or insightful discourse, just people with strong opinions on things that are likely made up.
1. Shitpost that someone took seriously and it snowballs.
2. Misunderstood thing that snowballs.
I do not know if I have ever known there to be much useful or insightful discourse, just people with strong opinions on things that are likely made up.
December 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
There are exactly 2 types of ttrpg discourse.
1. Shitpost that someone took seriously and it snowballs.
2. Misunderstood thing that snowballs.
I do not know if I have ever known there to be much useful or insightful discourse, just people with strong opinions on things that are likely made up.
1. Shitpost that someone took seriously and it snowballs.
2. Misunderstood thing that snowballs.
I do not know if I have ever known there to be much useful or insightful discourse, just people with strong opinions on things that are likely made up.
Reposted by James Chip
Seems like a good time to tell all my new followers I've got 3 small & punk #TTRPGs coming in February! Magic, nostalgia & toilet paper, what's more to know?
Get Ready for 3 punk games.
From Côme Martin - Get Ready for 3 punk games.
www.backerkit.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Seems like a good time to tell all my new followers I've got 3 small & punk #TTRPGs coming in February! Magic, nostalgia & toilet paper, what's more to know?
2026 might be the year of abandoning a career in tech and becoming a childrens magician.
December 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
2026 might be the year of abandoning a career in tech and becoming a childrens magician.
You don't have to be internet famous to make a game, you can just make one.
You don't have to sell a ton of it to prove it's good.
You don't have to sell a ton of it to prove it's good.
December 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
You don't have to be internet famous to make a game, you can just make one.
You don't have to sell a ton of it to prove it's good.
You don't have to sell a ton of it to prove it's good.
Nothing else I do in my life ever again will bring anyone as much joy as my 19 year old nephew just shew when I did sponge ball magic for him.
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Nothing else I do in my life ever again will bring anyone as much joy as my 19 year old nephew just shew when I did sponge ball magic for him.
I played Mage Knight. It was a lot of fun. I had a very nice time.
That is all.
That is all.
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I played Mage Knight. It was a lot of fun. I had a very nice time.
That is all.
That is all.
Also I am not going to get me farcical Christmas murder mystery game "Douglas Fir is Dead" done this year, so look out for that next year I guess.
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Also I am not going to get me farcical Christmas murder mystery game "Douglas Fir is Dead" done this year, so look out for that next year I guess.
Can I learn and master an award winning rope magic routine in just a few days to amuse kids at Christmas?
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Can I learn and master an award winning rope magic routine in just a few days to amuse kids at Christmas?
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
No.
Has that stopped me trying?
Also no.
So search is broken, but there is hope: non-general purpose search engines.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
December 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
So search is broken, but there is hope: non-general purpose search engines.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
Search engines that hyper focus on one specific topic.
Conjuring Archive is an excellent example of this. You type in a magic thing, it returns a bunch of results including author, description, and publication source.
I think it would be cool if games that used AI had to include a prominent label on the front of the box that read "the people who made this game hat artists, and the wider creative community, and are working towards the end of artistic endeavour"
December 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I think it would be cool if games that used AI had to include a prominent label on the front of the box that read "the people who made this game hat artists, and the wider creative community, and are working towards the end of artistic endeavour"
Trying something new.
December 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trying something new.
Me when the lords block something good: Abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Me when the lords block something good: Abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords block something bad: abolish the lords.
Me when the lords are doing nothing at all: abolish the lords.
Reposted by James Chip
Mud Ghost Estate Redux is a spooky Hong Kong folklore TTRPG from the creator of May You Fish in Interesting Times. 👻
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Mud Ghost Estate Redux is a spooky Hong Kong folklore TTRPG from the creator of May You Fish in Interesting Times. 👻
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
A tumbling block tower represents the haunted estate, which traps the explorers when it collapses. 💀
The Kickstarter ends in less than 70 hours! ⌛
www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
If I had to pick my favourite solo games I played this year I would go:
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
If I had to pick my favourite solo games I played this year I would go:
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
1 Spirit Island
2 Robinson Crusoe
3 Cascadia
4 Natureopolis
5 Nemo's War
Eldest was outraged because this old Zelda game lost his save. Time to change the battery!
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Eldest was outraged because this old Zelda game lost his save. Time to change the battery!
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
It is incredible how long these things last. This is the original battery I just pulled out, and it was working some time earlier this year.
I can't imagine any tech being this reliable now, or repairable.
So, what are the best play by post RPGs that can be played super slow, like shooting an email back and forth once a week, that really lend themselves to farcical situations.
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So, what are the best play by post RPGs that can be played super slow, like shooting an email back and forth once a week, that really lend themselves to farcical situations.
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
There have to be things I am missing.
High society, but play by post.
#ttrpg
On a plus side I have read a lot of great books this year, many of which are books of magic, the rest of which are ghost stories.
So that is fun.
So that is fun.
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On a plus side I have read a lot of great books this year, many of which are books of magic, the rest of which are ghost stories.
So that is fun.
So that is fun.
A friend popped in over the weekend and we were chatting. They asked me "seen any good films this year?" And I paused and thought.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A friend popped in over the weekend and we were chatting. They asked me "seen any good films this year?" And I paused and thought.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.
Then it dawned on me that I have not watched any films this year other than the Minecraft movie, and that was crap.