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Online shop dedicated to supporting inclusion and creativity in the tabletop roleplaying community. We also have a TTRPG vending machine. Just 2 people trying to sell bits of paper that help you imagine.

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A fantasy figure of a little bearded dude with a cape and tights stands triumphantly with his arms raised. He's surrounded by game stuff - playing cards, maps, pamphlets
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Meet the 2025 MYSTERY STUFF: Mystery Gamebooks
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Double mystery - classic pick-your-path Choose Your Own Adventure or illustrated puzzles-and-plot Usborne Adventure Gamebooks. Which will you get? Dunno (and you won't either bc they're pre-wrapped in one of four Knave of Cups-flavored paper patterns)
A Mystery Game Book, pre-wrapped in crossword puzzle paper with a slick little label on the front
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Meet the 2025 MYSTERY STUFF: Mystery Board Games
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We added TONS of new titles this year, from artsy, humorous Oink Games to tiny barbecues, tiny mint trucks, and tiny versions of BIG board games like Risk and Betrayal at House on the Hill. Plus "mystery" means "pre-wrapped in fancy fantasy paper"
A Mystery Board Game, pre-wrapped in paper with potions on it with a slick little label on the front
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Meet the 2025 MYSTERY STUFF: Mystery Zine Bundles
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Horror, fantasy, surrealism, charming slice of life, extremely specific historical slice of life - if it's in the catalog, it might be in there!
✅ 3-5 games
✅ worth >$25
✅ mix of solo+multiplayer
Let us hand-craft your hit of holiday dopamine!
A label that says MYSTERY TTRPG ZINE BUNDLE stuck to a holographic bubble mailer A bubble mailer with a spread of games and other surprises popping out - all the games and surprises have been blurred. IT'S A MYSTERY!
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Meet the 2025 MYSTERY STUFF: Mystery Bags
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From the Knave of Cups archives to you! Contains a handful of Chessex dice (incl novel styles - moods, dice-in-dice, d9,999,999s) as well a tarot reading made of loose cards from five years' worth of photoshoot decks, plus jokes, toys, pins, puzzles, +more
A Mystery Bag (a sealed red and green marbled-print bag labeled Knave of Cups Mystery Bag) A Mystery Bag with its contents visible (example of what you might get): a matchbox game, some tarot cards, a little fantasy figurine, and a bunch of weirdass dice (bone dice, a d8-inside-a-d8, a d16, etc)
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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WELCOME OUR 2025 MYSTERY STUFF & OUR END-OF-YEAR SALE
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(except Mystery Stuff)
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plus Mystery Bags, Mystery Zine Bundles, Mystery Board Games, and Mystery Choose Your Own Adventure Books 🧵
A example photo of the various mystery items now available. Mystery Gamebooks, Mystery Board Games, and Mystery Bags. The books and board games are all wrapped in game-themed paper - marbled, or with potions, or crossword puzzle. One Mystery Bag is open and its contents are visible: tarot cards, a little fantasy toy with a sword, a matchbox puzzle, and a bunch of weird dice
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Email subscribers hear from us about twice a month:

ONE upcoming drop reminder w previews of what's on the way (pictured)

and

ONE drop day email with Jen's rundown of all the new stuff

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A screen shot of the latest "coming soon" email which reads "What's on the way? MYSTERY BAGS: a delightful combination of niche Chessex dice, tarot readings made of mis-matched cards from every deck we've opened for product photos, puzzles, pins, jokes, toys, +more" The frame of the email is a photo of hundreds of loose, tiny plastic hands in a variety of skin tones A screen shot of a little note at the bottom of the latest Coming Soon email which reads "Re: Mystery Bags, four of you will receive The d9,999,999 Generator (our FAVORITE bag). Recipients of a d999,999,999 Generator are invited to create a d9,999,999 table, tell us about it, and win a prize (our fear and admiration). See you soon, Ayo & Jen" The frame of the email is a photo of hundreds of loose, tiny plastic hands in a variety of skin tones
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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A reminder for old pals and an FYI for new followers:
YES, WE DO A HOLIDAY SALE
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20% OFF EVERYTHING
STARTS THIS FRIDAY
11/28
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PLUS THE ARRIVAL OF
KNAVE OF CUPS' 2025 MYSTERY STUFF
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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New in the shop this month: Abominations by @moreblueberries.bsky.social
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A monster battle powered by Scrabble tiles. Think: Pokemon with a dash of The Brain That Wouldn't Die. You're morally bereft doctors genetically manipulating weird little creatures who fight to the death for your amusement!
The cover of Abominations by Elliot Davis. The title repeats over and over, descending down the page and fading from black to white. The first letter of the word changes to a new vowel on every repetition (A, then E, then I, then O, then U, then Y). The main image is a hand-drawn flesh lump with many undulating folds of skin, one eye, two nostrils, and a lower jaw with teeth An interior example from Abominations. Pages are titled in a spread across the top, "In the lab... create life. One gene at a time, your Abomination emerges." The lefthand page details how to draw Scrabble tiles to create your creature. The righthand page continues the directions. At the bottom of the page, a hollow-eyed creature with nubs and spikes all over but no arms or legs appears beside the words IT'S ALIVE!
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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A reminder for old pals and an FYI for new followers:
YES, WE DO A HOLIDAY SALE
🎁
20% OFF EVERYTHING
STARTS THIS FRIDAY 11/28
🎁
PLUS THE ARRIVAL OF
KNAVE OF CUPS' 2025 MYSTERY STUFF
A very large d6 die wears a very small Santa hat. It hangs out next to a small plastic deer and a bunch of small, glittery trees
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New for November: Little Factory by IELLO
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Collect resources and combine them to create bigger, better, more exciting stuff. Cotton becomes thread becomes fabric. Charcoal and flour make bread. Enough fabric becomes a shop, enough bread makes a bakery. Before you know it, you'll run a whole factory
An example spread from Little Factory. Visible: gold cards (items like wood, grain, clay, stone, and cotton), blue cards (items like sheep, stone blocks, cotton yard, cows, and coal), and red cards (items like a wall, fabric, metal beams, and a fishing rod). Also visible: cards with different buildings on them, a card with gold coins, a pile of star icons, instructions, and the game box
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New this month: Mint Delivery by Poketto Games
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A competitive mint tin-sized, mint-themed delivery game. Play as drivers attempting to conquer your routes to bring minty towns the best products (mints) - make the most money and win Employee of the Month
The container for Mint Delivery, The minty fresh pick up and deliver game by Justin Blaske. A small green tin - the title looks like a mint brand and there are four tiny delivery trucks visible across the bottom An example spread from Mint Delivery. Nine cards form the roadmap between the mint factory and the delivery routes. Also visible: truck cards, tiny wooden truck tokens, wooden mint tokens in three colors, mint orders, character cards, instructions, and the storage tin (hinged!)
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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New in the shop this month: Camp Snallygaster by @pandiongames.com
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A 90s nostalgia summer camp horror RPG. A fellow counselor missing! A monster on the lurking! And a bunch of kids up to regular ol kid shenanigans! Built the Lasers & Feelings roll over/under system for quick setup and quick play
The cover of Camp Snallygaster, The monstrous summer of '93, A summer camp hack of Lasers & Feelings, by Pandion Games. The cover is vintage cream-colored with black ink trees and a mysterious-looking creature floating among them An interior example of Camp Snallygaster. On the lefthand page, a d12 table to determine plot points about the monster, for example (1) trying to be friends with everyone but keeps messing up and killing people instead and (5) cuddly and cute until night when it transforms into a monstrous creature and kills its victims and (11) trapped in an endless time loop. The righthand page is titled Running The Game, with subsections like Play to Find Out, Telegraph Dangers, and Build the Camp Together
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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New this month: The Time We Have by @moreblueberries.bsky.social
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One infected, one safe. A heartbreaking zombie apocalypse card-based duet in which two brothers face mortality from opposite sides of a closed door. Includes 52 story prompts and 13 worlds (all with evocative art and microfiction)
The box lid of The Time We Have, A Tragic Storytelling Card Game by Elliot Davis. A matte black background and two white figures separated by the side-view of a door. The lefthand figure is being slowly covered by viney growth. The righthand figure is uninfected and holds a flashlight. More viney growths wiggle downward from the title at the top of the image A sample spread from The Time We Have. Visible: game box (top and bottom lids), rules cards and safety cards for the uninfected brother, rules and safety for the infected brother, setup cards, a handful of prompt cards, and a handful of full-color "doors" cards
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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New this month: Barbecubes by Alley Cat Games
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Cook tiny, pixelated food by drawing item cards and using your tongs to place the corresponding token across the correct number of grill grate lines. Don't let the food fall into the fire! Huge party foul (it's wasteful, it's rude... and you'll lose)
The tin lid to Barbecubes, ages 8+, 3-15 minutes, 3-6 players. A pair of tongs holds a hamburger over a grilltop with a steak, a sausage, and a slice of bacon on it. The age, time, and player numbers are printed on bottles of condiments An example setup of Barbecubes. The game tin has a wooden grill top on it. There are tiny pixelated wooden food items on it: fish, burgers, sausage, steak, chicken, and bacon. More items are scattered next to the grill. Also visible: two sets of tweezers (tongs), a deck of item cards, instructions, and the lid of the game
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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New in the shop: expansions for tiny board games!

🦀 Extra Salt for Sea Salt & Paper by @pandasaurusgames.com - eight wrapped cards means FIVE new actions (along w fresh origami art) to add to the original game
👺Loyalty & Deceit for Micro Dojo by Prometheus Games - two new clans+extra board space
An example spread from the Extra Salt expansion. Four cards are fanned out - the top one shows an origami seahorse next to some swirled paper seaweed. The open pack is in the background - the game logo is the same as the original and there's an image of an origami starfish on the wrapper A spread of the Micro Dojo: Loyalty & Deceit Expansion. A 3x3 grid is surrounded by a frame of numbers. Also visible: four different meeples and cardboard tiles with a variety of icons and information on them
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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New this month: La Viña by @devir-games.bsky.social
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Play as competing vineyard inheritors, racing down rows of grapes to collect the year's harvest. There's lots of varieties out there, though - some rarer, some more in-demand. Sell your haul to local wineries to gain prestige. Most prestige wins!
The box front to La Viña by José Ramón Palacios. A sunny yellow sky with winery hills and rows of round purple grapes. The title is all caps with a white icon of grapes, like a wine bottle label An example spread from La Viña. A 'dirt' track with meeples on it runs down the middle of a spread of cards with different grapes on them (Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, etc). Also visible: a pile of number tokens, character cards, and winery cards with their orders on them
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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New this month: O Patron Mine by @meghanlynnftw.bsky.social
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Solo and tarot-driven. Using draws from the Major Arcana - the first 22 cards in a Rider Waite deck - you'll tell the story of a regular person meeting an ancient entity. Who do they meet and what must the human bargain to share power?
The cover of O Patron Mine, a Siren's Song Game by Meghan Cross. Two disembodied hands with shackles on their wrists frame a glowing gold and purple star An interior example from O Patron Mine. Deep purple background with gold framed pages and white text. The lefthand page is the information for card 0, The Fool. Who they are, where you meet them, and what they require in exchange for power. The righthand page is the information for card 1, The Magician. Who they are, where you meet them, and what they require in exchange for power
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New in the shop this month: Risk Strike
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A brand-new Risk - smaller, faster, more portable. Don’t have a whole night? Risk Strike wraps up in 20 min! Don’t have the space for a full gameboard (and all those tiny little pieces)? Risk Strike uses dice and cards!
The box front to Risk Strike, fast & fierce world domination for ages 10+, 2-5 players. The game comes in an ivory two-piece box with gold foil-stamped title and battle icons An example spread from Risk Strike. Visble: instruction, primary-colored Domination Coins, color-coded continent cards, d6 dice, and the open box (with handy compartments for storage)
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New this month: Estate of Play by @glyphtide.games
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A solo murder mystery built on Hints & Hijinx. Design wild challenges for a group of competing inheritors - one of them killed your client. It's estate law with a dose of reality TV drama. Collect clues after every completed contest - who did it?
The cover of Estate of PLAY, a solo mystery game of murder, inheritance, and competition by Ethan Yen. Color scheme is yellow and black like crime scene tape - a yellow background/sky with red clouds and black shadow figures falling An example from the interior of Estate of Play. A black and yellow image crosses the bottom of both pages. A shadowy figure wearing glasses and a suit and tie sits at the other end of long table in a meeting room. Their law degree hangs on the wall behind them. The righthand page above the image is labeled Playing The Game and includes instructions on Using Your Skills. The lefthand page continues information about using skills like Failure vs Mishap, Rest Day, and Fill out the Documentation
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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New in the shop this month: King Star playing cards Silence v3 Twins
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Decadent dark fantasy meets a celestial Alice in Wonderland masquerade. From imprisoned royalty in a gilded spade-cage to clubs rendered in trios of shimmering blue jewels. Choose light mode (Light) or dark mode (Shadow)
The box for the "Shadow" version of King Star Silence V3 Twins playing cards. Black background with gold foil embellishment. The box is arranged to reveal an outer sleeve with laser-cut sections meant to display the inner sleeve (which holds the cards). A red-haired woman wearing a crown is visible on the inner box. Together, the outer sleeve gives her gold armor and a feathered, horned masquerade mask An example spread from the King Star Silence V3 Twins (Dark) deck. Six cards in a 3x2 grid, all with an extreme maximalist vibe like a Bjork music video discovered anime. From top left: the Ace of Diamonds, a figure wearing a metal rabbit head mask framed by swords. The Queen of Hearts, a blonde woman with a red gown and a red stuffed rabbit in her lap. The 7 of Hearts, in which the hearts are all red jeweled gilded in gold. The 10 of clubs, in which the clubs are made of trios of blue gems accented in gold. The Jack of Spades, a mirrored image of a doll-like being bearing golden knives. A card back, a mirrored golden design that looks like wings or feathers made of golden knives The box for the "Light" version of King Star Silence V3 Twins playing cards. White background with gold foil embellishment. The box is arranged to reveal an outer sleeve with laser-cut sections meant to display the inner sleeve (which holds the cards). A gold-haired woman is visible on the inner box. Together, the outer sleeve adds her hands holding a gemstone heart and gives her a ram's horn masquerade mask An example spread from the King Star Silence V3 Twins (Light) deck. Six cards in a 3x2 grid, all with an extreme maximalist vibe like a Bjork music video discovered anime. From top left: the Ace of Spades, a golden spade-shaped cage holds a woman prisoner. The Jack of Diamonds, a mirrored image of a knight in graphite-colored armor with a sword and lots of gold flash. The 10 of Clubs, in which the clubs are trios of blue gems with gold accents. The 8 of diamonds, in which the diamonds are red gems with gold accents. The Queen of Diamonds, a figure wearing a golden rabbit mask and a diamond-patterned gown throws a large golden die with diamonds instead of pips. A card back, an Alice in Wonderland-inspired scene with a blonde character (Alice) sitting at a feast
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New this month: His Majesty the Worm by @riseupcomus.bsky.social
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A deluxe megadungeon RPG. Cloth hardbound w 400+ pages of Underworld-delving, City-exploring, creature-fighting, magic-casting goodness. Art abounds. And it's diceless! BC IT'S TAROT-DRIVEN!!! WE'RE NOT KIDDING, HOW COOL IS THAT
The cover of His Majesty the Worm. A luxe black fabric-wrapped hardbound cover with the title stamped in silver foil. Title is extravagant, a medieval-style embellished font, encircled by a ouroboros-style fanged serpent. The silhouette of a character stands on the worms tail holding a sword high An interior example from His Majesty the Worm. Pages have intricate fantasy/Art Nouveau-style embellishments in the top corners, intricate pen and ink-style fantasy illustrations, and calligraphy font titles. The lefthand page is titled Mapping the City, includes a section called A Reminder Of The Implied Setting, and an ilustration of a variety of multi-story buildings with sharp shingled roofs. The righthand page is titled Reverse Archaeology and includes a subsection on The Central Power as well as a small illustration of an ornate archway with figures standing beneath it
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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New this month: Sanctuary & Sentinel by @meghanlynnftw.bsky.social
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Tell the story of a powerful place - its history, its enemies, its guardians, its fall, and its final caretaker. A pair of solo games to play one after the other. Sanctuary: map-making and storytelling and Sentinel: solo journaling
The cover of Sanctuary & Sentinel, a Siren's Song Game by Meghan Cross. Light pink background with a sword growing symmetrical vines with red flowers An interior example from Sanctuary & Sentinel. A double-page spread called The Last Stand. Pink background with a white illustration of a rocky arched bridge and two guardians facing an approaching inky black mass. The lefthand page has game conclusion information and story questions for a dice roll of 1 or 2. The righthand page as the same but for dice rolls 3 or 4 and dice rolls of 5 or 6
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New for November: the Critters at War series by @arcanewonders.bsky.social
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WWII-themed games w a Saturday morning cartoon vibe. Pigs, raccoons, and mice battle to control the theaters of war (Land, Air, and Sea) or add Intelligence, Diplomacy, and Economics w the expansion Flies, Lies, & Supplies
The box front to Critters at War: Air, Land, and Sea. A cartoon animal crew in World War Two military uniforms stands proudly - a pig with a bazooka, a rabbit in a tank, raccoons and beavers with pistols An example card spread from Critters at War: Land, Air, & Sea. Three theater cards: Land (shows tanks), Sea (shows a battle ship), and Air (shows an airplane dogfight). Action cards are visible like Blockade, Aerodrome, and Containment. Instructions cards, numerical coins, and numbered cards with characters on them are also visible The box front to Critters at War: Flies, Lies, & Supplies by Jon Perry. A raccoon in a trench coat and derby stands with a gun at the ready while a housefly watches a shadowy deal between a mouse and a fox Ann example card spread from Critters at War: Flies, Lies, & Supplies. Theater cards show Intelligence (a fox handing files to a raccoon and a housefly), Economics (a dog with glasses counts money in a bank vault), and Diplomacy (a fox, a pig, and a walrus sign paperwork around a table). There are also action cards visible like Retrofit, Envoy, and Covert Operations as well as Instructions cards, number coins, and number cards with characters on them
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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New in the shop this month: Something Is Wrong With The Chickens, a quick, silly pamphlet RPG by @moreblueberries.bsky.social
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A horror/comedy one-shot w Wallace and Gromit vibes. A flock of chickens has been blessed w eldritch powers and you decide how they use them. Revenge? Escape? Solidarity?
The cover of the pamphlet game Something Is Wrong With The Chickens by Elliot Davis. A cartoon-style chicken with purple tentacles growing out of its back stares into the distance with beady black eyes. The text reads: Bryson Foods Inc has taken EVERYTHING from us. It's time to take the fight to them. We are Chickens. We are Eldritch Horrors. Make. Bryson. Pay. An interior example from Something Is Wrong With The Chickens. On the lefthand pamphlet column, the Chicken Sheet (character sheet) with places for chickens' Name, Type, Quirk, and Eldritch Traits. The righthand pamphlet column is titled How We Chicken and includes rules for rolling d6 dice
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM