Marshall Miller
@mease19.bsky.social
Games/Game Design/Game Studies, Nutrition, Psychology, Aging, The Warren, Larpbus, Nanoworld, 200WRPGC, he/him.
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Jim Wampler announced this morning that we lost Tim Kask, who passed in his sleep on the 30th.
Tim was the creator of The Dragon, which set the foundation for what an industry-focused magazine should be. He was an icon and one of the few early founders of TSR still with us.
Tim was the creator of The Dragon, which set the foundation for what an industry-focused magazine should be. He was an icon and one of the few early founders of TSR still with us.
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Jim Wampler announced this morning that we lost Tim Kask, who passed in his sleep on the 30th.
Tim was the creator of The Dragon, which set the foundation for what an industry-focused magazine should be. He was an icon and one of the few early founders of TSR still with us.
Tim was the creator of The Dragon, which set the foundation for what an industry-focused magazine should be. He was an icon and one of the few early founders of TSR still with us.
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My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
The Golden Age of Indie RPGs: 2010-2025
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
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Feeling discontent with civilization? Fear not, it's just about time to celebrate more work ascending into the public domain! We'll see you on the sunny side of the street in January!
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
web.law.duke.edu
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Feeling discontent with civilization? Fear not, it's just about time to celebrate more work ascending into the public domain! We'll see you on the sunny side of the street in January!
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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If you are interested in playtesting my browser game, The Veiled City, you can join the Discord here. I plan to launch a week long beta for the current state tomorrow at noon central:
discord.gg/CKUZ7KHA
discord.gg/CKUZ7KHA
Join the The Veiled City Discord Server!
Check out the The Veiled City community on Discord - hang out with 4 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
If you are interested in playtesting my browser game, The Veiled City, you can join the Discord here. I plan to launch a week long beta for the current state tomorrow at noon central:
discord.gg/CKUZ7KHA
discord.gg/CKUZ7KHA
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Our December issue is now available!
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
Analog Game Studies
analoggamestudies.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Our December issue is now available!
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
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I really enjoyed this blog post, "You're probably using the wrong dictionary" by James Somers. A fascinating perspective on language and how we relate to it, as individuals and as a culture. #writing #language jsomers.net/blog/diction...
You’re probably using the wrong dictionary « the jsomers.net blog
jsomers.net
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I really enjoyed this blog post, "You're probably using the wrong dictionary" by James Somers. A fascinating perspective on language and how we relate to it, as individuals and as a culture. #writing #language jsomers.net/blog/diction...
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I wrote an essay on the basics of platforms and indie TTRPGs for this volume, which will come out in 2026
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
Playing Outside the Mainstream - McFarland
Playing Outside the Mainstream Essays on Indie Tabletop Roleplaying Games Edited by Stephanie Hedge Series Editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell 978-1-4766-9424-5 978-1-4766-5811-7
mcfarlandbooks.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I wrote an essay on the basics of platforms and indie TTRPGs for this volume, which will come out in 2026
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Play...
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"Gaming Like It's 1930" is coming this January: itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
Come join us for our annual public domain game jam, celebrating new works that are entering the commons
Come join us for our annual public domain game jam, celebrating new works that are entering the commons
Gaming Like It's 1930
A game jam from 2026-01-01 to 2026-02-01 hosted by Randy Lubin & Copia Gaming. A new year means new material entering the public domain! Starting January 1st 2026, works from 1930 are free to use and ...
itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Gaming Like It's 1930" is coming this January: itch.io/jam/gaming-l...
Come join us for our annual public domain game jam, celebrating new works that are entering the commons
Come join us for our annual public domain game jam, celebrating new works that are entering the commons
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In January, I will be running an event that is going to be a storytelling game that uses an art gallery (and the art therein) to tell a story. Building the game for this right now on the train! If you are locali-ish to me at all, please stay tuned! I will post sign-ups soon.
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In January, I will be running an event that is going to be a storytelling game that uses an art gallery (and the art therein) to tell a story. Building the game for this right now on the train! If you are locali-ish to me at all, please stay tuned! I will post sign-ups soon.
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Shout out to The Warren, great game - and literally just looking at this solved a problem I'm having with the game I'm working on right now
I absolutely love The Warren's playbook. From it's perfect little portrait window, to the column of basic moves, and all the potential for character moves which might get written down if your rabbit manages to survive for long enough.
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Shout out to The Warren, great game - and literally just looking at this solved a problem I'm having with the game I'm working on right now
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Zork now has an open source license, so someone can finally fix all the cases where the game describes a thing but the parser doesn’t recognize what the player means when you use the same description right back: opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Zork now has an open source license, so someone can finally fix all the cases where the game describes a thing but the parser doesn’t recognize what the player means when you use the same description right back: opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...
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The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The "How to run a tabletop game design workshop at your library" webinar recording is now online thanks to the Indiana State Library! Get some specific tips on how to make your next program a success. Link below. ⬇️🎲⬇️
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
#boardgames #libraries #ttrpg #gamedesign
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This fall I took on a project I’ve been meaning to do for a while – I have made a colouring book based on my playmap The Tower of the Forest Wizard! Grab yourself a print-at-home version here: sorcererscatalogue.itch.io/the-tower-of...
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This fall I took on a project I’ve been meaning to do for a while – I have made a colouring book based on my playmap The Tower of the Forest Wizard! Grab yourself a print-at-home version here: sorcererscatalogue.itch.io/the-tower-of...
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Ssssssss -- The 2025 Golden Cobra Challenge winners announced at Metatopia:
(Thread)
(Thread)
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Ssssssss -- The 2025 Golden Cobra Challenge winners announced at Metatopia:
(Thread)
(Thread)
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Coverage of a panel I presented on a couple years ago with @alagamert.bsky.social @runtzel.bsky.social @dcostello.bsky.social
What do you need for a game jam? “Two tables. Done.”
Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Jam Forever | American Libraries Magazine
Panelists shared ways for libraries to host game jams to help students and patrons of all ages create games.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Coverage of a panel I presented on a couple years ago with @alagamert.bsky.social @runtzel.bsky.social @dcostello.bsky.social
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Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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We’re stoked to bring this project back and cant wait to share it with y’all 🍃 #ttrpg #ttrpgs #thequietyear #CapCut
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
We’re stoked to bring this project back and cant wait to share it with y’all 🍃 #ttrpg #ttrpgs #thequietyear #CapCut
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Ok, @lumpley.bsky.social & I have been very up-front over the years on our sales data & etc, so here's a thing, & thanks Will, for bringing it up. Starting a career in #ttrpgs means making games. it means writing in a goggle doc or notebook, trying mechanics with a friend, finding 3 folks to play.
I don't really see any false vision of success — virtually anybody who talks about it is very up front, and people who ask about "starting a career in games" get told very plainly that the only way to have money while working in RPGs is to start with money.
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ok, @lumpley.bsky.social & I have been very up-front over the years on our sales data & etc, so here's a thing, & thanks Will, for bringing it up. Starting a career in #ttrpgs means making games. it means writing in a goggle doc or notebook, trying mechanics with a friend, finding 3 folks to play.
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One week till launch!
T minus 7. We're launching the KS next Monday, one week from today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
One week till launch!
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For sure some of you freaks wanna join the 1000 person play-by-Discord Mothership megagame
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
The lobby for OVER/UNDER by @samsorensen.bsky.social is now live. Come help make history on the Dream.
discord.gg/FDJ7T4C2Sm
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For sure some of you freaks wanna join the 1000 person play-by-Discord Mothership megagame
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Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
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Our latest issue of Analog Game Studies is now available!
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
analoggamestudies.org
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
analoggamestudies.org
Analog Game Studies
analoggamestudies.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our latest issue of Analog Game Studies is now available!
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
analoggamestudies.org
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
analoggamestudies.org
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Here's a thread on how to win a Golden Cobra. I've won it twice and judged it once, not that that's any guarantee.
(Golden Cobra is a larp competition, which launched today, and you should totally enter).
🧵
(Golden Cobra is a larp competition, which launched today, and you should totally enter).
🧵
September 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Here's a thread on how to win a Golden Cobra. I've won it twice and judged it once, not that that's any guarantee.
(Golden Cobra is a larp competition, which launched today, and you should totally enter).
🧵
(Golden Cobra is a larp competition, which launched today, and you should totally enter).
🧵
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September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Read this and at the bottom, you will find a link. Clicking it will get you in for the ride. Wanna come along?
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
'Apocalypse World' 3rd Edition in the Works - A New Take on the RPG Behind Many of Your Favorites
'Apocalypse World' is an RPG that launched a whole torrent of others. And now a 3rd Edition is in the works, coming soon.
www.belloflostsouls.net
September 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Read this and at the bottom, you will find a link. Clicking it will get you in for the ride. Wanna come along?
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...
#ttrpg #PBTA #AWBurned #ApocalypseWorld
www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/09/apoc...