Tim
@olddog.games
Deathmatch Island, Blades '68, Odyssey Aquatica. Also RPG maps, resources, and illustrated actual plays.
🐕 http://olddog.games
📫 olddoggames.substack.com
🐕 http://olddog.games
📫 olddoggames.substack.com
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So, this Daggerheart campaign frame by @dngnclub.itch.io might become my entire personality, sorry (not sorry).
dngnclub.itch.io/bureau-of-ch...
dngnclub.itch.io/bureau-of-ch...
BUREAU of CHRONOLOGICAL AFFAIRS by DNGNCLUB
A Time Travel Campaign Frame for Daggerheart
dngnclub.itch.io
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
So, this Daggerheart campaign frame by @dngnclub.itch.io might become my entire personality, sorry (not sorry).
dngnclub.itch.io/bureau-of-ch...
dngnclub.itch.io/bureau-of-ch...
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a|state second edition presents a return to the dystopian sci-fi setting of The City, now through the lens of Forged in the Dark. Featuring the Trouble Engine, which will be part of Blades '68.
It's out now. handiwork.games/games/astate
It's out now. handiwork.games/games/astate
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
a|state second edition presents a return to the dystopian sci-fi setting of The City, now through the lens of Forged in the Dark. Featuring the Trouble Engine, which will be part of Blades '68.
It's out now. handiwork.games/games/astate
It's out now. handiwork.games/games/astate
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3 HOURS LEFT AND ONLY $700 AWAY FROM OUR FINAL STRETCH GOAL
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
3 HOURS LEFT AND ONLY $700 AWAY FROM OUR FINAL STRETCH GOAL
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Today on Dice Exploder I talk with @megueyb.bsky.social and @lumpley.bsky.social about Apocalypse World 3e. We took the 2e Brainer playbook and broke down every change as it became the 3e Brain-Picker.
It's fascinating to me how AW from the jump has been designed around the Baker's kids.
It's fascinating to me how AW from the jump has been designed around the Baker's kids.
The Brainer and the Brain-Picker (Apocalypse World 2e/3e) with the Bakers — Dice Exploder
A third edition of the landmark indie darling Apocalypse World is on Kickstarter right now, and I wanted to have on Meguey and Vincent Baker to see what makes this edition different. Specifically, in ...
www.diceexploder.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today on Dice Exploder I talk with @megueyb.bsky.social and @lumpley.bsky.social about Apocalypse World 3e. We took the 2e Brainer playbook and broke down every change as it became the 3e Brain-Picker.
It's fascinating to me how AW from the jump has been designed around the Baker's kids.
It's fascinating to me how AW from the jump has been designed around the Baker's kids.
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Okay, hear me out… a Good Society actual play but whoops, it’s Deathmatch Island actually-
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Okay, hear me out… a Good Society actual play but whoops, it’s Deathmatch Island actually-
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@benriggs.bsky.social brings together @johnharper.bsky.social, @megueyb.bsky.social and @lumpley.bsky.social to talk gaming while we wait for Apocalypse World Burned Over to go live...
youtu.be/Aoa7ehvou9U?...
youtu.be/Aoa7ehvou9U?...
"Games Will Prevail": A conversation with Meguey Baker, Vincent Baker & John Harper- Ep 77
YouTube video by Reading D&D Aloud
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
@benriggs.bsky.social brings together @johnharper.bsky.social, @megueyb.bsky.social and @lumpley.bsky.social to talk gaming while we wait for Apocalypse World Burned Over to go live...
youtu.be/Aoa7ehvou9U?...
youtu.be/Aoa7ehvou9U?...
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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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"Previously, on Deathmatch Island... "
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Previously, on Deathmatch Island... "
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Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
You know the layout is good when you're a few pages in and have to flick back to the credits to see who's responsible
(unsurprisingly it was @nohr.se - Alien evolved edition, super nice!)
(unsurprisingly it was @nohr.se - Alien evolved edition, super nice!)
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
You know the layout is good when you're a few pages in and have to flick back to the credits to see who's responsible
(unsurprisingly it was @nohr.se - Alien evolved edition, super nice!)
(unsurprisingly it was @nohr.se - Alien evolved edition, super nice!)
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Look for Blades '68 to crowdfund next year.
Is this getting a physical release?
October 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Look for Blades '68 to crowdfund next year.
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It's the perfect time to plan your Halloween One-Shot session. And @drivethrurpg.com comes through with 31% off all these great supplements and scenarios for Monster of the Week, Fate, Deathmatch Island, and more. Or try the insomnia-fueled Don't Rest Your Head. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's the perfect time to plan your Halloween One-Shot session. And @drivethrurpg.com comes through with 31% off all these great supplements and scenarios for Monster of the Week, Fate, Deathmatch Island, and more. Or try the insomnia-fueled Don't Rest Your Head. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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Fight or Fright is out now, and you can read all about the game coming to print with @plusoneexp.bsky.social in the @rascal.news announcement section! 👻🎃
www.rascal.news/fight-or-fri...
www.rascal.news/fight-or-fri...
Fight or Fright releases in print and digital!
The Halloween RPG about Trick-Or-Treaters, Magical Costumes, and Possessed Decorations is coming to print for the first time!
www.rascal.news
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Fight or Fright is out now, and you can read all about the game coming to print with @plusoneexp.bsky.social in the @rascal.news announcement section! 👻🎃
www.rascal.news/fight-or-fri...
www.rascal.news/fight-or-fri...
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The Beasts and Blessings of the Hallow’d Hall digital compendium is out now and available on my itch!
badbucket.itch.io/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall
A bestiary of sixty five strange things and their grim fables written by me and @notquitereal.bsky.social
badbucket.itch.io/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall
A bestiary of sixty five strange things and their grim fables written by me and @notquitereal.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Beasts and Blessings of the Hallow’d Hall digital compendium is out now and available on my itch!
badbucket.itch.io/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall
A bestiary of sixty five strange things and their grim fables written by me and @notquitereal.bsky.social
badbucket.itch.io/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall
A bestiary of sixty five strange things and their grim fables written by me and @notquitereal.bsky.social
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I co-wrote the Leverage RPG specifically so you can do this stuff at a moment’s notice folks
quick trrpg friends. you have 24 hours to write a louvre heist one shot
October 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I co-wrote the Leverage RPG specifically so you can do this stuff at a moment’s notice folks
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I designed and 3D printed a map marker for a game of Deathmatch Island that @skyshark.itch.io is running for our weekly TTRPG group, and I've shared the design on Printables. 🎯
(Deathmatch Island is created by @olddog.games and published by @evilhat.bsky.social)
www.printables.com/model/144486...
(Deathmatch Island is created by @olddog.games and published by @evilhat.bsky.social)
www.printables.com/model/144486...
October 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I designed and 3D printed a map marker for a game of Deathmatch Island that @skyshark.itch.io is running for our weekly TTRPG group, and I've shared the design on Printables. 🎯
(Deathmatch Island is created by @olddog.games and published by @evilhat.bsky.social)
www.printables.com/model/144486...
(Deathmatch Island is created by @olddog.games and published by @evilhat.bsky.social)
www.printables.com/model/144486...
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Finally, ages after other people started getting theirs our main shipment of mags made it through customs, cheers Brexit! The gift that keeps on giving
Anyway, here’s some low effort marketing for an incredibly high effort magazine, buy a copy today, you get a cool magazine & we get to make more
Anyway, here’s some low effort marketing for an incredibly high effort magazine, buy a copy today, you get a cool magazine & we get to make more
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Finally, ages after other people started getting theirs our main shipment of mags made it through customs, cheers Brexit! The gift that keeps on giving
Anyway, here’s some low effort marketing for an incredibly high effort magazine, buy a copy today, you get a cool magazine & we get to make more
Anyway, here’s some low effort marketing for an incredibly high effort magazine, buy a copy today, you get a cool magazine & we get to make more
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We're back with Blades 68 by @olddog.games and @evilhat.bsky.social
Space rockets, lasers, heartbreak, secret identities, robots passionate about goats, the importance of daily walks, are all part of the schemes of... the Queen of Harts!
desperateattune.podbean.com/e/blades-68-...
Space rockets, lasers, heartbreak, secret identities, robots passionate about goats, the importance of daily walks, are all part of the schemes of... the Queen of Harts!
desperateattune.podbean.com/e/blades-68-...
Blades '68: Queen of Harts | Desperate Attune
"The Blueraker Project promises to unveil the secrets of the wild Blue, reveal the far reaches to the world, and truly establish Imperial superiority in these simmering times. Bluerakers One until Fou...
desperateattune.podbean.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We're back with Blades 68 by @olddog.games and @evilhat.bsky.social
Space rockets, lasers, heartbreak, secret identities, robots passionate about goats, the importance of daily walks, are all part of the schemes of... the Queen of Harts!
desperateattune.podbean.com/e/blades-68-...
Space rockets, lasers, heartbreak, secret identities, robots passionate about goats, the importance of daily walks, are all part of the schemes of... the Queen of Harts!
desperateattune.podbean.com/e/blades-68-...
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This is a gorgeous production and one of my games of the year for 2024.
If you haven't played yet or want to know more about how it all works, check out our deep dive: www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-r...
If you haven't played yet or want to know more about how it all works, check out our deep dive: www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-r...
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is a gorgeous production and one of my games of the year for 2024.
If you haven't played yet or want to know more about how it all works, check out our deep dive: www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-r...
If you haven't played yet or want to know more about how it all works, check out our deep dive: www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-r...
Deathmatch Island video essay from the best in the biz 🙏
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
October 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Deathmatch Island video essay from the best in the biz 🙏
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Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.
Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/
Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/
How do the Ennies work?
An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?
www.explorersdesign.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.
Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/
Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/
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I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience.
It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/
It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/
The Awards Debrief 2025
An in-depth look at the Ennie Awards, its process, design, and role from the perspective of one former judge.
www.explorersdesign.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience.
It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/
It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.
www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/
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It's live and free until MONDAY! Perfect game for your spooky time fun!
HOW'S MY DRIVING? by DNGNCLUB
A Road Trip Gone Wrong for 3-6 players
dngnclub.itch.io
October 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
It's live and free until MONDAY! Perfect game for your spooky time fun!
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We’re lining up all the things for the launch, and it’s going to be cool. Also hard and sharp and agro and weird.
Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
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 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We’re lining up all the things for the launch, and it’s going to be cool. Also hard and sharp and agro and weird.