Education
How to Design Signals in Books
User-friendly definitions, tips, and tricks for tabletop rpg designers.
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Explorateur
Critmas Gift Guide 2025
The 3 gifts every game designer wants (and a holiday party idea).
How do The Bloggies work?
The blogosphere's annual celebration is coming back.
Explorateur
The Explorateur: Issue #14
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
Critique
Dare to Play it Straight
The rarest tabletop genre is the simplest one. A call for more anti-mashups.
Critique
Affinity Studio First Impressions
Is Affinity Studio the right software for tabletop rpg designers?
Explorateur
The Explorateur: Issue #13
Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.
Education
What is bleed and slug?
User-friendly layout definitions for tabletop rpg designers.
Education
How to Promote Your Work
How to reach out to blogs, pods, and media outlets, and the 5 things creators can do to promote their work in a more community-minded way.
Critique
The Awards Debrief
A 4-part series on rpg awards, how they're designed, and what they mean for the rpg industry with a behind-the-scenes breakdown and critique of the Ennies.
Critique
Why an Awards Debrief?
An in-depth look at the Ennie Awards, its process, design, and role. Part 1. What is the goal of this series and why?
Critique
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?