LAST DAY to vote in this year's IF Comp @IFComp.org!!! If you miss the chance to vote in this year's competition, you can still vote in next year's. Plus, all submissions can be played after the competition, so check them out whenever you get a chance. ifcomp.org/ballot

LAST DAY to enter your votes at ifcomp.org, everyone! Get 'em in by midnight EST! Thank you so much for the time you have spent experiencing entries, reviewing, rating... please join us THIS SATURDAY at 4pm EST for the awards ceremony at www.twitch.tv/interactivef...

ONLY ONE MORE day to vote in IF Comp @IFComp.org!!! There's still time to play five games and tell our creative designers how much you enjoyed their work. ifcomp.org/ballot

TWO days left to vote in IF Comp @IFComp.org!!! Play five games and let some independent creators know how much you love their work! ifcomp.org/ballot

THREE days left to vote in IF Comp @ifcomp.org. You can support independent creators by checking out any of these 80+ free games. ifcomp.org/ballot

Some thoughts on what games teach us about agency, and a list of upcoming gaming events. open.substack.com/pub/gameplay...

FOUR days left to vote in IF Comp @ifcomp.org. 80+ free games by independent creators. Not enough time? Don't worry, the games will stick around, whether you vote or not! ifcomp.org/ballot

FIVE days left to vote in IF Comp @IFComp.org. 80+ free games by independent creators, including parser and choice-based games. ifcomp.org/ballot

It's the weekend! It's also the FINAL WEEKEND before IFComp 2025 wraps! Remember to get those final votes in. Also, if you are in a position to do so and have not yet contributed to this year's Colossal Fund, we're just a bit short of our stretch goal. Thank you! Have fun!

SIX days left to vote in IF Comp @ifcomp.org. 80+ free text-based games by independent creators. ifcomp.org/ballot

SEVEN days left to vote in IF Comp @ifcomp.org. 80+ free narrative-driven games by independent creators. ifcomp.org/ballot

EIGHT days left to vote in IF Comp @ifcomp.org. 80+ free games by independent creators, some shorter than 15 minutes. ifcomp.org/ballot

Only two weeks left to vote in IFComp @ifcomp.org ifcomp.org/ballot 80+ free games by independent creators are ready for your input.

Hey, hey, it's the weekend! If you've got a little time to chill with some stories and games, swing on over to ifcomp.org - voting closes Oct 15, and our authors would really love your feedback!

If you've got a little time, we've got a *lot* of stories and games. If you play (and rate) just five of them before Oct 15, then you can be a judge. We'd love more judges! Check it out at ifcomp.org

Amazing time at the Chicago Indie Game Showcase. There's a real passion for indie games in Chicago, and it shows.

Y’all TURNED OUT at this year’s CIGS!!!! 39 games, 500+ attendees, 3 amazing DJ’s, 5 incredible speakers, a bunch of live tattoos, and more than a few fuses blown, y’all made it an event to remember. We’re already pumped for the next one 💪🏼🔥🎮 #chicago #indie #game #showcase #cigs2025

We did it! The 2025 Colossal Fund hit $8K! 85 entries means more authors will share the prize pool. Let's stretch to $10K to boost the prizes a bit. If you are in a position to donate and haven't, consider heading to ifcomp.org to hit the big blue donation button.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which games were your favorite of them all? You've got until October 15 to leave 5 ratings, thus becoming an IFComp judge. (The fancy old-timey wig is optional.) ifcomp.org/ballot

If you like this year's logo, and want to pick up a little 2025 IFComp gear, we have mugs & shirts available. Portion of purchases goes toward buying some swag as prizes for the authors in this year's competition. www.zazzle.com/collections/...

We’re grateful to Paula Noriega for creating the beautiful IFComp 2025 logo. They were wonderful to work with. If you’re looking for an artist, Paula is open for commissions! You can find their work at www.instagram.com/artby.png/

This year's IF Comp is live! Can't wait to play some of these games over the next month. Hoping to share some recommendations soon.

Wargames and board game-adjacent scenarios can reveal the cracks in our health disaster preparedness, as contributor @aavoigt.bsky.social writes. These "tabletop exercises" are all about addressing uncertainty.

George "Superbunnyhop" Weidman needs help fighting a corrupt HOA.

Last Train To Bremen has launched on Backerkit!

Absolutely in awe of the outpouring of support from the community; having passed a full $30,000, we're going to be able to pursue our goal of a communal space for Chicago indie devs. Thank you. There's still a couple days left to get your CIGS tickets for cheap! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...

GMs, DMs, and fellow #TTRPG people, lend me your ears! On the coming 26th of June at 7 pm EST, I shall recount methods for the effective hosting of puzzles within Roll20, for free! Aye, free, thanks to the generosity of @startplaying.bsky.social! Signup + details: startplaying.games/adventure/cm...

Happy #FreeRPGDay! To all my Chicago friends, First Aid Comics in Hyde Park is offering free games all day. We have scheduled sessions of Dragonbane and Dungeon Crawl Classics. Please come!

🧙‍♀️🎲 It's Free RPG Day this June 21! Creators, share links to your free TTRPGs, quickstarts or one-shots in the replies. Community, check out as many games as you can and support indie creators by playing and sharing. #FreeRPGDay #TTRPG #IndieTTRPG #RPGCommunity #OneShotRPG

This Saturday is #freeRPGday and you can visit your participating LGS to pick up the basic rules booklet for SHIFT! 🎉 The booklet includes the full set of basic rules & a download for the Dorado Station Sci-Fi SHIFT World Spark! Check participating stores here: freerpgday.com/gamers 🧵 1/3

Like building your own customized decks? Hate random packs and spending tons of money for cards? Primacy: A Coyote & Crow Card Game is a 2 player competitive game set in our TTRPG world with more than 250 cards! Sign up to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/4h1plUK #Boardgames #NativeSky #RPG

In the latest issue of Back Alley Games by @indiecitygames.org, columnist Jonah White explores our exhibit Level Up: Writers & Gamers! Read the article here: americanwritersmuseum.org/writers-game...

WE'VE DONE IT!!! #FensGuide is officially a go with still over half the Kickstarter time to go! We've got stretch goals like VTT integration, character sheets, and additional content like items, NPCs and more! Let's keep the hype train going for #humanart!!! #TTRPG #DnD #5e

💚🍄Madarch Trinwyr🍄💚 I'm really excited to finally share this piece with you! My contribution to Fen's Guide to Myriad Realms, a species of religious mushroom farmers! I'm really excited for backers to get to learn about and play these people Kickstarter link below! #myart #ttrpg #dnd #art

Fen's Guide to Myriad Realms launches TONIGHT! 7pm CET // 10am PDT Explore new CLASSES, SPECIES, MONSTERS, NPCs, ITEMS and 4 settings for your next (or ongoing) DnD campaign! 85+ creatives put all their hearts into this incredible, fully illustrated, book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...

A whole host of new #fensguide artwork is live on our prelaunch page ✨ Take a sneak peek at the majesty and prepare for launch very... very soon ⌛ Support Real Creativity #NoAI #HumanArt #TTRPG #5e

Our publication is 1! To celebrate, our editor interviews each Indie City's board members and we highlight community games that have stuck with us. We revisit Detect-Dev, spotlight some incredible art by Astro and a feature from @jonahwhite.bsky.social! Grab a copy today: tinyurl.com/backalley13

Hinokodo's Human Made icon pack is really great! I think I've used it in pretty much all my releases as a way to show that my games are free of AI slop.

SUPER excited to announce our upcoming community book! A DnD 5e supplement! Explore new Species, Classes, NPCs and Monsters in this beautifully illustrated book! 100% humanart 🔥 85+ writers and artists involved! Check out the 🔗⬇️

Today only! Holy cow! Deal of the Day! $3! legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/4318...

We're very excited to announce our upcoming #Starfinder game, "All In For Estea" will be premiering on Twitch Monday, March 24th!! A far off colony has sent out an accidental broadcast, an our intrepid adventurers respond...for better or worse? Join us to find out, and learn more about our cast!

For the first time, NarraScope is hosting a game Showcase! 🎮 Submit narrative-based digital games in any format and genre by May 1st: itch.io/jam/narrasco...

Enjoy our work? Want stronger Rascals doing more journalism in 2025? Consider subscribing during our pledge drive: www.rascal.news/rascal-celeb...

Attending #MCChicago this weekend? Treat yourself to our epic, celebrated D&D event with an all-new community-driven adventure: Thunder Over the Forsaken Isle! Get tickets while you can and you also get a slew of prize points! Info at leveleater.com/events/mcchi... — See you there!

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Excerpt from the Vampire rules for #Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy. anim-ttrpg.itch.io/eureka-urban... #vampire #vampires #ttrpg #urbanfantasy #ttrpgs #rpg #rpgs #indierpg #indiettrpg

The space station Cupid16 will be your home away from home in Vapid Venus Ventures. We are still crowdfunding on Backerkit for zine month so check it out at tinyurl.com/VVVrpg #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity #zinemonth

To celebrate our anniversary and the work our team has done over the past year, each day for the rest of the month, we're going to be making some of our best articles free to read! Our 1st free article is our investigation earlier this year into the crowdfunding chaos that was Wonders of the First

Question for the #ttrpg folks. I'm looking for great examples of truly system-neutral titles. What are your faves? Self-promo is not only okay but very fucking encouraged, assuming that it fits the bill. (Boosts to expand reach appreciated. 💜)