Love sci-fi? Interested in solo and co-op RPGs? The new issue of The Soloist is for you and it’s out today. Beam it up! #ttrpg #solorpg

just to be totally straight up, my numbers will never be symbolic. or the will be: symbolic of making this game or not lol

it hasn't helped sell any mags but it appears our nonsense on here has just pushed our account over 5K 'followers', so let's embrace that as some kind of achievement! Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*

Three years after release, Notorious is finally beating the bear. iykyk 😂

Oh Root, you had my heart already; you didn’t need to go and release a frog-based expansion.

We’re almost halfway through the campaign now and it’s still going strong 🚀 Just posted an update on stretch goals and lower shipping to Can/Aus 📦

Oh boy. It's a goodun. Thanks, @alwayscheckers.bsky.social & @mousehole.press! www.instagram.com/p/DQOru6AjPO...

My physical copy of Heavy Weighs The Crown has arrived and it's very cute (complimentary) @alwayscheckers.bsky.social

Felt brave and posted something on the solo board gaming Reddit about my Kickstarter. It was removed by mods on a technicality (title not containing the *full* name of the game), just as it started getting a load of nice comments 🙈

Since NOTORIOUS is now fully funded lets share some more art 👀 This is one of the pieces for the class cards, showing the ARMOR class in action 💥🔫 #boardgames #illustration

I will never stop recommending Agon ⚡️

Aaaaaand we’re funded! 🚀 Really grateful for all the support so far and we’ve still got a long way to go! Can’t wait to show off what we’ve been working on and get some more of that sweet sweet @turbotorbo.bsky.social art.

Insta-back for me. Notorious is one of my favorite Solo RPGS - perfect balance of setting, imagination, and structure for me. Now a card game in that world? Heck yes. There's a PnP level too that makes it a very affordable option. Plus look at these characters!!! 💚

I backed this yesterday. You should too.

📣 Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is now live on Kickstarter! 📣 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw... 🚀 Forge a sci-fi trilogy in this solo boxed card game 🃏 450+ unique cards with tons of cool art by @turbotorbo.bsky.social 🖊️ A brand new game & system, in collab w/ @mousehole.press

FOLKS! The Kickstarter for NOTORIOUS: TALES OF HARDSCRABBLE BOUNTY HUNTING is open! If you're into scifi roleplaying, bounty hunters with cool helmets and lots of rad little drawings (by me) check it outtttt 💥🔫💫

📣 Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is now live on Kickstarter! 📣 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw... 🚀 Forge a sci-fi trilogy in this solo boxed card game 🃏 450+ unique cards with tons of cool art by @turbotorbo.bsky.social 🖊️ A brand new game & system, in collab w/ @mousehole.press

Notorious by @alwayscheckers.bsky.social is the simplest, most evocative solo RPG I've played. Perfectly captures the feel of being a bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away

This is shaping up to be a chonky box 📦 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

As someone that loves Notorious/Outsider, boardgames like Earthborne Rangers, and everything the duo Jason & Jack come up with, this project is very much targeted at me, and I can't wait for its launch! Check it out if you love #sologames, sci-fi, Torben's great art, and lots and lots of cards.

Hey there! I'm a freelance illustrator from Berlin making artworks for playful things like board games, video games, key arts, conventions, zines and whatever comes my way ✌️🌈

ok ok I dont want to alarm you but I'M MAKING THE ARTWORK FOR THIS SUPERCOOL SCIFI RPG BOARDGAME 😱

Okay I’ve been keeping this under wraps but here we go: Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is coming to Kickstarter 14/10/25! A collab ft. @mousehole.press & @turbotorbo.bsky.social A brand new boxed game and original system ft. 450+ unique cards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

I want this! Look at that art!

Okay I’ve been keeping this under wraps but here we go: Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting is coming to Kickstarter 14/10/25! A collab ft. @mousehole.press & @turbotorbo.bsky.social A brand new boxed game and original system ft. 450+ unique cards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alw...

Heavy Weighs the Crown is now on itch.io! A game of magical crowns, the monarchs who wear them and the realms they rule over together. It incorporates some journalling and drawing as you found a kingdom, describe its age of glory then witness its ruination. alwayscheckers.itch.io/heavy-weighs...

Heavy Weighs the Crown is now on itch.io! A game of magical crowns, the monarchs who wear them and the realms they rule over together. It incorporates some journalling and drawing as you found a kingdom, describe its age of glory then witness its ruination. alwayscheckers.itch.io/heavy-weighs...

In the next week or so I’m hoping to launch a new game and announce my ambitious new Kickstarter. Safe to say I’m a bit stressed.

the fact that we dont talk about games like arcs and root when talking about artistic/thematic/political expression in tabletop games points to a fundamental weakness of rpg-centered games discourse

Started playing NOTORIOUS by @alwayscheckers.bsky.social , @mousehole.press @turbotorbo.bsky.social and @willjobst.bsky.social last night, woke up thinking about my character! already so invested in this cool game and its gorgeous art.

I made an expansion for the wonderful GM-less TTRPG A Complicated Profession by @alwayscheckers.bsky.social This is my (admittedly high effort) submission to the @samarmstronggames.bsky.social TTRPG supplement jam You can download it there: cal-does-things.itch.io/a-dirty-situ...

I’m at the ENNIES Booth 114 until 3. Stop by. Find out what I look like. Ask me about these cool games.

Did some GM prep today for mythic bastionland and now I am *impatient* to run it. I say this as someone who has GM’d approximately two games, ever.

thanks Cassi! 🤩 new type of asmr just dropped 🎧

Found a new opening pitch for Revolt! c/o @friede.bsky.social 😁

Books I had never heard of, but looked interesting (Part 1): The Last Caravan www.myth.works/products/the... The Details of Our Escape store.possibleworldsgames.com/product/the-... Revolt! alwayscheckers.itch.io/revolt Isle of Joy knightowlpublishing.com/product/isle...

Voting is still open, but not for long! Voting booth closes tomorrow, July 20th at 11:59PM ET. Don't forget to select the 2026 judges! vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/

Was just in Southampton & it feels fitting this just arrived in my mailbox. @alwayscheckers.bsky.social this is a beautiful object, & I’m amped to see what my players make of it as I am immediately throwing it down Sunday. (& thanks to @jdragsky.bsky.social for being bad/best influence)

Updating my homepage rn and have to admit this bunch of weirdos I did for Outsiders / @alwayscheckers.bsky.social back in 2022 is still very dear to my heart ❤️ #oc #art #ttrpg

Voting is live if you think Revolt! deserves a shot at any of these categories 😱😅 vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/in...

I’ve pitched Revolt! hundreds of times now at various cons and it amazes me how often people say “oh, so it’s like Root/Oath?” 👀 I didn’t write it in the book (as the TTRPG influences are more obvious and relevant); but they are two of my board game all-timers, so it’s not a coincidence!

A nice surprise to hear Revolt! (and other collaborative storytelling games) discussed on the latest @rascal.news podcast 🤩 🎧 www.rascal.news/a-franchise-...

Congrats to the creators of these 2025 ENNIE-recognized titles, which arrived in our shop over the past year! We're thrilled to help bring these titles to new audiences and gaming tables! Let's go through them, shall we? 👇

And I almost forgot... Revolt! from @alwayscheckers.bsky.social Nominee - Best Cartography, Best Production Values AND Product of the Year! tabletopbookshelf.com/products/rev...

After months of reading, playing, and debating RPGs the 2025 ENNIES nominees are here. ennie-awards.com/2025-nominees/ Congrats to this year’s nominees and the countless others who didn’t get nominated but were just as deserving. As always, there were more winners than seats this year.

WOW, I’m shocked but proud to say that Revolt! has been nominated for THREE Ennie awards this year 🤯 - Product of the Year (!) 🏆 - Best Production Values 🔧 - Best Cartography 🗺️ Very grateful to be named among some of the incredible games that came out this year 😄

Hell yes.

I am bad at the socials, but my first UKGE this year was rad and it was awesome to meet so many people, share my stuff and make some big plans for new games later this year 🙌

Tonight I'm playing a game of Revolt!, winner of Indie Groundbreaker Awards (Best Rules) by @alwayscheckers.bsky.social. 🐸

Hardly the most memorable part of the movie, but it’s slim pickings 😆