Are you excited for the 2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards? Because we are! As a result of the overwhelming number of submissions and scheduling constraints, we are pushing back the 2025 IGA nominations announcement to later this April. Stay tuned and thank you for your patience!

The Applications for the 2026 iTDF Scholarship Program will be closing March 17th at 11:59pm EST, so be sure to get your applications in! itdf.games#scholarship

One of our core principles in planning this year’s IGDN Diversity Scholarship was making sure we had the resources to ensure that every participant would have a positive and meaningful experience (including, of course, cash on hand to pay out grants). itdf.games#scholarship

Applications are open for the IGDN 2026 Diversity Scholarship by the iTDF: itdf.games We have 4 spots for marginalized and underrepresented designers to receive mentorship plus $1000 USD no-strings-attached scholarship! Apply before March 17th, 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We are saddened by the news that friend and fellow member Steve Dee has passed away. In accordance with their partner's wishes, we'd like to invite each of you to read one of Steve's recent posts and call to action in their memory: www.patreon.com/posts/146987...

The 2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards are here! Have you published a LARP, table top RPG, card, board, or other analog game in 2025? We want to see it! Submit yours today: forms.gle/Jgnu7Ev5BnkU... Visit www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers for more details. Submissions close on January 31st.

The 2025 Indie Groundbreaker Awards are nearly here and we need Judges! Do you know tabletop games? TTRPGs? Card games? Resource collection? We need your expertise. Join us on a panel of Judges to declare 2025’s best indie tabletop games. forms.gle/2NpVyf4riA8v...

Also, did I mention you can follow allow with our tarot + dice roleplaying game Obelisk: Realms In Peril on Kickstarter now? Well you can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ade...

Hey #ttrpgcommunity, We're at #PAXUnplugged! Come find us at booth # GH-63C and support our incredible international indie designers! We're over 150 members strong and carry a mix of all things table top, including TTRPGs, LARPs, card and board games!

The IGDN’s Diversity Sponsorship has long supported emerging developers from marginalized backgrounds. After a pause in 2025 to revitalize the program under new leadership, we're excited to be re-launching in 2026! That effort begins right here, with your help! www.gofundme.com/f/support-di...

The November crowdfunding roundup is here! This month we have a fleet of new sci-fi games! #ttrpg www.igdnonline.com/blog/2025/11...

Kickstarter workers are on strike to protect their 32-hour, 4-day workweek and obtain a living wage for all workers. IGDN stands in solidarity with them. The union has not called for a boycott, but here is what you can do to help. kickstarterunited.org#what-you-can...

The October Crowdfunding Roundup is here! This month we have a host of games for spooky season: games of horror, magic, and rebellion. www.igdnonline.com/blog/2025/10...

Ever wonder how crowdfunding has changed over time? In this panel, veteran game designers talk about crowdfunding then and now. youtu.be/MCnLT_Ayh28

The IGDN welcomes our newest member, Matt Best, from Infinite Citadel. You can learn more about them at @krasiph.bsky.social or @krasiph on TikTok. #ttrpgcommunity

The IGDN welcomes our newest member, Edouard Desjardins, from Joy Joi Games. You can learn more about them at joyjoi-games.itch.io and www.instagram.com/joyjoigames/ #ttrpgcommunity

Believe it or not, crowdfunding is not the only way to fund your game! In this panel we talk to three creators about how they publish games without crowdfunding. youtu.be/pvFbP9Oz7_A

The IGDN welcomes our newest member, Kenny Heidt, from Party Tails. You can learn more about them at @PartyTails on Youtube and Instagram. #ttrpgcommunity www.youtube.com/@PartyTails instagram.com/partytails

The IGDN welcomes Matthew Austin from Idle Hands Games. He is the creator of Undoing Ruin, a game about sad Androids cancelling the apocalypse. You can find out more about his work at undoingruinttrpg.io, or follow his ramblings about card games and music at @systemxmeltdown.bsky.social

The IGDN welcomes our newest member, John “Hambone” McGuire, from Ham & Egg Publishing. You can learn more about them at hamandeggpublishing.com. #ttrpgcommunity

The IGDN welcomes our newest member, Dora Rogers. You can learn more about her at deecity.itch.io or follow her on Bluesky @queenregnant.bsky.social. #ttrpgcommunity

IGDN welcomes Justin Autumn! He writes unique and quirky RPGs that are light on rules, but heavy on fun! His first project, 'A Year of RPGs' contains 12 holiday themed one-shot adventures, one for each month of the year! You can check it out at www.HelloDorkness.com #ttrpgcommunity

The IGDN welcomes our newest member, Ian E. Muller, from Nine Realms Agency & Gehenna Gaming. You can learn more about them at www.ninerealmsagency.com and www.gehennagaming.com. #ttrpgcommunity

The risks of crowdfunding can be terrifying. There's so much that can go wrong. That's why we brought four creators together to talk about how they manage risk to ensure successful crowdfunding campaigns. #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity youtu.be/fYM5uCaE6Gc

Worried about starting your first crowdfunding campaign? Learn first-time tips from five successful creators! #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity youtu.be/XrhiMfvD41Y

Want to figure out which crowdfunding platform is right for you? The IGDN Summer Series is back. This week we talk to folks from Kickstarter, Backerkit, and Gamefound to help you decide. #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity This week: youtu.be/oyQRfpz-SsA

If you've ever had questions about how to start crowdfunding, this one is for you. The IGDN Summer Series is back. This year experienced crowdfunders will be sharing their secrets over six panels. #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity youtu.be/p_1W7F3Q-ok

The 2024 Indie Groundbreaker Awards Ceremony is tonight! Tune in at 8:00 PM Eastern to find out the winners for Game of the Year, Most Innovative, Best Rules, Best Art, Best Setting, and Best Design. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HW1...

ABSOLUTELY!! If you are transgender (and nonbinary people absolutely are transgender), we beg you to apply. Sincerely, the trans person running this account.

You don't have to be a for-profit game designer to receive the diversity sponsorship. "Releasing" just means making your game available to the general public. The goal is to help you break into the industry. As for "tabletop" it's a bit of a misnomer: it's analogue games, ie "not video games".

If you are a game designer with a marginalized identity, please apply for our diversity sponsorship! We provide cash grants and mentorships to marginalized designers to support their growth the industry. You can apply using the form below. #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpgfamily docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Indie Groundbreaker Awards Ceremony is next week and will premiere on our YouTube channel. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss it: www.youtube.com/@indiegamede... Congrats again to all of the nominees, we'll see you there!

I had the great privilege of being one of the recipients of the Diversity Sponsorship in previous years, and if you’re a game designer of a marginalized identity I STRONGLY recommend you apply!

We provide cash grants and professional mentorships to game designers of marginalized identities though our Diversity Sponsorship program. Applications for 2025 open up April 11th! Please help us support as many designers as possible by donating below. www.igdnonline.com/metatopia-di...

Indie Groundbreakers Best Design nominees: Deadly Weapons (@sublimemarch.bsky.social), CORP BORG (@pawelkicman.bsky.social‬), Motel Spooky Nine (@dinoberrypress.bsky.social) No-tell Motel (@smcguan.bsky.social and Kelsea Zwerneman), Triangle Agency (Ben Mansky & @shilly.co)

Indie Groundbreakers Best Setting nominees: BURGERpunk (@punchwizard.bsky.social), Viva la Queer Bar (@plotbunnygames.bsky.social), Letters to Sandra (@gemroomgames.bsky.social), Substratum Protocol (@pandiongames.com) , Gutterpunk (@rookandrasp.bsky.social)

Indie Groundbreakers Best Art nominees: Maskwitches Of Forgotten Doggerland (@handiworkgames.bsky.social), May You Fish In Interesting Times (@ginkgogoes.bsky.social), Revolt! (@juanochoa.bsky.social), Doomsong (Moritz Krebs & Chris Caesar), Forgery (@bananachangames.bsky.social)

Indie Groundbreakers Best Rules nominees: Revolt! (@alwayscheckers.bsky.social), For Small Creatures Such As We (@annablackwell.bsky.social), His Majesty The Worm (@riseupcomus.bsky.social), Last Train To Bremen (@seaexcursion.itch.io), Our Woodland Gods (@robertturk.bsky.social)

Indie Groundbreakers Most Innovative nominees: Psychic Trash Detectives (@scryptidgames.bsky.social), Bettin Bullets (@panjumanju.bsky.social), O Captain @barilleon.com, @scooterbeast.bsky.social), Last Train To Bremen (@seaexcursion.itch.io), and The Score (@tinstargames.bsky.social)

Indie Groundbreakers Game of the Year nominees: Doomsong (@caesar-ink.bsky.social) , Triangle Agency (@hauntedtable.bsky.social), His Majesty The Worm (@riseupcomus.bsky.social), Last Train To Bremen (@seaexcursion.itch.io), and Revolt! (@alwayscheckers.bsky.social)

The 2024 Indie Groundbreaker nominees are here! www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers

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