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Tabletop Book Club

Tabletop Book Club

Written by: Barclay Travis
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A book club (podcast) for TTRPG enthusiasts who can't seem to find time to actually play TTRPGs. Join Barclay (he/it) & Bee (he/they) as they come together once a month to discuss tabletop game source books (and whatever else they end up rambling on about).Barclay Travis
Episodes
  • Micro-Games for Micro-Gamers
    Aug 31 2026

    This month, we read five different micro-games (plus a bonus mid-episode addition):

    * “I Don’t Remember When I Started Killing Bugs Again” & “Please Save Me” by sage tomorrow

    * “Gentleman Bandit” by Allison Arth

    * “Take The Shot” by Xander Hinners

    * “BUTTONBRAWLRZ” by Julie-Anne Muñoz

    * “Try on a different identity for a day” by W.H. Arthur.

    You can find the game for next month, Tutelage by Jack Harrison, linked here.

    Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!

    You can find Tiny Ghost Chef Games here.

    You can find tickets to Bee’s mentioned production “When Tides Collide” here.

    You can find tickets to Barclay’s mentioned production of “Macbeth” here.

    Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!

    Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.

    Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.

    Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.

    Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

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    40 mins
  • “SPINE” by Asa Donald
    Aug 3 2026

    This month, we read SPINE (or: Siderius Plug’s SPINE: Immortality in Ninety-Nine Endnotes) by Asa Donald. You can find the game here, on itch[dot]io.

    Next month, we’ll be doing a grab bag episode, covering several small games.

    Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!

    You can find Barclay’s game “Begin Again” here.

    You can find the pre-launch page for Asa’s new game “Violent Delights” here.

    You can find the Kickstarter for “Seven Part Pact” here.

    Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!

    Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.

    Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.

    Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.

    Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

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    51 mins
  • “Bonds Between” by Bright Bard Games & Graftbound Press
    Jun 30 2026

    This month, we read Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press. You can find the game here, on itch[dot]io.

    You can find the game for next month, Spine by Asa Donald, linked here.

    Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!

    You can find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here.

    You can find the mentioned People Make Games documentary (“He Won’t Stop Building a Map to an Imaginary Place”) here.

    You can find the mentioned Side Story episode (“The Abstraction Gap”) here.

    Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com!

    Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here.

    Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here.

    Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠.

    Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

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    38 mins
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