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).
This month, we read five different micro-games (plus a bonus mid-episode addition):
* “I Don’t Remember When I Started Killing Bugs Again (https://bsky.app/profile/nonblnary.bsky.social/post/3m3gpqdp52k2f)” & “Please Save Me (https://tomorrow-today.itch.io/please-save-me)” by sage tomorrow
* “Gentleman Bandit (https://allisonarth.itch.io/gentleman-bandit)” by Allison Arth
* “Take The Shot (https://meanderxander.itch.io/take-the-shot)” by Xander Hinners
* “BUTTONBRAWLRZ (https://dinoberryjam.itch.io/buttonbrawlrz)” by Julie-Anne Muñoz
* “Try on a different identity for a day (https://aryl-ether.itch.io/toad)” by W.H. Arthur.
You can find the game for next month, Tutelage by Jack Harrison, linked here (https://mouseholepress.itch.io/tutelage).
Find us on Patreon here (https://patreon.com/TabletopBookClub). (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!
You can find Tiny Ghost Chef Games here (https://www.youtube.com/@TinyGhostChefGames).
You can find tickets to Bee’s mentioned production “When Tides Collide” here (https://phillyfringe.org/events/the-shadow-show/).
You can find tickets to Barclay’s mentioned production of “Macbeth” here (https://givebutter.com/macbeth-at-makers-central).
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com (mailto:tabletopbookclub@gmail.com)!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here (https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbookclub.bsky.social).
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here (https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbookclub).
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here (https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/track/pathways).
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
3 Aug 2026
“SPINE” by Asa Donald
This month, we read SPINE (or: Siderius Plug’s SPINE: Immortality in Ninety-Nine Endnotes) by Asa Donald. You can find the game here (https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine), on itch[dot]io.
Next month, we’ll be doing a grab bag episode, covering several small games.
Find us on Patreon here (https://patreon.com/TabletopBookClub). (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy!
You can find Barclay’s game “Begin Again” here (https://barcstravis.itch.io/begin-again).
You can find the pre-launch page for Asa’s new game “Violent Delights” here (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/backwater/violent-delights).
You can find the Kickstarter for “Seven Part Pact” here (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/seven-part-pact).
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com (mailto:tabletopbookclub@gmail.com)!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here (https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbookclub.bsky.social).
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here (https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbookclub).
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here (https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/track/pathways).
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
30 Jun 2026
“Bonds Between” by Bright Bard Games & Graftbound Press
This month, we read Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press. You can find the game here (https://brightbardgames.itch.io/bonds-between), on itch[dot]io.
You can find the game for next month, Spine by Asa Donald, linked here (https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine).
Find us on Patreon here (https://patreon.com/TabletopBookClub). (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 (https://barcstravis.itch.io/begin-again).
You can find the mentioned People Make Games documentary (“He Won’t Stop Building a Map to an Imaginary Place”) here (https://youtu.be/Is8N7B9b0GQ).
You can find the mentioned Side Story episode (“The Abstraction Gap”) here (https://sidestory.show/28-the-abstraction-gap).
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com (mailto:tabletopbookclub@gmail.com)!
Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here (https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbookclub.bsky.social).
Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here (https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbookclub).
Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked here (https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/track/pathways).
Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
