8 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.
A board game designer's Substack covering the craft, playtesting, prototyping and business side of making games. Issues in the sample include a beginner's guide to reading manufacturer quotes, an explanation of player agency and modern game design, and an index of the author's best posts.
PARADISO is a creator newsletter about designing and playtesting otherworldly tabletop RPGs, centered on the megadungeon project The Blades of Gixa. Readers get development updates, design rationale, and old-school rules tinkering such as house rules for Old School Essentials.
Rolling Alone is a personal newsletter from a solo tabletop RPG designer and podcaster, covering his development of the horror game Tabula Rasa and play-by-play journals of other solo RPGs like Broken Shores. It offers design diaries, playtest calls, and reflections on peril, dice luck and solo play.
Official Kickstarter blog covering practical campaign advice, creator profiles, and company announcements. Readers get tips on page design and building a crowdfunding business, plus news about Kickstarter initiatives.
A personal board game newsletter where the author shares short, opinionated reviews of recent plays, such as Conspiracy, Vantage and Origin Story, alongside longer reflections on gaming with friends. It suits readers who want candid first-hand impressions of tabletop games rather than rulebook-style guides.
A comics creator's personal newsletter sharing slice-of-life updates, archive finds from his Incredible Doom mini-comics, and recommendations from early internet culture. Issues mix personal anecdotes with promotion of his own projects like a tabletop RPG campaign and print offers.
A roundup-style board game news feed covering publisher announcements, reprints and new releases in tabletop gaming. Readers get short headlines and teasers pointing to longer articles on the Board Game Beat site.
A small indie publisher's newsletter announcing its comics and tabletop game releases, including Kickstarter campaigns and previews. It also shares original RPG monster content for game masters.
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