A personal newsletter from an independent game developer exploring game design and AI, with updates on projects, teaching and career reflections. Readers get candid behind-the-scenes accounts of a solo creator's work, including a paused AI-driven game and a university game development course.
Website: https://wizardworkshop.studio/
A newsletter of essays and interviews about tabletop RPG design, currently a series on metagames, game-within-a-game design, and the links between theatre and RPGs. Readers get critical analysis, references to games and theory, and insight into the author's own game projects.
Lars Doucet's personal blog covers game design, land value tax and economics, AI research tooling, and his own game development projects, including tutorials. It also features fiction such as a serialized short story about humans communicating with intelligent ants.
A studio newsletter from the makers of the tabletop RPG Hollows, covering game design decisions, community jams and behind-the-scenes stories. Readers get design insight into tactical combat and monster building, plus personal anecdotes from the designers.
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.
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