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We had a fight and everyone won.
Exploring combat encounters where even the loser gets a reward in Crown of Ash, and how this might reduce loss aversion effects in tabletop games.
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Make your own TTRPG adventure!
ADVENTURE! is a new guide from Skeleton Code Machine covering everything you need to make your first (or next) TTRPG adventure. Available for pre-order…
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What is a core game loop?
Exploring the concept of a "core game loop" in tabletop board games and roleplaying games, why it benefits players, and how it can become a compulsion…
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🌱 TUMULUS Together gift subscriptions
Celebrate Skeleton Code Machine's 4,000th subscriber by giving TUMULUS to someone who wouldn't otherwise be able to subscribe.
Will you confront the Dark Lady?
Exploring the challenges of designing a solo hidden movement deduction game via Black Sonata.
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February 2025

Get creative with one-page RPGs
Exploring the limitations and creativity in one-page RPGs with Lacksmith by Jamie Daggers, an entry in the 2024 One-Page RPG Jam
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Steal some zettabytes and everyone loses
Exploring push your luck mechanisms and games where everyone loses with Android: Infiltration, a cyberpunk tech heist game from Fantasy Flight Games
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Ten lessons from five more games
You can learn something from every game you play. I played 18 board games over the weekend and here are my observations.
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🩻 Last chance for Tumulus Founder bundles
There are only a few Tumulus Founder bundles left. Each one includes a cover print, art print, Theme-O-Matic, SCM sticker, and a personal thank you note…
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Burning banners and confirming crits
Exploring combat in Burning Banners and thinking about confirming critical hits with additional dice rolls
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January 2025

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