One more entry for my review mini-series about RPG adventures that fit in your pocket. See Part One for the money, Part Two for the show, and Part Three to get ready. Now, here we go. Bookmark No-HP RPG (Compleat Bundle) Publisher: Lester Smith GamesYear: 2021Dimensions: 2½” x 3½” (poker card size) or 6″ x 1½” (bookmark size) […]
Another installment of my review mini-series about literally pocket-sized RPGs. See Part One for the explanation, and Part Two for more of … whatever this is. Storytelling Mints Publisher: Archmage ArispenYear: 2025Dimensions: 3¼” x 2⅛” x ¾”Players: 1+ Yet another joint from Archmage Arispen, maker of the previously reviewed Tinny Dungeons. Storytelling Mints feels like […]
Continuing my miniseries of mini-RPGs. Check out part one for the skinny. Mini Myth: Hero’s Handbook Publisher: Studio MinchYear: 2025Dimensions: 105 x 148mm (A6 format, 4.1” x 5.6”) x maybe 3mmPlayers: 2-5 Now we’re heading into itch.io territory for some print-and-play RPGs. Mini Myth was originally produced for a one-page RPG jam, but is unusual […]
Let’s get small In this series, I’m going to indulge a peculiar fixation of mine: pocket TTRPGs, a.k.a. physical RPGs which fit entirely within a pants pocket. These are essentially the RPG equivalent of Micro Machines, Polly Pocket/Mighty Max, Gameboy Micro, Tech Deck, Z scale trains, bonsai, and anything else made unfeasibly tiny. Here are […]
Purple Monkey Dishwasher: The Game Hot on the heels of my last card-based TTRPG review, another one just crossed my doorstep. Nobi Nobi (sometimes written with “TRPG” on the end) is a 2017 Japanese card-based RPG for 3-5 players, which recently completed a successful Kickstarter for an English edition by the game’s French publishers. Don’t […]
Prologue: So. Know how you get weird Facebook ads sometimes? I kept seeing this one for a travel TTRPG product Kickstarter with drop-in maps and dry-erase tiles and magnetic map pieces and thought it looked sorta interesting until I learned it was $99 at the rock-bottom tier. But then someone in the comments said, “This […]