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Tabletop Book Club

Barclay Travis

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).

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S3 · E7
August 31 · 40 min
Micro-Games for Micro-Gamers
This month, we read five different micro-games (plus a bonus mid-episode addition): * “I Don’t Remember When I Started Killing Bugs Again” & “Please Save Me” by sage tomorrow * “Gentleman Bandit” by Allison Arth * “Take The Shot” by Xander Hinners * “BUTTONBRAWLRZ” by Julie-Anne Muñoz * “Try on a different identity for a day” by W.H. Arthur. You can find the game for next month, Tutelage by Jack Harrison, linked here. Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy! You can find Tiny Ghost Chef Games here. You can find tickets to Bee’s mentioned production “When Tides Collide” here. You can find tickets to Barclay’s mentioned production of “Macbeth” here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S3 · E6
August 3 · 50 min
“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, on itch[dot]io. Next month, we’ll be doing a grab bag episode, covering several small games. Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Mars Pinkelman and Laura Dutilloy! You can find Barclay’s game “Begin Again” here. You can find the pre-launch page for Asa’s new game “Violent Delights” here. You can find the Kickstarter for “Seven Part Pact” here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S3 · E5
June 30 · 38 min
“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, on itch[dot]io. You can find the game for next month, Spine by Asa Donald, linked here. Find us on Patreon here. (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. You can find the mentioned People Make Games documentary (“He Won’t Stop Building a Map to an Imaginary Place”) here. You can find the mentioned Side Story episode (“The Abstraction Gap”) here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S3 · E4
May 31 · 50 min
“here, there, be monsters!” by Wendi Yu
This month, we read here, there, be monsters! by Wendi Yu, with special guest Sam Dunnewold (Dice Exploder). You can find the game here, on Wendi’s itch[dot]io page. You can also find Wendi’s Ko-fi page here. You can find the game for next month, Bonds Between by Bright Bard Games and Graftbound Press, linked here. Find us on Patreon here. (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. You can find the “Band-Aids & Bullet Holes” Kickstarter page here. (Campaign is over but give it a follow for updates!) You can find Bee & Barclay on Dice Exploder here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S3 · E3
April 2 · 55 min
“Most Trusted Advisors” by the HORIZON MACHINE
This month, we read Most Trusted Advisors, a comic game of feudal intrigue by the HORIZON MACHINE (W.S. Healed & Citizen Abel). You can find it here on their itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, here, there, be monsters! by Wendi Yu, linked here. You can find Wendi’s Ko-fi page here. Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy! You can find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here. You can see Barclay in Open Table Adventures’ “CODENAME: Kids on B.I.K.E.S.” here. You can find tickets to the Twelfth Night production that Barclay is stage managing here. This episode includes clips from Instagram reels by @juicymawma & @analisbailey. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S3 · E2
March 7 · 43 min
"Star Crossed" by Alex Roberts
This month, we read Star Crossed, a two-player game about forbidden love by Alex Roberts. You can find it here, on Bully Pulpit’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Most Trusted Advisors by W.S. Healed & Citizen Abel, linked here. Find us on Patreon here. (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy! You’ll be able to find Barclay’s new game “Begin Again” here as part of Plus One EXP’s Zine Club. You can also see Barclay in Open Table Adventures’ “CODENAME: Kids on B.I.K.E.S.” here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S3 · E1
January 31 · 1 hr 5 min
".dungeon//remastered" by Snow
This month, we read .dungeon//remastered, an alternate reality TTRPG by Snow. You can find it here, on her itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Star Crossed by Alex Roberts, linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel, Mars Pinkelman, and Laura Dutilloy! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjo
S2 · E8
Dec 31, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
PAX: Unplugged Extravaganza... 2!
Last month, we went to PAX: Unplugged! We start by recapping our con experience this year, and then we have some interviews with friends about games they love and games they make. Below is a list of games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to. You can find the game for next month, .dungeon remastered by snow, on itch[dot]io, linked here. GAMES DISCUSSED: Salvage Union, a post-apocalyptic mech tabletop roleplaying game by Leyline Press, linked here. PRAISE THE HAWKMOTH KING, a dark erotic PBTA game by Sage the Anagogue, Backerkit linked here. CONTENT WARNING: Our conversation about PRAISE THE HAWKMOTH KING (45:23-1:05:44) includes difficult/heavy topics and sexual content, as is the nature of the game. OUR WONDERFUL GUESTS: You can find Adam Seats here. You can find Sage on Bluesky here. You can find FOOD FIGHT! on Bee’s itch page here. You can find the interest form and more information on First Blood (on the Clocktower) here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S2 · E7
Aug 31, 2025 · 52 min
“This Is A Game About Fishing” with Viditya Voleti
This month, we read This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, with special guest Viditya Voleti. You can find it here, on Riverhouse Games’ itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Brindlewood Bay by Jason Cordova, linked here. Check out “Keep the Alien Fed” at Philadelphia Fringe Festival here! Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel and Mars Pinkelman! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S2 · E6
Jul 31, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
"Orbital Blues" with Brian Flaherty
This month, we read Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, and discussed with special guest Brian Flaherty of Many Sided Media. You can find it through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find the game for next month, This Is A Game About Fishing by Lee Mack, linked here. You can find Many Sided Media’s Patreon linked here, and My First Dungeon linked here. You can also find the discussed first episode of Orbital Blues: Blackstar linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patrons, Angel and Mars Pinkelman! Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
Jul 30, 2025 · 14 min
Patreon Preview: Talking Smosh with Barclay’s Sister Sasha
In this episode of “Above Table”, Barclay chats with his sister Sasha about “Smosh vs Zombies” and Smosh’s upcoming live Actual Play anthology series “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!”. Listen to us draft “WAGD” lineups, pitch Smosh APs we’d like to see, and give a not-so-brief summary of Smosh vs Zombies. You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon, linked here.
S2 · E5
Jun 30, 2025 · 51 min
A Pride Month Pairing
Happy Pride! This month, we read two wonderfully queer games played in pairs. You can find Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince linked here and I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine linked here. You can find the game for next month, Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patron, Angel! You can find “Thank You D6!” on Bluesky here and Instagram here. You can find StoryBake, a baking-adventure TTRPG by Dan the Baker, linked here. You can find more information about D20 Zine Jam on their landing page, linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S2 · E4
May 31, 2025 · 41 min
“Something is Wrong With This House” by Anna Landin & Jonah Walker
This month, we read Something is Wrong With This House by Anna Landin and Jonah Walker. You can find it here, on Anna’s itch[dot]io page. Find the games for next month: Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince, on Ira’s itch[dot]io, linked here. I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine, on Jess’s itch[dot]io, linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Special thanks to our “Zeitgeist” level patron, Angel! You can find “Thank You D6!” on Bluesky here and Instagram here. You can find Barclay’s Post-Grad Pride Sale linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S2 · E3
Mar 31, 2025 · 53 min
“Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes” by Nerdy Pup Games
This month, we read Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes by Michael Addison. You can find it here, at Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Something is Wrong with this House by Anna Landin & Jonah Walker, on Anna’s itch[dot]io, linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S2 · E2
Feb 28, 2025 · 41 min
A Viditya Voleti Double Feature
This month, we read a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., both by Viditya Voleti. You can find both games here, at Viditya’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, on Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io, linked here. We launched a Patreon this month! Any money made will go right back into making the show great. You can find our Patreon linked here. You can find the pre-launch backerkit page for Viditya’s “A Land Once Magic” linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S2 · E1
Jan 31, 2025 · 1 hr 48 min
“Triangle Agency” with Caleb Zane Huett & Sean Ireland
This month, we read Triangle Agency by Caleb Zane Huett and Sean Ireland. You can find it here, at Haunted Table Press’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the games for next month, a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., on Viditya Voleti’s itch[dot]io, linked here. We’re launching a Patreon in February, we’d love to hear what you’re interested in seeing from us over there. If you have thoughts, please share with us in this form here! Barclay is making his directorial debut with a staged reading of SPIES ARE FOREVER on February 14th and 15th, you can find more information about it here. You can find “The Astonishing Adventures of the S. S. Bad Ship” here. You can join the Haunted Table discord here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S1 · E11
Dec 31, 2024 · 1 hr
The PAX: Unplugged Extravaganza!
This month, we discussed many games with many people! Below is a list of all games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to. You can find the game for next month, Triangle Agency by Haunted Table Games, on itch[dot]io, linked here. GAMES DISCUSSED: “This Is A Game About Fishing”, a queer ecopunk belonging-outside-belonging game by Lee Mack, linked here. “Transgender Deathmatch Legend II”, a hexcrawling beat-em-up by Kayla Dice; you can find the first edition here, or the backerkit for the second edition here. “Brindlewood Bay”, a cozy murder mystery game by Jason Cordova, linked here. “Fellowship 2e”, a tabletop adventure game by Vel Mini, linked here. OUR WONDERFUL GUESTS: You can find Viditya Voleti on Bluesky here and find his games here, or on other social media at @vidityavoleti. You can find Jeff Stormer on Bluesky here, on the “Party of One” podcast here, and find his other work here. You can find Dan the Baker on Tiktok here, on YouTube here, or on other social media at @dan_the_baker. You can find all of Eclipse's work and socials here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S1 · E12
Nov 30, 2024 · 49 min
“Sound Check” by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund
This month, we read Sound Check. You can find it here, on Misha Grifka Wander’s itch[dot]io page. Most of next month’s episode will be dedicated to our PAX:U mini-interviews. You can find the game we’ll be covering for next month, Oh Captain, My Captain! by James D’Amato linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S1 · E11
Oct 31, 2024 · 1 hr
“Absurdia” by Quinn Majeski
This month, we read Absurdia. You can find it here, at Quinn Majeski’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Sound Check by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find the Interest Check for our PAX:U mini-interviews here! You can find Quinn Majeski’s actual-play podcast Monster Hour here. You can find the Party of One Patreon here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Bluesky here or on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!
S1 · E10
Oct 10, 2024 · 55 min
"Rom Com Drama Bomb" by Elliot Davis
This month, we read Rom Com Drama Bomb. You can find it here, at Elliot Davis’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Absurdia by Quinn Majeski, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find Finch’s new game Ball Game here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookclub@gmail.com! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi here. Find Tabletop Book Club on (the artist formerly known as) Twitter here. Find Tabletop Book Club on Tumblr here and Instagram here. Our music is "pathways" by louie zong from his collection "chopped up piano", linked ⁠here⁠. Thanks for listening! Consider leaving a five-star rating if you enjoyed!

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