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Rebecca Strang
@bexagons.bsky.social
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she/they. Gaming & academic librarian. TTRPG design dabbler. Cat lover. Play, storytelling, books, tea, crafts, snail mail. President Emeritus @alagamert.bsky.social.
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Rebecca Strang @bexagons.bsky.social · Nov 12
Many new friends today! Hello!

I'm a librarian! I love building community via games. I also dabble in TTRPG design.

My website:
toplayishuman.com

My game designs:
toplayishuman.itch.io

If you have questions about gaming collections and/or events in libraries, let's chat!

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To Play Is Human
Play, Storytelling, Games
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weheart.games
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!

No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.

Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.

www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
I won't be a PAXU but if you will be there, then you need to stop by the IPR booth to pick up some amazing indie TTRPGs.
ipr.bsky.social IPR @ PAX Unplugged 3701 @ipr.bsky.social · 5d
We'll be in #Booth3701 at #PaxUnplugged2025 this weekend in Philadelphia.
Here's a list of the 238 games from 119 member-publishers we'll have:

www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/PAX-Un...
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Coverage of a panel I presented on a couple years ago with @alagamert.bsky.social @runtzel.bsky.social @dcostello.bsky.social
amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 11d
What do you need for a game jam? “Two tables. Done.”

Game jams—accelerated game creation events—started as a way to develop video games, but they’re also useful for creating tabletop role-playing games, which have grown in popularity in recent years.

Read more: https://bit.ly/43qkkRQ
Jam Forever | American Libraries Magazine
Panelists shared ways for libraries to host game jams to help students and patrons of all ages create games.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
bexagons.bsky.social
This is my gaming group's 9th annual @extralife4kids.bsky.social game day to help raise money for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. We are close to our fundraising goal and have some fun gamey donation incentives, too!

www.extra-life.org/participants...
An orange cat sitting on a Gloomhaven game box. There is a speech bubble for the cat that says, "Play games, heal kids!"
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Another game arrival from an @alagamert.bsky.social International Games Month sponsor! @oesterlelib.bsky.social received a copy of Down We Go, a TTRPG from @plusoneexp.bsky.social! It'll be processed for the collection soon!
A TTRPG book lying flat on a desk mat. The book is Down We Go, and has a skull on the cover.
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
It's always a good day when @exeunt.press is in the mailbox!
Gaming books wrapped in brown paper packaging. The paper is sealed with a green wax stamp and has a hand written message that says, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER! ENJOY THE HAVE! -E.P." alongside a skull drawing. To the left of the package is a white piece of paper with a "Quest Complete" stamp, and a clear bag with stickers inside.
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Thank you to The Op Games for sending some games for our @oesterlelib.bsky.social library collection as part of @alagamert.bsky.social International Games Month! Our tech services person has them in our processing queue and they'll be available for checkout soon!
A stack of board games, including: Tapple, Flip7, Tacta, Hues and Cues, Blank Slate, and Telestrations
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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long-tail-games.bsky.social
Want free stuff? Follow and share this link!
I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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long-tail-games.bsky.social
Mega-thread of all the creators in Tiny Tome 3!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...
Coming soon: Tiny Tome 3
We're back with 50 single-page RPGs from 50 different creators.
www.kickstarter.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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weheart.games
Going to start sending a free copy of the #Crownfell print-and-play to chess clubs, because I think they’d like it.

Anyone know of any clubs that might like to try out a modern, card-based chess-like?
Crownfell box, next to the playmat with cards on it, mid-game.
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Go grab Moon Rings & its custom playing card deck. GORGEOUS! Well done @junkfoodgames.bsky.social! More photos in next post!

junkfoodgames.itch.io/moon-rings
Solo journaling game, you're a witch navigating a labyrinth to end the reign of the cursed Blood Moon. See content info on the game page.
Moon Rings game book on a table. Empty playing card case above the book and playing cards spread out below the book. Moon Rings game book on a table in the background with playing cards spread out below the book. Empty playing card case held in a hand in the foreground. Moon Rings game book on a table in the background with playing cards spread out below the book. Empty playing card case held in a hand in the foreground. Moon Rings game book on a table in the background with playing cards spread out below the book. Empty playing card case held in a hand in the foreground.
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Today's find in the used game section at our local game store!
A VHS copy of Gargoyles: The Movie - The Heroes Within, which includes an interactive VCR board game
October 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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threesailsstudios.bsky.social
Thanks so much to the ALA Games & Gaming Round Table!

We DO offer discounts on MAPPA MUNDI to libraries and education institutions all around the world.

Want to learn more about Mappa Mundi - An Exporation + Ecology RPG? Check www.mappamundirpg.com and email george [at ] threesailsstudios.com!
October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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outridercreative.bsky.social
I’ll tell you, nothing gets me as PUMPED as getting an email from a librarian asking for digital assets for Perils & Princesses and permission to use the artwork for the library. YES! Whatever you need! 👑
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
One of my favorite artists! The moss kittens are my favorite. 💚 Go find your favorite!
keymonster.bsky.social key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · Sep 19
Shop orders are down for the month and unfortunately I have bills to pay. If you are able and interested, please check out my shop and pick up a cute sticker or two. :3c Thank you!
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keymonstershop.etsy.com

#art #artistsupport #blueskynightmarket #artistshop
A photograph of a pile of stickers. The stickers are of various critters and in lots of colors and finishes.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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librarypunk.bsky.social
No more publishing in library journals we're all makin zines
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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alagamert.bsky.social
New blog post: @ttrpgkids.com talks about the way ttrpgs can inspire an interest in reading in young folx, even reluctant readers. Check it out games.ala.org/donor-spotli... and post in the comments your favorite comic or chapter book that features characters playing games.
Donor Spotlight: TTRPGKids – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
games.ala.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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cyborgurl.bsky.social
STARTING THIS FRIDAY! i will be playing Thaumaturge, a solo journaling game that's new to the Princess with a Cursed Sword bound edition, posting a new update every day until the crowdfunding campaign launches! follow along at w.itch.io! Art by @evlynmoreau.bsky.social
A tarot-style card featuring a little vagabond in tattered blue and orange clothes, holding an enormous red book with indecipherable markings. With them are a small bird and a rabbit. The name of the card is "Thaumaturge."
September 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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cmichpress.bsky.social
Our first Break Our Games event of the fall semester was a huge success! We were lucky enough to play some student games in development, as well as test some submitted to CMich Press for publication. Thank you everyone -- and we'll see you October 10th for more!
Three young people gather around a table with sheets of paper and dice in the middle. Two young people sit at a table with cards on the table in front of themselves and a pile in the middle. One person holds up their cards%2C looking at them. A young person reaches across a tabletop to move a die on a gridded piece of paper.
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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exeunt.press
Help libraries add your indie TTRPG to their collection: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/game-catal...

#ttrpg #libraries #publiclibraries #gamedesign 🎲✂️
Help libraries add your game to their collection
Exploring the world of library catalog and bibliographic data, and why it is important for indie creators to understand the basics. Let's talk about ISBNs, MARC records, and CIP blocks!
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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exeunt.press
Thanks to @bexagons.bsky.social for setting up a really interesting call about how to make it easier for libraries to get indie TTRPGs into their online catalog. Learned more about CIP blocks, MARC records, and OCLC.

Expect a Skeleton Code Machine article about this at some point!

#publiclibraries
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Played Cellulose today and grew some catnip!
A gray tabby cat sitting in the box lid of a board game on a table. The game is Cellulose, a game about plant biology.
August 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
bexagons.bsky.social
Don't you think Bacchus would be the purrfect Spokescat for Miskatonic Brewing's new ale?

Donations to Paws for a Cause Vet Care = votes. 1 dog & 1 cat will appear on the 2025 Ales for Tails West Coast Wizard beer this fall.

Vote for Bacchus here!
www.gogophotocontest.com/alesfortails...
Vote for Bacchus in 2025 Ales for Tails Spokesdog & Spokescat Contest.
Show your support for Paws for a Cause Vet Care by voting for Bacchus in 2025 Ales for Tails Spokesdog & Spokescat Contest
www.gogophotocontest.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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junkfoodgames.bsky.social
I'm donating some ttrpg's to libraries this year for International Games Month through the ALA!

I'm excited to help get some indie ttrpg's into libraries!
alagamert.bsky.social ALA Games & Gaming Round Table @alagamert.bsky.social · Aug 21
#IGM25 Maryland-based friends and designers who publish as @junkfoodgames.bsky.social have donated RPG combo packs of their games including Necromancer Heretic, Death Cap Saute, Moon Rings, and Strange Saplings. This reward will be great for any library also collecting zines! 💜✂️📔 Thanks, Chris!
August 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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stillfleet.bsky.social
TTRPG designer friends: there is still time to submit your projects to the Palestinian Children's Relief Bundle
itch.io/jam/palestin...

Join a bundle full of amazing games and raise money for #PCRF

#TTRPGforPCRF
August 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM