This week, we talk about ways to play TTRPGs that don't require a multi-hour time block sitting around the table. Join us as we discuss play styles like play-by-post, correspondence play, and standing setups, with some ideas on how to implement them to get your game on when it's all your schedule allows.

We mentioned a bunch of stuff in this episode, so here are some links:

The Time We Have, by Elliot Davis, is a 2-player RPG that takes place during a zombie apocalypse, played on either side of a closed door. You can find the game here: https://moreblueberries.itch.io/ttwh; and you can find an interview with the designer talking about it on the Yes Indie'd podcast, here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kwBdh9RzBMtmD1DjeMl4B?si=b9ec346e5f6b4737

SPINE is a solo RPG where you are trying to discern the secrets of immortality from a tome which is also trying to eat you. You can find the game here: https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine; and you can watch the game review by MyLifeIsAnRPG on YouTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWtfYXOJ9zg&t=4s

Finally, Matt Colville did an episode about Diplomacy and how to play it that was less long ago than I thought (only 2018, but the Before Times are all starting to blur together). You can find that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWt0AQWjhPg

I had the opportunity to talk with Rene over on his show, Rene Plays Games, and that episode is now live. On this episode of Perspective Checks, I discuss homebrew, game design, and other similar elements. Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/55zpcdOVPwLaTHgA994vgM?si=d5e7e116b2ee4c87

The Solo But Not Alone 6 bundle is now live, through the end of March. This is a fundraiser bundle to help support the mental health charity Take This!, and can be found here: https://itch.io/b/3481/solo-but-not-alone-6

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