Free RPG Day is TOMORROW, June 26
Come play free role-playing games made by local designers!
Three Gear Studios (Laurel, MD), ft. High Level Games & Level Zero Gaming
Game Kastle (College Park, MD), ft. Alexi Sarge
Games and Stuff (Glen Burnie, MD)
Labyrinth Puzzles & Games (Washington, DC)
Third Eye (4 locations in MD)
Canton Games (Baltimore, MD)
Swords and Spoons (California, MD)
Mishap Games (Roanoke, VA)
Games as art
Elizabeth Hargrave discusses the history of bird art, games, and how she makes games, including that bird game:
🎲 Other happenings
Sat-Sun, July 11-12
ImmerseCon: STEM & video game convention
ft. Break My Game playtesting!
Richmond, VA: Greater Richmond Convention Center
Fri-Sun, July 31-Aug 2
Otakon: “The East Coast's greatest anime convention”
Washington, DC: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Sat, Sep 19
Hawkland Gaming Festival: celebrating southern Maryland’s passion for tabletop gaming
La Plata, MD: College of Southern Maryland
Sat, Oct 17
PeopleCon III: third annual gathering of Designed in the DMV
Takoma Park, MD: People’s Book
More info coming soon!
✂️ Playtesting!
Sat, June 27; July 25
Break My Game: public playtesting event
Richmond, VA: One-Eyed Jacques
12:00-3:00pm
Mon, July 6
Games Club: public playtesting and gaming
Takoma Park, MD: Takoma Park Library
6:15-7:45pm
Sun, July 12; August 9
Break My Game: public playtesting event
Manassas, VA: Crossroads Tabletop Tavern
3-6pm
Mon, July 13; August 10
Break My Game: public playtesting event
Baltimore, MD: Creative Alliance
6-10pm
Sat, July 18; August 15
Break My Game: public playtesting event
Frederick, MD: C. Burr Artz Public Library
12-3pm
Sun, July 19; August 16
Break My Game: public playtesting event
College Park, MD: Game Kastle
1-6pm
Sun, July 26
Break My Game: public playtesting event
Washington, DC: Labyrinth Puzzles & Games
11am-5pm
Tue, July 28; August 25
Break My Game: public playtesting event
Charlottesville, VA: The End Times
6-9pm
🚀 DMV-based crowdfund campaigns
Open for late pledges: START, a companion to the award-winning TTRPG Break!! START will be a 200 page hardcover companion book for BREAK!!. It will be filled with adventure content that was originally intended for inclusion in core rules. Now refined and expanded, the new book will help your game group get to the fun more quickly.
Open for late pledges: Soot and Charms: Boston by Graftbound Press: Edison's bargain with the Fae brought the world to Boston through teleporter gates. Free Boston's living storms and fight for justice to an alternate history in this cinematic fantasy Tabletop RPG.
🫴 Still want more?
Follow the Tabletop Designers of the DMV starter pack on BSky.