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by Bifford [White Hare Games] (Sam)

The Thursday Thing highlights interesting things on RPG Geek. Please Geekmail me suggestions and In My Own Words articles.


On Being in a Jam
by [username=Bifford]Bifford[/username]

Jams are cool. Sticky, but cool. I'm not talking about the condiment here, either, I'm talking about the creation/design contests which can produce some very cool things. On RPGGeek I don't think I've seen any called a Jam, though. We call them Contests.

The 24hr RPG Contest is the current one, and you have until the 6th to enter, create, submit something! I did just that last week, producing The Dominance of Dragons. I am super happy with the result, and as soon as the contest closes and all of the items are available, I'll be throwing it up on DTRPG, itch, RPG Trader. Yes, I think it is good enough to put out there.

Actually, of my 5 independent products, 4 of them have been created in a "Jam" (read "contest") here. If you've never entered one I highly recommend it!


It's International Zine Month. I've started a thread for discounts, promotions, jams, etc.
International Zine Month - Discounts, Promotions, Jams, etc


Borg Pirates? Now there's a thought.
Starter Set Review


Turtle-like creature? It was like, whoah, and I was like, whoah, and you were like, whoooah. Dude!
Daggerheart - Witherwild campaigh Session 2 28 June 2026


Every day there's a new Question of the Day. Most of them are game-related but once in a while we get one that'a more geek-related like favorite movies or books. The question changes every day and you can even suggest a QOTD. When you check out this week's Question of the Week, you can see a link to all the old questions and the chance to suggest a question of your own. Here's this week's QOTD:
QOTD JUN 28: Have you ever had a session zero that was more fun than the later sessions of the game? What game was it and what happened?


Last chance to spend 24 hours making an RPG for the RPGG Jam / Contest!
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[US] RPGG Pay It Forward: Traditional List is for the US traditional swap of things (2026 edition).
[US] RPGG Pay It Forward: No Obligation List is for the US non-traditional swap/not of things (2026 edition).

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Contest Subscription Thread is where we go to find contests on the RPG side.
2026 RPG Character Creation Challenge
2026 Run 5 RPGs New to You in 2026 Challenge
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2026 Ladder of Insanity
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by Rachel Carpenter

Here's what I did in June:



[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Sushi Go! x2 (33 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#9999FF] 6 [/BGCOLOR]  Rolling America x3 (33 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Piña Coladice x10 (148 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Patchwork x3 (106 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8 [/BGCOLOR]  Onirim (Second Edition) x19 (973 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Conspiracy: Abyss Universe x2 (116 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#9999FF] 6 [/BGCOLOR]  Colorado (24 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#9999FF] 6 [/BGCOLOR]  The Castles of Burgundy x2 (84 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Can't Stop x10 (781 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#33CC99] 9 [/BGCOLOR]  The Isle of Cats x2 (247 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  FUSE x4 (194 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Captain Flip x4 (241 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Under Falling Skies x10 (12 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Forest Shuffle x5 (260 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Elder Sign x9 (45 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8 [/BGCOLOR]  Dragonheart (106 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  FUSE Countdown x20 NEW!
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8 [/BGCOLOR]  Nova Luna (89 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Look at the Stars x3 (121 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Friday x5 (340 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Ark Nova x2 (95 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#A3A3A3] N/A [/BGCOLOR]  Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice x4 (5 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Martian Dice x4 (138 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  The King's Guild (137 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#A3A3A3] N/A [/BGCOLOR]  Elements x23
[BGCOLOR=#33CC99] 9 [/BGCOLOR]  Sagani x3 (199 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#A3A3A3] N/A [/BGCOLOR]  Lincoln's Cat x6 (7 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#A3A3A3] N/A [/BGCOLOR]  Eight Elephants x3
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Lucky Numbers (130 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Oriflamme x4 (196 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Tranquility x2 (113 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition x2 (133 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#A3A3A3] N/A [/BGCOLOR]  Unpublished Prototype x5 (858 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#9999FF] 6.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Abandon All Artichokes x2 (374 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#33CC99] 9 [/BGCOLOR]  Eruption x2 (63 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Rainforest (84 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8 [/BGCOLOR]  Potion Explosion x3 (157 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#9999FF] 6 [/BGCOLOR]  Shifting Stones (111 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Gizmos x2 (78 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#33CC99] 9 [/BGCOLOR]  Cartographers (122 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Splendor (86 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Azul: Summer Pavilion (227 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Takenoko (43 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7 [/BGCOLOR]  Forever Home (34 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Azul (86 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#99FFFF] 7.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Pandemic x3 NEW!
[BGCOLOR=#66FF99] 8.5 [/BGCOLOR]  Just Desserts (240 all-time)
[BGCOLOR=#FF66CC] 4 [/BGCOLOR]  Disney Sidekicks NEW!
[BGCOLOR=#00CC00] 10 [/BGCOLOR]  Ascension: Deckbuilding Game x51 (1548 all-time)

That's 249 total plays from 49 different games.

Lots of plays on BGA and Ascension via Steam, but a surprising number of in-person plays too. FUSE Countdown is awesome. My only regret is not picking it up sooner. It was great getting Elder Sign back to the floor and I'm really happy that I finally got the Mythic Mondays campaign back on track. I also hosted SGOYT. And I got the hook boxes done and added to Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice and Eight Elephants. Elements is ready to go. So's Last Leaves. And BGG pages were approved for Elements, Eighteen Eggs, and the Almost Midnight series. It was a productive month on and off the table/floor. Sales were slow, but I still feel like I got a lot done. I also did a better job at keeping up with my BGG and non-BGG socials.

In other news: our internet/phone/cable have been going in-and-out all day since lightning hit the outside box. Soooo I got this post mostly done but didn't manage to tie up the June SGOYT loose ends. Here's to hoping I have a more stable connection tomorrow :whistle:...

Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel

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