Artifacts of Play

Mary Flanagan presents a book on how games can be used as subversive tools. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780262062688

Sharan Biswas discusses how canon affects storytelling, particularly regarding tabletop games. https://sub-q.com/dukes-and-dumbledore-tru...

A book by Wendy Despain about the various tools at a designer's disposal while designing a game. https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803219...

Lewis Pulsipher offers a 4 hour class on RPG design. https://www.udemy.com/intro-to-tabletop-role-playing-game-design/

A book by Jesse Schell about viewing your game from a variety of perspectives as you design. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781466598645

While Rise of the Videogame Zinesters is primarily about video game design, many of Anna's principals for designing small, deeply...