Analog Gaming(2017)
the renaissance of indie tabletop games
What's with the sudden boom of independent designers and small publishers creating tabletop games? This film tells their stories.
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What's with the sudden boom of independent designers and small publishers creating tabletop games? This film tells their stories.
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2017-08-12
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