Nat Mesnard

Don’t forget to reserve your ticket for the Assemblage launch party! See you at 4pm today! 🍄 ❤️

TODAY is last chance to submit.

This was such a nice chat with @tabletopbookshelf.com!

Brooklyn: Join Nat this Saturday @20sidedstore.bsky.social!

Spotlight | Assemblage Eco-Storytelling Release Party Come celebrate the release of Assemblage, Nat Mesnard's TTRPG of world-building and world-breaking.  We'll kick off at 4p with a short design talk between Nat and featured guest Hannah Tinti. Then at ...

I'm stoked that this is coming up on Saturday in NYC at @20sidedstore.bsky.social. If you're coming, grab your spot! Tix are free, but space is limited. Let's play together & tell stories of grief and ecological resilience: twentysidedstore.com/collections/...

The Quiet Year (box set) The Quiet Year is a map game. You define the struggles of a community living after the collapse of civilization, and attempt to build something good within their quiet year. Every decision and every a...

The Quiet Year is now back in stock no matter where you live!

The Quiet Year is an award-winning map-making game about building community after the collapse. It comes in a little box with everything you need to play. And it's back in stock in the US!

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Spotlight | Assemblage Eco-Storytelling Release Party Come celebrate the release of Assemblage, Nat Mesnard's TTRPG of world-building and world-breaking.  We'll kick off at 4p with a short design talk between Nat and featured guest Hannah Tinti. Then at ...

We are excired to annnounce that @hannahtinti.bsky.social of @onestorymag.bsky.social will join @natmesnard.bsky.social in conversation at the Assemblage Game Launch Party at @20sidedstore.bsky.social on 1/31!

This is such an important @rascal.news read highlighting the awesomeness and depth of @laurieblake.bsky.social as a designer and as an activist! So stoked to see your words and your work highlighted. 💕

A promotional graphic featuring the box art for the game Assemblage by Nat Mesnard. Large yellow text at the top reads "NEW ARRIVAL." The game box features surreal, vibrant artwork of a nature scene with strange, mutated animals, such as a pink deer-like creature and a frog with wings, above a cross-section of earth showing deep roots. Text at the bottom of the graphic reads "NOW @ TABLETOP BOOKSHELF.

A product display showing the components of the game Assemblage spread out on a grey background. The game box and a guidebook stand upright in the back. In the foreground are two folded cards labeled "Species Name" and several stacks of square colorful cards labeled with categories including "Habitat," "Exploration," "Relationship," "Event," and "Cataclysm." To the right are loose cards labeled "Myth-Making," "Season," "Assemblage," and "Keystone Species.

A close-up view of eight specific cards from Assemblage, showcasing their artwork and flavor text. The top row features "Interloper," "Seismic Upheaval," "Psychic Disturbance," and an "Assemblage" instruction card. The bottom row features "Cosmic Event," "Toxic Influx," "Superspecies," and a "Keystone Species" instruction card. The artwork depicts various environmental and sci-fi events, such as a large moth creature, a glowing galaxy, and toxic green landscapes.

Assemblage from @scryptidgames.bsky.social is a card-based eco-fantasy storytelling game for 2-6 players where each player portrays an entire species—and collaborates in crafting an interdependent ecosystem on the verge of collapse.
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Designing for GMless Play w/ Nat Mesnard

New podcast episode just dropped featuring an interview with @natmesnard.bsky.social and Talk of the Table! open.spotify.com/episode/52Oq...

This was such a delightful conversation. Thanks for having me! 🍄

New York friends, come hang out with me in Brooklyn on 1/31!

Spotlight | Assemblage Eco-Storytelling Release Party Come celebrate the release of Assemblage, Nat Mesnard's TTRPG of world-building and world-breaking.  We'll kick off at 4p with a short design talk between Nat and a featured guest. Then at 5p join a t...

Join Scryptid Games and @natmesnard.bsky.social on 1/31 for the Assemblage game release party at Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn, NY! twentysidedstore.com/collections/...

Get Ready for Tales from the Cryptids: Games, Stories, & Uncanny Ephemera From Scryptid Games - Get Ready for Tales from the Cryptids: Games, Stories, & Uncanny Ephemera

Get ready for Tales from the Cryptids! We are crowdfunding our first anthology in February 2026! Edited by @brigittewinter.bsky.social, this collection of TTRPGs, fiction, poetry, and other uncanny ephemera flips the lens on conventional cryptid lore: tinyurl.com/cryptidtales.

NarraScope submissions are open, and you have a month to get your talks, games, etc. in! Don't sleep on it!

NarraScope 2026 | Blog | Welcome to Albany NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

We are delighted to announce that #NarraScope 2026 will take place this year from June 12th-14th at the University at Albany! We'll be collaborating w/ the @albany.edu #UAlbany Game Center, and its Director @jcorace.bsky.social 🎉

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Celebrating the official launch of Assemblage, a new TTRPG of world building and world breaking by @natmesnard.bsky.social, with this inspiring Tabletopped Podcast episode about the challenges and rewards of creating truly collaborative play spaces. tinyurl.com/4mt7zn8c

Yes! Love to see @scryptidgames.bsky.social titles in indie bookstores 🎉 And @games.mothspire.com nearby 💖

Queer bookstore Hive Mind Books builds community in Brooklyn At the start of last summer, shortly after Kaitlyn Crockett moved to New York City, she opened her smartphone and searched for the nearest locations matching

Lovely write-up in Gay City News for @juliewbach.bsky.social and their bookstore Hive Mind Books.

Yay!! Let me know how it plays 💖

A hand holding the boxed game Assemblage, with an excited dog in the background.

Any day a package from @scryptidgames.bsky.social arrives is a great day! I’m really excited to dive into Assemblage by @natmesnard.bsky.social.

I'm so glad it's in your hands @czamboni.bsky.social! Can't wait to hear what you think of the design ☺️

'Tis the season for hot chocolate, cozy blankets, and the itch.io Winter Sale! Check out our game discounts and core game bundle going on now until January 5th ☃️🏷

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Winter Sale 2025 by Scryptid Games A bundle by Scryptid Games, $28.00 for 4 games

Winter sale! ❄️ Scryptid Games products are 30% off this month on itch.io/s/175091/win...!

A delightful release party and a delightful worldbuilding game!

NarraScope 2026 | A Hybrid Conference on Interactive Narrative NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

The 2026 Narrascope website is live!
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@natmesnard.bsky.social & I had a great time chatting with Zoey on True Avatars, her weekly podcast about queer games! It was a fun convo that got into some serious issues - from puzzle design & “MetroidBrainias,” to fascism & queer erasure. Find the full interview (both audio & video) linked below!

Who can point me to some TTRPGs that use a physical component *other than* dice, cards, and tarot? I'm thinking games like Dread, only not Jenga. Give me your recs!

Ahhh thank you 🙏🏻 The games are on their way to me and will fulfill soon 💕

This is a good essay by @natmesnard.bsky.social !

Can't wait to receive my copy of "Assemblage"!