October 6, 2026
This blog post is a repost from this month’s newsletter. If you would like to join the newsletter to receive these monthly updates and receive discounts to games, you can do so at any of the links below:
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- Star Solo Newsletter
- Spellbook Newsletter
Paper Dice Games Update
October 6, 2026
We’re on the home stretch for an amazing year!
Your First Spellbook Released
Your First Spellbook – a journaling game about creating spells, researching monsters, and hunting them anywhere – was released on Tuesday September 29th!
The response has been incredibly positive! I’m extremely happy and proud with the work put into my very first journaling game – and again, Arina Hirsch knocked the art out of the park!
A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone here who has checked it out!
Other Updates
- A few weeks ago, Korchevnyi Valerii reached out to me about translating Dwarf Mine into Ukranian. I thought it was a great idea! I’ll be uploading those files soon – be sure to join the Dwarf Mine Newsletter to hear as soon as the translation is available!
- In releasing Spellbook, I’ve discovered a whole new community around the RPJ – Role Play Journaling – space! I have more connections to make, but wanted to call out Andrea and her Journals4Breakfast channel as a great place to start for those who are interested!
- I’m close to finalizing my 2027 roadmap! Before I do, I need input from all of you! I’ll be sending out surveys to my game specific newsletters through this month. Any and all responses are valued – you can join the game specific newsletters below. Thank you!
- Dwarf Mine Newsletter (last sent in April)
- Fantasy Civ Solo Newsletter (last sent in July)
- Star Solo Newsletter (last sent in June)
- Space RPG Books Newsletter (last sent in March)
- Spellbook Newsletter (new!)
Project Progress
The releases for 2026 are complete! I’ve started design on one of the earlier 2027 titles, but I won’t have a new Project Progress document up until probably the November monthly email, if everything aligns nicely!
Content Highlights from Last Month
- Top 5 Journaling Games – A video highlighting my top 5 journaling games of all time!
- Sneak Peak – Spell Creation in Your First Spellbook – A sneak peak into the spell creation mechanics for Your First Spellbook.
- Solo Pendragon Actual Play – Year 517 – My first recorded actual play for Pendragon!
- Your First Spellbook – Out Now – The release announcement for Your First Spellbook on my website!
- Your First Spellbook Release Video – The release video for Your First Spellbook!
Best Selling Games from Last Month
- Your First Spellbook
- Fantasy Civ Solo: Discovery and Doom
- Fantasy Civ Solo: Quests Expansion
- Dwarf Mine
Here are the games I’ve played in the last month: Dungeon Crawl Classics, Your First Spellbook, Pendragon, Pandemic Legacy Season 0, Terraforming Mars, Oh Heck, Blitz (31), Spoons, So Clover, Hues and Cues, Five Crowns, Horrified.
Journals4Breakfast – In working on Your First Spellbook, I stumbled upon the RPJ space (Role Play Journaling), and Andrea with her Journals4Breakfast channel! It is an extremely welcoming community on her channel, and she has a great Patreon and Discord as well. Check her out here if you are interested in the role play journaling games!
If you have anything you’d like to share or discuss around this newsletter, you can respond to this email or comment on this page on the website. I read very comment. I also send messages around game specific newsletters, which you can join below.
- Dwarf Mine Newsletter (last sent in April)
- Fantasy Civ Solo Newsletter (last sent in July)
- Star Solo Newsletter (last sent in June)
- Space RPG Books Newsletter (last sent in March)
- Spellbook Newsletter (new!)
Thank you for being a fan of games!
-James Hron
