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Rustler is this week’s free game on the Epic Games Store
The subtitle for this game is "Grand Theft Horse," and Rustler seems to fulfill some of the zany violence and mayhem of the GTA franchise in a medieval-style ambiance.
Cleaning these huge cats is sometimes a challenge, even for the Girl With The Dogs
We have featured Girl With The Dogs before for its impressive videos navigating grooms for many difficult animals.
Tavern Watch Plays D&D, Oops! All Artificers edition, episode 2: One sticky situation after another
There's an old chestnut about how if you confront an average D&D party with a door, they'll try anything except going through it.
Styx (and several of its sequels) are free on the Epic Games Store this week
Before the next game in the series Styx: Blades of Greed comes out in February, the Styx series is making its first appearance on the Epic Games Store -- and to celebrate, the previous two entries in this series are free this week.
Some of our favorite games in this week’s Steam Detective Fest sale
The rain worked the window like it had a grudge. I sat at my desk in a cramped office, coat still on, lamp buzzing, the city outside dripping neon and regret. Cold crept in through the walls, settling in my bones like it planned to stay awhile.
I was nursing a bad cup of coffee and worse thoughts when I remembered—quiet never lasts in this town. It just waits for the door to open.
Tavern Watch Plays D&D, Oops! All Artificers edition, episode 1: Into the Mournlands
Is there any D&D 5E class more flexible without a single multiclass level than the Artificer?
Bloons TD 6 is being given away for free this week on the Epic Games Store
This week the Epic Games Store is giving away another great game for free.
Upcoming Thundercats TTRPG will let you smash ancient mummies as a giant cat person — now on Kickstarter!
ThunderCats was one of the big names in animated 1980's toy commercials disguised as children's entertainment, and soon it will have its own TTRPG.
Let’s celebrate the newest cheetah cubs of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
The first Monday of 2026 is already shaping up to be one heck of an example of its species, but instead of trudging your way into the day, might I recommend instead embodying the spicy attitude of a freshly examined -- yet adorable -- cheetah cub?
Tavern Watch Podcast: Looking back and looking forward to a year of great TTRPGs
It's the beginning of one year and the end of the next here on Tavern Watch, and so we're both looking back with fond remembrance on the games we played this year (including the ones we played on Tavern Watch Plays, which you should check out!) and the ones due to come out next year.



