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2025-12-16
Histories of Analog Role-Playing Games (2026/03/31 & 2027/03/31; 2026 & 2027/11)
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2025-11-07
JARPS 2025 Symposium (online; program released)
Symposium on "Tools of the Trade: Props, Techniques, and Inspirations for Analog Role-Playing," Nov. 22, 2025 (Sat).
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2022-11-19
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This is the home of the Japanese Journal of Analog Role-Playing Game Studies (JARPS; ISSN: 2434-9682), a bilingual academic journal about table-top role-playing games and live-action role-plays in and from Japan but in a global context.
No. 6Tools of the Trade: Props, Techniques, and Inspirations for Analog Role-Playing
Issue description
The sixth issue of the Japanese Journal of Analog Role-Playing Game Studies (JARPS) explores the theme “Tools of the Trade: Props, Techniques, and Inspirations for Analog Role-Playing.” Building on last year’s focus on access and accessibility, this issue examin ... See the full issue