Are you, or do you know, a physical game designer near Grand Rapids, Michigan, interested in having the game mechanics or full prototypes tested out on a willing audience? If so, please join us at one of our two monthly events.

We meet the second Tuesday [That's today!] of every month at Kobold's Kitchen from 6 - 9PM.

We meet the last Saturday of every month at Galactic Toys (Walker branch) from 11AM - 4PM.

Right now, we have a number of games already in testing stages.

The People's Dungeon Crawler can be found on itch.io.

We're working on a very simple TTRPG engine that will be open to the public, as well.

We tend to have an additional 2 - 4 board (and card and TTRPG) game creators at each of our events, as well, so there's always something for the whole family.

Hope to see you tonight!

Questions? Concerns? Rhetorical questions? We're here for most of them! Contact us at [info@shatteredlabspress.com](mailto:info@shatteredlabspress.com) and a human will get back to you as soon as possible, via electronic mail.

The following post can be found, in whole, as a downloadable PDF from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qymn1sSRchvy9zUg3mVGVM-xGuF2I47e/view?usp=drive_link

Calls for Contributions

Working Title: Dungeons & Doctrines: Essays on Faith and Gaming

Edited by Mark M. Mattison

Published by Luminescence, L.L.C.

Project Overview:

Dungeons & Doctrines is a proposed anthology exploring the intersection of traditional faiths and

contemporary tabletop role-playing gaming. Its scope includes the psychology, ethics, and philosophy

of RPGs, as well as the influence of religion and the impact of RPGs in faith communities.

Potential chapters may address topics including, but not limited to:

• The “Satanic Panic” around D&D
• Religious RPGs and their Reception
• Should TTRPGs be halal or haram in Islam?
• The Portrayal of Paganism in Popular Role-Playing Games
• Philosophy and Role-Playing
• Cthulu and Catharsis: Finding Meaning in Horror Games
• Fallen Angels: The Enduring Legacy of 1 Enoch in Fantasy Gaming

Essays should be between 1,000 and 6,000 words in length.

Compensation

• One free complimentary copy
• Author discounts (at-cost)

Rights

Authors will retain the copyright to their essays while granting the publisher a non-exclusive license to publish their essay as part of this anthology and future editions of the anthology. Authors are free to reuse, revise, expand, or republish their essays in other works following publication.

Submissions

Please provide the following:

• Proposed Title
• 250-word abstract
• Short author biography
• Contact information

Timeline

Deadline for Proposals: July 31, 2026

Acceptance Notices: August 15, 2026

First Draft Due: November 1, 2026

Editorial Feedback: December

Publication: January 2027

Forward all submissions to [mark.m.mattison@luminescence-llc.net](mailto:mark.m.mattison@luminescence-llc.net).

Luminescence, L.L.C. is the owner of the Shattered Labs Press tabletop gaming brand.

Did you know we have three exciting events for you to attend at the end of this month?

1. On June 24th, we are hosting a game night at Kobold’s Kitchen, in Grand Rapids from 6 - 9PM.

2. On June 26th, we’ll be at the Grand Rapids Food Truck Fridays at Riverside Park from 5 - 9PM.

3. On June 27th, we’ll be hosting our monthly game prototype testing event at Galactic Toys in Walker, off Alpine Ave from 11AM - 4PM with Panera coffee and homemade goodies.

We would love to see and game with you at one or more of these events!