KeyForge doesn’t seem to take itself very seriously (watch the trailer video, and you’ll see what I mean), but it does tackle one of the problems which seriously put people off collectable card games. There was a time when I played Magic: the Gathering when each rare card was a discovery worth celebrating. It was […]
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One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 1st August 2018 and was described as "I think the 'splatter' Spider-man logo in the O of 'home' is interesting too. It looks rebellious, almost like graffiti and it's an interesting statement to be making just before the release of the Venom movie.". It also was tagged with Spider-Man.
The archive of Andrew Girdwood's work continues with the entries below.
Wizards of the Coast pull a welcome U-turn on Eberron and D&D’s Adventurers League
Wizards of the Coast, the publishers of Dungeons & Dragons seem to have changed their minds on Eberron. The Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron was announced 23rd of July and in the very introduction to the book, page 4, was the news that Eberron would not be part of the Adventurers League. You can read it […]
Spider-Man: Far from Home logo
The deal between Sony and Marvel to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel cinematic universe is working out. Sony has a hit, and Marvel has their character back. There is no doubt who’s logo appears alongside the Spider-Man: Far from Home movie logo. You can see this bold new Spider-Man logo over on the Spider-Man Movie […]
One Minute of Miniatures
One Minute of Miniatures is a compilation from Clemens Wirth of some fantastic model work. These models are the type you’d expect to find in railway or race car sets. We’re not talking wargames here. We’re talking slice of life. There’s more than just stills of models in carefully staged dioramas, though. Watch out for […]
Milled metal die… solid enough to be dangerous!
The second thing you notice in this Kickstarter is the name of the company; ‘Flying Horseduck’. Good one. Of course, the first thing you’re likely to notice is how their golf ball sized 60-sided die could probably be used as a thrown weapon! They’re asking for US$10,000 to mill and laser all these die and […]
Enjoy these retro gaming cartridge drink coasters
[I want these] Where you gaming before we had spinny discs to put in our gaming consoles? We used to use cartridges that plunked into the machine with a satisfying thunk. Over on Etsy the retailer Cutting Boredom is putting some woodworking skill to good use. These drink coasters are geeky and practical. Each one […]
977 tabletop game publishers just signed a new distribution deal
It’s not easy being an independent tabletop game publisher or designer and one of the many significant challenges to crack is distribution. There are some well-known consolidators in the tabletop games industry; PSI, Hit Point and Impressions. Impressions are the company behind Free RPG Day. The problem with getting access to these guys is size […]
Christian T. Petersen steps down from Fantasy Flight and Asmodee
Christian T. Petersen is perhaps best well known as the founder of Fantasy Flight Games. He wrote the Nocturnum set of adventures of Call of Cthulhu with Darrell Hardy, co-designed the Game of Thrones wargame and worked on Doom: The Boardgame. In 2014 Petersen became the CEO of Asmodee North America. Asmodee is a well […]
The uncommonly adult RPG: Kult – Divinity Lost
This is a review of the Kickstarter version of the fourth edition of the Kult RPG. The Swedish publisher Helmgast AB ran the Kickstarter, produced the book and Modiphius are in the mix as distributors. How ‘adult’ is Kult – Divinity Lost? Kult is the only RPG in my collection that discusses safe words and […]
Search for mysterious monastery of barbarian monks leads to medieval board game discovery in Scotland
For 10 years British archaeologists have been trying to find the site of The Monastery of Deer in what is now known as Aberdeenshire. They’re looking for clues about the Book of Dear, a 10th Century illuminated manuscript which is believed to have a unique insight into the early church, culture and society of the […]









