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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 26).

Transparency concerns as WizardCon 2 shuts down days before opening

April 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

WizardCon 2 organisers cancel the Battle Creek roleplaying games event citing an unspecified incident. Attendees are left waiting for a YouTube livestream for news.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conventions

Strange Bedfellows: Why the Plushie Dreadfuls x Emily the Strange collaboration is 28 years in the making

April 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

American McGee and Rob Reger unite for a limited Emily the Strange plushie. Discover the history of this 28-year collaboration and the 2026 goth revival.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: plushies

One of Us Will Die: A social deduction tabletop roleplaying game

April 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover One of Us Will Die, a tension-filled tabletop roleplaying game by Lone Colossus Games where one character is destined to perish by the end of the session.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Lone Colossus Games

Blue skin, dark humour, and British grit: Can Rogue Trooper conquer the global box office?

April 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Duncan Jones returns to sci-fi with a “Pythonesque” animated adaptation of 2000 AD’s Rogue Trooper, starring Aneurin Barnard and Hayley Atwell.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: 2000 AD, Duncan Jones, rebellion, rogue trooper, trailers

Keep Your Torches Lit: 26 Shadowdark modules from Menagerie Press for under £12

April 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore 26 deadly Shadowdark RPG adventures from Menagerie Press. From Celtic myths to deep-space salvage, grab this £124 value bundle for under £12.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, fanatical, menagerie press, shadowdark

Audio EXP Podcast: #329 – Conpulsion catch up, Paizo veterans debut 13 Omens and the Gygax legacy

April 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Girdy returns from Conpulsion to unpack the science of murderhobos, Dungeons and Dragons pre order fatigue and strict new rules for the UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

The World Dungeon expands with signed Matt Dinniman hardcover this May

April 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pre-order the signed hardcover edition of Dungeon Crawler Carl book 8, A Parade of Horribles, by Matt Dinniman at Forbidden Planet.

Filed Under: Books, Comics Tagged With: Forbidden Planet, Renegade Game Studios

100 hand-drawn fantasy ink illustrations: Midnight Tower’s Tove embraces gritty OSR

April 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the dip-pen soul of Tove L. J.’s new art project, featuring 100 human-made ink illustrations with a commercial licence for TTRPG creators.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: midnight tower, Old School Renaissance, uk games expo

The First Gamers: How women invented the d2 in Ice Age America

April 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Archaeologist Robert J. Madden identifies 12,000-year-old dice in North America, revealing a prehistoric gaming culture led by women. Discover how the d2 predates Old World gaming by 6,000 years.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: america, bones, dice, history

Routinely Itemised: RPG #357

April 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover the latest tabletop news from Scotland’s oldest gaming convention. We cover Innsmouth in Ravenloft, Paizo’s 13 Omens, and big Edinburgh updates.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, wizards of the coast

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