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Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 320).

Sneak Energy gamer eye drops launch today

April 1, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

It’s been reported that people who add eye drops to their cart unlock a discount.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: food, sneak

Humble comics deal: Return to the World of Dungeons & Dragons

April 1, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I don’t need to be a sales whiz to work out the timing behind the IDW comic book and Humble Bundle deal here.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, ed greenwood, humble bundle, Jim Zub

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #198

March 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s nearly the end of the month and I’ve not yet seen D&D: Honour Among Thieves (spelt with a U in the UK, officially). Why haven’t I? It’s only just come out.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised, snowbright studios, virtual tabletop

Swords & Wizardry: A tabletop RPG using D&D’s original 1978 rules crushes its crowdfunding

March 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tabletop game uses the original rules from D&D, and the pitch promises easy-to-learn rules

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, Mythmere Games, Old School Renaissance, Swords & Wizardry

Highspeed Étoile enjoys the boost of a highspeed power trailer

March 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Set in the near future with a technology that enables 310 mph races, Étoile is all about a next-generation contest called the NEX Race.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

Bundle: Independence Games explores the Clement Sector with this Cepheus Engine deal

March 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Cepheus Engine, a popular OSR sci-fi, is based on the first edition of Mongoose Publishing’s Traveller tabletop RPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Cepheus Engine, Independence Games, traveller

Free to Download: Planar Character Options for the Cypher System

March 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

From a Warrior who Strikes With an Amethyst Fist, channelling power through a psionically resonant prosthetic, to a traveller character with a mysterious cosmic map imprinted on their skin, to a character with the Limbo Touched ability, who can change objects at will—characters with ties to the planes are just a bit different.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bruce Cordell, cypher system, free to download, Monte Cook Games, planebreaker

Mashle: A mash-up of Potter and bodybuilding

March 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

His name is Mash Burnedead, and he has a secret. He can’t use magic.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Crunchyroll, trailers

What’s the most popular Mario Kart game today? The dead Wii version

March 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Even though Switch is the platform Nintendo is currently pushing, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, released in 2020 for Switch, has nearly a 75% lower search volume than Mario Kart Wii.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: mario, nintendo, stats

Heroic Maps: Space stations and starships in a bundle

March 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Full-colour battle maps for virtual tabletops (or printing) sci-fi RPGs aplenty and lost in space.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, cartography, heroic maps, sci-fi

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