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Get a sneak peek of ‘Deep Regrets’ before you can buy it [quick video tour]
One of the games that stood out to me the most at Tabletop Scotland was Deep Regrets, which raised a whopping £637,077 on Kickstarter a wee while back (and is still accepting late pledges). Girdy apparently missed it at the time, but I’m here to remedy that.
Imagine “D&D but Everyone is a Goat”… because it’s happening
Sumida says they’re bad at marketing, but the crowdfunding is racing to the stretch goats (including a goat-themed character sheet), and you can see progress on the pitch page.
D&D tribute “Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum” in Lake Geneva in permanently closes
A Facebook update says that the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum has permanently closed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” For tabletop fans tracking the progress and behaviour of the museum’s social media and founders, the circumstances leading to the closure may have been entirely foreseen. Last year, it was put on the market for $5 million, a rise from its real estate […]
Exclusive: Transgender Deathmatch Legend II cover reveal
Transgender Deathmatch Legend II is coming to BackerKit. Rat Wave Game House will unleash the wrestling in late October.
Returning “Root: The Roleplaying Game” bundle offers discounts on the core rules
Today, Magpie is back on the crowdfunding platform, not with a ‘revenge’ campaign but with an expansion for a title they’re already looking after, which is good!
Review: Neon City Overdrive [Tabletop Scotland playthrough]
When looking over the Tabletop Scotland games online, I got so excited at the prospect of playing a game about cyberpunks that I immediately signed up for the Saturday game of Neon City Overdrive. I was glad I did!
SkeletonKey use Arcane Scrollworks to turn your D&D to art
SkeletonKey Games has a successfully funded Kickstarter for some hand-finished prop scrolls. You can get neat scroll props on Etsy, but this campaign is all about 5e’s top-level spells.
Session -1: Dawn of Worlds
There are games where creating the world in story terms is also part of character generation. It’s an idea I’m fond. Dawn of Worlds is different; this is not a theatre of the mind world. As you play through Dawn of Worlds, you’ll get the names of gods, peoples, technology levels and a complete world map.
Exclusive: Grumpy Gorilla producing a Rosebyrne Manor card game
Grumpy Gorilla sells Magic: The Gathering, Drunken Monkey Barrell (DMB) 3d dungeon tiles and Rosebyrne Manor.
