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TSR try again to strike down Wizards of the Coasts trademarks and legacy disclaimer
The crowdfunding campaign to pay the lawyers is still running with some 100 gamers worldwide, offering $40 or so, on average, in support. WotC estimated in 2020 that over 40 million people play D&D.
Six bundle deals headline “New Year, New Game” at DriveThruRPG
At the start of the year, it’s a DriveThruRPG tradition to offer a good sale, and it’s happening again this year. There’s 50% off a range of titles to persuade you to try a new RPG.
Magic: The Gathering inventor Richard Garfield’s Roll & Write game “Dungeons, Dice and Danger” goes on pre-order
Are you brave enough? Do you dare to step into the deepest depths of the Dungeons? Yes? Then pack the cubes and your happiness and get on an adventure of an extraordinary way.
Sigil Stone’s new OSR Bundle carries two different RPGs
The deal, launched within the last few hours, concludes on Monday, 24th January, and there’s no bonus collection to unlock. It’s all or nothing with a complete package.
Survey results: The tabletop RPGs gamers are most looking forward to in 2022
For years now, EN World has coordinated a survey of its large membership on which tabletop RPGs are the most anticipated for the coming year.
Genre Police: Life Map
This is an example of a living world. Which is the model presented above. A game world that is affected by several play groups and the knock-on effect of actions in one game, change those in others.
Grenade stuff: A review of Nova RPG
The fast-paced action of first-person shooters like the computer game Destiny is precisely what Nova (and LUMEN) try to recreate. They succeed.
Free to Download: Sean K Reynolds’ Five Moons RPG
Sean K Reynolds is an RPG designer with significant Wizards of the Coasts credits to his name. Today he made the Five Moons RPG core rules, monster and player guides free.
Those Dark Places skirmish game, Those Darker Places, confirmed by Jonathan Hicks
Jonathan Hicks has finished a 15mm model game called Those Darker Places.
