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Laid off because of COVID-19; The Grinning Frog launches the Adventure Pack
The Grinning Frog’s Kickstarter funded in three hours and with two weeks still on the clock is currently at 200% of its very modest goal.
An Unexpected Party: Weta to release a new The Hobbit board game
The game is designed for ages 10 and up, lasts around 50 minutes and is all about being a messy dwarf and annoying Bilbo!
The Design Mechanism shows off the Jack Vance RPG Lyonesse
Mythras publisher The Design Mechanism has been working on a Lyonesse RPG.
Pelgrane Press’ GUMSHOE Cthulhu Confidential lurks in the Bundle of Holding
The Starter Collection has a retail value of $46, and the Bonus Collection adds another $53.
Roleplaying not Rollplaying: What We Were review
What We Were is a game about fully developing and understanding characters through exploration of their personal story.
Games Workshop secure £25 million overdraft to help weather COVID-19
This overdraft will help Games Workshop manage its finances, in particular, to make sure it can pay bills when it needs to.
Call of Cthulhu publisher picks up Würm – The Ice Age Roleplaying Game
Chaosium will be disturbing the game. There are limited numbers of the book in the publisher’s UK warehouse, but they will be sending more, and a supply to their space in Poland as well.
The Batman Who Laughs gets a board game
To defeat these murderous villains, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Hawkgirl and Batman must use their own special abilities and team up with the likes of Harley Quinn, The Flash and Cyborg to take the menace on.
Free to Download: The Highwayman adventure for the Legend of the Five Rings
An unusual adventure, The Highwayman is not designed for a party of samurai working for the Great Clans.
