Dating from the Ptolemaic Period, which is around 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD, is this icosahedron from Egypt. The ancient d20 sided die is held now by the The Metropolitan Museum of Art and rather nicely the image of the artifact is entirely in the public domain. It is inscribed with Greek […]
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Iron Sky: The Roleplaying Game in the works
Have you seen the indie film Iron Sky? It’s a quirky adventure that deals with Nazis secretly living on the dark side of the moon. In 2018 there will be a sequel and, perhaps, an Iron Sky RPG. There’s a Kickstarter campaign live today. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1815087115/iron-sky-the-roleplaying-game [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there are […]
Reaper Miniatures quickly reacts to alt-right employee’s Facebook rant
Reaper Miniatures is known to many gamers because of a series of very successful Kickstarters. It’s Gen Con week and the company seems to be taking the steps necessary to ensure they don’t become known for other reasons. CEO Ed Pugh had to take to Twitter to say; It has to our attention that one […]
Petition started to beg IKEA to make gaming tables
We’ve seen gaming table good enough to dream about on Geek Native before. The story is always the same – they’re not cheap. Now gamer Brad Smoley of Nottingham, MD, has put together a Change.org petition to beg IKEA to make affordable gaming tables available. He notes; The board gaming community is passionate and fickle […]
Warhammer 40K: Wrath & Glory RPG due in 2018
Ulisses North America, a branch of Ulisses Spiele, has picked up the license for the Warhammer 40,000 RPG. Designer Ross Watson, known for Rogue Trader and Deathwatch, will lead development. Wrath & Glory will be set in the Gothic future, the Imperium of Man under threat and at endless war. There will be a seminar […]
The Fallout board game will be out for Christmas
Fantasy Flight Games and Bethesda’s Fallout board game has been announced for Q4 2017. That means you can put it on your Christmas wishlist. The game is for 1 to 4 players who must decide whether they work together or not. The game is based on the landscape of Fallout 3 and 4. Wilds and […]
Someone has to be a chemistry ninja: Valence Plus
The game is designed to mix education and science. Ninja cards represent molecules and the interactions teach you about chemistry. It is doing well over on Kickstarter, with $15,000 pledged from 200+ backers and 20 days to go to hit the $18,000 target. You can check more details on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] […]
The Fog Monster and Kickstarter
I rarely roleplay with minis and yet I’m tempted by the Fog Monster.
Games Workshop sued for $62,500,000
Spikey Bits is reporting that a games store owner and legal council David Moore is suing Games Workshop for $62.5m in an American court. As the Spikey Bits video notes this lawsuit seems to have gone under the radar. It’s two months old. Indeed, a search on Google News is not fruitful, doesn’t find much […]
Stat Trackers: Organise the heck out of your D&D
I don’t even use a GM screen but I think these stat tracker are a good idea. Scribble PC stats on them, enjoy the pre-printed set of monsters, and use them to help organise your game. The Kickstarter campaign is asking for $10,000 and at the time of writing has $9,500 with 26 days to […]
