You might start to see this video in your local gaming store. Atlas Games have put together the short, but engaging, demo of their hit card game Lost in R’lyeh to help store owners sell the game. I think it’s a clever tactic. It’s a snackable video which presents the game as easy and fun. […]
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The Eaves of Mirkwood out now
Games Workshop used to see its share price flick up and down depending on how well the Lords of the Rings or Hobbit movies had done at the box office. They had the wargame and miniature license. Cubicle 7 has the RPG license, done well with The One Ring and is taking a very different […]
The portable Crit Kit for travelling GMs
Do you GM a game that you travel to? Perhaps you game from home but just don’t have much space? I think Justin Sirois Kickstarter for dice tray and portal dungeon will appeal to you. The main problem? This metal fan was surprised to encounter a loud death metal track to the Kickstarter video. This […]
Backers condemn $3.5m dungeon crawl as unplayable
Last year CMON, once known as Cool Mini or Not, pushed past $17m in revenue. How? Kickstarter and loyal fans. They’re really good at it. It’s perhaps not a surprise that their 2016 Kickstarter for Massive Darkness was a huge hit. Over 22,000 backers and incredible $3.5 million raised! The core box will set you […]
Stabbed seven times after a Magic: The Gathering fight
The St. Cloud Police department are reporting at Elia Creech, a 31-year old Magic: The Gathering player, called them after stabbing someone seven times after argueing about the game. His 20-year-old friend and he had been playing over night on Friday when a fight broke out. At first Creech used a rubber mallet as a […]
How D&D is played in US prisons
Vice Media’s Waypoint has a series on prison culture and we’re looking at D&D. Some prisoners are able to use the hobby to hold their lives together. It turns out that Dungeons & Dragons is more common in prisons in America than you might have suspected. It is likely that most lock-ups have at least […]
$500 prize for designing an adventure
Controversial publisher Venger As’Nas Satanis is offering up $500 for a one-shot 5-7 page scenario. Why? Kort’thalis Publishing has had a good run at the #1 slot at DriveThruRPG with Adventure Writing Like a Fucking Boss. The contest is double-down on the guide’s success. Entries for the contest must be in by November 1st, 2017 […]
Legacy looks to ruin the world, again
A humble but very good Kickstarter success in 2015 was Legacy: Life Among the Ruins from UFO Press. Ed Gibbs called it ” Legacy: Life Among the Ruins serves as an elegant re-exploration of the trail first blazed by Vincent Baker in his revolutionary Apocalypse World.”. Author James Illes is back on Kickstarter to do […]
Rifts RPG and sourcebooks in the Bundle of Holding deal
Kevin Siembieda’s Rifts is the latest tabletop RPG with a Bundle of Holding offering. What’s the deal? US$17.95 unlocks the full starter collection as DRM-free ebooks. That means the Rifts Ultimate Edition (normally $20), Rifts Primer ($3), Rifts Sourcebook One Revised Edition ($10.50), Game Master Kit ($5) and the 360-paged Game Master Guide ($13.50). As […]
Fantasy city map generator
[Show me this!] Here’s a great little tool if you want an instant fantasy city map made for your RPG. The free website will let you create a small town, large town, small city or large city. Hovering over the map lets you see the name given to a particular quarter – like docks, or […]
