Have you played the first ever Star Wars RPG? Paranoia or Torg? These games all came from West End Games (WEG). WEG was founded in 1974 and produced wargames originally but earned a reputation for leading RPG products including helping to pioneer portable gaming mechanics with their slick D6 system. After declaring bankruptcy in the […]
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Labyrinth board game on the way
Game makers River Horse have updated Facebook fans to let them know that the Jim Henson Company has approved some miniature sculpts. What does this mean? Oh boy – it means the Labyrinth board game is on the way. We’re expecting a 2’x2’ gaming board, a half-pack of cards, custom dice, tokens and of course […]
Wizard of the Coast CEO resigns; replaced by Microsoft salesman
Greg Leeds resigned from his role as the CEO of Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast yesterday. He was thanked by John Frascotti the President of Hasbro Brands for his time at the company. Frascotti said; We are incredibly thankful to Greg for the tremendous contributions he has made to Hasbro, especially during his time leading […]
Unknown Armies is a Kickstarter hit
A new edition of the modern occult RPG has been raking in the funds on Kickstarter. Atlas Games asked for $40,000 to fund Unknown Armies 3 and at the time of posting the project has 27 days to go, over 1,300 backers and more than $130,000 in pledges. You can watch the campaign here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atlasgames/unknown-armies-third-edition-roleplaying-game […]
Free to Download: FAITH RPG rulebook, lore and adventure
FAITH is an RPG from Burning Games that Kickstarted successfully last year. Humans are caught in the middle of a sci-fi cold war between two more powerful alien races. Sounds tempting? Here’s 6 insider tips for GMs running the game. If you’re curious about the game but don’t want to commit to buying the core […]
World creation with a universal RPG: It’s Unbound
Grant Howitt (Goblin Quest, Drunken Bear Fighter) teamed up with Chris Taylor to make this universal RPG for those people who wants to really contribute to building a RPG world but don’t have oodles of time. The Kickstarter is asking for £22,000 to fund and at the time of writing they have 26 days on […]
Karma to burn you: Era – Survival
I liked the look of Shades of Vengeance’s sci-fi RPG Era: The Consortium. The British publisher’s latest Kickstarter is also tempting me and is only a handful of backers away from funding. You can follow the progress on the official Kickstarter campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival [Back this Campaign] I like how they pitch this post-apocalyptic game […]
Humanity dies under the sea: Polaris floats on Kickstarter
Black Book Editions is the publisher that handles the French editions of Pathfinder. They’ve taken their underwater RPG Polaris to Kickstarter and it’s doing well. At the time of writing, there’s still 13-day still on the clock and they’re approaching 300% funding. You can follow the progress here. [Back this Campaign] Underwater kingdoms bled dry. […]
Ember rekindles on Kickstarter
I liked the look of the monster making Ember when it first appeared on Kickstarter. That promising campaign was pulled but the good news is that Ember has relaunched and is back on Kickstarter. Geek Native reached out to District 31 to ask why. You can see the current progress here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118172895/ember-the-magical-card-game [Back this Campaign] […]
Characters will die: The Carcass – Exodus
Jim Pinto’s second edition of The Carcass is pretty much written. This Kickstarter is to improve the art and tart adding extra classes. The game, which can be played without a GM, is about survival and it’s clear not every PC will. The funding goal was just $1,000 and at the time of writing there’s […]
