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] […]
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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 […]
Atlas Games shows us how to play Lost in R’lyeh
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. […]
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 […]
