Cthulhu Britannica is a series of games from Cubicle 7 and fully licensed from Chaosium, the Call of Cthulhu RPG owners. There are a few books in the series, including Shadows over Scotland, but I’m not aware of a Cthulhu Britannica London. So what does this image mean? A mockup done for fun? Perhaps but […]
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Fat Dragon and DramaScape bring tiles to print-on-demand
Here’s a good idea. These RPG gaming tiles from Fat Dragon Games are now available on print-on-demand but they print two-sided and are coated so you can write on them with dry-erase marker and then wipe clean. The covering also means you can use clear tape to stick the tiles together to ensure your dungeon […]
Catching up with the Princess Bride games
Games Salute announced plans to do a series of tabletop games. CEO Dan Yarrington said;
BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia opens for pre-order
Based on BioShock Infinite the board game BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia from Plaid Hat Games will set you back a cool $84.95. If you pre-order now the board game slides in at a mere $59.95 and that’s a $25 saving. Make no mistake; this is a big game! 1 Game Board 1 Rulebook […]
Incredible Warhammer LARP costume transcends to cosplay perfection
These incredible costumes were made for a Warhammer LARP but are more than a match for any top tier cosplayer. The artist is Bugbubbastuff from Russia. The photographers are DragoNika and Anna Klishina.
Birthday present idea for the GM who already has all the books
[Back this Campaign] Hopefully I’m not alone in that I tend to view Kickstarter projects with an eye for whether I’d like the final product or not. When I back a game I do so because I think I might want to play it. I just backed these Fudge dice because I needed some. When […]
Top 5 lessons I learned as a webseries producer in the nerd world
Joanna Gaskell is originally from Victoria, Canada. She is the producer and the writer of Standard Action, and plays Edda the Elf Barbarian. You can see her in the board game review series Starlit Citadel Reviews, catch her in the upcoming Gamers: Hands of Fate movie, hear her voice in new animated TV show Animism, […]
The campaign for Fudge Dice and questions around gamer support
Is the roleplaying industry actually an industry at all? Or is it just a commercialised hobby? Do fan made products keep prices down and so low that professionals struggle to earn their keep? Do players pirate more content than they pay for? These are old questions but they circled my thoughts as I watched this […]
Origins names nominees for the best tabletop games of 2013
The Origins Games Fair is a big one. It runs from June 12th to 16th this year in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It showcases board games, tabletop roleplaying games, CCGs, miniatures, LARPs and has an electronic games room this year. The Origins Awards is run by The Academy of Adventure […]
Delta14’s summer releases and the RPGs connections
Delta14 is the sister company to Chronicle City. Chronicle City strikes deals with RPG publishers in order to make print runs and savvy trans-Atlantic distribution. Here’s how the RPG connections map to Delta14’s schedule. Starting with Gunnar Roxen and the follow on books from The Wyld Hunt gives us the Broken Shield RPG. Gobion Rowlands […]
