News about the Lord of the Rings RPG fresh from UK Games Expo 2019.
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Dangerous Adventures: Encounters & Maps for D&D
It’s a strange Kickstarter because all the backers have gone for the very highest tier; $100.
A new edition of the Doctor Who RPG is in progress
It’s not clear just how many resources the publisher has on the new edition.
A Chaos Orb of card games: A review of BARPIG After Hours
There’s no doubt BARPIG: After Hours will be enjoyed by friends and be involved in forging new friendships.
The tabletop Sea of Thieves RPG based on Microsoft’s Xbox game opens for box set pre-orders
Sea of Thieves uses the new Avast system and promises quick and straightforward mechanics.
Fog of Love adds LGBT+ friendly covers
In Fog of Love, much like in life, you rather discover the rules as you play. The goal is, often, to be happy in a relationship.
DMB Games reveals new Tavern terrain
There are even an upstairs balcony and support pillars so, if you wanted, you could build a second floor.
From the Tokyo Game Market to Birmingham: Three new games from Moaideas
The art below shows Japanese text as these are the promotional graphics from the Tokyo Game Market.
The Runelords board game premieres at UK Games Expo
The Runelords board game is set before the books and will begin its Kickstarter campaign this September.
GM tips: 7 “Dos and Don’ts” for running Era Games!
With so many games, options and rules, it might be a bit daunting approaching the Era series. Thankfully, here’s Shades of Vengeance’s own Fred Harvey with seven tips to help GMs.
