The German site LARP-Monster Bau has an impressive collection of LARP costumes on display. It’s possible to see how most of these Hollywood-level costumes were made too and that’s a lovely touch. As someone who’s tried to creep through a dark wood while in full LARP mode I can promise you none of these horrors are […]
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GM-less RPG storming Kickstarter: Noirlandia
Four years ago on Geek Native we asked Is the era of the GM over? in a great post from Joe Prince. It’s a concept that still confuses people. Now, however, the Noirlandia pitch on Kickstarter is at about 400% funded with three weeks still to run. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hannahshaffer/noirlandia [Back this Campaign] This is a murder […]
Rifts opening a path to Savage Worlds
I played a lot of Rifts back at University. There was just so much world, so many dimensions, to play with. Ooph, though, did that system begin to struggle! I can see why fans are pleased the Shane Hensley and co finally have permission to take a Savage Worlds conversion to Kickstater. You can follow […]
Competition: Win The Cohort and Carrotia board games
One prize not good enough for you? Here’s a chance to win Mage Company’s Carrotia for 1-6 players, ages 8+, as well as The Cohort for 2-6 players and ages 8+. What do you have to do to win these excellent games? You just have to check out Aether Captains! Aether Captains is a game […]
Villains and Vigilantes lawsuit settled
I hope this is good news all around. The Villains & Vigilantes lawsuit has been settled. While the specific terms (including damages) will remain private important details have been released by Monkey House Games. The long running saga sprang back into life last year when Jeff Dee and Jackk Herman of Monkey House Games launched […]
The zombies lure in money as Toxicity comes to life in Kickstarter
I Am Zombie is a RPG from Vampire: the Masquerade creator Mark Rein-Hagen. Toxicity is both a supplement and a standalone zombie RPG that takes the zombie action into the mean-streets of 70s NYC. You can follow its undead shuffle on the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/make-believegames/toxicity-i-am-zombie-rpg [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing Toxicity has […]
White Wolf’s co-founder buys West End Games
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 […]
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 […]
