Back in April Steve Jackson wrote; To make a long story short: I’d like to plow some Munchkin money back into the game hobby. The gaming guru was looking for games to buy. Stalwart Phil Reed was put in place to manage the process. It looks like David Blanchard, Brian Frodema and John Jacobsen’s Chupacabra: […]
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Lucky skull teapot for gamers
What do you drink when you game? I’ve gone through drinking litres of fizz, to booze and now onto tea. I’m British, it’s natural. That’s why I think this “lucky” teapot from Archie McPhee might have a home on the tables of some gamers. Who wouldn’t want this teapot watch closing as the dice roll […]
GM Inspiration: Wooden whale monsters
These pictures from the artist David Kemp inspire all sorts of GM and world building thoughts in me. He found two derelict cove-boats and joined them together to create the “Wooden Whaler”. I can imagine barbarian hordes spilling out from between the teeth of fantasy sized alternatives. What do you think?
Wizards without Coats: Succubus
Some cheeky humour from V Shane here… or is it? Is our brave, Succubus slaying fighter, saying his wife is such a nag that he was scared out of the demon’s tempting ways? Or could he love his wife so much that the Succubus had no effect on him?
Are high level games for lazy GMs? Sean Patrick Fannon discusses Shaintar: Legends Unleashed
Shaintar: Legends Unleashed is a Kickstarter from Evil Beagle Games and Savage Mojo. In this article I ask Shaintar’s creator Sean Patrick Fannon some pointed questions about high powered fantasy games and his plans. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/764802981/shaintar-legends-unleashed/ [Back this Campaign] Can you give us an elevator pitch for Shaintar? Imagine you’ve stepped into an elevator with a […]
Bullets precisely split in half
All I know about weapons I’ve learnt from roleplaying games; either as a player or as a GM. The pictures below show modern bullets cut in half. You can see the powder and contents of each round. It’s easy to see why some are better at punching through armour than others and why some specialise […]
Board gamers to find love
Dating giant Match.com has discovered board games. An announcement on the site reads; Board games are back in a big way The Match events team has partnered with seven board game companies, including; Bananagrams, Buffalo Games, Endless Games, Blue Orange Games, Spontuneous Games, Wiggity Bang Games and Marbles the Brain Store to create the Stir […]
Wizards without Coats: Just kill us already!
Inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > tis I only to ere in thine decision to pass by arisen chance of understandble fine dining and gratutious taste with herbs of valor! Be ist as it may, mine own tastes run away with such a damp place to […]
Competition: The Great Indie RPG Giveaway
This competition is not being run by Geek Native. The great team at Roleplayers Chronicle have an absolute host of Indie RPG goodness to give away. There are five different packages to win. Just as WizKids are doing for their Pacific Rim HeroClix competition the Indie RPG Giveaway is using Rafflecopter. In this case; there’s […]
Competition: Pacific Rim HeroClix
This competition isn’t run by Geek Native but I figured you might want to know. Following on from the surprise Pacific Rim HeroClix announcement NECA/Wizkids have announced a month-long giveaway. You can enter here. The competition uses a Rafflecopter widget and that’s a system Geek Native uses often. Don’t be afraid of it. You can […]
