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Handiwork Games recruits The One Ring designers for The Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game

May 26, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games recruits The One Ring designers Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi for The Tyrant Philosophers roleplaying game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, astate, cold city, Francesco Nepitello, handiwork games, malcolm craig, Marco Maggi, morgan davie, tabletop scotland, The One Ring

The Bunker Game: Malcolm Craig’s brutal classroom experiment comes to Conpulsion

April 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover the dark history of The Bunker Game as Malcolm Craig’s University of Edinburgh experiment makes its commercial debut at Conpulsion 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, conpulsion, edinburgh, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, malcolm craig

Routinely Itemised: RPG #330

October 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s TTRPG news summary covers the official Ghost in the Shell roleplaying game, Inkarnate’s AI policy, and the world’s longest D&D game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, ghost in the shell, handiwork games, inkarnate, Renegade Game Studios, routinely itemised, shopping

Cold City Hot War: Kickstarter brings two scary TTRPGs back to life

March 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cold City and Hot War are different games with different twists and mechanical nuances, but they’re related, and Hot War is the terrifying conclusion to Cold City.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, handiwork games, kickstarters, malcolm craig, Paul Bourne

Cold City and Hot War indie RPGs get new editions and academic study

October 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Malcolm Craig is now a senior lecturer in history and, as a game designer, published indie tabletop RPGs such as Cold City and Hot War.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cold city, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, malcolm craig

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