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Frosthaven’s free “Awakening Protocol” update adds a machine uprising storyline

October 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Snapshot Games has announced the first major content update for the tactical RPG Frosthaven. Find out what’s included in the free Awakening Protocol expansion.

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Para Bellum confirms October release for Conquest’s 10th faction, The Weaver Courts

September 20, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The eerie, fey-touched army, The Weaver Courts, will be the 10th faction for Conquest and will launch at Essen Spiel in October with a new starter set.

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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #49

May 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cancellations strike the big conventions, but there’s more happening online, and such an event might introduce a new campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons.

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SPIEL.digital replaces Essen this year

May 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The replacement event will run online and from 22nd of October to the 25th.

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Essen Spiel 2020 gets cancelled

May 18, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Essen 2020 is cancelled. There’s no suggestion there will be two events in 2021, despite the organisers using the word “postpone”.

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The Brexit trap for British publishers going to the Essen Game Fair

August 8, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The 2019 Essen Game Fair runs from 24th October to the 27th October, which is a Sunday. As it stands now, on 31st October the UK is on course to crash out of the European Union. The British Government’s advice is that by 11 pm on the 31st goods moving from the EU (Germany) to […]

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