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A Forged in The Dark mecha game: Beam Saber

March 9, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Beam Saber is a narative-based mecha game from Austin Ramsay. The universe is stuck in The War, the organisations that perpetuate it apparently too vast to be taken down or beaten.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beam saber, forged in the dark, mecha, sci-fi

A review of Lancer RPG: An skirmish-tabletop hybrid that looks like an indie comic

January 13, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I think Lancer is equally suited to one-off game as it is a mega-campaign that lasts for years.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, lancer, Massif Press, mecha, reviews

Nivanh Chanthara’s incredible art – 9 reasons to join their Patreon

September 22, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nivanh Chanthara is a self-taught concept artist who works as Eidos Montreal and has illustrated for the likes of Dreamworks, 20th Century Fox and Adult Swim.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: concept art, mecha, monsters

$1,000,000 and climbing for BattleTech: Clan Invasion

July 25, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It only takes a $20 pledge to get the BattleTech Beginner box. A quick Google says they’re out of stock at most places, including Catalyst Game Labs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battletech, Catalyst Game Labs, kickstarters, mecha, models, war games

Catalyst Game Labs announce first ever BattleTech Kickstarter

June 13, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Also, there’s a freebie available at the Catalyst Game Labs store right now in the form of BattleTech: Chaos Campaign – Succession Wars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battletech, Catalyst Game Labs, mecha, skirmish, wargames

RPG and skirmish game in one: A review of Beamswords and Bazookas

June 8, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Justin Kahler’s Beamswords and Bazookas is lightweight but packs a hefty punch. It’s a clever merger of two games; the first is a mech skirmish game and the second is an RPG.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mecha, reviews

The phenomenal concept art of Marek Okon

May 10, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

He’s worked with companies like Warner Bros, Thunder Road pictures and 20th Century Fox.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: fantasy, mecha, sci-fi

This mud and lasers RPG is doing something different; Lancer killing it on Kickstarter

April 10, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What is it? It’s an RPG focused on the pilots of modular mechs in a futuristic world set long after the apocalypse.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Massif Press, mecha, sci-fi

Ancient snow and space: The art of Edvige Faini

March 25, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s something about these illustrations that suggest great age; even in the sci-fi ones, as if Edvige awakens something ancient, wise and slightly scary.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: concept art, mecha, sci-fi

Memories as mechanics: Nibiru RPG persuades Kickstarters to back its new approach

December 30, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nibiru isn’t shy about being a quirky game. It has inspiration drawn from Ancient Mesopotamia and a mechanics system which builds out PCs by retelling their past.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Federico Sohns, kickstarters, mecha, nibiru, sci-fi

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