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Free to Download: Don’t Play This Game says Parable at UK Games Expo

June 1, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are some reasons why you might not play, but they also include reasons why you might be tempted anyway.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: don't play this game, horror, parable games, solo rpgs, uk games expo

Shiver brings its Pop-culture horror tabletop roleplaying to the Bundle of Holding

April 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I like the indie RPG Shiver, and now the pop-culture horror tabletop roleplaying game is up at the Bundle of Holding.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, flash sale, horror, parable games, shiver

UKGE 2022 Awards: The best RPGs and board games of the year

June 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The UK’s largest and one of the most significant gaming conventions in Europe is over, and the UK Games Expo is done for another year. The busy event has many attractions, one of which is the influential UK Games Expo Awards. The UKGE 2022 Awards has two categories, Judges and People, which means two winners […]

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Parable Games announce changes and blood-soaked steps

May 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Parable Games have found success with their horror RPG Shiver and today emailed fans with news of big steps and changes.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: charlie menzies, parable games, shiver, shiver gothic, uk games expo

Genre Police: Choose Your Own Adventure(s)

April 3, 2022 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 3 Comments

Last time we talked about new RPGs and how to get players to try them. But how do you even begin to work out what you want to play?

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Classic horror reborn: Shiver Gothic RPG finds willing souls on Kickstarter

March 2, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fight the dark forces in the Spireholm & Dregstone stories, or use the books as a guide to create your own gothic adventures.

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Your inevitable doom: A review of the Shiver RPG

August 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

If you’re a horror fan, then Shiver is worthy of your vile consideration.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, parable games, reviews, shiver

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #107

July 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary column, and this week we look at TSR Games (3) threatening OSR communities, new RPGs hitting digital and physical shelves, RPG reviews and discoveries.

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Bring horror stories to life with the Shiver RPG

November 4, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Parable Games have a good looking and innovative horror RPG called Shiver that uses special dice and suits many different settings.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, parable games, shiver

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