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8,948 free RPGs! It’s Free RPG Day

June 15, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve shrugged off last year’s decline in free RPGs, and there’s a treasure hoard of free goodies available today.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chessex, drivethrurpg, free rpg day, goodman games, Green Ronin Publishing, Paizo Publishing, q-workshop, R. Talsorian Games, Renegade Game Studios, Steamforged Games, UltraPro

UV powered dice cup to recharge your glowing dice

May 25, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’ve glowing dice, then you may well have noticed the glow fades after a while.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: dice, kickstarters, q-workshop

DungeonMorphs Revenge: RPG dungeon design dice and cards

May 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Summon up a dungeon (or appropriate map) in seconds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dyson logos, Inkwell Ideas, kickstarters, q-workshop

7,764 free RPGs! It’s Free RPG Day

June 16, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

It’s Free RPG today. Gamers around the world are encouraged to pop into their local store and try a new RPG for free today. It’s made possible by a host of sponsors which Geek Native thank and will mention a little later on. Since 2014 Geek Native has been tracking the number of free RPGs […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, Atlas Games, Chaosium, chessex, D101 Games, Delta Green, dms guild, dungeon masters guild, Dungeons & Dragons, FATE, flying buffalo, free rpg day, free to download, goodman games, Monte Cook Games, paizo, Pelgrane Press, q-workshop, Renegade Game Studios, sales, stats, Steve Jackson Games, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, UltraPro, wizards of the coast, wyrd miniatures

5579 free RPGs and counting: It’s free RPG Day

June 17, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Saturday 18th is Free RPG Day. The idea here is that you pop into a store, support your local trader and pick up a free RPG in exchange. Is your local RPG shop taking part? This store locator will know. Right now there are 5579 free RPGs available on DriveThruRPG, that’s up from 4578 free […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Atlas Games, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, chessex, drivethrurpg, free rpg day, free to download, Gaming Paper, lamentations of the flame princess, paizo, pathfinder, Pelgrane Press, q-workshop, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, wyrd miniatures

Disqualifications strike the 2015 ENnies

July 1, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The list of official 2015 ENnie nominations can be found below or at EN World. The list is a little different today as one nomination from the Best Electronic Book, Best Free Product and Product of the Year has been removed. The game in question is the unofficial Mass Effect RPG written by Don Mappin […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, cubicle 7, eden studios, en world, ENnies, Evil Hat Productions, Genesis of Legend Publishing, Green Ronin Publishing, Gun Metal Games, Imaginary Empire, Inkwell Ideas, lamentations of the flame princess, Margaret Weis Productions, mass effect, Modiphius, Monte Cook Games, Paizo Publishing, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Privateer Press, q-workshop, roll20, Syrinscape, third eye games, wizards of the coast, wizkids

Free RPG Day – including 3679 free RPG downloads

June 21, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Today is Free RPG Day. The event is managed by Impressions, a company that helps put RPGs in your hands, and is designed to encourage you to support your local game shop. The site has a interactive map which you can use to find a retailer taking part in the event near you. It costs […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, chessex, free rpg day, goodman games, lamentations of the flame princess, onyx path publishing, paizo, pathfinder, Pelgrane Press, q-workshop, Troll Lord Games

Origins names nominees for the best tabletop games of 2013

April 6, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Origins Games Fair is a big one. It runs from June 12th to 16th this year in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It showcases board games, tabletop roleplaying games, CCGs, miniatures, LARPs and has an electronic games room this year. The Origins Awards is run by The Academy of Adventure […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aeg, Aetheric Dreams, Atlas Games, awards, Catalyst Game Labs, Cryptozoic, cubicle 7, Engine Publishing, gama, green ronin, mantic games, Margaret Weis Productions, Mayfair Games, Paizo Publishing, posthuman studios, Privateer Press, q-workshop, warlord games, wizards of the coast, wizkids

Free RPG Day: June 16th 2012

June 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Free RPG Day is as it sounds – excellent – and a chance to get your paws on some free RPG loot. Created by the distribution company Impressions, the goal of Free RPG Day is to inspire roleplayers to pick up a new RPG and give it ago. Persuading gamers to try new games is […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, columbia games, eden studios, fantasy flight games, free rpg day, Gaming Paper, goodman games, Paizo Publishing, q-workshop, Troll Lord Games, wizards of the coast

Q-Workshop dice elves go on strike

October 16, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s hard to stand out in the competitive world of dice selling and manufacturing. However, Polish based Q-Workshop are trying to do just that. For a start, they are a successful company. It might not be brand you’re familiar with but they’ve won awards you will have heard of. For another, they use worker elves […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ads, dice, elves, q-workshop

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