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Flying Buffalo, the oldest RPG publisher in existence, bought by fulfilment company Webbed Sphere

August 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

Webbed Sphere companies generated an estimated $40m in sales every year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: flying buffalo, Rick Loomis, steven crompton, webbed sphere

World’s oldest tabletop RPG company, Flying Buffalo, to be sold

June 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Flying Buffalo is being sold to an undisclosed backer. The news was revealed in a post on Trollbridge by current owner Steve Crompton.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: flying buffalo, goodman games, Ken St Andre, Rick Loomis, steven crompton, tunnels & trolls

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #12

September 6, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Let us retreat from the bitter winds of the outside place and concentrate on some decidedly warmer and in-door activities; tabletop roleplaying.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alien rpg, baldur's gate, Catalyst Game Labs, Descent into Avernus, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, ed greenwood, fantasy age, far away land rpg, Fat Goblin Games, Free League Publishing, glitter hearts, Green Ronin Publishing, Jack Norris, justice velocity, Mystical Throne Entertainment, Origins Award, Owen Stephens, Philip J Reed, Polyhedra Games, Rick Loomis, Rising from the last war, routinely itemised, Shadowrun, Simian Circle Games, wizards of the coast

The generosity of RPGers shown by the Rick Loomis and Sarah Newton fundraisers

August 23, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week gamers have been reaching into their pockets and giving generously.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: charity, flying buffalo, mindjammer press, Rick Loomis, Sarah Newton

Tunnels & Trolls goes Deluxe with Kickstarter

January 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Another RPG Kickstarter of note. This time it’s Tunnels & Trolls and this game really does have a strong claim to fame. It was the second RPG published in the States and it beat Dungeons & Dragons to print in the UK. It’s older than this blogger; as it was first published in 1975. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/994700393/deluxe-tunnels-and-trolls/ […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: and Bear Peters, deluxe tunnels & trolls, flying buffalo, Ken St Andre, kickstarters, Liz Danforth, Rick Loomis, tunnels & trolls

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