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D&D tribute “Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum” in Lake Geneva in permanently closes

September 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

A Facebook update says that the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum has permanently closed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” For tabletop fans tracking the progress and behaviour of the museum’s social media and founders, the circumstances leading to the closure may have been entirely foreseen. Last year, it was put on the market for $5 million, a rise from its real estate […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, TSR, tsr games, wizards of the coast

Metamorphosis Alpha  the sci-fi TTRPG from 1976 returns to the Bundle of Holding

June 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The late James M Ward created Metamorphosis Alpha in 1976 and populated a generation starship with mutants and monsters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, goodman games, James M. Ward, TSR

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #231

November 17, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised RPG news is busy with the sale of the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, the acquisition of Zweihander, the release of Pathfinder Remastered, the launch of the Universal Soldier and Rambo RPGs, and the ongoing Teach Kids to Game Week.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 3d printing, evil genius productions, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Rambo, routinely itemised, TSR, zweihander

Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum goes on sale for $5m (NuTSR saga)

November 17, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

It’s unclear how trying to raise $5m on a property worth $298,1000 plus an unknown business value might affect NuTSR’s bankruptcy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, TSR

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #209

June 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s Geek Native’s news round-up with news about the end of the company calling itself TSR, dragon queens and D&D and some very big bundle deals.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bloat games, critical kit, dice trays, exalted funeral, forbidden lands, Free League Publishing, lasers & feelings, onyx path publishing, role, routinely itemised, TSR, Vampire: The Masquerade

TSR files for bankruptcy, and WotC’s lawyers hit pause, say reports

June 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a messy case that started when the TSR trademark was snatched up, forged into an RPG publisher, and sued Wizards of the Coast.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: legal, TSR, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #171

September 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A week of RPG news in which Tabletop Gaming Live happened, lawyers moved to check racism in the hobby and Wizards of the Coast changed their minds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: routinely itemised, TSR

Allegations of hacking: Wizard Tower Games dispute involvement with TSR 4 (5/nuTSR) drama

August 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The company calling itself TSR and heading to court in a fight they started with Wizards of the Coast is alleged to be citing hacking for some inaccurate claims. Wizard Tower Games are a small games maker and developer based in Michigan who have had to tweet to say they are not sending out or […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: TSR

Wizards of the Coast re-release the popular TSR Jam 1999 compilation

April 2, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In 1999 TSR put together a compilation of popular adventures from their Adventures Guild.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: advanced dungeons & dragons, Chris Perkins, dms guild, Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, Ravenloft, Sean K. Reynolds, Stan!, TSR

Wizards of the Coast re-release more Dragonlance content

March 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home isn’t about rules; it’s about the world. It includes Dragonlance legends, essays and even recipes.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Dragonlance, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, TSR, wizards of the coast

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