RPGs
The Witcher Trailer has dropped, along with my jaw
Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt ranks as one of my favourite games of all time – and I’m not alone. The game has is critically and popularly acclaimed, having won […]
Nerd Resurgence: D&D Features in New York Times Article
There’s no doubt about it. D&D has broken into the mainstream, and is having a spot-light moment. An article in the New York Times entitled, In a Chaotic World, Dungeons & […]
Unique Tabletop RPG Mechanics: The Mystery Story in Tales from the Loop
One of my favourite tabletop roleplaying settings is suburban middle America in the 1980s. Think ET, Goonies, Stand by Me, and most recently of course, Stranger Things. There are two […]
Relaunch of Scott Pilgrim Minatures the World Kickstarter Defeats Its Own Ex
I was very impressed with professional way that Renegade Game Studio handled the cancellation and relaunch of the Scott Pilgrim Miniatures The World Kickstarter in response to community feedback this month. I’m […]
Kickstarter for Nordic Horror Roleplaying Game Vaesen Fully Funds in 13 Minutes
Incredible results for Sweden’s Free League Publishing – who are most known in this House for Tales From the Loop RPG – who launched a Kickstarter campaign for Vaesen: Nordic Horror […]
Unique Tabletop RPG Mechanics: House Creation in Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying Game
There is a certain ‘feel’ that people will be looking for when they decide to play a tabletop roleplaying game based on the Game of Thrones television series or A […]
By any measure, Wingspan is the 2019 Game of the Year
With 120,000 copies sold and back-orders almost since the moment of printing, Wingspan is officially the number one bestselling board game of the 2019. Designer Elizabeth Hargrave from Stonemaier Games […]
How I Made a Half-Orc MMA Fighter in D&D
Just a quick note to recommend an excellent D&D resource on the DMs Guild: The Pugilist Class expansion developed by Benjamin Huffman. I recently had the what I believed was […]
First Impressions of the Lost Mine of Phandelver
I must admit that I ignored the Lost Mine of Phandelver for the longest time, and it was only out of pure snobbery. “I have played D&D for decades,” I […]
Aconyte to Publish a Unique Line of Marvel Novels in 2020
Earlier this year, I was excited about the announcement from global boardgames megalith Asmodee that they were establishing ACONYTE to turn the impressive array of intellectual properties under the Asmodee banner into […]
Pay Attention Chummers, Shadowrun 6th Edition is Now Available
I got my hands on the first edition Shadowrun core rules in 1992, and loved everything about the setting. Admittedly, the year 2050 seemed a lot more distant then than […]
Torn to Shreds: Will Tapestry Stand Up to the Hype?
Tapestry is the boardgame hype of the season. And why not? It’s yet another gorgeous looking production from Jamey Stegmaier, who is a gamers’ game designer with a damn near […]
Add the ‘Elon Musk’ Phase to Terraforming Mars with “Prelude”
Terraforming Mars: Prelude is exactly what I look for in an expansion from a game that I already love. It adds depth and diversity, without making the game more complicated. […]
The Ultimate Fan Fiction: Asmodee Announces Novels Division to Turn Board Games into Books
Last month, Asmodee announced the creation of ACONYTE – the novels division of Asmodee Entertainment – to turn the incredible array of intellectual properties under the Asmodee banner into books under the […]
Ticket to Ride Is Being Turned Into a Television Game Show?
According to this article on Deadline, production company Propagate has teamed with Asmodee Entertainment to develop a TV adventure competition series based on Alan R. Moon’s best-selling adventure board game, Ticket To Ride. Before […]
Gloomhaven Digital Adaptation Launches
The digital adaptation of the number one ranked board game of all time, Gloomhaven, will launch on Steam on July 17th. The much anticipated release “Early Access” release will see […]
Dead of Night: New Expansion in the Works for Arkham Horror 3rd Ed.
Fantasy Flight Games has announced Dead of Night, a new expansion for Arkham Horror Third Edition that will be released in the third quarter of 2019. The Dead of Night expansion promises two entirely […]
