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303.7KDungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus review — The god of unmet potential
Credit where it’s due, Trials of Tempus is certainly an ambitious title. For his debut, lead designer Thor Knai tossed Dungeons &...
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754.6KStationfall review — Despite all my rage, I’m a telepathic rat in a cage
Many board games are designed from the floor up to ape other media and end up being mediocre at best. Nemesis is...
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1.2KInterview with Craig Campbell of Nerdburger games, designer of Capers, Good Strong Hands, and others on small press distribution and the state of the industry
Nerdburger Games has been lauded many times for its achievements in design, covering adventure and parody, group, GM-less, and solo, along with...
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2.5KM. Allen Hall, creator of Godspark and Sprinkles is missing, on experimental design and the state of the TTRPG industry
Continuing my series of interviews with tabletop designers, I move from the therapeutic model of design to M. Allen Hall, a more...
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2.2KRavensburger announces new ttrpg inspired board game featuring all female cast
2024 is shaping up to be a big year for Ravensburger and their partnership with Disney. On top of the latest Disney...
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908.0KKinfire Delve: Vainglory’s Grotto review — A roguelike card game for two
Kinfire Delve: Vainglory’s Grotto is the first in a series of dungeon delving card games from Incredible Dream Studios. It is set...
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1.6KMantic Games and 343 Industries have partnered to launch a brand-new Halo miniatures combat game
Today Mantic Games announced a new partnership with 343 Industries which will be used to bring the Halo universe to the tabletop...
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4.8KLuke Crane, creator of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard, on RPG design and the state of the industry
Continuing my series of interviews with RPG designers, I spoke with Luke Crane, the mind behind Burning Wheel, Burning Empires, Burning Sands,...
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1.8KMolly House PAXU Preview — My excitement won’t be mollified
To be perfectly honest, I don’t know how best to classify Molly House, Wherlegig’s latest cardboard masterpiece. I feel like I’m describing...
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2.3KShaping the Clay — Previews from PAX Unplugged’s Unpublished Hall
Some ideas can look good on paper or in an echo chamber and need a stranger’s perspective. For board games, fresh perspectives...
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1.4KThe Throne of Thorns for Ruins of Symbaroum 5E announced, alongside a world book
Free league recently announced that two new expansions will be released for Ruins of Symbaroum soon, including a 5E adaptation of the...
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2.3KRavensburger shares plans for Disney Villainous in 2024
Ravensburger has announced their plans for Disney Villainous in 2024 and there are some exciting things coming. Sugar and Spite has an...
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1.9KWyrmspan, a new 1-5 player competitive tableau and engine-building game, announced
Wyrmspan, a new Stonemaier game from Apiary designer Connie Vogelmann, was announced today. Wyrmspan is a 1-5 player competitive tableau and engine...
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2.0KRPGs at PAX Unplugged — All hail the indie scene
PAX Unplugged 2023 was a bounty of knowledge, new faces, and great games. I spoke to someone at nearly every RPG booth,...
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1.4KStephen Dewey, creator of Ten Candles, on Indie production and the state of the industry
Kicking off my first in a series of interviews with RPG designers, Stephen Dewey and I discussed the culture and practicalities of...
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555.1KCandela Obscura review — Ill omens
Candela Obscura is an RPG from Darrington Press, Critical Roll’s print division. The game’s focus is on the titular Candela Obscura, an...
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2.1KFree League Announces Partnership for Printable Dragonbane Miniatures
When us tabletop rpg players are gaming, we love having mini’s. Time and time again though, we end up with miniatures that...
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803.7KMagic: The Gathering The Lost Cavern of Ixalan Review — A deep dive into fun
Introduction – Glimpse the Core We’ve reached the end of 2023 and with it the last Standard set for the year: The...
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751.6KAurum review — A good game if you can figure out how to play
Aurum is a trick taking game that is easiest to learn if you’ve never played a trick taking game before. Unlike most...
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801.8KNeotopia review — Please don’t eat the tokens
Neotopia, published by Arcane Wonders, is a family weight game about creating patterns in an expanding city in order to score the...
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1.4KLearn to play Vaesen — Sign up now!
Free League is offering a workshop on how to play Vaesen on Alchemy VTT. Sign up below! Spots are limited and going...
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902.2KBarcelona review – An admirable city, a city full of life, intense, a port open to the past and future.
Board games and history are two of my favorite things. For many years, I taught social sciences to middle and high school...
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651.2KAfter Us review – Get your hands off me, you dang dirty ape!
Post-apocalyptic ape pop culture has been around for awhile, namely in the Planet of the Apes franchise. I have fond memories of...
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1.7KWise Wizard Games announces Wacky Wizard Games family friendly product line
Check out the new announcement from Wise Wizard Games: Hey everybody, we’re super excited to announce the launch of Wacky Wizard Games,...
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2.2KGehenna Gaming announces Eldritch Automata, an action horror TTRPG, coming to Kickstarter January 2024
Check out the press release from Gehenna Gaming released today! Atlanta, GA (December 1, 2023) – Gehenna Gaming is excited to announce...
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1.8KAmazon launches virtual queue for Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn on Dec. 1st – 9:00am pst
Amazon is rolling out the red carpet for Disney Lorcana TCG fans with a special virtual queue system to support a fair...
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1.5KAsmodee & Equinox announce exclusive partnership for global distribution of TCG “Altered”
Check out the press release from Equinox and Asmodee about an upcoming new trading card game: Asmodee, a global leader in the...
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751.8KBeadle and Grimm DM Vault for Keys to the Golden Vault review — an elite spread
Beadle and Grimm’s DM Vault is a package of components that function as player aids, DM tools, and in-game documents for D&D’s...
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1.3KThe Walking Dead Universe RPG now available from Free League Publishing
The Walking Dead Universe RPG is now available via the Free League webstore, at hobby stores all across the world, as a...
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1.1KKESS and SEGA reveal upcoming Sonic Roll board game
Check out the press release for the new Sonic Roll board game: Today, KESS and SEGA of America revealed the upcoming Sonic...
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1.8KShut your trap and fight! — the Witcher is coming to Unmatched
This is the most exciting thing to happen to Unmatched since the Dr. Malcom promo figure. The World of The Witcher Is Coming to Unmatched in...
