Tabletop
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804.6KCloak, dagger, and deception–Cursed Court Review
The political deduction genre may be starting to feel like a crowded field, but Cursed Court justifies attention with the flair and...
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2.3KCrazy Eights: Jon Gilmour answers questions on Dinosaur Island
Dinosaurs have an amount of mystery to them, as no living human being has seen one for real. Jurassic Park made us...
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2.6KGreater Than Games at Pax Unplugged — a look at the Sentinel Comics RPG and new products of all kinds
Greater Than Games has experienced a time of tremendous growth in the past few months, and that shows no sign of stopping...
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1.9KNew Experience Workshop at Pax Unplugged–what it takes for a small studio to break into the tabletop industry
New Experience Workshop is a small team, consisting of two sisters, but that doesn’t stop it from production or experimentation. Having successfully...
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2.0KAcademy Games at Pax Unplugged–educating through games and new horizons in scifi and fantasy
Academy Games’ focus has always been on using games to explore history, in all its visceral, uncomfortable truths. While many of its...
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2.8KWhite Wolf Entertainment at Pax Unplugged–V5 is only the beginning
With the fifth edition of Vampire: The Masquerade still on the horizon of 2018, White Wolf has a lot to offer fans...
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855.8KA peek behind the curtain–Adventures in Middle-earth Loremaster’s Guide review
Adventures in Middle-earth was an ambitious and risky prospect, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how well Cubicle 7 blended Tolkien’s...
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3.2KB&B Games Studio at PAX Unplugged–unveiling Destiny Aurora: Renegades
Destiny Aurora is an ambitious product, but one I am excited to see in its final form. This board game adaptation of...
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2.9KGreen Ronin Publishing at PAX Unplugged–how streaming remade the tabletop industry
Chris Pramas, the founder of Green Ronin, has a lot to look back on over the eighteen year life of its company....
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2.4KSyrinscape at PAX Unplugged–bringing your game to life with all the sounds of adventure
Nothing helps set the mood in an RPG like the right accompanying music. If you have never added background music to one...
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2.5KSteve Jackson Games at PAX Unplugged–old lines resurrected and an early look at the Munchkin CCG
Steve Jackson had a lot on offer at PAX Unplugged, not the least of which were expansions to its Munchkin game line....
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2.5K2C Gaming at PAX Unplugged–taking D&D beyond its limits
2C Gaming made its name taking D&D Fifth Edition beyond 20th level, and made quite a splash at PAX Unplugged giving player...
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2.2KPaizo Publishing at PAX Unplugged–the genesis of Starfinder
While Paizo will always support Pathfinder, Starfinder is its major focus at the moment, and its booth at the con was an...
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1.8KStudio Woe at PAX Unplugged–mutated goat battles are only the start, and it’s a good start
Studio Woe is a company of two artists whose hands have touched some of the most lush visual feasts of the past...
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1.7KNorth Star Games at PAX Unplugged–exceeding in all directions
North Star Games has been a powerful force in the tabletop industry for a long time, and it shows no chance of...
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1.6KGame On Tabletop at PAX Unplugged–remaking crowdfunding for the tabletop industry
Crowdfunding is a massive force for tabletop, and one that Game on Tabletop feels has been underserved. While Kickstarter is the watchword...
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1.7KBabageek Games at PAX Unplugged–Robit Riddle and the reveal of the Storybook Adventures engine
Babageek is a fresh company with a story-based game which works to guide children through the basics of roleplay. Robit Riddle, featuring...
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2.5KOnyx Path Publishing at PAX Unplugged–creator owned games will be a new focus
Onyx Path has spent the last few years shepherding and redefining the World of Darkness franchise, and has finally been able to...
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1.8KPAX Unplugged–an overwhelming success
The inaugural PAX Unplugged was an astonishing success for all involved. The Philadelphia convention center was packed to the gills, with designers...
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855.4KSoaring High: Odin’s Ravens Review
If there’s anything that can kill your love of a job, it’s the monotony of the day to day grind. When that...
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709.5KA great becoming–Tyranny of Dragons Roll20 edition review
It’s said that a poor workman blames his tools, but when you’re given Tyranny of Dragons to work with, there is only...
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803.4KThe shadow of evil– Daemon Trilogy: Subrosa review
An empire in crisis, the noble houses are preparing to bring all of their daemonic power to bear in the power struggle...
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3.6KCrazy Eights: Doug Hettrick on the superhero dice building game Kapow!
At Origins a publisher wanted to make sure that I checked out a game that he was working on with a new...
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655.4KLet’s Play Math: Fantasy Realms Review
There are two games to be had in the small box of the Fantasy Realms card game. The intentional one is an...
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8513.5KOne game to bring them all: Adventures in Middle-earth player’s guide review
Adventures in Middle-earth is more than a game. It is a reunion of two franchises that in many ways directly created the...
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3.9KDragons Conquer America – Coatli Stone preview
With the new Faith core book soon to grace our tables, Burning Games has set its sights on an ambitious new project...
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10.1KRoss Watson, lead developer on Warhammer 40k: Wrath and Glory, shares insights on the past and future of his career
Ross Watson, a designer with a storied career in design, shares some hints aobut the future of Warhammer 40k roleplay and touches...
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854.6KThe Makings of a legacy — Starfinder Core Book review
Starfinder brings us a galaxy of magic, mystery, and science fiction action, in what amounts to a fantastic update to the Pathfinder...
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14.8KDrinks and Dragons: how one group is bringing roleplay to the community
As I sit in my oversized armchair finishing a beer and begin narrating a new adventure to a group of strangers, I...
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909.4KGreat Norse Saga: 878 Vikings Review
In the 8th century, Vikings from Scandinavia first raided the coast of the British Isles. Over the next century, raids morphed into...
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4.4KPractical advice for indie RPG production: a discussion with Dario Nardi on Radiance RPG from start to finish
In a very real sense, everyone who has played a role-playing game is a designer. We have all tweaked rules or made...
