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D&D rival Free League slashes prices on its brilliant TTRPGs in major summer sale
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (234+ words) Some of the greatest tabletop RPGs that aren't Dungeons and Dragons are available with a sizable discount. D&D rival Free League Publishing kicked off its summer sale on July 1, offering discounts on many of its award-winning TTRPGs. The sale…...
CMON lays off its lead designer, co-author of the Song of Ice and Fire miniature game
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (263+ words) Michael Shinall has developed many games over a fifteen year career with the once mighty board game publisher. Shinall does not name the other staff who have left CMON, saying it's "not my place to speak on their behalf". Wargamer…...
Beloved bird board game Wingspan announces a pint-sized Pocket version
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (223+ words) Wingspan Pocket is snappy, simple, and standalone, but it's no less strategic than the original avian engine-building board game. Hargrave says in a Stonemaier You Tube video (see below) that Wingspan Pocket was partly inspired by repeat requests she'd had…...
An official Kingdom Come Deliverance board game is coming this year - and it's a $200 chonker
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (417+ words) Codenames maker CGE and videogame studio Warhorse are bringing KCD to the tabletop in an "epic adventure game mixed with euro elements". In a press announcement, published on Wednesday alongside a very'swanky, videogame industry-coded trailer (watch it below), CGE revealed…...
This 20-year-old MTG card's price has spiked 4700%, but is it actually worth $40?
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (501+ words) The Magic: The Gathering card Stronghold Gambit reportedly spiked 4700% - but has it really? The Magic: The Gathering card Stronghold Gambit has seen a frankly extraordinary price spike, jumping from less than a dollar about a week ago to a whopping…...
Uncle Atom and Vince Venturella's new, Diablo inspired indie wargame lets you kill the dark gods
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (548+ words) Repent! Ye Foolish Gods is a post-apocalyptic fantasy wargame about striking down the dark pantheon in a world where good has already lost. Repent! Ye Foolish Gods is the latest miniature wargame from Snarling Badger studios, a joint venture between…...
New D&D Beyond book's gnarly subclasses turn your party into literal Dark Souls bosses
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (477+ words) Dungeons and Dragons gets grisly new third-party subclasses, from a many-limbed monster druid to a torture-loving Rogue. A new third-party sourcebook has landed on D&DBeyond, and it's as grisly as they come. Steihardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt Player…...
The new Blood Bowl videogame IS still coming, but a veteran Warhammer studio is taking over
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (436+ words) Expert turn-based strategy game publisher Slitherine Games now has the license, though development remains with Cyanide Studio. On July 1, specialist strategy game publisher Slitherine Games announced it had acquired the license, publishing rights, and complete back catalogue for the Blood…...
Call of Cthulhu creator reveals its new TTRPG of fog, cogs, and monstrous frogs
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (219+ words) Chaosium has a new tabletop RPG coming, set in a spooky Victorian-era post apocalypse. Call of Cthulhu creator Chaosium has announced a brand new tabletop RPG system and setting, and it's coming to Backkit in August this year. Time Without…...
Five easy tips to create D&D characters with fantastic backstories
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (528+ words) Ditch the diaries of unread lore - here's how to make backstories that actually matter to a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Creating a great D&D backstory doesn't have to be hard. Here's five easy tips that will help you to…...