Although the Galloglass Games edition of HellRail, a rather unconventional rail-building game, sold out last December, a new version is on the way. According to Diamond Comic Distributers, Inc., it is now possible to pre-order the latest edition, this time published by Mayfair Games. Soon enough, the damned shall be
RoleplayingTips.com #72
Proper use of names, by they for towns or for characters, is tackled in the latest issue of RoleplayingTips.com. There are also some ideas for speeding up combats, and several other useful tidbits. Applying a Fresh Beatdown Shadowfist.com has a new look to accompany the CCG’s latest expansion, Netherworld II:
Complete Caveman’s Club Book Preview
The gods of Wingnut have smiled upon us again. Here’s a taste of what you’ll be getting in the upcoming Land of Og supplement, The Complete Caveman’s Club Book. No, it’s not just a catalog of clubs – you get Smart Caveman Kits like this one: PHILOSOPHICAL SMART CAVEMAN Uses
The Rod Torkelson Armada, Featuring Johnny Wonderchuck
First Ren and Stimpy, now obscure Kids in the Hall references… someday, I will get 1992 out of my system. Anyway, FFG has announced a new game called, yes, Armada, a “customizable disk game” (evidently not collectible) set in the Twilight Imperium universe. This new stuff page has it coming
Sack Armies Takes Precedence
Precedence Studios has announced their new worldwide agreement to develop and publish Tyranny Games’ Sack Armies. The upcoming collectible wargame will have 120 hex shaped army tokens, and will be sold in 42 token starter sacks for $13.99 or 18 token booster sets for $4.95. From what I’ve seen of
Are Lost Worlds Truly Lost?
Greysea LLC, the most recent publisher of the innovative Ace of Aces and Lost Worlds combat picture book games, recently sent out an e-mail announcing that the web sites devoted to the company and its two main products are no longer in service. No explanation of why this has happened
This Week in D20
There’s so much happening with D&D 3 and the D20 System, I’ll try to round up most of the news in one big summary. Consider this my attempt at a Chain Lightning spell. 🙂 Atlas Games has posted a preview of Touched by the Gods, a hardcover sourcebook of all
I Told You I’d Shoot, But You Didn’t Believe Me!
Whyyyy didn’t you believe me?! Just because that sad little “More to come!” has been sitting over in the Reviews box for a while… um… okay, then. But now it’s time to put on your happy helmet and heed Michael Suileabhain-Wilson’s review of Ars Magica: The Mysteries. Just how you
Fuzzy Fruit Takes Over
Nightshift Games has posted an entertaining eight page pdf preview of the Supermegatopia RPG. The anime game may be mature in nature, but that won’t stop it from acting goofy as well. For example, the sheer amount of kiwi fruit in Supermegatopia outweighs the citizens thereof, and is used in
Feng Shui In Your Face
The next supplement for Atlas Games’ Feng Shui RPG has shipped to distributors and should be on your local game store’s doorstep shortly. In Your Face Again has 128 pages packed with ten scenarios to challenge any participant in the Secret War.
Cavemen on the March
Cavemen are coming out for the spring thaw over at Wingnut Games. The Complete Caveman’s Club Book is being printed at this very moment, as is the second printing of Land of Og. You’ll need Land of Og to make proper use of the CCCB, but since each gives you
Mystic Eye’s Love Fest
Doug Herring at Mystic Eye Games let us know about the latest pair of nasty creatures available on their site. This set of monsters were created in answer to the following: “What types of foul beasts could be born of the nightmares of an unrequited or spurned love?” Aside from
Australian Gamebook Invades the Internet
Andrew Chapman, the author of several classic Fighting Fantasy adventures (including Space Assassin and Seas of Blood), has just electronically published Invaders, a previously-unreleased gamebook originally written to be part of a short-lived Australian series. The book is being distributed free of charge as a 2.42 meg PDF file, and
Vampire Man Heading Into Space
A few more tidbits for ya as a birthday gift (my birthday, not yours). Enjoy. 🙂 In an interview over at Games Unplugged, Vampire creator Mark Rein*Hagen speaks briefly about the new game he’s working on with his new company, Atomoton. Called Zero-Gravity (Z-G), the new game is described as
New Art at Green Ronin
Green Ronin has posted the cover art for Hell in Freeport. The 64-page adventure will be for character levels 8-11, and is written by WotC veterans Jim Bishop, Jess Lebow, and Paul Bazakas. Hell in Freeport should be available in July.