In a recent video, Dungeons & Dragons introduced the new Dungeon Master’s Screen designed for the upcoming 2024 edition, as part of the game’s 50th anniversary. The screen features artwork by Joy Ang, with Fury Gazzi as art director, and is aimed at improving functionality for Dungeon Masters. The design process focused on feedback from…
Critical Role has announced its upcoming live shows for 2025 as part of its 10th-anniversary celebrations. The tour will feature performances in several cities across the United States and, for the first time, Australia. The tour will kick off in Chicago, where the founding cast will reunite for a unique one-shot experience, allowing the audience…
Corvus Belli has announced its November releases for Infinity and Warcrow. For Infinity, the release of the Battle Pack Operation Sandtrap for the N5 edition includes 14 miniatures, a booklet with background and missions, cardboard scenery, and dice. The pack introduces the Kestrel Colonial Force from PanOceania and the Shindenbutai from JSA, along with ready-to-play…
Greater Than Games has revealed that Defenders of the Realm: Legends Edition will launch on November 19th via BackerKit. This miniatures-based adventure game allows players to work together to defend Monarch City from various enemies and four key bosses. Players can choose to play as heroes such as Fera the Barbarian, Samil the Ranger, Vitalia…
Dark Horse Comics has revealed a new comic miniseries titled Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire, set to release on February 19. The four-issue series serves as a prequel to Stranger Things Season 4, focusing on Eddie Munson and his role in forming the Hellfire Club. The series is written by…
Kurt Vonnegut, widely recognized for his literary contributions, particularly Slaughterhouse-Five, also ventured into game design. His board game, GHQ, originally created in 1956, has now been published after nearly seven decades. Following the moderate reception of his first novel, Player Piano, Vonnegut sought alternative ways to earn an income. Drawing on his World War II…
Lucca Comics & Games will mark the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons with a series of events running from October 26 to November 3, in Lucca, Italy. The celebration will include an extensive art exhibition, along with a unique tribute to the creators of the game, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. A central feature…
Last week, Nighthawk Games launched the Kickstarter campaign for Half Truth: Second Guess, the stand-alone sequel to the popular trivia game Half Truth. This new version includes updated trivia content and team-based gameplay, designed to appeal to both experienced trivia players and newcomers alike. Half Truth: Second Guess was created by Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings…
Insania, an upcoming co-op dungeon crawler from Sievert Games, is preparing for its Kickstarter launch on November 19th. Set in ancient Rome, the game introduces players to a dark and unsettling narrative, incorporating themes of horror, violence, and mature content. Players will take on the roles of legionaries, gladiators, and oracles as they face nightmarish…
Studio Far Horizons has revealed The Last Wardens Tabletop Roleplaying Game, based on the Mad Cave Studios comic series by Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl. Set in 1975 America, the game places players in the role of Wardens, tasked with defending humanity against an ancient and powerful force. The game incorporates elements of grindhouse-style horror,…
The latest video from the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube channel introduces the inclusion of Greyhawk in the upcoming 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. As the first campaign setting ever published for D&D, Greyhawk is set to play a central role in the new guide, coinciding with the game’s 50th anniversary. The development team explains their decision…
Archon Studio has announced the upcoming release of Master of Orion: Ad Astra, a 4X strategy board game based on the well-known Master of Orion PC series. The game is set to offer players the chance to control one of six races as they explore space, colonize planets, and develop technologies in pursuit of galactic…
Renegade Game Studios has opened pre-orders for Wraith & The Giants, a solitaire game where players face off against elemental giants. In the game, the responsibility of defending a village from these giants falls to the player after the death of their character’s grandmother, who had previously taken on the role. The game features four…
Indie Boards and Cards, the publisher behind games like Coup, Resistance, and Avalon, has launched The Magnus Protocol Mysteries on Backerkit. The game is based on the Magnus Protocol podcast, a stand-alone sequel to the award-winning Magnus Archives series by Rusty Quill. Players step into the role of employees at the Office of Incident Assessment…
Chaosium has confirmed that the ElfQuest RPG 40th anniversary reissue will launch on Kickstarter on October 29th. This new Deluxe 2″ boxed set will include all the original material from the game’s 1984 release, along with supplements. The ElfQuest RPG, based on the popular comic series by Wendy and Richard Pini, was first published in…
Royal Blood is a tabletop roleplaying game that blends tarot cards, heists, magic, and high-stakes challenges. Players take on the roles of Royals, modern-day magicians descended from ancient sorcerers, each represented by a court card in a tarot deck. These characters are tasked with pulling off daring heists to steal power from the Arcane—former humans…
JOYTOY has expanded its Warhammer: The Horus Heresy action figure range with the addition of Sanguinius, Primarch of the IXth Legion. Sanguinius now joins other Primarchs such as Rogal Dorn, Leman Russ, Warmaster Horus, and Magnus the Red in this collection. Standing 18 cm tall, the Sanguinius figure features 32 points of articulation, allowing for…
Axia Miniatures has launched its latest set of 28mm heroic-scale models as part of the Tales of the Old World series, introducing the Witch Scourgers—a group of grim hunters tasked with tracking down heretics and exploring dark ruins. The models reflect the low-fantasy, European Middle Ages-inspired world of the series. Unlike traditional fantasy themes focused…
Roll for Combat has announced the upcoming launch of its new series, “Year of Titans,” set to begin in January 2025. This project follows previous releases in the “Year of” series, including “Year of Monsters” and “Year of Legends,” and will introduce larger ancestries with additional player options and features for both 5th Edition and…
Double Proficiency has introduced Mycologist’s Primer, a new system-agnostic guide focused on magical mushrooms, lichens, and slime molds for tabletop role-playing games. The book is designed to blend science, folklore, and magic, providing detailed information on 100 species of fungi. It draws inspiration from 19th-century field guides and myths from various cultures. Each entry in…
The cooperative Print-and-Play game Tide & Tangle is set to hit to Kickstarter on October 29. In this game, players take on the roles of Californian sea otters, diving for treasures, navigating ocean waves, and working together to create a safer environment in the Pacific Ocean. The game features artwork by Claire Lin and includes…
Pelgrane Press has launched the second edition of Trail of Cthulhu, a roleplaying game set in the 1930s, where players investigate mysteries tied to the cosmic horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. Built on the GUMSHOE system, the game emphasizes uncovering clues and piecing together information to confront terrifying truths. The second edition incorporates two decades…
The Ars Magica sourcebook Finis Terrae: El Tribunal de Iberia will be released under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 Open License following a successful crowdfunding campaign. This marks the first significant third-party release for Ars Magica under its new open license, which launched on October 15th. The release is the result of a collaboration between Atlas Games,…
Mythic Games, once a prominent name in the board game crowdfunding scene, has officially dissolved. The news comes following a series of financial difficulties, delayed projects, unmet promises, and escalating controversy that have left many backers and fans angry and disappointed. According to an announcement published in Le Parisien on October 10, Mythic Games France…
Modiphius Entertainment has officially launched the Kickstarter campaign for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork, a tabletop roleplaying game based on Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld series. Running from October 15th to November 7th, this new TTRPG marks the first Discworld RPG release in over 20 years. The game uses the “Narrativium” system, a polyhedral dice mechanic designed…
Monolith Board Games has launched Conan: The Hyborian Age – The Roleplaying Game on Kickstarter, offering fans of Robert E. Howard’s iconic character a new way to explore the world of Hyboria. Set during the reign of King Conan in Aquilonia, the game invites players to take on the roles of adventurers navigating dangerous landscapes…
Free League Publishing has revealed two new expansions for their award-winning Gothic Horror RPG Vaesen, set to launch on Kickstarter on October 29. The expansions, Mythic Carpathia and City of My Nightmares, will take players deeper into the eerie world of Nordic and Eastern European folklore. Alongside these expansions, a new Starter Set and updated…
Atlas Games has announced the successful funding of the Ars Magica Open License through a crowdfunding campaign on BackerKit. The license makes the core mechanics and the Mythic Europe setting of the award-winning roleplaying game available for free under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. The campaign, which also launched the…
The creators of The Last Wardens, the popular grindhouse horror comic series, have revealed exciting new developments for their franchise. Co-creators Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl are expanding their universe with adaptations that will bring the story to new platforms. Fans can look forward to the release of a trade paperback edition, an immersive audio…
CroWares has released Reign of the Sundered Idol, a Dungeons & Dragons 5e compatible module, now available on Itch.io. A free one-shot available titled The Luck of Padstow is also available. This 250+ page campaign, originally funded through Kickstarter, invites players to explore the shattered world of Verendrel, a land left in ruins after a…
