Light My Fuse – Root: The Bertram’s Cove Quickstart

Root: The Bertram’s Cove Quickstart Author: Brendan Conway, Mark Diaz Truman, et al. Publisher: Magpie Games Page Count: 34 Available Formats: PDF & Print PDF (DTRPG) – Free Print – Varies on the secondary market Not all quickstarts are cut from the same cloth, and it is reasonable to surmise that creating quickstart is both…

I Put A Curse On You! – Wizard Kittens: Library Edition

Wizard Kittens Library Edition Author: Publisher: Magpie Games Available Formats: Boxed Game Print – $29.99 I’m always looking for engaging games to play with my 11-year-old granddaughter. A friend and reader of Rolling Boxcars who demos Wizard Kittens for Magpie Games at conventions talked it up nicely, convincing me to buy it. It was so…

News Desk: Root The Tabletop Roleplaying Game Live on Kickstarter

I love Root the boardgame and everything about it! The asymmetrical approach to the game, the woodland creature theme, and the fact that it’s a wargame disguised to look like something else. About two months ago I learned that Magpie Games had obtained the rights to make one of my favorite games into a tabletop…

Bluebeard’s Bride – To Back or Not to Back, That is the Question!

Has this caught your attention yet? It was launched about 8 days ago and finally I have had the time to check it out. I am intrigued and yet intimidated at the same time! Though I’m not sure that is an emotion the game is supposed to elicit. “Bluebeard’s Bride produces adult feminine horror fiction…