Don’t Walk in Winter Wood (2nd Edition) Author: Clint Krause Publisher: Red Moon Medicine Show Page Count: 44 Available Formats: PDF and Print PDF (DTRPG) – $5.00 Print – None (except from 2011 Kickstarter campaign) PREMISE: Don’t Walk in Winter Wood is a game designed to create the tension and spooky nature of those campfire…
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NWS Wargaming Store – My First Stop for Wargames
I wanted to give readers a little insight into a great online store for ordering wargames. I have been buying from Chris at NWS Wargaming Store off and on for several years now and it’s amazing every time I mention the name to other wargamers, they seem to never have heard of NWS. As a…
Terraforming Mars – Terraforming A Planet Never Felt So Lackluster
Terraforming Mars, that’s a good idea, we need a new place to live other than this planet. Why don’t you go take care of that for me. Sometimes a game comes along and it brings with it a creative, new and exciting game mechanic that innovates gaming. I think of Dominion straight off as being…
No Battle Plan Ever Survives Contact with the Enemy- The Scheldt Campaign
The Scheldt Campaign Game Designer: Brian Train Art: Ilya Kudriashov & Tom Russell Development Team: Tom & Mary Russell Publisher: Hollandspiele Company Website Year Published: 2016 PREMISE: “In late 1944, Allied advances are rapidly outstripping their ability to keep their fighting men in supply. The recently liberated port of Antwerp would alleviate this, but German coastal artillery…
Product Review: Dice Bag from Greyed Out
Today, I received the dice bag I recently ordered from Greyed Out and I am super excited to get it. My previous velour bag is old and beginning to show its age to the world; much to my chagrin. The measure of veteran gamer (regardless of genre) is the ability to smartly carry their dice in…
For the Love of Writing: Back to the Salt Mines
There has been so much happening around here lately. I wanted to take a moment of your time to give you a rundown of what’s been happening behind the scenes and what awesome there is coming soon! First, let me start by explaining why I have not been publishing too many articles as of late….
Product Review: DayTrippers GameMasters Guide
DayTrippers GameMasters Guide Author: Tod Foley Publisher: As If Productions Publisher’s Product Site Page Count: 120 Available Formats: PDF and Print Cost: PDF – $12, Print – $19.99, Print/PDF Combo – $21.99 PREMISE The Gamemasters Guide is a toolkit for every DayTrippers gamemasters to help them create more memorable surrealistic sci-fi adventures in weird and strange places. The book is…
DayTrippers – Post Game Analysis
As promised, I am jotting down my thoughts and feelings about DayTrippers after playing in a session run by the game designer, Tod foley, himself. CHARACTER CREATION The character creation process is pretty simple mechanically, but not without at least one difficulty for me. The hardest part about the character creation process for me was,…
Product Review: Trauma Games Presents: Murderous Ghosts
Trauma Games Presents: Murderous Ghosts Author: D. Vincent Baker Art: Andrew Kiselev, Benjamin Haas & Eric Basir Publisher: Night Sky Games Page Count: 58 Available Formats: PDF and Clamshell Case Cost: PDF – $5 (currently only available format) PREMISE The premise of Murderous Ghosts is something akin to an old-fashioned choose your own adventure story. The game pits the player,…
Product Review: Modern Floorplans: An Average Wild West Town
An Average Wild West Town Author: Charles & Krista White Cover Design: Preston Dubose Publisher: Fabled Environment Page Count: 18 Available Formats: PDF Only Cost: $12 PREMISE This a dual gridded map set that is usable for any Western or wild west themed games. The maps are system agnostic and conform only to the notion…
An Interview with David Schirduan, Creative Genius Behind Mythic Mortals
About two weeks ago, I was scheduled to record an interview with David Schirduan, but due to the recent catastrophic storms we suffered in South Carolina, I had to cancel that interview to work on my house. This “text-based” interview is the natural progression of my commitment to honor the canceled interview. David happens to…
An Interview with Matt Finch, Co-Founder of Frog God Games
Recently, I volunteered to review an advanced copy of the new Frog God Games module, Rogues in Remballo, that is being released for free through their new Kickstarter campaign. After reading and reviewing another great Matt Finch product, I really wanted to ask Matt some specific questions so, this interview is a natural progression of…
