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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions...

February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...

Yeah, just on the reading the rules level, I am impressed with how they made a system that under the hood works very differently from...

The right also throws out the artistic intent and design. For pure realistic games this might be cool, but I would be pissed if I would...

I think people often forget that superhero stories are literally both the oldest kind of story and the most common and impactful...

Did you see his Watchmen? The dude is a bonafide superhero fan. He's not good at making dumb jokes on podcasts, though.

well, congratulations either way, they could have picked from hundreds of similar products (category wise) and chose this one. Chance of...

Not to my mind. Encounter rolls determine the diagetic likelihood of having an encounter in a particular area. Makes sense for the...

Hi, designer of The Bonsai Diary here (which I've put on sale for $2.50 on itch, or grab an ashcan free if you really can't afford it)...

If the mechanics support fun combat* then I enjoy the combat part in and of itself. Making tactical choices, rolling the bones, burning...

If the mechanics support fun combat* then I enjoy the combat part in and of itself. Making tactical choices, rolling the bones, burning...

sorry had some problems with the server but its should be back on line in a few mins or so. sorry for the lost of game

It's fast and intuitive (especially when you know D&D) but not much that stands out, except the "Race the Stakes" die and...