Exploring and celebrating the tabletop hobby
This is an odd one. So, there were a few Warhammer 40,000 RPGs released by FFG over the years of their license with Games Workshop. They were all the same system, really, but each with a different focus. Deathwatch is the game that focuses on the Space Marines, the iconic... icon of the 41st millennium. … Continue reading Bundle of Holding: Deathwatch²
There have been a fair few decent tabletop-themed Humble Bundles recently. This latest offering is for a set of video games based on a selection of board and card games. This is a great way to play these games solo without all of the setup and tidying. As is usual for these bundles, the offer… Continue reading Humble Bundle: Digital Tabletop
Cubicle 7 make a handful of interesting games, such as the RPG based on The Laundry Files, the Doctor Who RPG, Victoriana and, relevant to this post, The Lord of the Rings RPG. One of the current offers over at Humble Bundle is for a selection of LOTR RPG books. The bundle gives you loads… Continue reading Humble Bundle: The Lord of the Rings RPG
Most of the bundles we link to come from the fine folk at Bundle of Holding, which are almost always RPG-focused bundles. Today, we have something a little bit different in the form of a bundle themed around game design. Unlike previous game design bundles, this one focuses firmly on tabletop game design. There are… Continue reading Humble Bundle: Game Design & Puzzlecraft Bundle
We've made it clear before just how much we love Modiphius. They just consistently put out quality and, given the sheer range of great games they offer, it's hard to believe that the company is only six years old. Anyway, that's enough gushing for now. There's a bundle up just now on Bundle of Holding… Continue reading Bundle of Holding: Mutant: Year Zero
Bundle of holding have a couple of offers up just now for Ars Magica, the magical fantasy RPG from Atlas Games. It was originally published by Lion Rampant and then by my beloved White Wolf. Indeed, it was created by Mark Rein-Hagen, who also created Vampire: The Masquerade and, with it, the World of Darkness. … Continue reading Bundle(s) of Holding: Ars Magica 5th Ed.
Most of the Cthulhu mythos material out there is set during or often before the early 20th century. In the past few years, we've seen some sources bring this mythos into the modern day. My favourite of these updates is The Laundry Files series by Charles Stross, but another interesting one is the Delta Green… Continue reading Bundle of Holding: Delta Green
Mystery is a crucial part of many RPG campaigns, but there are some fundamental issues with the structures of some of these campaigns. It's great when players find, identify and interpret clues, but they don't always find them, and a couple such misses can leave a mystery unsolvable. I mean, this can be overcome by… Continue reading Bundle of Holding: Lots of Gumshoe
I'm still looking for the sci-fi RPG that fits me just right, giving me a good system that can be really flexible and gives an interesting setting that both gives a good jumping-off point for stories, but doesn't constrict with an existing and expansive IP. This latter point, on not being bogged down with a… Continue reading Bundle of Holding: Mindjammer
So far, I've done Top 50 rankings for two years. Paranoia appeared in both sets, at number 21 in 2016 and then an even more respectable number 2 in 2017. So, yeah, needless to say, I really like this game. Paranoia feels unique. It is often described as a cross between 1984 and Monty Python… Continue reading Bundle of Holding: Paranoia Classic
