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Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition
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Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition

July 20, 2026 Mark
Tolkien and the Power of Small Places in RPGs
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Tolkien and the Power of Small Places in RPGs

July 17, 2026 Mark
The Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Philosophy of History
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The Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Philosophy of History

July 15, 2026 Mark
Throwback Review: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, 2002
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Throwback Review: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, 2002

July 13, 2026 Mark
Helm’s Deep and Running the Battle Your Players Can Actually See
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Helm’s Deep and Running the Battle Your Players Can Actually See

July 10, 2026 Mark
Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available
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Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available

June 22, 2026 Mark
Humblewood in the Mist Announced
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Humblewood in the Mist Announced

June 16, 2026 Mark
Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles
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Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles

June 9, 2026 Mark
Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like
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Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like

June 3, 2026 Mark

The Wasteland Beckons: D&D’s Apocalyptic Subclasses and the Shadow of Dark Sun

Whenever Wizards of the Coast drops a new Unearthed Arcana, fans scramble to decode what it means for the future

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Playing It Straight: Using Risus for Serious Campaigns

When most people hear about Risus, their minds immediately go to comedy. And it’s not hard to see why: the

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The Deployment Game in Warhammer: The Old World

Before the first dice are rolled, before a single charge is declared or a cannon fires, the game is already

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Making Compact Wargames for Travel

I’m 19 years into my Naval career, heading on a downhill slope toward retirement at 20. Even so, I find

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Diablo: The Roleplaying Game Coming Soon

Glass Cannon Unplugged is releasing Diablo: The Roleplaying Game, coming to Kickstarter sometime in Q4 of this year. I LOVED

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Controlling the Field: Area Denial and Psychological Play in Warhammer: The Old World

At first glance, Warhammer: The Old World might seem like a game about lining up blocks of troops and crashing

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Warhammer: The Old World Matched Play Guide Review

Games Workshop has released a steady flow of material for Warhammer: The Old World since the system returned, but the

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Love by the Quarter Mile 2e Now Available!

My 1-page RPG, Love by the Quarter Mile, was hugely successful, downloaded by 6,614 people, and in 905 different collections

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Storm From the East: Why Grand Cathay’s July 5 Arrival Has Old World Players Buzzing

Three months ago Games Workshop dropped the first real glimpse of Grand Cathay’s tabletop incarnation, framing the empire as an

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Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Critical Role’s Darrington Press

Having recently left Wizards of the Coast, both Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford have joined Darrington Press, the game company

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  • Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition July 20, 2026
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