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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 Dungeoneerium Awaits!

I LOVE Loke Battle Mats. I’ve reviewed their products a lot on here. Right now, their latest crowdfunding project is

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Throwback Review: Ghostbusters RPG (1986)

When people talk about influential RPGs from the 1980s, Ghostbusters often gets treated like a charming side note. It shouldn’t

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Wargaming Lets You Finish Something

One of the things I appreciate most about wargaming is that it lets me finish something. That sense of completion

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Trying out: Infinity

The other day, I finally tried out Infinity for the first time. Not a full game, not a full army

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Area Warhammer Table Shockingly Features L-Shaped Ruins In Exact Same Places As Every Other Table On Earth

In a development that experts are calling “completely expected and yet deeply reassuring,” a Warhammer 40,000 table set up Tuesday

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Throwback Review: Traveller Boxed Set (1977)

When people talk about the foundations of tabletop roleplaying, the conversation usually starts with Dungeons & Dragons. That makes sense.

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Wargaming Gives Me Something RPGs Often Don’t

I’ve been realizing lately that a lot of my frustration with roleplaying games has nothing to do with the games

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Area Gamer Backs $400 Kickstarter To Avoid Missing Out On Game He Will Never Play

Local tabletop enthusiast Kevin Rourke confirmed Tuesday that he has pledged $400 to a Kickstarter campaign in order to avoid

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Throwback Review: Warhammer Fantasy Battles 5th Edition (1996)

There are some editions of a game that feel less like rules sets and more like entire eras. Warhammer Fantasy

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The Social Contract Is the Real Rulebook

Every RPG comes with a rulebook. Some are sleek and tight. Some are sprawling tomes that double as blunt weapons.

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