17/07/2016 – 23/07/2016
What happened in the world of tabletop over the last week?
Who remembers the crazy first days of Dungeons & Dragons? Dorks of Yore do, and provided a video of Tim Kask talking about artwork in the early D&D books.
Charity begins at home. Or maybe not, depending on how you interpret Kickstarter’s rules.
Hollywood Reporter uncover the shocking truth. Some celebrities are nerds! And like to play roleplay games! When will the madness end?
Games vs Play talk to Melbourne game designer Sye Robertson.
The Spiel des Jahres winners are announced. Congratulations to Codenames for taking out the top spot.
Some of the new Kickstarters from this week:
- Clash of the Genres: Tactical player versus player chaos!
- Poisoner’s Pour
- Helheim RPG: A Tabletop Skirmish Roleplaying Game
- Fallen Land: A Post-Apocalyptic Board Game
- Willow River-The Wild Outdoor Adventure Game
- Swords & Sails Coins: Realistic Byzantine Coins from 1000 AD
- Roots of Mali – Competitive, abstract strategy for 2 players
- Super Powered Smash Masters!
This is not an endorsement of any of these games, creators or Kickstarter campaigns.