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OPC Musings The weather’s taken a dramatic turn here in Seattle. Just a week ago it was bright sunshine and…

Star Wars: Unlimited announced a release date of March 8th, 2024 for the core set of its upcoming trading card…

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A classic board game from the sprawling portfolio of Reiner Knizia will return to hobby stores next year, courtesy of…

Hello, Pathfinders and Starfinders! Now that we’re getting back into the swing of regular streams here at Paizo, I thought…

Backerkit announced a new policy that effectively bans the use of solely AI-generated artwork in projects hosted on its crowdfunding…

15:35 pm October 05 2023 UTC Something we haven't played yet but looks really cool is the Household RPG. We…

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The Tabletop Awards are back to celebrate and recognise the greatest games, creators and talent that the tabletop industry has…

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Wizards of the Coast released product line details for Ravnica Remastered, a new reprint set for Magic: The Gathering, that…

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Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

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Posted in: Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Games, Interview, Pop Culture | Tagged: book, d&d, Dragonlance, interview, novelWe got a chance…

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With classic RPG Final Fantasy 7 in the middle of its long-awaited remake trilogy on games consoles, with second chapter…

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases place you at the breaking point of a centuries-old…

Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring and its D&D 5E spin-off are finally venturing into the mines of…

Pegasus Publishing has acquired licenses from Paizo Inc. for merch based on Paizo properties Pathfinder and Starfinder, and from Steve…

You can find Part 1 here. Saturday We’d left off half-way through our gaming day… Mothership This is the 3rd…

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Wizards of the Coast announced Festival in a Box: Las Vegas 2023, a new Secret Lair bundle for Magic: The…

Posted in: Collectibles, Hasbro | Tagged: hasbro, Marvel Legends, star wars, transformersGet ready for the return of Hasbro Pulse Con…

PAX Unplugged’s Rising Showcase is back for another year, looking to spotlight independent tabletop games at this year’s convention -…

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OPC Musings Happy September! Objectively the best month of the year, and I’m not biased because it’s my birth month.…

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The studio behind Wingspan, Stonemaier Games, has revealed their next tabletop title – Apiary. Set in a distant future wherein…

Posted in: Conventions, Events, Games, PAX Unplugged, Tabletop | Tagged: Matthew Mercer, penny arcade, ReedPOPAt the end of PAX West…

You can find part one here. We left off on Saturday afternoon. A quick bite and it was off to……

Here’s a look behind the scenes at Paizo’s internal playtests. Welcome to the second blog following up on the recent…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

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A recent survey has found that people are playing more tabletop games since before the lockdown period over 2020. In…

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Didn’t actually realize it until I began writing these blogs, but this was my 5th year attending Gen Con. I…

Flashing the claws on a Gen Con panel! August 2023 was a huge, exciting month for Kobold Press. Let’s fondly…

Hello Pathfinders! As we announced during our Gen Con Keynote Presentation, we have a playtest of two new classes starting…

Free League announced Moria – Through the Doors of Durin, a new expansion for The One Ring RPG, which will…

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The makers of the Transformers and Power Rangers RPG are aiming a bit more niche for their next tabletop adaptation.…

We hope you have enjoyed the ToV Alpha Release. Seeing it in action at Gen Con 2023 was a highlight…

We caught up with Free League CEO Tomas Harenstam at Gen Con and talked about his view of the RPG…

Through long hours of travel and the hottest Gen Con to date, the Kobolds are happy to report that Gen…

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ENnie Awards Winners for 2023! The role-playing game industry luminaries gathered in a secret cabal at Gen Con and selected…

Wizards of the Coast teased the themes of Magic: The Gathering sets that will release in 2025 through 2026. At…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

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Hail and huzzah, Starfinders and Pathfinders! We had a spectacular time at Gen Con in Indianapolis with record-breaking attendance, full…

The Harvey Awards announced the nominations for 2023 awards in six different categories, and for the second year in a…

OPC Musings Congratulations on surviving Gen Con, players! I’m assuming, anyway. Like the June update, I’m writing this before Gen…

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Upper Deck showcased three major releases at their Gen Con 2023 booth. The Vs. System 2PCG: The Boys game was…

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Greetings, players! We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be attending PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA this December! We’ll be running…

Evil Genius Games has announced a trio of new role-playing sourcebooks for 2024:  TheMilitary Handbook, Weapons Locker, and The Garage. …

Paizo, Inc. announced Starfinder 2E, a new edition of the popular starfaring RPG, which will begin playtesting with the release…

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Gen Con 2023, which took place just this weekend, has broken the event’s attendance record. Taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana,…

Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…

WizKids announced a number of new HeroClix releases spanning the next ten months at the company’s Fan Appreciation Event during…

Eight Sets Coming Next Year Plus a Co-branded 'Clue' Game; Three New 'Universes Beyond' IPs Revealed Wizards of the Coast…

The winners of the 2023 Ennie Awards have been announced, with the Avatar RPG, Blade Runner RPG and Vaesen winning…

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Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson will continue his expansion into the world of tabletop gaming with an upcoming deckbuilding game, Dicebreaker…

An upcoming RPG looks to combine the storytelling of roleplaying games with the ease of jigsaw puzzles. In place of…

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Day one is done at Gen Con 2023! We met, at a conservative estimate, one zillion fans today and distributed…

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Stockholm Kartell fans will soon be eating well if the news out of a panel at GenCon Indy is any…

Pathfinder and Starfinder publisher Paizo has insisted that the tabletop RPGs won’t look to take on Dungeons & Dragons with…

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