Hidden Realms: The Mummy’s Tomb Turns Dice Rolls into a Tomb-Mapping Puzzle
Map an ancient tomb in 20 turns, balancing dice, gold and open routes in this portable solo or group puzzle from Spyros...
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Hidden Realms: The Mummy’s Tomb Turns Dice Rolls into a Tomb-Mapping Puzzle
Map an ancient tomb in 20 turns, balancing dice, gold and open routes in this portable solo or group puzzle from Spyros...
Keith Parkinson’s Cavalier Drawings Show a Different Side of His Fantasy Art
Keith Parkinson’s bold ink work in Dragon #72 pairs a memorable cavalier elf maiden with a class whose appeal outpaces i...
Seas of Strife Review: A Trick-Taking Game Where Less Is More
Seas of Strife turns familiar trick-taking on its head: players aim to collect as few tricks as possible while adapting...
Lobby Snacks Preview: A Trick-Taker Where Winning Can Cost You
Lobby Snacks pairs open prize cards and flexible plays with a spending limit that can turn a strong round into a bust.
The Book of Valkyries PDF Is Ready for Fantasy Game Tables
After more than five years of work, The Book of Valkyries is available as a PDF, with its print edition still awaiting a...
OD&D’s First Ranger: Joe Fischer’s Class and Its AD&D Legacy
Joe Fischer’s Ranger debuted in Strategic Review before AD&D. Its familiar traits endure, while its early rules show the...
Celtic Legends 3: The World of Éire Joins the Terra Mythica Setting
Rob Stone’s third Celtic Legends book expands Terra Mythica, a loose setting where distinct mythologies can meet while k...
Kohaku: The Big Pond Adds Secret Goals, New Tiles and a Shared Pond Mode
Gold Seal Games’ expansion adds modular scoring options and a competitive shared pond mode to Kohaku, alongside six new...
Slay the Spire’s Defect: Flexible Orb Builds and 0-Cost Combos
The Defect rewards adaptable deckbuilding, from lightning and frost support to rapid 0-cost loops. Here’s what each appr...
Book of Valkyries Adds Skuld, Seer of Fate, to Its OSR Roster
The Book of Valkyries is complete and headed to print, with a revised Skuld illustration and a fate focused profile buil...
Geirskögul, Valkyrie of Shaking Spears, Brings Fury to the Field
Geirskögul boosts nearby allies, unnerves foes and senses conflict from a mile away. Her profile gives game masters a cl...
ORMAN Preview: A Calm, Clever Roll-and-Draw Forest Builder
ORMAN turns four dice into a thoughtful forest puzzle, balancing tree clusters, lakes and variety in a quick print-and-p...
ARDEVUR Review: Mining, Markets and Risky Resource Sales
ARDEVUR pairs mine building and resource management with volatile sales and player interaction. Its disruptive Action Ca...
A Shrine Visit That Can Bless—or Burden—D&D Characters
This house rule turns religious observance into a small XP reward, a possible Bless effect, or a deity-linked Quest for...
How Strong Is Superman in a Guardians Game? Comic Feats and Tabletop Advice
Superman’s lifting feats range from planetary weight to cosmic spectacle. For a Guardians game, treat his strength as st...
Remembering Tim Kask: Stories, Games and a Gruff Warmth
A fellow player remembers Tim Kask’s sharp humor, generous stories and the small convention community where they shared...
Slay the Spire: Building the Silent Around Poison, Shivs and Discard
The Silent rewards careful combos, from Burst and Catalyst to Shiv engines and discard loops, but her early game can lea...
Hervör Alvitr, the Valkyrie of Wisdom: D&D Stats and Abilities
Hervör pairs strong defenses and flight with foresight, illusion-sight and a calming aura that supports allies in tense...
Why Precise Language Matters in RPG Design and Discussion
Terms like “cinematic” can obscure what an RPG actually does. Clear language helps players, designers and critics unders...
Orktober 2025: Ork Army Builds and a 2026 Painting Rematch
Bikers, a Flash Gits captain and new Old World units made Orktober productive, even as a rival’s score set up a determin...