Rabbit Claws

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Tabletop gaming enthusiast.

And part time board game event organiser.

“Dungeons & Deceptions: The First D&D Players Push Back On The Legend Of Gary Gygax;” https://kotaku.com/dungeons-deceptions-the-first-d-d-players-push-back-1837516834

We have an obsession with crediting one person as the genius, when reality is that most products are a social collaboration. And some things, well the stories become a blur and lost to time #DnD #rpg #ttrpg #tabletop

Dungeons & Deceptions: The First D&D Players Push Back On The Legend Of Gary Gygax

Everybody calls Rob Kuntz last, he says. Those who want to know about the history of Dungeons & Dragons start with co-creator Gary Gygax’s kids, one of Gygax’s biographers, or D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast. As they’re wrapping things up, they might get around to dialing up Kuntz, a 63-year-old game designer. And once they call him, he tells them the same thing: Everything they know about the creation of the tabletop role-playing game is, in his opinion, sorely mistaken or flat-out wrong.

“Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering game that puts the fun in undermining democracy” https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/mapmaker-the-gerrymandering-game-that-puts-the-fun-in-undermining-democracy/

This really showcases the power of board games to not only be leisure but also a talking point where we can learn something #BordGame #Tabletop #Gerrymandering

Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering game that puts the fun in undermining democracy

Creator of Mapmaker beats Ars, also wins the fight to teach folks about gerrymandering.

“Alien Is Getting a Tabletop Roleplaying Game” https://io9.gizmodo.com/alien-is-getting-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game-1834309513

Eek, sounds scary. But it’s certainly a franchise that has grown into quite an expanded universe.

#ttrpg #rpg #aliens #tabletop

Alien Is Getting a Tabletop Roleplaying Game

At the gaming table, no one can hear you scream. io9 can exclusively reveal that Tales From the Loop creator Free League Publishing has teamed up with 20th Century Fox to create an original tabletop roleplaying game series set in the world of Alien. And it’s coming out this year.

“Smugglers” https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191049/smugglers

Saw this being sold at the TK Maxx in Peterborough for £9.99, which I think is a decent price for a dexterity game with dough. #BoardGame #Smugglers #tabletop

“Gloomhaven Fourth Printing”
http://www.cephalofair.com/2018/11/more-gloomhaven-is-coming.html#more-2540

Read the section about 80,000 additional prints and then take a moment to consider this is the 4th print run for a game that’s existed for a mere 2 years.

Then consider Gloomhaven is a £100+ price range game. It’s a testament to its popularity.

#Gloomhaven #BoardGames #Tabletop #statistics

More Gloomhaven is Coming - Cephalofair Games

It’s a bit of a lackluster title for a blog, but I think it does the trick. It covers all the topics I want to talk about with a single vague umbrella. You see, there are three pressing things to discuss. First of all, there is a Gloomhaven expansion, Forgotten Circles, releasing soon. Then there’s …

Cephalofair Games

“Publishers are treating games like a commodity and it's going badly - Nick Bentley Games” https://www.nickbentley.games/commodity-board-games/

It seems the market has hit its peak this year.
#BoardGames #Tabletop

Publishers are treating games like a commodity and it's going badly - Nick Bentley Games

I work in the board game publishing industry, for North Star Games. Until recently, business has been good for publishers, due to years of rapid market growth. Now, everyone’s nervous. Sales are softening. Companies that seemed invincible are buckling. CMON, one of the strongest of the young gun companies, are down $4.1 million in the … Continue reading Publishers are treating games like a commodity and it’s going badly →

Nick Bentley Games

“Brexit: The Board Game of Second Chances™” https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brexitgame/brexit-the-board-game-of-second-chancestm

Not exactly the scenario in history I fancy reliving in board game form…

I mean every time I lose in the game it would be like revisiting that bizarre morning of realisation. #boardgames #kickstarter #brexit

Brexit: The Board Game of Second Chances™

A 2 - 4 player board game that takes you back in time to relive the historic EU referendum. Only this time, you’re in control!

Kickstarter

“Ghostbusters and Men in Black Crossover in Crazy New Board Game” https://movieweb.com/ghostbusters-men-in-black-crossover-tabletop-board-game/

Unexpected. Not exactly expecting a lot in the gameplay, though I’m sure the Super Dungeon Explorer chibis will be cute.

#boardgames #ghostbusters #MenInBlack

Ghostbusters and Men in Black Crossover in Crazy New Board Game

IDW Games and Sony Pictures are collaborating on a new tabletop game that mashes up Ghostbusters and MIB.