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MU Kickstarter: the "Book Depository" Backer Level - supporting our hardworking FLGS friends in retail
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 20th Apr 2018
Reiner Knizia's Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection is Chaosium's first Lovecraftian board game since 1987's Arkham Horror. It's being Kickstarted right now (currently at 140% of funding, two days in). To support our hardworking friends in brick-and-mortar retai
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What's Happening with RQG #2: The Gods of Glorantha
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 19th Apr 2018
By Jeff RichardIn the last update I talked about what I could see on my computer screen of the awesome new layout for RQG. While on the subject of what is on the screen, I might as well talk about what I have been doing. I just finished the draft manuscript of The Gods of Glorantha, which is ab
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MU Board Game Kickstarter: we're funded, just 16 hours in - now on to Stretch Goals!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 18th Apr 2018
We reached our $25,000 funding goal for the Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection Kickstarter in under 16 hours from launch! From all the team at Chaosium, thank you to all our backers so far—students, professors, valedictorians, deans and members of the board. It's great to be back
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Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection board game - the semester has begun on Kickstarter!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Apr 2018
.....We're excited to have just launched our first Lovecraftian board game since 1987. We hope you'll support our campaign and make the Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection game a reality!—all the team at Chaosium Inc.The basic pledge is just $25.00. This includes the complete
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This weekend Chaosium's James Lowder is a guest of honor at Concinnity, Milwaukee WI
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 17th Apr 2018
Chaosium's James Lowder, Executive Editor for Fiction, is a guest this Saturday, April 21 at Concinnity 18, a gaming and science fiction convention at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He's participating in a panel at noon on writing for Dungeons & Dragons and Call of Cthulhu, then running h
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What's Happening with RQG #1: Deep into Layout!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Apr 2018
By Jeff RichardAn update on RuneQuest progress. We are deep in layout, and the book is looking absolutely amazing, thanks to the hard work of our layout guru Simeon Cogswell. In fact it is so amazing, I wanted to screen share a few pages from my computer to show you how this is shaping up.Now k
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Miskatonic University board game Kickstarter: the Semester commences on April 17th!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Apr 2018
Another Faculty Note from Susan, board games line editor:The launch date for our Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection Kickstarter is set!The MU academic semester commences on Tuesday April 17th. The Kickstarter campaign will run for 21 days, ending on Tuesday May 8th. We're excited
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Masks of Nyarlathotep - Dark Adventure Radio Theatre adaption, coming this summer from HPLHS!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Apr 2018
Something wicked this way comes... exciting news from our friends at the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!