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Some recent reviews of note of Call of Cthulhu releases by Antonios S. of RPG.Net, Pookie at Reviews from R'lyeh, and American entertainment trade journal Variety:ALONE AGAINST THE DARK (CALL OF CTHULHU)"…a high-octane, globe-spanning adventure that promotes its relentlessness from the get go… … read more

Lynne Hardy interviews Chaosium's board games line editor Susan O'Brien for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background?I always say I’m on about my fourth career—life can lead you in many interesting ways. I’ve had several different jobs: while at university studyi … read more

Lynne Hardy interviews artist Kat Birmelin for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background? I hold a BFA in commercial illustration from the American Academy of Art, Chicago. In 2016, I studied for a semester online with Rebecca Leveille Guay, and this coming fall … read more

Chaosium and Uhrwerk Verlag have announced the signing of a licensing deal to bring out a German edition of the newly-released RuneQuest Roleplaying in Glorantha RPG.Jeff Richard, Chaosium's creative director said, “I’ve long been impressed with the high quality and artistry of Uhrwerk Ver … read more

If your roleplaying gaming has mostly been in the D20 sphere, here are some interesting ways you might find RuneQuest is different.1. RuneQuest is part of Chaosium’s D100 Basic Roleplaying system. It is intuitive and easy to play: virtually all rolls determining success or failure of a task are dete … read more

Chaosium is at the Origins Game Fair this weekend (June 13-17), in Columbus OH. Team members Rick, Todd and James will be there, along with a full suite of current Chaosium products including the 2018 Free RPG Day release Scritch Scratch. Rick also has advance physical copies of& … read more

Through a huge reader poll, this month's Tabletop Gaming Magazine features a list of the "150 best board, card, roleplaying and miniatures games ever made". In the count-down of the "Greatest Games Ever Made"—covering every facet of tabletop gaming from Chess and Monopoly to Exploding Kitt … read more

Lynne Hardy interviews RPG trailblazer Kerie Campbell for Women in Tabletop Gaming MonthSerious ones first:1. What is your background? I’m pretty boring, actually. Didn’t finish college, no degrees. I became disabled in the early 1990s and haven’t worked since then. Quite a bit of the past c … read more