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Khan of Khans Kickstarter funds on first day - on to Stretch Goals!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 14th Jan 2017
As you would expect, it felt wonderful to have our Khan of Khans Kickstarter get funded within 24 hours, and we did take a few moments to celebrate. Then, the last sentence caught our eye and reminded us there were still 19 days to go. Getting to $10,000 was not the end, it was merely the end o
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KHAN OF KHANS is live on Kickstarter - Wa-Ha!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 10th Jan 2017
KHAN OF KHANS is live on Kickstarter—the battle begins on the Plains of Prax!Our Reiner Knizia card game is fun and fast, and an ideal family game for ages 9+.The Kickstarter campaign runs from January 10 - January 31, and we'd love your support. We are looking for tribal members to take up the
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Designing the new RuneQuest - Part 12
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Jan 2017
By Jeff RichardSo it has been a few months since I've written up a recent design notes for the new edition of RuneQuest, but with a New Year comes new design notes!To begin with, a progress report: Jason Durall is now doing his last wave of edits (after adding copious edits from Steve Perrin) to the
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Guide to Glorantha is back in a special "50th Anniversary of Glorantha" slipcase edition!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Jan 2017
A world of gods, heroes, and mythic fantasy, fully described in epic detailThe 2015 Diana Jones-winning Guide to Glorantha has returned! And to mark the fiftieth year of Greg Stafford's mythic universe, the second printing is housed in a magnificent "50th Anniversary of Glorantha" slipcase.&nbs
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CHAOSIUM LAUNCHES FIRST REINER KNIZIA BOARD GAME AT ESSEN SPIEL '16
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Oct 2016
At Internationale Spieltage '15 last year, the iconic American game company Chaosium announced a partnership with world renowned game designer Reiner Knizia to produce two board games in the coming year.This year at Essen, the first of these games has been officially revealed.KHAN OF KHANS is a
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Geek and Sundry gives 4 REASONS YOU NEED TO PLAY THIS 38 YEAR-OLD RPG NOW
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 28th Sep 2016
Geek & Sundry deftly explains why while most other 70s RPGs lie rotting in landfills, RuneQuest still inspires devotion. And Sandy Petersen himself has some interesting points to make about RQ's singular appeal...http://geekandsundry.com/4-reasons-you-need-to-pla...TLDR? - here are the four
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The Gods War Kickstarter success brings Greg Stafford's mythic world of Glorantha to a wider audience
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 15th Sep 2016
A note of thanks from Chaosium...It's over - Sandy Petersen's The Gods War attracted nearly 2000 backers, and raised over $585K - wow! Sandy has his note of thanks from Petersen Games to everyone who supported the campaign in this Kickstarter update link.And we at Chaosium also wish to tha
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Star Trek and Glorantha both turn 50 years old, and there's a connection...
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 9th Sep 2016
Star Trek is 50 years old today. And Greg Stafford also discovered his mythic fantasy setting Glorantha in 1966 too. But did you know that in the intervening half-century Glorantha has found its way into the Star Trek universe?Robert Hewitt Wolfe, RuneQuest fan and one of the pro
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