Then you may be interested in the 4e Tweetup (a meet-up organised via Twitter) happening on the 19th of March. Because it involves gamers, there will be games. I believe two are planned but it depends on the numbers. The
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Shades of Grey: From RPGs to Board Games
The recent announcement of Fortune Cards for D&D has caused a flurry of excitement and anger. As the designer of a card based RPG this issue resonates with me and highlights a growing trend in games design. The old designation
D&D Deathmatch Fun and Games
Last week, I enjoyed a pleasant day in the company of the East Midlands RPG Group at their annual Deathmatch tournament. Using 4e D&D rules, players spawned into an arena and kicked the blazes out of each other against the
D&D Player’s Strategy Guide: A More Thoughtful Look
Yesterday, I posted a reactionary piece called D&D Player’s Strategy Guide: How Much Will It Suck? which garnered some thoughtful comments. Often more thoughtful than the original article so I felt it appropriate to give the subject a second, more
D&D 4e Review: The Desire
The Desire, Published by Nevermet Press What is The Desire? It is a chimera made from the parts of many creatures – part adventure, part background material and part fiction. All the product of a unusual, collaborative writing process. Originally
D&D History & Growth (2009 Edition)
How much has the 4th Edition grown over the past year? Following last year’s investigation into the size and growth of each edition of D&D, the big question for this year’s updated graph is how fast is 4e’s rule base
Poll: The Lifespan of D&D 4e
Last year, I produced a graph showing the relative size of each edition of D&D from 1974 onwards. This included all the published and announced books for 4e but only six months from its launch, the data for 4e was
D&D is Doomed (But Not Just Yet)
The fourth part of the D&D Carnival – This time focusing on it the game’s future. “On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero” The simple truth is that D&D, the product and the brand,
It Is Not the D&D I Know and Love
Edition Wars IV: A New Hope For the carnival, I wanted to avoid mindless, repetative Edition Wars over which version of D&D was best so I set a challenge. Play a version of D&D you have never played before
D&D 3.5 Resurgent?
There is no doubt that WotC wants to kill off D&D 3.5. Nothing would please them more than to have everyone chuck their old books in the bin and buy every 4e product they can. There is nothing wrong with