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John Carter of Mars (Phantoms of Mars campaign guide)

April 16, 2021 theratholereviews Leave a comment

[If you’ve never played John Carter of Mars: Adventures on the Dying World of Barsoom, you can read our review…

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Posted in: Review by David Chapman, Roleplaying Games Filed under: John Carter of Mars, Modiphius Entertainment, Phantoms of Mars, Roleplaying Games, RPG, TTRPG

Weave

April 13, 2021 theratholereviews Leave a comment

The use of technology in tabletop games is a contentious one. I love using apps like Herolab for my RPG…

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Posted in: Review by David Chapman, Roleplaying Games, Storytelling Game Filed under: Monocle Society, Roleplaying Games, Storytelling Games, Weave

GM Screens: Don’t Hate the Tool

April 12, 2021 theratholereviews Leave a comment

The prevailing attitude towards using Game Master screens seems to be negative. Game Masters are encouraged to remove this horrid…

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Posted in: Accessories, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: Accessories, PlayRPGs, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games, RPG, TTRPG

Pyramids: A Primer, Abridged

April 10, 2021 theratholereviews 2 Comments

Sometimes a game grows beyond its initial incarnation to become something more. Looney Pyramids is one of those games. In…

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Posted in: Column, Looney Saturday, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Abstract Strategy Games, Board Games, Looney Labs, Looney Saturday, Pyramid Arcade, Pyramids, Strategy Games

Luchador (Masked Men of Mexico)

April 9, 2021 theratholereviews Leave a comment

The best laid plans of rats and men often go awry. That is what goes through my head whenever I think about…

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Posted in: Review by David Chapman, Roleplaying Games Filed under: Lucha Libre, Luchador, Masked Men of Mexico, PlayRPGs, ReadRPGs, RPG, Spartacus Publishing, TNA, TTRPG, Wrestlemania, Wrestling, WWE

Block and Key

April 6, 2021 theratholereviews Leave a comment

[Editor’s note: The following preview is based on a complete, but not finalized, product; produced in advance of a crowdfunding…

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Posted in: Board Game, CrowdFUNding Preview, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Block and Key, Board Games, CrowdFUNding, CrowdFUNding Preview, Inside Up Games

April RPG Blog Carnival: A Scroll by Any Other Name

April 5, 2021 theratholereviews Leave a comment

It’s April at the RPG Blog Carnival (and in the real world, too, I guess) and our theme this month…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer, Roleplaying Games, RPG Blog Carnival, Uncategorized Filed under: Codex Anathema, indie rpgs, PlayRPGs, ReadIndieRPGs, ReadRPGs, Renaissance Gamer, RPG, RPG Blog Carnival, TTRPG

Luchador (Bright Lights & Barbed Wire)

April 2, 2021 theratholereviews

“No Holds Barred” style brawling matches had been common in the US wrestling world for decades, but in the 1990s…

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Posted in: Roleplaying Games Filed under: Bright Lights and Barbed Wire, indie rpgs, Lucha Libre, Luchador, PlayRPGs, ReadIndieRPGs, ReadRPGs, RPG, Spartacus Publishing, TNA, TTRPG, Wrestling, WWE

Attack of the Kaiju

March 30, 2021 theratholereviews

This week is a big disappointment. BIG, like, kaiju big. Tomorrow is the American release of Godzilla vs Kong. I’m…

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Posted in: Board Game, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Attack of the Kaiju, Godzilla, Kaiju, King Kong, Kong, WildFire, Wildthing

BESM (Dramatis Personae)

March 26, 2021 theratholereviews

[If this is your first exposure to BESM (previously known as Big Eyes, Small Mouth), you may wish to start…

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Posted in: Review by David Chapman, Roleplaying Games Filed under: Anime, BESM, BESM 4, BESM Naked, Big Eyes Small Mouth, Dyskami Publishing Company, Japan, Japanime Games, Manga, Roleplaying Games

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