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  • Tabletop Review: There Was a Dark, Dark House (FirstFable)

    FirstFable: There Was a Dark, Dark House Publisher: Flames Rising Cost: $2.99 Page Count: 28 Release Date: 10/27/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com It’s Halloween time and usually that would mean reviews for games like Call of Cthulhu, Cryptworld, Ravenloft, Chill, World of Darkness and other horror oriented games. The truth is, I already do that…

  • Tabletop Review: Tyranny of Dragons Book II: The Rise of Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition/D&D Next)

    Tyranny of Dragons Book II: The Rise of Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition/D&D Next) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast/Kobold Press Cost: $29.95 ($18.94 at Amazon.com) Page Count: 95 Release Date: 11/4/2014 Get it Here: amazon.com Back in August of this year, Wizards of the Coast and Kobold Press put out the first half of…

  • Tabletop Review: Robotech RPG Tactics Core Rulebook

    Robotech RPG Tactics Core Rulebook Publisher: Palladium Cost: N/A (Only in the core Robotech RPG Tactics Box Set which will be approximately $99.95) Page Count: 112 Release Date: October 2013 Get it Here: Palladium Books Back on 10/15 I did a large unboxing photo collection of the Kickstarter Backer version of the Robotech RPG Tactics…

  • Tabletop Review: Cold Harvest (Call of Cthulhu)

    Cold Harvest (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else0 Page Count: 67 Release Date: 10/17/2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else) Get it Here: Chaosium.com (Eventually) Ah delays. They are not only to be expected with a Kickstarter campaign, but are generally a fact of life. If a backer is lucky, the…

  • Tabletop Review: Book of the Wyrm (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)

    Book of the Wyrm (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing Cost: $25 (PDF)/$50 (Physical) Page Count: 210 Release Date: 10/10/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com(Eventually) Onyx Path Publishing has come a long way with their Kickstarter efforts. Book of the Wyrm is actually their 11th Kickstarter campaign (The 12th, Deluxe Vampire: The…

  • Tabletop Review: Magic The Gathering Khans of Tarkir Set – Temur Avalanche Intro Deck

    Magic The Gathering Khans of Tarkir Set – Temur Avalanche Intro Deck Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Cost: $9.99 Release Date: 09/26/2014 Get it here: StarCityGames I tend to prefer mono- or dual-color decks, but have recently become more interested in experimenting with different play styles, so when Wizards of the Coast kindly sent us a Khans…

  • Book Review: Murder in Corvis (Iron Kingdoms)

    Murder in Corvis (Iron Kingdoms) Publisher: Privateer Press/Skull Island Expeditions Cost: $4.99 Page Count: 152 Release Date: 09/25/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I’ll admit something upfront. I’ve never been interested in Iron Kingdoms or Warmachine. Both feel like a steampunk version of Warhammer and I already have enough RPGs and miniature combat games to pick…

  • Unboxing: Robotech RPG Tactics Wave One

    Wow. Way back in May of 2013, Palladium Games (perhaps best known for RIFTS or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness utilized their Robotech license to create a tactical miniatures game. Now I’ve been a fan of Robotech since I was in single digits and I’ve been playing miniature tactics games like Heroclix and…

  • Tabletop Review: Magic: The Gathering – Morph Cards from Khans of Tarkir

    It’s morphing time! (Sorry. I couldn’t help it.)

  • Tabletop Review: 13th Age Bestiary

    13th Age Bestiary Publisher: Pelgrane Press Cost: $20.95 (PDF)/$31.95 (Physical) Page Count: 244 Release Date: 08/07/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com It’s been a great year for tabletop antagonist collections. Troll Lord Games put out their new edition of Monsters & Treasure. Wizards of the Coast put out the extremely well received Monster Manual and so…

  • Tabletop Review: Magic: The Gathering – Cards and Combos from Khans of Tarkir

    I take a look at some nifty cards and combos I got out of Fat Pack.

  • Tabletop Review: For Rent, Lease or Conquest (Pathfinder)

    For Rent, Lease or Conquest (Pathfinder) Publisher: Adventure a Week, LLC Cost: $7.99 Page Count: 45 Release Date: 09/18/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com With third party releases for Pathfinder, the bad tends to outweigh the good. Because so many companies just throw out things for Pathfinder without any sense of balance or quality control, the…

  • Board Game Review: Space Hulk (Warhammer 40,000)

    Space Hulk, Fourth Edition Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $125 Release Date: 09/20/2014 Get it Here: Secondary Market Only. The print run is completely sold out. I’ve always been more of a Warhammer Fantasy fan than a Warhammer 40K fan. I’ve had Bretonnia and Lizardmen armies since Fifth Edition and Tomb Kings since Sixth, but I…

  • Tabletop Review: Horror on the Orient Express – Digital Edition (Call of Cthulhu)

    Horror on the Orient Express – Digital Edition (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $499.95 (THIS WILL DROP – SEE BELOW) Page Count: Special (See Below) Release Date: 09/26/2014 Get it Here: Chaosium.com After more than TWO YEARS since being funded, a final version of the Horror on the Orient Express remake has been sent…

  • Tabletop Review: Tribebook: White Howlers (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)

    Tribebook: White Howlers (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing Cost: Free to Kickstarter Backers/TBD for Everyone Else Page Count: 95 Release Date: 09/24/2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com (Eventually) Before they were the Black Spiral Dancers, before they were devoted servants of the Wyrm, before they were the…

  • Tabletop Review: Castles & Crusades: Monsters & Treasure

    Castles & Crusades: Monsters & Treasure Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $15 (PDF current version)/$8.39 (Previous printing’s PDF) Page Count: Release Date: 09/22/2014 (PDF to Kickstarter backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Back in June, 685 gamers contributed to the Castles & Crusades Kickstarter, allowing Troll Lord Games to put out a Sixth printing…

  • Tabletop Review: Abandoned Keep

    Abandoned Keep Publisher: Toxic Bag Productions Cost: $1.50 Time: 10:01 Release Date: 09/03/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Every so often I review an audio track for tabletop gaming because I have time or our site is in need of filler. It generally has to have an interesting title or pertain to something else I am…

  • Tabletop Review: Warhammer: The End Times – Nagash Books I & II

    Warhammer: Nagash (Warhammer: The End Times) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $85 (Regular)/$165 (Limited Edition)/$79 (iPad) Page Count: Special (See Below) Release Date: 08/30/2014 Get it Here: Games-Workshop.com If you’ve been reading Diehard GameFAN over the past few weeks, you’ve probably already seen a lot of our Warhammer: The End Times coverage – from issues of…

  • Ten Monsters I Want to See in Monster Manual II! (Dungeons & Dragons)

    I know, right? For most gamers, the Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition Monster Manual isn’t even out yet! I’ve already reviewed it though and honestly – I want more. Now, no Monster Manual is perfect, because there is only so much room and so some monsters, even very popular ones, get left on the cutting…

  • Tabletop Review: Alternate Dungeons: Haunted House (Pathfinder/d20)

    Alternate Dungeons: Haunted House Publisher: Raging Swan Press Cost: $2.45 Page Count: 12 Release Date: 09/10/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Unless characters are very low level, it’s pretty hard to pull off a proper haunted house in Pathfinder or Dungeons & Dragons, Third Edition. After all, Paladins, Clerics and Necromancers all have special abilities versus…