NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 29, 2024): They’re Gr-r-reat!
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 29, 2024): They’re Gr-r-reat! Q: Name a certain breakfast cereal character. Remove the third, fifth, and sixth letters and read the result backward. You’ll get a word that describes this breakfast cereal character. What is it? Change the fifth letter of the character’s name to an […]
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Mike Myler Talks About The Mists of Akuma Bonanza (5E+)
EN World columnist Mike Myler has reworked and expanded a number of his better known tabletop roleplaying games to be compatible with the 2024 version of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (5.2024e or 5.5e). In a single crowdfunding campaign, he’s offering five books plus a 90-page free preview. That’s ambitious. […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 22, 2024): New Towels
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 22, 2024): New Towels Q: Take the phrase NEW TOWELS. Rearrange these 9 letters to get the brand name of a product you might buy at the supermarket. What is it? I saw an AD for this product just the other day.
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Cowboy Bebop RPG Establishes A Rhythm Of Its Own
One of the main advantages of playing a licensed RPG is playing in a world everyone at the table already knows. It’s fun to imagine your characters crossing paths with the heroes you all love, facing the bad guys you all hate and kicking off each session with the theme […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 15, 2024): A Fancy Capital Entree
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 15, 2024): A Fancy Capital Entree Q: Name a U.S. state capital. Then name a world capital. Say these names one after the other and phonetically you’ll get an expensive dinner entree. What is it? Change the last letter of the dinner entree to the letter […]
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Discworld TTRPG Kickstarter to Launch October 15
Publisher of tabletop RPGs, wargames and board games, Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. has today announced that its Kickstarter campaign for the TTRPG Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork will launch on 15th October 2024. Fans can be notified when the Kickstarter launches by signing up here. Modiphius recently announced that it had secured […]
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 8, 2024): Watercraft on Water
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 8, 2024): Watercraft on Water Q: Take the name of a watercraft that contains an odd number of letters. Remove the middle letter and rearrange the remaining ones to name a body of water. What words are these? How close are you to the answer? Are […]
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Worlds of Design: Prestige Goods
When two groups encounter each other, they may place very different values on the same objects. Imagine a humanoid tribe that is “beyond the pale” of civilized territories occupied by humanity. They have rarely encountered “civilized” peoples. But those people are slowly expanding. Barring actual conflict, which is expensive […]
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