RECENSIONE DI "TANTE STORIE DI RUOLO", RIVISTA SUL GIOCO DI RUOLO OLD SCHOOL
Il primo numero della rivista Old SchoolA Lucca Comics & Games 2019 si è assistito a un sorprendente mini boom delle riviste cartacee dedicate ai giochi di ruolo, uno sviluppo davvero sorprendente...
View ArticleUN NUOVO MODULO OLD SCHOOL IN ITALIANO DAL CHIMERAE HOBBY GROUP
La copertina del nuovo modulo[English Abstract: a new, Italian language Old School adventure module for Master level characters is now available on Lulu]Riceviamo e volentieri pubblichiamo:Giusto in...
View ArticleWHAT COULD HAVE BEEN: GARY GYGAX'S ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS SECOND EDITION!
Gary Gygax as TSR Hobbies PresidentI like reading again and again old game magazines (I like reading new ones too, but they very few!) because quite often I spot articles I did not read before or...
View ArticleKIM EASTLAND HAS PASSED AWAY
A very young Kim Eastland (family photo)Another influential game designer from the Golden Age of RPGs has left us: the family of Kim Eastland announced on February, 2 that he passed away peacefully...
View ArticleIN THIS DAY OF MARCH WE REMEMBER A GIANT...
An outstanding Gary Gygax miniature by Carrero ArtsOn March, 4 2008 Gary Gygax, Father of Role Playing, cofounder of TSR (Hobbies), co creator of Dungeons & Dragons and co creator of Advanced...
View ArticleFLYING BUFFALO LAUNCHES A CROWDFUNDING PROJECT FOR A NEW EDITION OF MONSTERS!...
Covers of the new edition of Monsters! Monsters! and solo adventureMonsters! Monsters! was one the very first fantasy role playing games and most surely the first one where you played the role of a...
View ArticleGOODMAN GAMES ANNOUNCES OAR #5: CASTLE AMBER!
The cover of the new bookGoodman Games has announced on March, 10 the title of the fifth release in the popular Original Adventures Reincarnated line which at the moment three books (The Keep in the...
View ArticleDISPONIBILE UN NUOVO MODULO DELLA SERIE DANGERS & DEMONS
Riceviamo e volentieri pubblichiamo la segnalazione della nuova uscita della collana Dangers & Demons che ora è indiscutibilmente la più vasta serie Old School in lingua italiana con ben...
View ArticleBRIAN BLUME HAS PASSED AWAY
Brian Blume (family photo)Brian Blume, whose investment was seminal in allowing fledgling Tactical Studies Rules (founded by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye, with Blume being admitted after as a partner) and...
View ArticleAN UPDATE ON DICE MEN, GAMES WORKSHOP'S HISTORY BOOK
One of the images (we suppose) to be used in the bookDice Men is a book about the history of Games Workshop, one of the seminal companies in adventure gaming (especially in the UK and Europe), covering...
View ArticleINTERVISTA A MARCO DONADONI SUL LIBRO DI MEMORIE DELL'INTERNATIONAL TEAM
La copertina (provvisoria) del libroMarco Donadoni è stato una delle colonne dell’International Team e della rivista Pergioco, due nomi che hanno significato moltissimo per il settore del gioco in...
View ArticleTHE TEMPLE OF ELEMENTAL EVIL IS THE SIXTH MODULE IN THE OAR SERIES
Provisional cover of the new releaseGoodman Games has announced that the sixth title in the Original Adventures Reincarnated line will see a return to the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons...
View ArticleTHE MEGA ROLE PLAYING SYSTEM - FANTASY EDITION: AN OVERVIEW
Cover of the core rulebookCurrently there is something we could call a 'Scandinavian wave' in the role playing world, due to the popularity of Swedish designs from Free League (Fria Ligan) publishing....
View ArticleCACCIA A KORINDAL, UN NUOVO MODULO BASIC/EXPERT DELLA SERIE DANGERS & DEMONS
La copertina del nuovo moduloRiceviamo e molto volentieri pubblichiamo:"Il Chimerae Hobby Group è lieto di annunciare l'uscita di un nuovo modulo della serie Dangers & Demons. Si tratta del CHDDB4...
View ArticleFLINT DILLE TO RELEASE A MEMOIRS BOOK IN JULY
The cover of the upcoming bookFlint Dille, an influential figure in the '80s pop culture, will publish a memoir book, The Gamemaster - My Life in the '80sGeek Culture Trenches with G.I. Joe, Dungeons...
View ArticleSAD NEWS FOR STEVE JACKSON GAMES
Monica Stephens (Steve Jackson Games photo)Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games, one of the most long lived, prolific and innovative game companies (old school gamers seem to appreciate its new The...
View ArticleLEGENDARY GAME ARTIST JIM HOLLOWAY HAS PASSED AWAY
The artwork on the cover of D&D module B4 The Lost CitySad news for all fans of golden age and vintage role playing games: the family of Jim Holloway, fabled artist who worked for TSR (Dungeons...
View ArticleRIVISTE METEORA DI GIOCHI DI RUOLO (E NON SOLO): VALINOR
Il primo numero di ValinorNella prima metà degli anni '90 del XX secolo (fa sempre una certa impressione chiamarlo così) si assiste a una certa vivacità nel settore delle riviste di giochi, anche se...
View ArticleGAMES MAGAZINE, A SHORT LIVED BRITISH PUBLICATION
The first issue of The Gamer (Boardgamegeek image )The United Kingdom has very often been blessed by excellent (albeit sometimes short lived) gaming magazines and it has the distinction of being home...
View ArticleAGONISTIKA NEWS, UNA DELLE PIU' LONGEVE (E MENO RICORDATE) RIVISTE ITALIANE...
Il primo numero di Agonistika News (gennaio/marzo 1991)Ho ricordato spesso su Dungeon Master Magazine le riviste italiane che si sono occupate di giochi e anche avviato una sorta di 'serie' dedicata...
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