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Il solo cofanetto edito dalla collana con cinque giochi diversiTra il 1995 e il 1998 l'editore romano Quality Game (recentemente riportato in vita con il lancio del progetto per il gioco di ruolo...
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Model Retailer magazine, June 1984 issueFrom 1975 to 2017 Boynton & Associates, then Kalmbach Publishing, published a trade magazine, Model Retailer, devoted to the model industry but the contents...
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View ArticleFROM THE VAULTS OF FLINT DILLE: THE WILD SPACE PROTOTYPE!
Flint Dille shared on his Facebook profile this wonderful photo of Wuld Space, the second title in the 'hyper reality' series of introductory games after Dragonstrike and set in the Spelljammer...
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View ArticleKEN ST ANDRE VICTIM OF A CAR ACCIDENT!
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View ArticleBAEN BOOKS PUBLISHES A NOVEL SET IN THE CLASSIC TRAVELLER UNIVERSE
The cover of the book Marc Miller, author of the book, has announced the official US release of a "NEWLY REVISED AND EXPANDED NOVEL SET IN THE TRAVELLER UNIVERSE", Agent of The Imperium, that was...
View ArticleRISE AND FALL OF THE TSR EMPIRE IN A NEW BOOK COMING IN 2022
Benjamin Riggs, contributor to Geek and Sundry, has announced in a Facebook post the sale of the rights to Slaying The Dragon, the book entirely devoted to the rise, success, crisis and fall of TSR...
View ArticleKNOCK! MAGAZINE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN A GREAT SUCCESS!
The very first issue of Knock!There are very good news for fans of OSR and RPG magazines that also like good graphics and good artwork. Olivier Revenu, creator and publisher of the Battles wargame...
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View ArticleREVIEW: LA GRANDE AVENTURE DI JEU DE ROLE
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View ArticleQUANDO LA TSR E TUTTI I SUOI LICENZIATARI VENNERO IN ITALIA
La rivista Dadi & C del maggio 1991Tra il 1989 e il 1993 Editrice Giochi, all'epoca il più grande editore italiano di giochi da tavolo e società con in catalogo titoli fortissimi come Cluedo e...
View ArticleAN UPDATE FROM GOODMAN GAMES ABOUT THE OAR 6: THE TEMPLE OF ELMENTAL EVIL
Cover not yet final, but very close...We posted on April, 2020 the Goodman Games official annonncement about the sixth installment in the Original Adventures Reincarnated series and the second one...
View ArticleINTERVISTA A MARCO PASSARELLO, PRIMO TRADUTTORE DEL SET 1 - REGOLE BASE DI...
Un giovanissimo Marco Passarello al lavoro sulla traduzione!Nella ricerca delle remote radici del gioco di ruolo in Italia abbiamo avuto il piacere di incontrare Marco Passarello, la persona che è...
View ArticleLA PRIMA (?) TRADUZIONE IN ITALIANO DI DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
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View ArticleDAVID (DAVE) F. NALLE HAS PASSED AWAY
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View ArticleUNA NUOVA USCITA DELLA SERIE DI MODULI OLD SCHOOL DANGERS & DEMONS
La copertina del nuovo modulo di avventuraRiceviamo e molto volentieri pubblichiamo!"Il Chimerae Hobby Group è lieto di annunciare l'uscita di un nuovo modulo della serie Dangers & Demons. Si...
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