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Gen Con is just 30 days away, and if you're coming to North America's biggest convention of them all we look forward to seeing you at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis IN, from 30 July - 2 August 2026. If you're new to our games, or a Chaosium fan from way back, we have so much in store … read more

We're excited to announce Time Without Tide, a whole new game with a unique setting and system launching soon on Backerkit. Time Without Tide is a tabletop role-playing game of exploration and adventure within a fog shrouded, faux-Victorian, post-apocalyptic world. You are a Delver, one of the dete … read more

TTRPG historian Shannon Appelcline ('Designers & Dragons') is putting together a timeline of Cthulhu roleplaying games, The Rise and Call of the Cthulhu Empire. It charts the extraordinary success of the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game in its various flavours since 1981, and the many and vario … read more

Today is Free RPG Day! Pick up your axe and shield and sail your longship into your Friendly Local Game Store on June 27th, 2026 for Chaosium's offering, the Age of Vikings Quickstart. This full color book lets you plunge right into the action, becoming heroes like those of old, along with fo … read more

Paul Grogan from the Gaming Rules! YouTube channel has created in-depth playthroughs of our board games Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth and Horror on the Orient Express. Check them out to see the mechanics and solutions behind these cooperative adventures! Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmo … read more

“What makes this approach significant is not Pendragon’s “accuracy” but what its constraint-based design suggests about engaging the past more broadly. The game’s appeal cannot be only nostalgia for “simpler times”—its mechanics are unforgiving, its w … read more

Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown Due to Shipping Delays beyond our control - Pendragon Noble's Handbook hardcover and leatherette currently only available in Europe and the UK, but coming to North America and Australia soon. The Pendragon: Noble's Handbook expands the core game experience … read more

Great news for backers of the Horror on the Orient Express the Board Game crowdfunding campaign: the boxes on their way! All the details in the latest update, including a reminder to update your shipping address if needed. … read more