Role-playing, war games and fantasy sports

Role-playing games seemed to appear of nowhere in the early 1970s and have been a quiet but steady presence in American culture ever since.

Hyper-reality.

Even before the original Frostgrave rulebook landed in players' hands, its artwork, previewed in the run-up to release, attracted widespread attention and acclaim.

Ginnungagap, the Gaping Abyss, was once what separated the realms of Ice and Fire, keeping them in balance and sparing the other realms from their ravages.

Men of Bronze is a wargame that allows you to play out Classical Greek hoplite battles on the tabletop.

Far from the battlefields of Europe and North Africa, Allied forces fought a very different war against another foe, from the jungles of Burma to the islands of the Pacific and the shores of Australia.

Set in an age of feuding samurai, wandering swordsmen and fearless warrior monks, Ronin is a skirmish wargame that captures the flavour and excitement of such Akira Kurosawa films as Seven Samurai and Yojimbo.

1944Atomic testing at Los Alamos opens a rift in the fabric of space, while the detonation of the Fat Boy atomic bomb over Dresden creates a second.

In Adventure and Meeting untersucht die Theaterwissenschaftlerin Gerke Schlickmann das faszinierende Phänomen LARP (Live Action Role Playing) unter theater- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Aspekten.

A roleplaying game of fast-moving beat 'em up action take to the streets, take on the gangs, take back your City!

Poseidon's Warriors is a set of wargaming rules for large-scale naval actions between fleets of Classical galleys from the Greek and Persian clash at the battle of Salamis to the battle of Actium that decided the fate of Rome.

Shoot, ram, skid, and loot your way through the ruins of civilisation with Gaslands: Refuelled, the tabletop miniature wargame of post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem.

With more than 23,000 copies sold of the first edition, this second edition of the best-selling Bolt Action World War II wargaming ruleset from Osprey and Warlord Games presents streamlined and refined rules, incorporating all the FAQs and errata compiled over four years of intensive gameplay.

Level up your Game Master skills with these fun, interactive prompts and activities to help your worldbuilding from RPG expert James D'Amato.

Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern action-thrillers such as the Bond and Bourne films.

The Frostgrave Folio is the complete collection of all previously released Frostgrave mini-ebook supplements in one printed volume.

In 1919, the US Government declared the production, distribution, and sale of alcohol illegal.

Born in the dark days of the great crusades, the warrior monks of the Knights Templar vowed to defend pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.

Black Ops is a skirmish wargame of tactical espionage combat that recreates the tension and excitement of modern action-thrillers such as the Bond and Bourne films.

The Aesir are dead, and the Vanir, now uncontested in their divinity, come to claim what is left of the Nine Realms.

While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis.

1944Atomic testing at Los Alamos opens a rift in the fabric of space, while the detonation of the Fat Boy atomic bomb over Dresden creates a second.

With this latest supplement for Bolt Action, players now have all the information they need to field the varied military forces of the United States of America.

Global esports explores the recent surge of esports in the global scene and comprehensively discusses people's understanding of this spectacle.

Actual play is a movement within role-playing gaming in which players livestream their gameplay for others to watch and enjoy.

Since Dracula's rise to power a shadow has swept across the nation, but nowhere is it darker than in the Deep South.

From the late Revolutionary Wars and Egyptian campaign, to the battles of Austerlitz, Borodino, Leipzig, and Waterloo, Absolute Emperor is a mass battle wargame that provides all the rules needed to play during this period of grand armies and sweeping campaigns.

In the days of ancient Felstad, vampires kept to the shadows, their small numbers no match for the power of the city's wizards.

As the wars of Napoleon ravage Europe, chaos and fear reign and the darkness that once clung to the shadows has been emboldened.

Born in the dark days of the great crusades, the warrior monks of the Knights Templar vowed to defend pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.

A World War II tabletop miniatures naval wargame set in the Pacific.

You are one of the thirty Knights Templar who awoke on Friday, 13 October 1307, only to find themselves wanted criminals and branded heretics by the King of France.

Face dangerous new foes, recruit new soldiers, and uncover the mysterious treasures of Ancient Egypt in two new campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play.

Take your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help you build your RPG character's backstorymade specifically for the genres you love to play.

One of the most infamous and decisive battles of the Second World War, Stalingrad was a turning point of the Eastern Front, showing that the German juggernaut was not invincible.

Although few in number, elves produce the most skilful and deadly warriors of all the races.

A guide to developing and selling your game idea from a game design manager at Wizards of the Coast, the world's largest tabletop hobby game company.

Take the fight to the enemy with this new theatre book for Bolt Action.

Outremer: Faith and Blood is a 28mm skirmish wargame featuring small groups of warriors fighting in Outremer during the Crusades.

There are many tales of the Frozen City, and not all of them tell of battles between rival wizards.

The Kingdom of Northymbra is a land in turmoil.

A roleplaying game of mystery and hardboiled action in a city that never sleeps.

A World War II tabletop miniatures naval wargame set in the Pacific.

When it was commissioned, Imperial Research Station 37 was home to nearly 10,000 scientists and researchers working on a vast array of biological and chemical projects.

The Aesir are dead, and the Vanir, now uncontested in their divinity, come to claim what is left of the Nine Realms.

This book provides Bolt Action players with all of the information they need to field the military forces of the Soviet Union.

The Zaharets, the land between the Vori Wastes and the Plains of Aeco, is well-known as the Land of Risings.

A supplement for the award-winning World War II wargame, Bolt Action, focusing on the Axis offensives through Eastern Ukraine and into the North Caucasus.

Set in a mirror of our own world, Sigil & Shadow is a roleplaying game of urban fantasy and occult horror in which players take on the roles of illuminated heroes and shadowed monsters to face the rising tide of supernatural forces.