I mentioned, way back on the first episode of On The Radar, a cyberpunk RPG that  had caught my eye. It was called Technoir, and was on kickstarter, being pitched as “high tech, hardboiled roleplaying”. Well, you can now get yourself a copy of the game from DriveThruRPG. I was really impressed by the playtest [...]

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This week I talk about three games that have caught my attention, two RPG’s and a wargame. As we get closer to GenCon, I imagine there will be more and more cool stuff revealed and I am very excited! Burning Wheel Gold Dark Harvest: Legacy of Frankenstein (official site) Dark Harvest: Legacy of Frankenstein (Cubicle [...]

On The Radar #7 [ 0:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

From what I hear Auscon is working hard to formalise the event schedule for October. If you want to GM your favourite game, you need to put your hand up NOW. Like, RIGHT NOW, not after your Coco Pops or in the next ad break. C’mon, show us what’s so cool about that game you [...]

So, I have five episodes out and will record another on Wednesday (no guarantee it will be out then, but it will… http://fb.me/OmsEX0oV # Finally spent my ThinkGeek voucher from the Uprising Iron Game Designer (?) competition. Now, to go sit by the mailbox. # "Can we watch The Guild tonight?" #ProofMyWifeIsGeeky # "Ooh, a [...]

I was originally going to have a bit of a chat about games that I played as a teen, that have recently had a bit of a revival. It turns out, though, there are a lot more than I realised! So, I am going to just talk about one game this episode, and get to [...]

On The Radar #6: Open D6 [ 11:44 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

New distractions at Here Be Gamers! – Do your gaming buddies stimulate you? http://t.co/mYuuRRq # New distractions at Here Be Gamers! http://t.co/mYuuRRq # More cool stuff: Abney Park RPG http://herebegamers.com/?p=353 # Trying to update the website and all the connections between it, FB and Twitter. This is a test message. By all means, encourage me. [...]

This week I carry on about the Fiasco Companion (again!), and give you a run down on its content. I also give a brief overview of Google+, which I have been fiddling around with over the last week. Rumour has it that anyone with a Google account can now join, so feel free to add [...]

On The Radar #5 [ 12:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I posted about the Abney Park RPG a while ago, and it is now available for preorder. Below is the message sent from Captain Robert on July 2nd: ABNEY PARK’s AIRSHIP PIRATES RPG Pre sales begin today at
 2:00pm pst

. The first 300 copies sold will be numbered & autographed by Captain Robert FINISHED! Pre [...]