Colouring Books designed for adults rather than kids are high fashion right now. I see why; they’re fun. You get to escape into a book, do something with your hands that isn’t typing and get to create. For many of us that’s a rare combination of activities and a welcome one. My prediction is whole […]
Half-orc barbarian rages and the mystery of cakes
Kimberly Chapman is a roleplayer and a baker. She runs the site Eat the Evidence where you’ll enjoy a mix of ‘edible media’, parenting chat and geek references. Baking and gaming are both hobbies and as Kimberly’s site says, “Failure is always an option, then eat the evidence” who better to ask about tips, tricks […]
Cake: Death as the Hogfather
Death waits for no one… but may dress up now and then. This is Death as the Hogfather. That the Terry Pratchett Discworld character who visits kids on Hogswatchnight (December 32) and brings gifts. This cosplaying Death is also a cake. This particular cake was created by the talent that is Jo Orr at Ciccio […]
Tea versus evil: A review of the Discworld board game The Witches
The Witches is the second of Martin Wallace’s Discworld board games. It follows Ankh Morpork. In Ankh Morpork I found myself dropping friends in heaps of trouble for fun and to win the game. In The Witches I found that you were often better off helping each other out – particularly when it came […]
Sneakily straight forward: A review of the Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game
The rules to Tree Frog Games’ Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game say; Ankh-Morpork is a relatively simple game. When it is your turn you play a card, do what it says on it, and then fill your hand back up to five cards. The next player then does the same, and so on until someone […]
Exclusive Terry Pratchett Discworld Kindle cases raise money for charity
The bookshop Waterstones will release two exclusive Terry Pratchett Kindle cases on the 9th of September including a special edition signed case. The designs feature work from Josh Kirby and are available in-store as well as via an online store. The limited edition Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite case are signed by Terry Pratchett on the […]
Review of The Long Earth
The Long Earth is a book by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. It’ll start with an admission. Although I was familiar with Pratchett and the Discworld series I wasn’t familiar with British sci-fi writer Stephen Baxter. Baxter is firmly established, a multi-award winner and responsible for the likes of Xeelee, A Time Odyssey (which was […]
Terry Pratchett’s meteorite sword
Sir Terry has forged himself a sword from 81kg of ore that he dug up and smelted in the grounds of his own house. He used his own makeshift kiln – a clay built kiln that was fueled with damp sheep manure. Terry Pratchett decided to create the sowrd after being knighted by the Queen. […]
Phil Masters e-View | Echoes #3
Phil Masters is one of the stalwarts of British roleplaying. As a regular writer for Steve Jackson Game’s GURPS line his influence on the industry is felt all over the world. The recently released Hellboy RPG and re-released Discworld Roleplaying Game carry his name as an author. In this e-View we ask Phil about what […]
Echoes from the Wyrd #3
Welcome to the third Echo from the Wyrd. We feel we’ve done well in this issue; there’s not one e-View but two! Phil Masters’ work for Steve Jackson Games includes the Discworld RPG and the new Hellboy RPG. We ask him about those products as well as his views on a possible 4th edition of […]
