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NEW CHAOSIUM AWARDS! |
| Chaosium is honored that Diehard Gamefan has awarded Tabletop Gaming Awards to two of our 2012 publications: CTHULHU BY GASLIGHT and MYTHIC ICELAND. |
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LYNN WILLIS |
| We are sad to announce the passing of Lynn Willis, a pillar of Chaosium, Call of Cthulhu, and of the roleplaying community. Lynn had been combating aging and illness for several years, and passed while in a hospital for treatment. He is survived by his partner Marcia, and a community of friends and admirers. |
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TWO BEGINNING ROLEPLAYER CONTESTS |
| Chaosium is hosting two contests aimed at introducing young gamers to the fun and amazing possibilities of Basic Roleplaying. We believe that gaming is a great way for parents to interact with their kids. It is a wonderful way to spend time together, to talk about things in the midst of the game, and the kids may even learn a lesson or two (Little Timmy! Why do you want to cast that booger-eating spell on that innocent bunny? Is that a... |
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HORROR ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS KICKSTARTER |
We are excited to announce a Kickstarter campaign for the reprint of Horror on the Orient Express. With your support we will (hopefully) raise the money required to reprint the iconic boxed set, originally published in 1991.
The reprint of Horror on the Orient Express has been a hot topic in gaming forums, and has been eagerly awaited by many fans of Call of Cthulhu. We are planning to release a full boxed set... |
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ENNIE NOMINATIONS |
| We are extremely pleased to have our recent release, Cthulhu By Gaslight nominated for two ENnies: Best Art: Cover and Best Supplement! We would like to extend a special thanks to authors Kevin Ross and William Barton for the excellent work they did on the book. It is certainly deserving of those awards. |
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DROID FTAGHN! |
| The final rites of gibbous summoning have been completed and the world counts down to oblivion as the critically acclaimed "Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land" today launches for Android phones and tablets. The game is now available from Google Play (with Amazon's Android Store to follow) at a price point of $4.99/€3.99/£2.99. The Android version is also translated to French, Spanish, German and Italian. The game's designer Tomas Rawlings remarked,... |
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2012 CHAOSIUM.COM ADVENTURE CONTESTS |
It's time to start a new round of Chaosium Adventure Contests. This time, we're running two contests at the same time. We're also changing things up this year. There won't be a Halloween Adventure contest this time around. Maybe next year.
Call of Cthulhu 2012 Adventure Contest: Any era, any time, any place.BRP Science Fiction Adventure Contest: Mutants, Aliens, Star Ships, Meteor Impacts, Etc. Authors have until August ... |
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CALL OF CTHULHU: THE WASTED LAND update |
| We are really pleased to say that version 1.2 of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is now out on the app store. This update fixes the bugs that have been found and and improves the controls for the game. We have replaced the old double-tap system with a touch & hold for attacking, using equipment and buying/swapping items. We’ve also added a pinch zoom. We hope you’ll update (how to update) the game and get have bug-free insanity ... |
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CoC: THE WASTED LAND CONTEST |
| Red Wasp Design, the developers of the new Cthulhu-mythos horror/strategy RPG Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land have announced a competition where you could win an original 1936 copy of a pulp fiction magazine featuring the writing of H.P. Lovecraft. The prize is an original March 1936 issue of Astounding Stories which features part of Lovecraft s classic tale of Antarctic horror, "At The Mountains of Madness". Not only that but ... |
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UPCOMING RELEASES |
| Chaosium has many books in the works for 2012. Here is a quick look at the books which have already been edited and are currently in production. n other words these titles are currently either in art direction, layout, or proofing. While they are listed in no particular order each of them is expected to be ready for publishing this year. We will be posting more information about these titles in the coming weeks. |
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