Magpie Games is an American tabletop role-playing games publishing company founded in 2011, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1]

Their publications include Root: the Roleplaying Game, an adaptation of the board game Root,[2][3] the horror themed game Bluebeard's Bride,[4] and Urban Shadows, which has an urban fantasy setting.[5]

In 2021, Magpie Games started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the publication of Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game.[6][7][8] It became the most successful Kickstarter campaign for a table-top roleplaying game.[9][10]

Their games have won ENNIE Awards,[11] IndieCade awards,[12] and Indie Game Developer Network awards.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "About Us". Magpie Games. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ Hall, Charlie (2021-12-15). "Root: The Roleplaying Game is a delightfully blank slate, ready for adventure". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ Hall, Charlie (2021-12-08). "The board game Root would never have worked as a D&D campaign". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  4. ^ Beck, Rachel (2018-07-29). "BLUEBEARD'S BRIDE Review - No Way Out; Only Forward". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ^ Martin, Emily (2022-12-29). "10 Of The Best Tabletop Roleplaying Games Beyond D&D". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ^ Clark, Nicole (2022-10-13). "Avatar Legends gives the future of Last Airbender over to the fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  7. ^ Moore, Jared (2021-08-16). "Avatar Legends Has Been So Successful It's Run Out of Stretch Goals". IGN. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  8. ^ "Nostalgic 'Avatar Legends' trailer teases a tabletop RPG that wants to capture the spirit of the shows". SYFY Official Site. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  9. ^ Lang, Brad (2021-08-13). "Avatar: Legends Is the Most Successful TTRPG Ever on Kickstarter". CBR. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  10. ^ Wieland, Rob. "The Avatar Legends Roleplaying Game Has Raised Over $5 Million On Kickstarter". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  11. ^ "2022 Results – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  12. ^ "BLUEBEARD'S BRIDE – IndieCade". Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  13. ^ "Previous Award Winners". Indie Game Developer Network. Retrieved 2023-03-30.