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When President Ulysses S. Grant formed the Department of Justice in 1870, he made special provision for a bar of review regarding the new pass-time sweeping across the land: role-playing games. This bar was meant to establish a standard of quality to ensure that “neckbeards, dorks, geeks, quiet bookish girls, and Guys Who Are Way Into Anime, If You Know What I Mean” were not adversely affected by poorly drafted rule sets and incomprehensible lore dumps. In a nation still attempting to heal from the wounds of the Civil War, it was sadly necessary. Today, the RPG Review Board continues that proud tradition. Gamers can rely on the Board’s judgments, knowing that any game recommended by that august body has passed rigorous standards of fun-evaluation and only the most exacting tests for rules balance and accuracy.

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from RPG Review Board podcast

Castles and Crusades

2022/06/15

Revenge of the ampersand! Our judges take on a fantasy RPG with roots in many editions of the great grand-daddy of games that put words together with this funny little thingy in between. Are the judges amused? Entertained? Shaken, not stirred? Give a listen.

In Chambers - Gen Con 2022

2022/06/01

Judges Adam and Nathan talk about Gen Con 2022. They review what they are attending, and what they are looking forward to at this year's convention. More Megagames. More board games. More RPGs. More rules for grappling.

Atomic Highway

2022/05/15

Let's talk mutants in a blasted nuclear wasteland! No, let's talk Mad Max biker gangs in

In Chambers: RPG Beginnings 2

2022/05/01

We return to memory lane, this time with Trey and Nathan. They discuss how they got started in the hobby and reminisce about the environment, culture, timelines, and games they experienced early in their gaming career.

The Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition

2022/04/15

Open the Cryo-Tubes! Behold a game frozen in time! Join the judges as they examine a game from the early history of the hobby returned to life in the modern world.

In Chambers: Fantasy in RPGs

2022/04/01

Our most self-important judges talk about why modern and science fiction settings for RPGs play a distant second fiddle to the fantasy genre. Come for the five-dollar words, stay for the obscure references.

Modern AGE

2022/03/15

Vehicular manslaughter. It happened and this game made it happen. Need we say anything more?

In Chambers: Solo RPGs

2022/03/01

Sometimes, you can find yourself with more RPG groups and games than you know what to do with. Other times, you may find your dance card empty. How can you engage with the tabletop RPG hobby when it's just you and a room full of shiny dice? Two of our judges address that very subject in this episode.

Mini RPGs

2022/02/15

Sometimes you need to step away from your immersive and complex RPG campaign and just have an evening of something different. Maybe you can be treacherous subjects of a powerful queen, maybe you can be...fake wizards? Or...a skull? Hey, it's only for an evening.

In Chambers: RPG Beginnings

2022/02/01

It's a walk down memory lane as two of our judges talk about the very first time they played an RPG. Embarrassing 80s pop-culture references included.

Savage Worlds Adventure Edition

2022/01/15

Gun shots! Roundhouse kicks! Explosions! How does it feel to be in an action movie all the time? And what is the deal with these squirrels? The Board attempts to provide answers.

In Chambers: Monsters in RPGs

2022/01/01

Heidi and Case each make a top five list of monsters. No one really asked for them to do so, but what can you do? Heidi’s list is terrifying, Case’s is ridiculous. Is that a spoiler?