The background behind FENG SHUI is this: A secret war is being waged. The bad guys range from eunuch sorcerers from Ancient China to cyber-demonic scientists from the future. They all want the same thing–the power of FENG SHUI.

Welcome to Puppetland, where you assume the role of a puppet. This puppet can be one of the following: Finger Puppet, Hand Puppet, Shadow Puppet, or Marionette Puppet. Each has certain things they can and cannot do…

The general concept of the game is that it simulates two tribes of ‘Zoons’ (cuddly little animals with humanoid characteristics and only semi-pronounceable names) battling it out to capture each other’s ‘Emblem’ or tribal totem.

I jump at a chance to review microgames and microgame-like products; there’s a certain Zen-like beauty in a game that is complete unto itself, done in a small format.

One of the most unexpected recent entries to the well-worn category of classic fantasy games is Gemini, a very dark fantasy game from Stockholm, Sweden. It’s a fascinating study–on one hand, it’s a D+D retread game without much to comment upon, but at the same time it subverts your expectations again and again with some very interesting variations on classic themes.

In a time when I find myself disenchanted with many of the directions that tabletop RPGs have been taking in terms of production values, I have found the White Wolf Updates for both Trinity and Aberrant a breath of fresh air.

The ad copy for the game states, ‘Any roleplayer with an interest in Mythic Scandinavia should have Ultima Thule!’, which begs the question, ‘Am I interested in Scandanavia?

Halloween has just passed, so I thought I’d drop a line into the good people at Eden Studios and see if I could find out more about their upcoming game All Flesh Must Be Eaten.

I have had little or no experience with the Warzone system prior to receiving several items for review. Now, I’m seriously rubbing my chin and contemplating making an investment in the system, as my wife despairs.

If you dropped copies of the old-school Keep on The Borderlands and the movie Dragonheart into a blender with a dash of Rolemaster supplements, you’d end up with IMAGINE.