Grenzland 8 – 2d6 Games

Grenzland 8 recently showed up in my mailbox and is also now downloadable on its’ website (or available as a physical copy if desired). The ‘zine once again has a mix of English and German articles, this time focused on 2d6 games (think Traveller, or Cepheus Engine, but not exclusively) The Space Empire of Alexander the Great by agroschim has notes about using a historical period for 2d6 sci-fi games Seven Patrons by me (kyonshi) gives 7 patron encounters for 2d6 games (I wrote them specifically for Traveller) The Cover Game by agroschim details a small game we play on Discord, where people attempt to come up with roleplaying scenarios based on the sometimes pretty far-out covers of the Perry Rhodan pulp novel seriesReflections on Traumstein by momo is about developing a set of war gaming rules riffing on Braunstein and the works of Dave Wesely and Tony BathSword World by mezylium looks at a Japanese 2d6 RPG (in German)Warum 2W6 Spiele? by alex looks at the Why? of 2d6 games and why…