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Magpie Games

Magpie Games is an American tabletop role-playing games publishing company. Their 2021 crowdfunding campaign to fund the publication of Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game raised over five million dollars, breaking the record for Kickstarter's highest earning tabletop role-playing game.[1][2][3][4][5] Other notable publications include Bluebeard's Bride and a role-playing game adaptation of the board game Root.[6][7] The publisher has won IndieCade, ENNIE Awards, and Indie Game Developer Network awards.

In 2024, Magpie Games offered a discounted collection of their games on Humble Bundle as a charitable fundraiser for Child's Play.[8]

Awards

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Magpie Games won a 2018 IndieCade award for Bluebeard's Bride.[9]

Magpie Games has won the following ENNIE Awards:

  • 2023: Best Rules (Gold) and Best Family Game/Product (Gold) for Avatar Legends; Best Free Game / Product (Gold) for Root: The RPG Talon Hill Quickstart.[10]
  • 2022: Best Game (Silver) and Best Supplement (Silver) for Root: The RPG[11]
  • 2020: Best Rules (Silver) for Zombie World[12]
  • 2017: Best Family Game (Silver) for Masks: A New Generation[13]
  • 2016: Best Rules (Silver) for Urban Shadows[14]

Magpie Games has won the following Indie Game Developer Network awards:[15]

  • 2019: Game of the Year and Best Art for Bluebeard's Bride: Book of Rooms
  • 2018: Best Art for Bluebeard's Bride
  • 2017: Best Rules for Masks: A New Generation

References

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  1. ^ Wieland, Rob. "The Avatar Legends Roleplaying Game Has Raised Over $5 Million On Kickstarter". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. ^ Moore, Jared (2021-08-16). "Avatar Legends Has Been So Successful It's Run Out of Stretch Goals". IGN. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ Marrongelli, Rocco (2021-02-04). "Magpie Games Brings the Worlds of Aang and Korra to New Tabletop Gaming Adventures". The Pop Insider. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ^ "Magpie Games Taps Demiplane as Official 'Avatar Legends RPG' Online Digital Toolset Provider". icv2.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. ^ Clark, Nicole (2022-10-13). "Avatar Legends gives the future of Last Airbender over to the fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ^ Hall, Charlie (2021-12-15). "Root: The Roleplaying Game is a delightfully blank slate, ready for adventure". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  7. ^ Hall, Charlie (2021-12-08). "The board game Root would never have worked as a D&D campaign". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  8. ^ Carter, Chase (2024-03-25). "Avatar Legends, Root RPG, Bluebeard's Bride and more offered cheap in Magpie Games' charity bundle". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. ^ "BLUEBEARD'S BRIDE – IndieCade". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  10. ^ "2023 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  11. ^ "2022 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  12. ^ "2020 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  13. ^ "2017 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  14. ^ "2016 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  15. ^ "Previous Award Winners". Indie Game Developer Network. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
 

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