In this episode we are joined by Games designer Malcolm Craig, to look at the role-playing game (RPG) The Price of Freedom, by West End Games. This is a game that created a great deal of controversy when it was released. We look at the flame war that took place in White Dwarf.

Malcolm and I met at the Rolling in the Ruins convention. The event was organised by our friends at The Breakfast in the Ruins podcast.

He has a brand new release. Hot War, Cold City available now from Handiwork Games.

Also in this episode, I am joined in the Room of Role-Playing rambling by Judge Blythy, our resident rules lawyer. We are contributing to #RPGaDay.

You can purchase Nevermind The Dice Rolls from this link.

Enjoy!

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We are back … we’ve been on our holidays! July was International Zine Month and we have got into the spirit by returning to the topic. RPGzines is our focus in this episode!

Nick Edwards was a ‘zine editor in the 80s and he’s come back with a new ‘zine looking at the old and new. Torchbound is his new ‘zine where he looks backwards as well as the state of the art.

Here in the UK we have a healthy zine scene which Nick is part of, as well as Wyrd Science and Never Mind The Dice Rolls.

Dirk and Blythy are talking in the Zoom of role-playing rambling, looking back at their Starburst Memories of July 1983 and answering questions from the GROGSQUAD.

There are some off-cuts from this episode that will be released as a Dirk’s Dossier – exclusive to Patreon supporters.

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In this episode Dirk and Blythy give their account of UK Games Expo 2026 and talk to Laurence Phillips about his new game, Il Fantasma del Giallo.

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