'The Rendering Engine - The Art of Paul Bourne' will be available to buy from Monday 30th November. Until then, there is a free 7 page PDF preview available to download, which includes the book's contents page so you can see exactly what you are getting.

Now that the thesis is over, I've started looking at various bits and bobs of gaming stuff again. I've been primarily thinking about Hot War (and, in a connected sense, Cold City). Two things in particular–tools and monsters–have come up that I'd like to get some feedback on/have a discussion about. I'm posting about tools just now and will post about monsters in a while, once I've had a chance to summarise my thoughts.

Tools

The proof of the art book arrived today, and I must say I am extremely happy with it. There are a few thing to tidy up and adjust, but other than that it is ready to go. With any luck it will be available for Dragonmeet.

I will post some previews and a bit of press stuff when I get the final copies through.

Cheers

Paul

The hardback limited edition of Hot War is now available to buy exclusively from our shop for the price of £22. This limited edition pack includes the following: One clothbound hardback copy of Hot War with black stamping on the front and spine, plus a full colour soft-laminated slip case. The book also comes with two regular and two oversized colour art cards.

Click here to see a preview of the pack

To coincide with the anniversaries of two important periods in modern history, Contested Ground Studios is having a sale.

October sees the anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time of incredible fear and tension.

November sees the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a time of great celebrations and the symbolic end of the Cold War.

Hot War / Cold City enamel insignia badges are now available from Indie Press Revolution. The shaped badges are made from bronze coloured plated nickel & three colour hard enamel and are approximately 1 inch in diameter.

The badge bundle features one Cold City and one Hot War badge, each mounted on a presentation card, and are priced at $10. So if you want to grab yourself a bundle click here.

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