Magpie Games

{{Short description|Tabletop role-playing games publisher}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Wieland |first=Rob |title=The Avatar Legends Roleplaying Game Has Raised Over $5 Million On Kickstarter |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwieland/2021/08/12/the-avatar-legends-roleplaying-game-has-raised-over-5-million-on-kickstarter/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Jared |date=2021-08-16 |title=Avatar Legends Has Been So Successful It's Run Out of Stretch Goals |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/avatar-legends-stretch-goals-run-out |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Marrongelli |first=Rocco |date=2021-02-04 |title=Magpie Games Brings the Worlds of Aang and Korra to New Tabletop Gaming Adventures |url=https://thepopinsider.com/magpie-games-avatar-korra-tabletop-gaming/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=The Pop Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Magpie Games Taps Demiplane as Official 'Avatar Legends RPG' Online Digital Toolset Provider |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52364/magpie-games-taps-demiplane-official-avatar-legends-rpg-online-digital-toolset-provider |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=icv2.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Nicole |date=2022-10-13 |title=Avatar Legends gives the future of Last Airbender over to the fans |url=https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23399610/avatar-legends-the-last-airbender-korra-preview-episode |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} Other notable publications include Bluebeard's Bride and a role-playing game adaptation of the board game Root.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2021-12-15 |title=Root: The Roleplaying Game is a delightfully blank slate, ready for adventure |url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22834334/root-the-roleplaying-game-review |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2021-12-08 |title=The board game Root would never have worked as a D&D campaign |url=https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/22824233/root-rpg-preview-interview-pbta |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2024-03-25 |title=Avatar Legends, Root RPG, Bluebeard's Bride and more offered cheap in Magpie Games' charity bundle |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/magpie-games/deal/magpie-games-humble-bundle-avatar-legends-root-bluebeards-bride-childs-play-charity |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}

Awards

Magpie Games won a 2018 IndieCade award for Bluebeard's Bride.{{Cite web |title=BLUEBEARD'S BRIDE – IndieCade |url=https://www.indiecade.com/2018-games/bluebeards-bride/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web |title=2023 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2023-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}
  • 2022: Best Game (Silver) and Best Supplement (Silver) for Root: The RPG{{Cite web |title=2022 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2022-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}
  • 2020: Best Rules (Silver) for Zombie World{{Cite web |title=2020 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2020-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}
  • 2017: Best Family Game (Silver) for Masks: A New Generation{{Cite web |title=2017 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2017-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}
  • 2016: Best Rules (Silver) for Urban Shadows{{Cite web |title=2016 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2016-ennie-award-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}

Magpie Games has won the following Indie Game Developer Network awards:{{Cite web |title=Previous Award Winners |url=https://www.igdnonline.com/previous-award-winners |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Indie Game Developer Network |language=en-US}}

  • 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

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