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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

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

Magpie Games has won the following ENNIE Awards:

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

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References

  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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