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N e w s f r o m C G S All the latest happenings from CGS. We endeavour to update this page as often as possible with news, events and all the latest goings on. There’s also a News Archive section from our old website available if you want to peruse the news of the past.
27 May 09: Collective Endeavour Journal now available for free download & new Hot War Actual Play For a few years now Contested Ground Studios have been part of the Collective Endeavour, a group of small-press publishers who got together to pool our resources, our knowledge and to offer each other advice about the process of taking a game from vague idea to published book. Our first collaborative release is the Collective Endeavour Journal, an 88 page book that brings together articles, adventures and supplements for some of the hottest games to come out of the UK in the past few years: Hot War, 3:16, Solipsist, Duty & Honour, Mob Justice, Dead of Night and Contenders. It also includes a fully playable quick start ruleset for Pulp! A skirmish wargame of two-fisted action. Anyway, if you want to have a more indepth look at the Jounal's contents go here or if you just want to download it and see for yourself go here. In other news, I've added some great new Hot War actual play links to the Hot War AP page. 'The Law of Supply & Demand' by James Mullen has 3 episodes so far and can be seen here.
10 May 09: Hot War and Cold City metal/enamel insignia badges now available As a little addition to Hot War and Cold City we have released limited edition Special Situations Group and Reserve Police Agency insignia badges. Each shaped badge in made from bronze coloured plated nickel and hard enamel and are approximately 1" in diameter. Each badge comes in at £3 but if you want both badges you can buy them together for £5. Anyway, if you want to pick up a badge or two go to the shop page.
15 Apr 09: Cold City 1.1 back in stock! After a short interlude, we have Cold City 1.1 back in stock. So, needless to say, we have put it, as well as the Cold War bundle back up on the shop page.
09 Mar 09: New Hot War actual play link: James Bond meets Hot War! As the title suggests we have added a new actual play link to the Hot War AP page. 'Douchbags End of the World' by Joshua A. C. Newman was a game played at GenCon Indie 2008 and features James Bond sent to sabotage Russian Subs! Anyway, you can read it here.
05 Mar 09: Hot War back in stock! It's taken a couple if weeks, but we now have Hot War back in stock. So if you fancy picking up a copy why not click on over to the shop page and take a look. We are also offering the Cold War bundle, which features Hot War and Cold City 1.1 for a price of £25, a saving of £5.
09 Feb 09: Lostfinders Guide to Mire End and Avenues & Alleyways back in stock Well, after a bit of a wait we finally have Lostfinders Guide to Mire End and Avenues & Alleyways back stock. Both books are now back up on the shop page, along with the 'a|state complete' book bundle which features a|state, Lostfinders Guide to Mire End and Avenues & Alleyways for a low price of £38, a saving of £4 over buying the books separately . 29 Jan 09: Hot War stock update for UK and European customers Even though we are currently out of stock of Hot War at Contested Ground, Leisure Games in London still have copies available. So, if you want to buy Hot War, but don't fancy paying the postage from the USA you can get it from Leisure Games.
27 Jan 09: Hot War temporarily out of stock, but don't despair... Well the bad news is we are temporarily out of copies of Hot War here at CGS HQ. The good news is there are still copies available at Indie Press Revolution. We are currently in the process of getting another print run done so it shouldn't be too long until we have copies back in stock. We'll keep you informed of progress and when Hot War is again available.
06 Jan 09: a|state back in stock and podcast interview with Malcolm about Hot War Well after a few weeks of a|state being sold out, we finally have copies back in stock. We have also made available the complete a|state bundle, which consists of a|state, The Lostfinders Guide to Mire End plus Avenues & Alleyways for a price of £38 which is a saving of £4 on buying the individual items. To buy a|state or the 'a|state complete' bundle go here. In other news, back in August last year Malc did and interview with Robert Bohl for his gaming podcast entitled The Independent Insurgency. The interview took place at GenCon Indie and covers all things Hot War. Anyway you can listen to the resulting podcast here. I've also added the interview to the main Hot War page, which can be found here.
11 Dec 08: Some new Hot War & Cold City actual play links added As the title suggests, we have added the links to some great Hot War and Cold City actual play. There are two new APs for each game and are as follows: Cold City at Dragonmeet 2008 by Pete Patrick at RPGdiehard has a one-shot and has a realisation (Cold City) Sophie Melchior and Hot War at Fright Night 08 'Against the French': Warren and friends kick off their HBO-styled game (Hot War) Alternatively, you can view all the Cold City APs here, and all the Hot War AP here.
27 Nov 08: Hot War scenario pack now available for free download Now available for free download is Project Breather: a scenario pack for Hot War by Sophie Melchior. The scenario intended to be played with 4-5 players plus a GM. It was originally written for Fright Night ‘08. It involves a team of people who are members of the Office of Internal Affairs being sent to investigated the slightly shady Special Situations Group (SSG). As this is a scenario written for a shared narration game very little of what happens is pre-planned. There is however a list of key scenes that should happen as well as a moderately detailed explanation (for the GMs eyes only) of what has been going on within the SSG. The scenario pack is 16 pages and comes in at 1.3Mb. To download it for free go here.
19 Nov 08: London Map for Hot War now available for free download Well it's been a while since our last update since Malc is in New Zealand for a while, but rest assured it's still business at usual here at CGS headquarters! Anyway, we have finally managed to get together a Map of London circa 1963 for Hot War. The Map is a 2 page 2.2Mb PDF and is available to download for free. Now there is no excuse for getting lost when you're hunting down those Bayonet Troops! You can download the London Map here
06 Oct 08: Hot War Wiki now online As promised in the Hot War book, we finally have the Hot War Wiki in a state that we can present it to the public. Feel free to go in, add some content from your own games, add films or books that you think are relevant, post up PCs and NPCs, monsters or whatever you feel like. We are really looking forward to seeing how it develops as a resource. We are considering doing Wikis for all our other games in the near future but, in the mean time, we will wait and see how the Hot War one developes. If you want to add content, or just browse the Wiki go here.
23 Sep 08: Hot War & Cold City 1.1 back in stock It gives us great pleasure to be able to
say that both Hot War and Cold City 1.1 are back in stock at our own online
store and at Indie
Press Revolution.
10 Aug 08: Hot War now available and bundle news The print version of Hot War is finally available from our shop, coming in at £15. For those of you who want to find out more about Hot War before buying, you can have a look at the Hot War pages of the website or go directly to the links below. To download a free 15 page preview of Hot War go here. To go to the Hot War pages go here. To buy a print copy of Hot war go here. As well as this, we have decided to release Hot War and Cold City v1.1 together as a bundle. The Cold War bundle is priced at £25. That means you get both books at a saving of £5. To buy the Cold War bundle go here.
03 Aug 08: Cold City v1.1 now available and Hot War release news Cold City v1.1 is out! You can now get the new and improved version of Cold City from our shop page. even though 1.1 is 32 pages larger than version 1 on Cold City we have kept it at the same price of £15. If you already own Cold city you can still get a free PDF of the updated system chapter at our Cold City downloads page. The other big news is that Hot War is now available to buy at Indie Press Revolution. We are due to take delivery of the book within the next few days, so it will be available to buy from our shop from Monday 11th August! In addition to this we have added a few quotes and links to Hot War reviews on the Hot War main page of the site, so you can check out what people are saying about the game.
21 July 08: Cold City v1.1! In addition to the release of Hot War, our other piece of big news is the imminent release of Cold City v1.1! This new version of the game takes all the good stuff from the Cold City Companion and incorporates it in the main book. There's also a slightly revised system chapter, with changes to give smoother play and more advice on participating in the game. However, if you have the original version of Cold City, have no fear! There's no need to buy the v1.1 book or PDF. The revised system chapter can be downloaded for free from the Cold City Downloads page. The PDF version of Cold City 1.1 is currently available in PDF form from Drive Through RPG and RPGnow. The hardcopy and PDF will both be available from Indie Press Revolution within the next couple of weeks. Our own online shop will also have the hardcopy very soon.
18 July 08: Hot War PDF available to buy and some new Hot War downloads Due to the imminent release of Hot War we have decided to release the PDF version. It is priced at $13 and features both the full version and a printer-friendly version of the game. You can get it at RPGNow and Drivethru RPG. Also, as we mentioned before, you can pre-order Hot War at Indie Press Revolution. It's priced at $28 and if you order the print version of the book before its release next month you get the PDF version free! We have also added some new stuff to the Hot War pages of the site, namely some new Actual Play links and some HW desktop wallpaper. There are 5 wallpapers to choose from, all in screen sizes 1280x1024 and 1280x960. Enjoy! To have a look at the Actual Play links go here. To download the HW desktop wallpapers go here.
11 July 08: Hot War available to pre-order London.
Winter. 1963. Click here to pre-order Hot War
05 July 08: Hot War pages! You can now take a look at the new web pages for our imminent release, Hot War! This alternative history/horror game for
three or more participants has players dealing with life a year after the
apocalypse. You'll confront hidden agendas, sinister factional
machinations and see the changes in relations with friends and enemies. Hot War will be available to pre-order from Indie Press Revolution in the very near future. In the meantime, you can check out our downloadable preview, art from the book and links to useful resources.
27 May 08: CGS at Games Expo Well, its been a
while since we have posted here (we've been really busy), but this coming
weekend (31st May and 1st June), Contested Ground Studios will be at the
second UK
Games Expo at the Clarendon Suites, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
02 Mar 08: Book Bundle Bonanza! We have been talking about this for a while, so after much discussion, we thought it would be a good idea to release bundles of our books. There are 3 bundles on offer, so here are the details: 'The Cold City bundle' 'The a|state bundle' 'The CGS Collection bundle' All 3 bundles are available from our shop page here. In other news, both Avenues & Alleyways PDF and a|state PDF are now available at Indie Press Revolution, as well as even more CGS bundles at great prices. As if this wasn't enough bundle mania, we have put some exclusive PDF bundles up on RPGNow, including a complete Cold City bundle (3 PDFs) and a complete a|state bundle (a massive 6 PDFs!) So why not drop buy and grab a bargain.
26 Feb 08: a|state now available in PDF format We were waiting on the release of Avenues & Alleyways before we did this, but finally, a|state is available in PDF format. It is priced at $15 and comes in at 252 pages. The PDF is currently only available at RPGNow but will be available at other outlets soon. To buy a PDF copy of a|state click here
16 Feb 08: Avenues & Alleyways now available Well, after a bit of a wait and much anticipation, Avenues & Alleyways is now available. This bumper a|state supplement comes in at 112 pages and features 30 brand new City areas to explore and use in your a|state games, as well as a host of essays on a everything from health and disease in The City to law and weather. The book is available in print and PDF formats and is priced at £16/$26 (print) and $12 (PDF). We've also uploaded a new free PDF A&A preview so you can have a look at what you're getting before you buy. For more information on Avenues & Alleyways go here To download the free 11 page preview go here To buy a print copy from our shop page go here To buy a print or PDF copy from Indie Press Revolution (US) go here
22 Jan 08: The CGS Forums After much brain power and a bit of help from our web hosts, we have finally got the forums upgraded and back up and running. In other slightly cryptic news, we have just sent our next book release to the printers. All will be revealed soon...
12 Jan 08: Bumper Mob Justice New Years update! Well it's a new year, and to celebrate we have added a whole host of new Mob Justice stuff to the site. The first is a 20 Minute Mob justice demo pack. The first of many support packs for MJ, it provide a short demo, 15 – 20 minutes, that shows off the strengths of the game. The pack includes, background, maps, pre-generated character sheets and a whole host of info. To download the free MJ demo pack go here. Next up we have some Mob Justice actual play links, so you can check out other people's MJ games, and maybe get some ideas for your own. To find the Mob Justice actual play links go here. Lastly we've added some Mob Justice desktop wallpapers (4 in all), featuring art from the game. All are sized at 1280x960. To download the wallpapers go here.
16 Dec 07: Website and Forum news We are currently in the process or changing our web hosting, so our forums and all our 'CGS' email addresses are currently unavailable. They should be back up in a day or two but, in the mean time, if you desperately need to contact as you can email us at paul.renengine (at) btinternet.com or contestedground (at) gmail.com
10 Dec 07: Mob Justice promotion ends Well that's it, the end of the Mob Justice promotion. But if you missed it, never mind, we will be posting some new additions to the Mob Justice section, as well as some free stuff over the next week or so. That should take your mind off things!
02 Dec 07: Mob Justice Promotion This week is the anniversary of the repeal of the Volstead Act. For those of you who don't know, the Volstead Act enabled the US Government to ban the manufacture and sale of 'alcoholic beverages', basically prohibition. We thought that this tied in nicely with Mob Justice, so, for this week only, we are giving a 20% discount on all copies sold. So if you want to pick up Mob Justice but haven't done so yet, now is the time. Remember though, this promotion ends on Sunday 9th December so you'll have to be quick. To pick up a discounted copy of Mob Justice go here
20 Sep 07: Mob Justice character sheet upload and Cold City Resources Well it's been a while since we did a website update, so here it is. We've uploaded a free PDF version of the Mob Justice character sheet. The Zip file includes both the Character sheet as well as the Boss sheet, so now you have no reason to take a pair of scissors to your copy of Mob Justice! To get the character sheet go here. Also, we have added some new Cold City reviews and actual play threads. To have a look at the reviews go here, and to have a look at the actual play stuff go here
02 Aug 07: Cold City Companion & Mob Justice now available from our Shop Recently we did a reprint of Cold City. Because we decided to use a different printer, we took the opportunity to update the text a little and make a few 'tweaks', Anyway, so people who bought the first pressing don't feel like they are missing out, we have decided to PDF the changed pages and make them available as a free download. So, if you don't have the new pressing of Cold City and want the updated pages, you can get them here.
02 Aug 07: Cold City Companion & Mob Justice now available from our Shop It's been a bit longer than expected but we have finally got our copies of Cold City: The Companion and Mob Justice through from the printers. Both are now available to buy from our shop. Mob Justice is priced at £18 and The Companion is priced at £7. Go here to grab yourself a copy of one, or both if you're really rich!!
25 July 07: Mob Justice and Cold City Companion double release!!! Well, as you may have guessed from the headline we have just released new books, both currently available from Indie Press Revolution and RPG Now Mob Justice: 160 pages, Print (US letter)
and PDF. The print version is priced at $30 and is available here The PDF version is priced at $15 and is available at Indie Press Revolution and RPG Now Click here for more
information and here for a free preview of the
game. Cold City Companion: 48 pages, Print
(8.5"x5.5") and PDF. The print version is priced at $12 and is available here The PDF version is priced at $7 and is available at Indie Press Revolution and RPG Now Click here for more information and here for a free preview of the game.
10 July 07: Mob Justice and Cold City Companion previews In our last new entry, we mentioned that Mob Justice and the Cold City Companion had been sent to the printers. In anticipation of their imminent release, we've uploaded some brand new previews for both books for you to have a look at. The Mob Justice preview gives you some background the the game, a glimpse at the world and two pages of quick start rules. And, at the back of te preview, you'll also find the full contents page from the finished product, just to give you an idea of what you can expect. The book will be available in print and PDF during the month of August. The Cold City Companion preview showcases a few pages from the book. You'll find a list of the contents, and the first pages of the game advice, intelligence organisations and locations chapters. The book will be available in print and PDF during the month of August. And finally, we have added a new Previews section to the website (find it on the top nav bar). In this section we have gathered together all the free previews for our games and all relevant links so you can find where to buy the full games or just read more about them.
05 July 07: New release news & links to Cold City reviews Well, there are some exciting new releases on the horizon! The finalised, fully artworked, complete version of Mob Justice has recently been sent to the printers and will be available from Indie Press Revolution and our own online store within a few weeks. The hardcopy version is a handsome, 160 page letter-sized volume packed full of quality game potential. Combining gritty, gangster themes with a set of mechanics that really enhance the themes of loyalty, betrayal and honour. The Cold City Companion has also been sent to the printers and will be available in time for Gen Con Indy in mid August. It's a 48 page, digest sized book that contains expanded advice for all participants in Cold City games, as well as details of various shadowy intelligence organisations at work in Berlin, new locations and select bibliography or useful and inspirational works. We're also delighted to say that the main Cold City book has also been sent off for a third printing. This is very exciting news for us. The third printing will feature a few, very small changes to the game text. Owners of first and second printing books shouldn't feel worried that they are missing out on anything, however. We'll be making PDFs of any changed pages available for free download from this site. And finally: We have added links to a selection of recent reviews of Cold City. You can browse them on the Cold City pages.
Cold City Dossier now available from RPGnow.com Further to last weeks release of The Dossier for Cold City, you can now also purchase it from RPGnow. If you'd like to get your hands on a copy from there, then simply go here.
As you've probably guessed from the title of this news posting we have released the first supplement for Cold City: The Dossier. The Dossier is based on a limited edition of 30 hand-made folios created for Cold City. The documents contained within these folios were distressed, aged and damaged to create an authentic period feel. The PDF package based on these documents contains scans of the original documents in colour, showing the aging and distressing. There is also a plain white PDF version that allows you to create your own documents from scratch plus an additional bonus PDF. The full package comes in at $7.00 and is available exclusively from Indie Press Revolution. Click here if you want more information on The Dossier. Click here if you want to buy a copy.
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