The Gauntlet (tabletop games producer)

The Gauntlet is a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts. In addition to game books, they publish a monthly game zine called Codex to encourage experimentation in indie role-playing games and OSR.[1] They also host over 100 online games each month and maintain public forums on gaming topics.[2] They have won and been nominated for ENNIE Awards and funded multiple projects through successful Kickstarter campaigns.

Publishing/Production History

Games
  • Brindlewood Bay;[3][4] (Jason Cordova, 2022): murder mystery game; funded on Kickstarter with $477,518 from 7,748 backers[5]
  • Trophy[6][7] (Jesse Ross, 2022): dark fantasy game; funded on Kickstarter with $210,141 from 2,543 backers[8]

Podcasts
  • Fear of a Black Dragon: about fantasy modules and setting books; won the 2018 Silver ENNIE Award for "Best Podcast."[13]
  • Trophy Podcast: actual play of Trophy; nominated for the 2021 ENnie award for "Best Podcast."[14]

References
  1. Codega, Linda (2021-12-22). "Small but mighty: Independent TTRPG presses work toward equity in game design". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. "THE GAUNTLET". THE GAUNTLET. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. "Beyond D&D: The 12 TTRPGs you're not playing, but really should be". SYFY Official Site. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. Wieland, Rob. "Five More Standout Powered By The Apocalypse Games". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  5. "Pre-order Brindlewood Bay: Cozy Murder Mystery RPG on BackerKit". BackerKit. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  6. Theel, Charles (2022-10-24). "Trophy Dark is the role-playing game that offers doom instead of glory". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  7. Carter, Chase (2022-01-06). "10 most anticipated new tabletop RPGs coming out in 2022". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  8. "Track Trophy RPG's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker". BackerKit. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  9. Gailloreto, Coleman (2021-03-22). "Tabletop RPGs Set In The Chinese Wuxia Genre". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  10. "Track Hearts of Wulin's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker". BackerKit. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  11. Represent, Asians (2019-04-25). "Hearts of Wulin ft. Agatha!". The One Shot Podcast. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  12. Cast, Character Creation (2019-05-06). "Series 16.1 – Hearts of Wulin with Lowell Francis [The Gauntlet] and Agatha Cheng [Asians Represent] (Creation)". The One Shot Podcast. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  13. "2018 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  14. "2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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