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Dave and Matthew, hosts of a fortnightly audio magazine about Year Zero Engine TTRPGs. Find us on your pod directory of choice or www.effektpodcast.org

Also check out our new RPG for free! www.effektpublishing.com
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I am shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, to find there are copies of Tabletop Gaming still unsold, in high street stores. Despite many COMPELLING reasons to buy, including a review of our game, clearly noted on the cover. Buy now while you still can.
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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We are down to just 8 copies of the standard book in our warehouse.
The graphic cover of the standard edition of Tales of the Old West, with an additional badge showing the games was rated Must Play by Tabletop Gaming magazine
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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A great review
A painted image of the aftermath of a gunfight in a saloon. Viewed between the victor's knees, the loser, shot in the chest, staggers back to the bar, his smoking gun on the floor. There is also a Tabletop Gaming Must-Play badge, and the Tales of the Old West logo. Text reads "The best Wild West RPG I've encountered - and my favourite implementation of the Year Zero engine." and there is a link to https://buytotow.square.site
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Why does #TabletopGaming magazine give #TalesoftheOldWest the coveted #MustPlay rating? You will have to buy a copy available in UK stores from today. Or online ttgami.ng/offers
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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What an event! Straight back to work after returning from Stockholm. What a weekend! These pictures don‘t do it justice! If you are a Swedish TTRPG gamer, you should go. It was a great honor to be invited. Thank you Free League 🙏
The entrance staircase to the Gamla Riksarkivet, a most marvellous and atmospheric venue for Spelkongress The film theatre where all the panels to took place. Just two of them in English (one was ours) Setting up our small stall on one of the nineteenth century rooms (Yes that is a wrought iron mezzanine level around the top of the room). The post-event dinner, with music by Tjaut
October 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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We are going to #Spelkongress25
Flight map London Gatwick to Stockholm Arlanda
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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If you see this, quote post with your favorite Pokemon
(wrong answers only)
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Just 18 copies of the standard book in stock at the warehouse. We have ordered a reprint though.

🙏 Thank you to our backers and customers for such an enthusiastic reception.
A wooden crate, like the ones we use at conventions, symbolically almost empty, with just one copy of Tales of the Old West in it.
October 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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What IS hot, TabletopGaming magazine? (And while I am here let’s just celebrate that we can buy an independent tabletop gaming magazine on the high street). Oh look, #TalesoftheOldWest gets a mention in the Western themed Indie Roundup. That’s cool 😎
A spread from Tabletop Gaming magazine with the headlines What’s Hot on one page and Indie Roundup on the other An illustration of the cover image of our QuickShot with the text “If you want your westerns to bend more towards the realistic and historical with the same grittiness as Dust Devils, then Tales of the Old West is worth a look. This is from publisher Effekt and utilises the Year Zero engine that has been so popular in all of Free League's RPGs over the years. It promises an uncompromised view of the Old West, where the monsters are other people and the land is dangerous. You can try it for free with the quickstart rules on DrivethruRPG.
October 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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We are officially sold OUT of Trouble dice. Should we make some more?
A packet of five bobs coloured dice, labelled Trouble Dice Tales of the Old West. The “one” side of the dice features a cattle skull indicating trouble is coming…
September 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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@tabletopscot.bsky.social, we are in you!
An exhibition stand with crates of Tales of the Old West books and accessories. Banners behind read Tales of the Old West and www.effektpublishing.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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All the FreeLeague stock that we are taking to @tabletopscot.bsky.social
The boot (trunk) of a blue Skoda Enyaq opened to reveal that stuffed full of boxes. One label reveals that one box is filled with of the new Over Hill and Under Hill starter set for The One Ring.
September 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Celebrating #GenCon with a visit to the spiritual home of FreeLeague. Where it all started! The booth at the Bishops Arms, Gamlastan Stockholm. The first “boardroom” of Fria Ligan and where we first interviewed them.
Co-host Matthew standing outside, the Bishops Arms, Gamlastan, Stockholm Co-host Matthew raiding a glass at the booth where the early board meetings of Fria Ligan took place
July 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Co-host Matthew is in Uppsala, getting a Vaesen tour from Patron and local Niclas (very small in the centre if this picture).
A wide angle photograph of the Dissection Theatre in the Gustavarium, Uppsala
July 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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This does the subtly and nuance of the setting so well. I swear it took me days to see what was reflected in the sword.
July 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Thank you too for this bit, which we will carry in our hearts forever.
Screen shot of text that reads “the more I read it, the more I am thinking it is the best implementation of the Year Zero Engine”
July 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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* I love our #TalesoftheOldWest ltd edition for example. But while I think it’s cloth plus foil logo is perfect for that game, I might well NOT chose a similar one if offered for MANY other games.
Maroon cloth bound hardback book with Tales of the Old West logo
July 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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On #FreeRPGDay I will be at The Games Shop Aldershot running #TalesoftheOldWest
A screenshot of a Facebook post, which features a ruggedly handsome Adonis pointing at a copy of Tales of the Old West, with another copy in the crook of his arm. With the caption “Matthew will be at (Free RPG day 06.21.25)”
June 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Wow! That knocked us for six. Glad I booked the Monday after off to recover. But it was a great show, we met loads of lovely people who said nice things about the show and the game. We sold over sixty books, plus screens, dice etc. and it looks like we made more than it cost to come. Which is good.
The Effekt expo team, standing in front of a two meter banner with the Tales of the Old West logo across it. Dave with son (and cartographer) Dean, Matthew with wife (and Friday saleswoman) Sue.
June 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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My wife caught me boasting at #UKGamesExpo #UKGE2025
May 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Our first sale!
May 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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And now the stall is pretty much set up
May 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Old West is packed up and heading to #UKGamesExpo
The boot (trunk) of a car loaded with expo gear including crates banded Tales of the Old West
May 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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We are so, so lucky to have bagged a stand as good as this for our first ever #UKGamesExpo!

We won’t get a stand as good as this for many years to come, so please come and see us in all our corner stand on a major street near the entrance glory!

#UKGE #UKGE2025
A plan of Hall 3 UK Games expo. The Effekt Publishing stand 3-601 is on the corner of Livingstone Avenue and Alley Cat Street.
May 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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We are at 3-601, with our brand new RPG Tales of the Old West
A book, hardback, with two ribbon page markers. The cover features a Mexican cowboy, a Native American, and African American with a rifle, and two Europeans, one and woman with arms outstretched, a pistol in each hand. Below them a western town with wild horses galloping down the street.
May 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM