Samantha Nelson

Samantha Nelson has been writing about tabletop and video games since 2008 for publications including The A.V. Club, Dicebreaker and Polygon and is a member of the Critical Hit podcast.

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Samantha Nelson's Latest Work

Time To Die Feb 04, 2025

Flames Of Fear Feb 01, 2025

Samantha Nelson's Work 3 Articles

Roleplaying Games - Feb 04, 2025 Time To Die

40 years on from the cult film’s release Blade Runner finally makes it to the tabletop with its own official roleplaying game. Samantha Nelson tracks down Tomas Härenstam, the game’s lead designer, to find out more.

by Samantha Nelson

Roleplaying Games - Feb 01, 2025 Flames Of Fear

Inspired by horror anthologies like Creepshow, Campfire is a new game made for telling spooky stories, Samantha Nelson speaks to Adam Vass and Will Jobst to find out more...

by Samantha Nelson

Roleplaying Games - Jan 01, 2025 Home On The Strange

Chris Spivey talks us through Haunted West, his new RPG of strange happenings on the American Frontier, and the importance of facing up to our own histories.

by Samantha Nelson