About this episode
This episode explores Castle Thrax and the intriguing history of Spellbinders Games.
Of stock lists and ancient history. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we explore Castle Thrax and the Spellbinders' treasure. That is, Spellbinders Games, a shop in Akron that published Castle Thrax , also had a lot of interesting titles in their stock list that don't seem to exist. Or do they? We'd like to know! * * * Instagram? Old news. Join the Vintage RPG Newsletter ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu's book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and only R. Alex Murray . Send questions, comments or corrections to info@vintagerpg.com . Available on iTunes , Google Podcasts , iHeartRadio , Spotify , YouTube and your favorite podcast clients. The Vintage RPG illustration is by Shafer Brown . Follow him on Twitter . Tune in next week for the next episode. Until then, may the dice always roll in your favor!
Topics covered
- Castle Thrax
- Spellbinders Games
- RPG history
- treasure hunting
- vintage games
Keywords
- Castle Thrax
- Spellbinders Games
- vintage RPG
- Akron
- treasure
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spellbinders Games
Books & works: Castle Thrax, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground
Places: Akron
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