AUGUST 2026 A memory game that's lost the plot Imagine your lunch developed adorable survival instincts. When our hefty TTRPG project, Whitefroth (coming soon), reached the stage of playtesting and proof-reading, it felt like the right time to put our brains on ice for a bit. A big thinky project like Whitefroth took a lot of thought, and while it was lovely to finally put down the laptop and pick up the sketchbook (well, for me anyway - Chris is a digital artist, so his lapt

AUGUST 2026 Pull up a lily pad; it's time for another wee update from the Toad table. We're in one of those wonderfully messy stretches of game design where things are being made, tested, painted, abandoned, reconsidered, and occasionally covered in sand. So, here's what we've been up to. on the Toad's desk: hydration is key Whitefroth, Our Island Horror TTRPG, Is (Still) Cooking We know, we know. We keep mentioning Whitefroth, and it's still not sitting on the shop shelf.

JUNE 2026 Team Toad trundled back up to Scotland after a very lovely weekend at the UK Games Expo 2026. After getting home late, we unloaded the car the next morning, headed straight into Glasgow for a Jeff Goldblum concert (which was excellent, by the way), and eventually managed to get some proper rest. I'm still a bit sleepy now, but having posted another game this morning, sent out a few feelers for future plans, and collected more RPG feedback (thanks, Jordan!), it's fai

APRIL 2026 The first official year of Terror Toad as a renewed business has passed, and, well, for a change we’re not chasing our tails! As the end of 2025 was kind to the Toad, the business has had a very chill first quarter of this year; wrapping up one of our big to-dos, making artwork (my favourite thing), and visiting ideas old and new, in all honesty quite a gentle fashion. a whole lot of card flipping Still Croaking Along Yes, sometimes a small business is pressure o

DECEMBER 2025 An End-of-Year Lift for Team Toad Finally, something has told the universe that Terror Toad is back in business. It’s been a rocky few months - balancing a complete renewal of the business with some tough personal hurdles. Honestly, it’s felt like an endless game of whack-a-mole. Every time one problem disappeared, another popped up. But slowly, surely, the moles are thinning out. Fingers crossed. Chris and I have worked hard to get here, and it finally feels li

SEPTEMBER 2025 We’re always especially excited to be at Tabletop Scotland . It’s our local big event, the organisers are lovely, and the...

AUGUST 2025 Come say hello at Tabletop Scotland! We'll be there next week Okay, well… not quite the wild. A colleague waiting for a lift outside Kelvin College in Springburn. A chat with someone I hadn’t seen in years in Elder Park, Govan, while handing out macaroni to librarians. Working again on a project at the Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in Coatbridge. Each time: “Oh, I have a game night,” or, “There’s this game I love.” All lovely, creative people. All board game

July 2025 Time for an, as always, overdue update. It’s been a bit of a mad time for Terror Toad. As a small business, we wear a lot of...

As with most Januarys, this one is slowly plodding along. It's cold and dark here in Scotland, and as the three of us on team Toad...

March 2024 Exciting news! This summer, we at Terror Toad are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest creation: "Imposter Pigeon."...