- Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age is a bold reimagining of the classic roleplaying game
- Launching on Kickstarter on March 17
- Developed by Scott Malthouse (Romance of the Perilous Land) & Chris Bissette (The Wretched)
Oxford, March 17, 2026 – Rebellion Unplugged has today announced that Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age is set to launch on Kickstarter on March 17. The new release is a bold reimaging of the much-loved classic, which is considered to be the world’s second ever roleplay game.
First published in 1975 by Flying Buffalo, the original Tunnels & Trolls was a more player-friendly alternative to Dungeons & Dragons. It offered streamlined mechanics and a pioneering approach to solo roleplaying, which helped introduce new audiences to tabletop gaming.
Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age is a modern interpretation of the classic game, reborn for a new generation of fantasy role players, blending the spirit of the original with the best of contemporary tabletop design. Developed by tabletop legends Scott Malthouse (Romance of the Perilous Land) & Chris Bissette (The Wretched), Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age features streamlined ruleset that is easy to learn for newcomers, while evolving the most loved elements of the classic game for veteran fans.
“Centuries ago, the skies turned black and the trolls awoke. The stone behemoths ravaged the land, empires fell, and their technology and magic was lost… But one day the sun rose again. The trolls turned to stone once more and their great bodies reforged the continents. The survivors rebuilt from the ashes. But below the surface, the riches of the past remained buried. Welcome to the Trollmark!”
Role-players can look forward to:
- Lightning-quick combat that is easy to grasp and ensuring encounters are always thrilling
- Choose your character – will you be an ordinary commoner plucked for greatness or a fated hero?
- Exploding dice make a triumphant return – roll pools of dice that burst into action on successful doubles, rewarding daring stunts and clever play
- Solo adventures are also back with The Wailing City: A T&T Solo Sidequest, letting you take your campaign character on side quests whenever your party cannot meet, ensuring the adventure never has to stop
Kickstarter
The Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age Kickstarter goes live today. The campaign features special Kickstarter pricing that beats retail, with a core offering that includes the rulebook, campaign book, city book, and a side quest solo adventure.
Backers can also choose Rebellion Unplugged exclusive deluxe editions with bold new cover designs and premium finishes, plus pledge tiers for new players that include branded dice, GM screens, and more to be revealed. Every physical book comes with full PDF support, VTT tools are on the way, and a range of stretch goals will unlock new content for players and GameMasters alike!
Follow the campaign here.
For more information, please contact Benji.Corless@Rebellion.co.uk
You can download the latest asset pack, including a free copy of the Beta Quickstart Rules for Tunnels & Trolls here. We also have limited copies of the physical quick start rules (available on request).
Heritage T&T
As the guardian of the Tunnels & Trolls brand, we are incredibly proud to be keeping this landmark RPG alive. The legacy and history of T&T has helped sustain a passionate and creative community for over five decades, and we are excited to begin a new chapter for gamers fresh to the hobby, just as first edition did back in 1975. We will continue to make Heritage editions available via DriveThruRPG, and we plan to share more in the future about continuing the open community license that has kept the game thriving for all these years.
Rebellion Unplugged
Founded in 2019, Rebellion Unplugged is the Tabletop Gaming division of Rebellion, one of Europe’s largest independent creative studios. Rebellion operates across books, comics, games and film, from BAFTA-winning videogames, through the beloved and prescient sci-fi universes of 2000 AD, and now safeguarding over a century of historic British comics. The Unplugged team bring this energy to the tabletop, creating immersive, entertaining games – some based on Rebellion’s diverse and extensive worlds and characters, others completely new creations for players to experience. www.RebellionUnplugged.co.uk
Visit the Rebellion Unplugged team at UK Games Expo / Gen Con / Dragonmeet and at conventions and game stores across the US this summer, to experience Tunnels and Trolls first hand. Sit down with one of our professional Gamemasters for a quick demo, grab a copy of the quickstart rules, and, as a thank you for playing, you may even earn yourself a coveted T&T enamel pin badge.