The Grinning Frog

Hey folks, For some reason, we have never posted a blog when we have released a copy of the Frontier Times . Why? Don't know. Madness. So, for both all Starship Scavenger players and anyone who enjoys a little satire, let me present this copy of the Frontier Times, Issue 4941. To get the pdf version, which comes with all the previous issues , go to the downloads page and click and download your very own copy, for absolutely nothing. It's a freebie! https://www.thegrinnin

Hey all, This is simply to tell you that our special Twelve Days of Christmas event is now live. Come get a free family game, and a scary solo play Zilight: Christmas game! Snowman Run!  is a free print and play party game  where you race snowmen around the table and try to be the first across the finishing line. With rules only a half page long, this is fast and easy to play. I can attest to it being a lot of fun, as you have such options as the ability to steal cards from o

Hey all, I'm not quite ready to do an end of year wrap blog just yet but I am ready to say, as I always am, thank you to everyone who has supported us over the year. We've had a great year at The Grinning Frog and that's because of all our wonderful supporters and customers -- whether on Gamefound, Kickstarter or the webstore. We want to give back, and we have two fun things coming your way - including a completely free game -- let's start with that! Snowman Run!  is a free

We have NEVER done this before, but now the shop stock levels are all updated, and Christmas is coming, and that Black Friday sale thing is looming (that we in Britain don't really understand), well, we decided to have a sale! Yes indeed. EVERYTHING is 20% off with the following code: blackfrogsale

It seemed like we had a lull, and things were quiet, and then, just like those landmines in Helldivers 2 that I keep stepping on (great...

Due to the tariffs coming in at the end of the Month, the Royal Mail has suspended postal services to America. Yes, it is like Covid all...

I'll admit, I'm not very good at click bait headlines so I have to be honest about the numbers. After all, how does that old saying go --...

Free fantasy side quest designed for Final Quest game rules and usable with DnD, Pathfinder and similar RPG systems.

Status and news from the studio in June 2025

Free fantasy side quest designed for Final Quest game rules and usable with DnD, Pathfinder and similar RPG systems.

In my head, I publish an update blog once a month which tells you all where we are with the game and RPG content. Now that I actually...

The company is expanding!

When you have your head down working time flies. It seems just a few months ago that I was designing the last birthday cover for The...

Hey you. Very likely if you are reading this then you are a customer of The Grinning Frog. That means that you've purchased one of the...

Those first human travellers knew better of course, it was nothing more or less than a space turkey...

There is a saying amongst artists, poets and creatives generally that a piece of work is never finished, it is merely abandoned. The...

We had a message into Frog HQ, which asked us what exactly the stat block was for that we released recently (Culve Cat). It is, as this...

So, what have we had so far? Zilight Original - Modern-day, UK Zilight Seattle - Modern-day, Washington state, USA Zilight Dark Ages -...