TBH2 does everything the original TBH did, and then some: bigger, better, faster, stronger! TBH2 is (imho) the best "neo-retro" game on the market. The rules are easy and concise, the layout and artwork high-quality, 3rd-party support is ever-growing, and most of all, the game is fun as hell! If you need a game for quick one-shots at cons, but also for longer campaigns, TBH2 is your game!

Simple, elegant, looks great and most important; eminently usable.

It's basically the same player facing rules that everyone loved from 1st edition TBH, with a few minor tweaks. However once you get past the the player section (approx 30 pages) you find that the Black Hack now features added GM tools (in the form of tons of useful random tables) to help improve and flesh out your adventures either in advance or, crucially, at the table.

Also included: Bestiary, each entry has some cool art and some cool random tables (this might even be the best chapter.) Sample dungeons, 2 of them, fully fleshed out with maps and GM friendly layout.

Recommended without reservation.

The Black Hack is a great game. The second edition adds so much more great stuff that it boggles my mind. The art and monsters in the new version are wonderful. The 6$ for the .pdf is quite a bargain. I run this game a lot because it is easy to pickup and run with little prep. I highly recommend this game to everyone.

I got to peruse this book after I recieved backer copy from recent kickstarter campaign. 2nd edition streamlined the format to further the ease of access and layed out one topic on a single page so that you don't have to flip back and forth. And there's plethora of options and random table to choose and, of course, let you "hack" from. Whereas 1st edition was perfect and sound in system but left you with blank tablet to fill in yourself, this one complements the basic concept of the first release with more options that should work toward the GMs' and players' convinience and fun. The book guides you step by step to make the game you put on your table easier and lethal without having to put so much effort. Those of you who are concerned with backward compatibility, yeah it is 100% compatible.

An excellent, "secondo generation" OSR game. Very complete, hackable and with a refreshing art. A must buy (and must play) for me!