This is the website for The Celestial Dragon games magazine, and its long-running predecessor Variable Pig.
The Celestial Dragon is an amateur zine that covers a wide variety of postal games. It's issued free, every 6-7 weeks as a PDF file (typically 32-40 pages). Variable Pig no longer lives but back issues are available here.
Files are typically around 3MB in size and have bookmarks for quick navigation.
Rules for games currently in progress or on the waiting list for The Celestial Dragon:
Other games (previously run in Variable Pig or Celestial Dragon):
A selection of maps for games appearing in the zine.
Afghanistan & Pakistan • Argentina • Austria-Hungary 1911 • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Bolivia • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Burkina Faso • Buckinghamshire • Cambodia • Carolinas • Central Asia • China • Crets Holiday V2 • Denmark • Dingle Peninsula • East Africa • Estonia • Estonia V2 • Finland • Honduras • HS2 • Kaukasus • Kyushu • Latvia • London Underground • Malaysian Peninsular • New England (N) • North Korea • Norwegian Fjords • New South Wales • Nigeria • Nile Delta • Otago-Southland • Oregon • Pern • Prairies • Severn Valley • Solent V1.1 • South Africa (old) • South Africa (new) • South Downs Way V2 • South East Australia • Sri Lanka • Taiwan • Tennessee • Tokyo and Kanto Plain • Ukraine • Vastmanland • Washington State • Westeros • Western Australia • West Cumberland • Xanth 2.1 • Zambia |
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Australia • Austria • Cyprus • Devon • Denmead and Waterlooville • Easter Island • Galicia • Isle of Man • Isle of Wight • Ishigakijima • Izu Honto • Kyrgyzia • Lehigh Valley • New Forest • North Wales • Northern Luzon • Orwell and Stour • Mallorca • Morocco • Shikoku • South Wales • Texel • USA • Valleys of South Wales • Yokohama |
RR2535AZ • RR2536AZ • BB416DEN • BB417DEN • RR2522BH • RR2517WR • RR2540ZM • RR2541ZM • RR2545ZM |
This site holds back issues going back 20+ years in pdf format. Files are typically around 2MB in size and have bookmarks for quick navigation.
The Roll of Honour lists all the games played in Variable Pig's long history, with winners.
https://variablepig.org