Southlands sends Dungeons & Dragons to mythical Egypt in updated setting from Kobold Press
Promises a more informed and thoughtful take on North Africa this time around.
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Tall Tales is like Cards Against Humanity, but for whimsical storytelling
Don’t get penned in.
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The Queen’s Gambit has caused a massive spike in chess sales
On top of a resurgence during lockdown.
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Boldly Action/Bonus/Moving where no one has gone before.
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Blades in the Dark designer unveils Chamber, a sci-fi RPG setting inspired by X-Files and Control
Secure. Contain. Playtest.
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Adventure Calendar unwraps a holiday RPG one day at a time
No disappointing chocolates here.
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Standalone adventures are coming to Starfinder RPG next year
First release is called Junker’s Delight.
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Lead designer Ryan Verniere talks team building and trusting vision to others.
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Board Game Arena is set to release a new game every day in December
On the first day of Christmas, BGA gave to me.
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Unmatched’s latest pop culture showdown pits Little Red Riding Hood against Beowulf
All the better to beat you with.
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Grab Dungeons & Dragons digital sourcebooks and adventures at a discount for Cyber Monday
Digital daring-do on a dime.
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14 best family board games for any age to enjoy
Gather old and young round for some of the top family board games.
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Best Dungeons & Dragons gift ideas for Christmas
Behold(er)! We've listed the best birthday, Christmas and holiday gifts for any D&D fan.
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Illusionist Uri Geller relents on Kadabra’s two-decade ban from the Pokémon card game
Fans used mass email. It’s super effective!
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Board games ranked by SAGE among top COVID-19 risk factors during holiday gatherings
Seriously, just stay home.
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YouTube creator Jacksfilms turns hit YIAY series into a party board game
“Cards Against Humanity for people who are actually funny.”
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Quest RPG creators reveal spin-off competitive card game Queens
For the Queen(s)!
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Manipulate a kingdom with medieval medicine in social deduction game Four Humours
Universal shelfcare.
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Here are some of the best indie RPGs to pick up on Itch.io during Black Friday
The platform is waiving revenue cuts for designers on top of regular sales.
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The Crew 2, Uno on TV and the worst (and best) board game cash-ins: it’s the Dicebreaker Podcast!
This week's board game news and tabletop talk, straight to your ears.
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Pathfinder and Starfinder publisher Paizo discounts digital RPGs for Black Friday
A good opportunity to try both the fantasy and science-fiction settings.
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Board game releases 2021: 10 upcoming board games you should play
These are the hottest board game releases hitting the shelves in the coming year.
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Alien: The RPG, Tales from the Loop and Mutant: Year Zero are half price for Black Friday
Core rulebooks, starter sets and supplements discounted as part of Free League Publishing’s sale.
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Pathfinder Adventure Paths are coming to the Savage Worlds RPG
Beginning with Rise of the Runelords.
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Weird West RPG Deadlands wrangles three adventures into a new hardcover book
Get a dog, little longy.
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Dungeonbreaker merchandise is here! Plus, a sale!
Grab Dicebreaker merch for 30% off during Black Friday.
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After inclusion of character creation options in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.
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Catan is the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US for Black Friday
With a number of expansions and Game of Thrones spin-off also on sale.
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The Best Cyber Monday board game deals 2020
Deal with these discounted dice-rolling diversions.
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Dark fantasy RPG Blackbirds brings a world of chaos and godlessness powered by Zweihänder
We’ve been waiting for this moment to arise
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Alongside Spirit Island and One Deck Dungeon.
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Social RPG app Role is opening up early access and adding custom game support this week
Ahead of full launch next spring.
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Quest RPG designers are teasing a new card game called Queens
A standalone card game set in the Quest universe.
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You can own a replica of Dungeons & Dragons' Yawning Portal Inn next year for $350
Seriously, mind the gap.
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Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG reveals cover art and plans for a spring 2021 release
Tell me when they put Oscar Isaac on the cover.
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Magic: The Gathering Christmas gift guide
Decking the halls.
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Magic: The Gathering’s Secretversary Superdrop celebrates with Bob Ross and a Box of Rocks
With more cards illustrated by Seb McKinnon.
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Sail the seven seas solo - or with friends - in the Ultimate Edition of Nemo’s War
Do Nautilus nonsense be something ye wish?
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Star Wars: X-Wing’s updated Squad Builder app adds Epic Play and offline mode
New software for your droid.
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Kids on Bikes confront The Snallygaster Situation in new board game spin-off
In it to Schwinn it.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ first attempt to address RPG’s race problems disappoints its community
More like Rule Zero Effort.
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Explore Scarred Lands in massive Dungeons & Dragons adventure Dead Man’s Rust
Wave goodbye to Waterdeep.
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Cult comic series The Boys gets the board game treatment
The only good Supe is a dead Supe.
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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla's Viking dice game Orlog will get a physical version in 2021
Plus, a talk with co-dev game director Benoit Richer about bones, difficulty and Tabletop Simulator.
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Snag over 20 roleplaying games on Itch.io while raising funds for Trans Day of Remembrance
Donated funds will help provide food, shelter and healthcare for trans people in need.
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A new historical tabletop award wants to spotlight and mentor underrepresented voices
Winners will receive up to $4,000 and direct publisher mentorship on a prototype.
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Pipeline studio serves a piping hot cup of Joe with its next game, Coffee Traders
Something’s brewing.
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Pokémon card game booster box from 1999 sells for record-breaking £269,000
Sealed first-edition box breaks previous record by over $150,000.
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Plus lots of roleplaying advice.
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How to teach board games to new players
The explanation, explained.
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D&D miniatures maker Gale Force Nine sues RPG publisher Wizards of the Coast
Disputes over licensing and distribution have led to back and forth litigation.
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Sail the treetops in Wildsea, a futuristic RPG inspired by Bastion and Blades in the Dark
Featuring chainsaw ships.
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Fight Item Run melds retro video games and a modern approach to tabletop roleplaying
Don’t hoard those phoenix downs!
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Perilous RPG swaps a GM for story cards written by Kids on Brooms co-creator
From the designer of Mage Against the Machine.
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Raised funds will offer COVID-19 support.
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Cyberpunk Red’s starter set and Cyberpunk 2020 are just £6 in the latest RPG Humble Bundle
Along with a lot of sourcebooks for the seminal tabletop game.
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Tsuro publisher is offering a bundle of three quick and easy board games
Spin a yarn, refeather a peacock and help some meeples home before supper.
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Digital tabletop gaming console SquareOne allows players to use actual cards and tokens
Set to support games like Cthulhu Wars and The Crew.
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Uno is being turned into a TV game show
By studio behind upcoming Ticket to Ride series.
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Warhammer 40,000’s Battleforce sets aim to be an entry point for the miniatures-curious
Start a solid army for Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Necrons, Astra Militarum, T’au Empire or Tyranids.
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Feature: Board games are expensive, so we tried to make our own for a tenner
It went about as well as you’d expect.
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D&D book Dark Places & Demogorgons bears a striking resemblance to Stranger Things
Prepare for a neverending story.
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Save a dying world without metal in dark fantasy RPG Asunder
But what do they use for belt buckles?
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Embrace the theatrics and physicality of Hibachi as you cook - or steal - the perfect meal
Making a dog’s dinner of it is the whole point.
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Battle royale board game Reload sounds like a tabletop Fortnite
Parachuting onto Kickstarter next January.
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Marvel Collector’s Chess Set pits the Avengers against Loki and Thanos
Knight to a Thor.
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Creature Comforts wraps worker-placement in a cozy, family-friendly blanket
Now, where did I bury those stockings?
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Video chat app Backyard comes with clones of Codenames, Cards Against Humanity and other board games
With games inspired by Secret Hitler, One Night Werewolf and Fish Bowl on the way.
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Following the passing of the North Star Games co-president.
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Lightweight mecha RPG The Mecha Hack is releasing a new book of missions
Do mecha cockpits have cup holders?
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10 best Christmas gifts for board game lovers
O come all ye playful.
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Gloomhaven is currently the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US
Machi Koro, Kingdomino, Forbidden Island and the Exit series also on sale.
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Star Wars: X-Wing, Legion and Armada development moving to Marvel: Crisis Protocol studio
Out with the old, in with the Jakku.
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Clue: Disney Villains paints the classic murder mystery game with Maleficent overtones
Jafar in the Hundred Acre Woods with Lumière.
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You can and will squeeze blood from this stone.
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Movie Movie Game turns the popular YouTube series into a tabletop party experience
The first game from The Valleyfolk.
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Create a marine paradise in fish-placement board game Aqua Garden
A whale (shark) of a good time.
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Indie RPG seller Itch.io is waiving its cut of game sales for Black Friday
Save scratch when you buy from Itch.io
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How to play Betrayal at House on the Hill: board game's rules, setup and haunts explained
Don't fear the rulebook.
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Batman comic The Dark Knight Returns is being adapted into a single-player board game
Winging its way to Kickstarter next year.
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There’s new Warhammer, the Terminator RPG and plenty of pickles on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
It’ll leave you smirkin’ like a gherkin.
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D&D creator Gary Gygax’s son, Luke, is writing an adventure for dungeon-crawler Bardsung
He joins a host of other decorated writers contributing original stories.
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Co-op board game Townsfolk Tussle is the tabletop equivalent of Cuphead
That’s a high-class bout!
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Indie tabletop RPG Slugblaster packages its pulpy teen angst in an actual pizza box
Strap your nostalgia to a hoverboard and cram it through a wormhole.
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Travel the Andes mountains with a llama friend in modular resource game P’achakuna
An adventure to dye for.
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Superhero dice game Kapow! returns in second edition from Star Realms studio
Roll for Spidey-senses.
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Help preserve the Mongolian language by playing a board game steeped in folklore
Have a care for trickster gods and death worms.
