Features (Page 2)
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Feature: Storybreakers characters: Caryaries West, the spoilt bard and wannabe news anchor
A half-elf out of water.
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Feature: News reporters in a fantasy world: The lore behind our new D&D series Storybreakers
Advantage on Investigation.
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10 slasher RPGs for a bloody good time this Halloween
“It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare!”
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6 things One D&D already gets right - and 3 things it doesn’t
The new playtest materials are out, and our opinions are in.
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Feature: The History of Black Lotus: Magic: The Gathering's legendary Holy Grail card
From forbidden artifact to half-a-million-dollar icon.
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Off The Table: Thank god Silent Hill 2 is getting a remake
Finally, we get to see Eddie eat his pizza in 60 FPS.
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D&D maker Wizards of the Coast and its RPG rivals are starting to look like Apple and Amazon
Tech executives are multi-classing into tabletop gaming.
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Feature: Wingspan’s two-player version intensifies the original game: Essen Spiel 2022 Preview
And features some fantastic ducks!
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Feature: Frosthaven’s characters feel fresh, but its combat system doesn’t: Essen Spiel 2022 Preview
City building elements remain a mystery.
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Kickstarter's new CEO talks future of tabletop crowdfunding, Gamefound rivalry and blockchain plans
"We have a lot to improve on that will keep our hands full."
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Feature: How new tabletop RPG The Zone embraced, and then kicked, AI-generated art
Journeys of self-destruction.
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12 board games to play at Essen Spiel 2022
Whether you’re looking for a sci-fi adventure or monster competition.
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4 brand new and upcoming board games you should play at EGX this weekend
From sci-fi betrayal to the tabletop debut of an indie video game gem.
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Pokémon's most stunning cards are pricing people out of the TCG
Food shopping this month, or a nice drawing of Umbreon? Hm…
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10 best Lost Origin cards in Pokémon TCG’s latest set
The Lost Zone makes a triumphant return in the newest expansion to the trading card game.
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Marvel films aren’t the death of cinema, but they’re getting stale
More tangled than Spider-Man's web.
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An adult activity camp was the closest I’ve felt to being a real-life D&D character - and I loved it
A weekend at Camp Wildfire.
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Feature: RPGs as therapy: How fictional worlds help vulnerable people explore real-life emotions
The support workers using roleplaying to manage trauma, addiction and loss.
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The best Yu-Gi-Oh! GX decks you can play for real
How would the anime’s top duelists have fared in the TCG’s competitive scene?
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Feature: Dominaria United is a hugely satisfying return to Magic: The Gathering’s founding plane
Story, gameplay, cards - they're all here in abundance.
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Feature: Rivet Wars: Reloaded is like an Advance Wars board game - here's how it plays
RTS and video game influences meet a dieselpunk World War I.
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7 Game of Thrones board games to play while you wait for more House of the Dragon
“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.”
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Ending D&D editions is the cleverest - and most boring - choice for the RPG
Efficiency over evolution.
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Magic: The Gathering is going the way of Fortnite - and it’s only the beginning
Universes Beyond reason?
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Feature: Pokémon TCG's thrilling first UK World Championships were well worth the long wait
The first Worlds held outside the US - and since COVID - offered a weekend of climactic battles and unabashed fandom.
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Feature: Arceus and Flying Pikachu soared to victory in Pokémon TCG's 2022 World Championships
We break down the winning deck list from Worlds 2022.
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The best Magic: The Gathering Standard decks in August 2022
Hold your own using MTG’s latest cards in these top Standard builds.
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Into the Odd is a far port from conventional tabletop RPGs that is well worth the journey
Coal-powered adventures in a land both fantastical and filthy.
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5 best Pokémon Standard decks to look for at Pokémon World Championships 2022
These lists have been dominating the metagame over the last several months.
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Spirit Island is an outstanding co-op game because it’s about doing genuine good
Taking lessons from the tabletop.
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Stranger Things is right: Kate Bush is the best musician to pair with Dungeons & Dragons
A Deeper Understanding.
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Red Opera and Sirens RPG writer Rick Heinz discusses the tribulations of working at Apotheosis.
Heinz alleges shady contracts, long overdue payment and a work culture of distrust and ego-stroking.
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Feature: Rolling Together: Indie RPG creators joining forces to change the industry for good
“This kind of collective endeavour really helps push people into making something better.”
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10 best Pokémon Go cards in the latest Pokémon TCG expansion
The mobile game tie-in isn’t earth-shattering, but there are a handful of standout cards.
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Feature: How did McDonald’s, Monopoly and the US Mafia get tangled up in scandal?
Fraud and a McFlurry, please.
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10 best Double Masters 2022 cards in Magic: The Gathering's latest set
Another chance to grab must-have reprints.
