
Feature: Ranking all 25 Pikachu on the Pokémon: TCG Pikachu V-Union card
A shocking result.
Feature: Ranking all 25 Pikachu on the Pokémon: TCG Pikachu V-Union card
A shocking result.
Playing only trans characters in tabletop RPGs helped me understand myself
Cisgender people tend to exclusively play cis characters in games such as D&D, so what’s wrong with me only playing transgender characters?
The greatest game that never happened.
Games Omnivorous’ adventure books show evocative art thrives under weird constraints
The minimalist RPG publisher sets ten rules for its adventure books with fascinating results.
Horror board games could be amazing if they took more risks
living and playing dangerously.
Feature: Experimental lyric RPGs are pushing the poetic power of roleplaying forward
By destroying the boundary between players and characters, lyric games innovate new ways to play - or, sometimes, not play at all.
Feature: Wonder Book looks the part of an imaginative kids game, but doesn’t play like one
Don’t judge a board game by its cover.
Feature: Far Cry Beyond board game bears little resemblance to the video game series
A far cry from what we wanted.
“Haters gonna hate and we accept that.”
Feature: Azul: Queen’s Garden sprouts fresh ideas whilst sticking to its roots
Wake up and play the roses.
“We took the mystery of Istanbul and dialled that up to 1000%.”
“We hope players will be able to see themselves in each of the characters in one way or another.”
“What is an RPG, but a seed of imagination designers give to players and game masters so they can grow gardens of their own?”
The tabletop team-up have planned more than a simple almanac for Gillen and Han’s twisted polyhedral world.
Why the Blade Runner RPG will stand apart from the cyberpunk crowd
It might not last - but then again, what does?
An Arkham Horror legacy game could revive the genre
Don’t say Hastur-la vista yet, baby.
Feature: 10 board games to look for at Essen Spiel 2021 - preview
The biggest board games at the biggest show.
Clank! is a risk/reward board game that laughs at your plans, and I love it
Goofs with a great big lizard.
“I need to slow down, but it's not happening.”
Blades in the Dark’s TV series could blow away the D&D film
The cinematic gameplay and dramatic heists of John Harper’s RPG makes it perfect for a small-screen adaptation.
Feature: The Civilization board game pioneered epic strategy a decade before Sid Meier
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tech tree.
“Passion is coming through in spades right now” - Funkoverse game studio talks licensed board games
IPs are making board gamers happy.
Magpie Games talks supply chain logistics, shielding design from bloat and contributor pay.
“Almost everyone thinks they have something of value.”
Feature: 10 board games to look for at Gen Con 2021 - preview
From sequels to beloved classics, to new releases from renowned creators.
RPG character backgrounds are rubbish - here’s how to make a good one
Or; why Obi-Wan Kenobi is a terrible RPG character.
Why should you care about a board game based on an animated show from the ‘90s?
MTG Arena’s differences from paper Magic: The Gathering are a confusing, exhausting muddle
Digital-only cards, exclusive sets and a lack of popular formats have made it hard for players to keep up.
Magic: The Gathering’s new Commander decks are a good thing for every player
More dedicated products for the popular format means fewer cards elsewhere - and that helps everyone.
5 things we want to see from the new Marvel RPG
From weird superheroes to romantic arcs.
A personal history of a worker-placement pioneer, 20 years, two continents and multiple generations in the making.
Adventure Zone DM Griffin McElroy and Bureau of Balance co-designers chat about their new board game
And why there isn’t an Adventure Zone RPG yet.
“If there’s going to be a new Descent game, it has to come from a great idea and not just exist for the sake of being made.”
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms’ best gameplay mechanic isn’t new to Magic: The Gathering
Treasure decks are stronger than ever.
“I take roleplaying with me whenever I’m performing in any other medium.”
Alongside its descendants and its future.
“If this is the only game I ever get to make, I should just do the thing I love the most.”
Feature: Where to Start With… deckbuilding board games
Building up your confidence.
“The first [Darrington Press] product was important, it needed to be familiar to fans.”
Monopoly Deal is the only Monopoly worth playing, because it understands why the board game sucks
Being bad feels pretty good.
“I understand that playing as The Man may be uncomfortable.”
Cryptkeeper, eat your heart out.
Critical Role’s Campaign 2 finale shows just how far the hit Dungeons & Dragons series has come
Forever throwing fluffernutters.
Location, location, frustration.
Nova RPG creator on bringing Destiny and Overwatch-inspired 'looter shooter' action to the tabletop
Designer Spencer Campbell talks insights, inspirations and washing his hands of gamers.
Once you’ve done your research.
GMs shouldn’t always break the rules in tabletop RPGs
Tend the rules.
Once More Into the Void tells emotionally fraught RPG stories in a Mass Effect 2, Picard framework
The duo behind the upcoming game talk translation, betrayal and the joy of being a Renegade.
One of board gaming’s first celebrities reflects on designers’ rising recognition.
New RPG book ARCON is ready to leave tired ideas about cyberpunk settings in the past
Building a better dystopian sandbox.
Feature: Roleplaying games were around hundreds of years before Dungeons & Dragons
The seminal tabletop RPG drew from generations of wargaming, storytelling and parlour games.
Magic: The Gathering is more ban-happy than ever, and it’s holding MTG Arena back
Getting the banned back together.
“When including more diverse representation, disabled people continue to be excluded at alarming rates.”
Shawn Tomkin has reached the stars with Ironsworn: Starforged, but he couldn't do it alone
The designer talks influences, making a good thing even better and the importance of community feedback.
The greatest board game stories are told around the tabletop, not on it
Playing with your tale.
Isaac Vega and Lindsey Rode discuss launching Rose Gauntlet Entertainment and the label’s debut release.
Unmatched is the Avengers Assemble of board games - it successfully unites a team of unlikely heroes
Kneel before this excellent tabletop series.
What appeared to be a Kickstarter darling and fast-growing company was a carefully projected illusion.
One More Multiverse co-founder on helping give tabletop RPGs a ‘good nudge into the mainstream’
Sara Alfageeh talks focusing on indies first, helping designers make a living and giving players customisability.
As thrilling as it is simple, Pack Wars is one of Magic: The Gathering’s best overlooked formats
Here’s how - and why - to play.
The character’s version of representation frustrates AAPI fans.
Lines and veils, and other RPG safety tools, open up tabletop roleplaying for everyone
Ensuring comfortable, collaborative creativity around the table.
Call of Cthulhu’s epic Masks of Nyarlathotep shows the perfect way to run a RPG campaign over years
Into the Months of Madness.
Is Strixhaven a good entry point for the Magic: The Gathering newcomers? Well, it’s complicated.
For the cardboard curious.
“A really big thing is having an arena where you feel like you have some control over the stories that are told.”
Disability representation in tabletop gaming matters - here are the games doing it right
Recent years have seen stories and characters that avoid ableist tropes, though there’s still work to be done.
Big tabletop events are likely to return this year, but they might look very different.
How publishers are adopting eco-friendly practices to help the planet.
Feature: Weekend Play Report - Ex Novo, and the joy of mapmaking games
Routing to recreation.
It stands heads, shoulders and horns above the disastrous Dark Souls.
Dead of Winter bridges the intimidating gap between casual and complex board games
Gravely underappreciated.