Board Game News (Page 2)
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One Piece and Digimon tabletop games are on the way to mark the anime's 25th anniversaries
From studio behind Spy x Family card game and Sonic Roll.
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Fourth expansion for Codename creator’s epic adventure game will hit tables in early 2025.
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One of the oldest board games in existence seeks crowdfunding for a brand new version
The Royal Game of Ur wants a facelift.
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Monster Hunter World board game maker to publish D&D alternative Tales of the Valiant’s starter set
New RPG rules, same ol’ fantasy.
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No Kyle MacLachlan yet, alas.
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New monsters, characters and ways to shake up the hunt for traitors aboard a ship.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s biggest competition returns to the US for the first time in eight years.
Land of the free, home of the Pendulum Summoned.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG brings back one its most iconic monsters as a 5-card Fusion Summon
Those two words everyone wants to hear: “Exodia, obliterate!”
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Heroscape’s second miraculous revival is everything the failed Hasbro relaunch should have been
A timely rescue pivots away from expensive boxes and towards organised play and a traditional look.
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Call of Cthulhu maker offers $10,000 worth of cash prizes to aspiring tabletop RPG designer
Chaosium’s inaugural BRP Design Challenge will spotlight “new and upcoming” talent.
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Arkham Horror RPG will introduce new investigators to a world of miskatonic mysteries this summer
Adventures in Rokugan studio translates the popular LCG into dice pool-driven roleplay.
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Balance cats on electricity cables in cute dexterity board game Nekojima
Hanging on by a whisker and a prayer.
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NASA (yes, that NASA) has released its first D&D-compatible tabletop RPG adventure
Science and magic meet to solve the mystery of the missing Hubble Telescope
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Puerto Rico 1897 publisher promises no AI art in final release after deluxe edition backlash
"Generative AI cannot be used in any part of the art process for this Ravensburger game."
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Shakespeare and Hamlet battle with barbed words in latest Unmatched release
The pen is mightier than the sword.
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First look at Halo: Flashpoint miniature game revels in the video game's intense multiplayer
All that’s missing is a Warthog and a flag.
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Co-designed by creator of Blood Rage.
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War of the Ring publisher plans future additions to Mega Empires after revised West and East boxes.
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Pandemic Legacy creators reunite for a new co-op legacy adventure board game
Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau’s Ziggurat is a family-friendly affair that looks to be based on Leacock’s Mole Rats in Space.
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Netrunner meets Werewolf in two-player witch-hunting card game Pagan: The Fate of Roanoke
Core game and expansions will see a re-release later in 2024 after launch at Gen Con.
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Revolutionary CCG from Dixit creator’s new studio will let players print as many cards as they like.
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Pokémon TCG’s new Pocket app fixes a glaring 25-year-old mistake in the card game
How does a Poké Ball open, anyway?
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Shadowverse: Evolve’s new Gloryfinder format is like an anime MTG Commander, arriving this summer
A casual multiplayer mode emerges into the light.
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Arkham Horror LCG co-creator and Lord of the Rings designer leaves Fantasy Flight after 11 years
MJ Newman’s last expansion was the ambitious non-linear campaign The Scarlet Keys.
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“Terry had a lifelong affection with roleplaying games.”
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Ahead of its full release in 2025.
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Roll dice for both combat and wall jumping across a city with a vicious day/night cycle and UV components.
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Struggle your way up the social ladder - and to survive.
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Fourteen worthy tabletop designs advance to a final round of judging for the Cardboard Edison, including titles about comic book sales and fusion reactors.
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eBay’s one-day auction shows collectors have eyes for only a few elite critters
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket looks like a serious mobile option for casual collectors
Pocket’s emphasis on trading highly detailed cards will exist alongside the existing Pokémon TCG Live app.
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Plus, Modern Horizons 3 promises an Eldrazi Commander deck (maybe) worth the premium price tag.
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Expansion will introduce “long-awaited” talent “unlike anything players have seen before”.
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Boldly roll where you’ve gone before.
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Magic: The Gathering's Bloomburrow set will turn planeswalkers into furries
Jace Beleren and Ral Zarek get the fursona treatment in an upcoming set dripping with Redwall flavour.
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Rising Sun and Blood Rage designer’s next board game is like a meatier Carcassonne
Post-apocalyptic pastoral paradise.
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Villainous, Jurassic World and Jaws board game designers form new studio after Funko Games layoffs
Based in Seattle, Tempest Workshop's designers say they will embody "being human, creating together, and having moxie."
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Satirical fireteam RPG Planet Fist is essentially Helldivers 2 on the tabletop
Orbital Strikes: the not-so-silent killer.
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Official Lara Croft tabletop RPG Shadows of Truth pits your team against would-be tomb raiders
Will directly adapt and expand Crystal Dynamics’ take on the classic video game character.
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Inject some Elden Ring into your D&D 5E campaigns with Kobold Press’ Soulslike Roleplaying
Souls, bonfires, and rude invaders - this book does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Translated into English ahead of the Málaga-Almería road massacre’s 87th anniversary.
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Blister Critters is a Gamma World-meets-Ren & Stimpy RPG where mutated animals rule the world
You can’t spell ‘saturday morning cartoon’ without radiation!
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Aimee Carrero, Imari Williams and Alexander Ward join the Circle of investigators fighting back a magical blight.
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Metal meets mettle in this collaborative struggle to protect everything you hold dear.
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MTG’s Fallout Commander decks revive the post-apocalyptic video game series’ greatest villains
Power armour, ghoul mayors and The Master show up in the latest preview for Fallout Universes Beyond release.
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Setting coordinates for Gamefound later this year.
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The Adventures of Conan gives the barbarian hero a new board game later this year
Quest across Hyboria by rolling dice.
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The Walking Dead RPG studio’s dark reimagining of Coriolis is “The Terror meets Deadwood in space”
They better have deep-space archaeologist Timothy Olyphant.
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Disney Lorcana finally has a playable infinite combo
A Beast of a setup.
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Guide a massive sci-fi caravan with a bag of dominoes in artbook-meets-RPG The Details of Our Escape
Developed as a digital residency in partnership with artist Linnea Sterte and and author Renee Gladman.
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Pathfinder RPG partners with fantasy music studio to publish official adventure path soundtracks
Lo-Fi beats to loot to.
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CMON breaking up with the crowdfunding behemoth is a clear sign of change on the horizon.
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Momatoes' meditation on "the infinite loneliness of power" comes with a 78-card, fully illustrated Oracle deck.
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Revolt against the corrupt Crown - and then be the baddies - in revolutionary RPG Guillotine
Heads (and dice) will roll.
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Egyptian board game Kemet returns this year with six-player support, solo play and new modes
Modular expansions headed to a crowdfunding campaign later in 2024.
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Build the first-ever computer in crunchy board game Ada's Dream from Arborea studio
Alt-history Eurogame imagines a world where Ada Lovelace survived to complete the Analytical Engine.
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Befriend talking rats to take on monstrous gods using Scrabble tiles in RPG The Far Roofs
Attack and dethrone God - or at least nibble at their heels.
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$15, 15-minute card game Now! could be your next obsession after 6 nimmt and The Mind
And you can buy it… er, soon!
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Includes reprints based on decks favoured by the ‘Godfather of Commander’, as well as appearances from the designer himself.
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Community megadungeon honouring late D&D designer Jennell Jaquays seeks an expanded physical book
Proceeds from Return to Perinthos will first benefit Jaquays family to offset medical bills and funeral costs.
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Alien RPG's answer to D&D Beyond gets a full release later this month
Nexus exits early access into the cold void of the internet - or just your kitchen table.
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Producer Curious Hedgehog promises trivia, charades and fantasy beer pong amongst high fantasy hijinks.
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Warpath’s epic miniature wargame want to woo you away from Warhammer 40,000
No Space Marines, no Emperor of Man, but all the same large-scale sci-fi battles.
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FÄNGELSEHÅLA transforms an IKEA instruction manual into a minimalist tabletop RPG
Flatpack adventures, assembly required.
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Are you impressed, ye gods?
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Ursula, Deceiver of All makes her show-stopping appearance.
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D&D and MTG owner’s $1.06 billion loss dwarfs strong performance from Wizards of the Coast
Layoffs, inventory shedding and the sale of its entertainment branch still leave Hasbro leaning hard on its golden geese.
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The success of last year's Lord of the Rings set has paved the way for more premiere-sized Universes Beyond crossovers.
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Here’s an exclusive first look at four new cards from Disney Lorcana’s Into the Inklands set
Two of the 101 Dalmatians, a wish-granting Genie and a song card that will Go the Distance.
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D&D models its digital future on MTG’s Universes Beyond pop culture crossovers
More dolls in the fantasy sandbox.
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Plaid Hat plans its first Kickstarter this summer for sci-fi adventure.
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Dungeons & Dragons teases an official LEGO set, Converse shoes and Pop-Tarts
The breakfast of champion-subclassed Fighters.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ next official adventure Thanos-ifiies Vecna in a multiverse-spanning campaign
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: all worlds are in peril!
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Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 core rulebooks get official release dates
D&D 2024's three core books strangely stagger their releases months apart.
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Studio developing Dungeons & Dragons RPG video game lays off 44 workers, shelves project
Hidden Path sought additional funding for six months amidst a “challenging environment”.
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Margaret Weis and Manganiello say Wizards of the Coast is not interested in producing anything set in Krynn, at present.
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London gathering for industry professionals will include expert talks and afternoon networking event, with free entry to MCM Comic Con for attendees.
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Pen actual songs about a post-apocalyptic UK in lyric-writing RPG Punk is Dead
Be Like a Crow creator’s game riffs on Mörk Borg with a tour to play music and slay capitalist vampires.
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Nemesis: Retaliation and adaptations of The Elder Scrolls, The Witcher and STALKER helped revenue to almost double to $56 million.
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Sentai & Sensibility is an RPG mash-up of Jane Austen and Power Rangers
Meet me in the Megazoid.
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Bloomin’ heck, those flowers are pretty.
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Women are Werewolves and Cloud Empress creators honoured at 2024 Nonbinary Tabletop Awards
Board game content creator Matthew Makak of Room 51 also clinches an award.
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Make real-life masks to explore an enchanted forest as werewolves in folklore RPG Little Wolves
Fae queens and furballs.
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Game of Thrones' next tabletop game is Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team in Westeros
A Song of Ice and Fire: Tactics will retell the Battle of the Trident and other momentous clashes.
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War never changes, but it does get smaller.
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Next Pathfinder RPG core rulebook joins Starfinder 2E playtest at Gen Con 2024
Paizo will serve fans a feast of new adventures and updated rules at annual Indy convention.
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After a disappointing 2023, Warhammer Fest is recalled from the front.
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Roguelike RPG Children of Morta gets a cooperative board game where strength is thick as blood
The family that slays together stays together.
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Dune RPG's next campaign book will let you play through new movie Dune: Part Two
Paul of the Imperium.
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New Yu-Gi-Oh! anime short marks the TCG’s 25th anniversary as Konami opens its own animation studio
Six-minute animation The Chronicles focuses on the lore behind cards such as Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
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Upcoming collection features Game Boy classics, including titles never released outside of Japan.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! has shown off the TCG’s first virtual reality game
Duel Links demo playable during 25th anniversary event isn’t yet confirmed for a public release.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is experimenting with AI players that ‘learn’ the TCG
Konami hasn’t decided whether the proof-of-concept tech demo will see a public release just yet.