Board Game News (Page 21)
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Escape room in a book uses augmented reality to tell stories and present puzzles
Translating with technology.
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Video game adaptations of tabletop IP among benefits listed by Embracer Group.
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Keep owlbears and mimics as pets in this supplement for D&D 5E
Don’t hug your gelatinous cube.
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Tales from the Loop publisher joins D&D and Pathfinder with own online platform
Demiplane continues to dominate.
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Here’s an exclusive Magic: The Gathering Kaldheim card reveal and Commander deck build
Introducing Fynn, the Fangbearer.
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Call of Kilforth takes the third entry in the series to the high seas
Not exactly smooth sailing.
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Gloomhaven trailer reveals miniatures collection for every game in the series
Including the upcoming Frosthaven.
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Tidal Blades 2 and tabletop RPG spin-off hit Kickstarter next February
Board game sequel features co-op campaign lasting 40+ hours.
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Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is getting starter decks based on the peoples of Middle-earth
From the Riders of Rohan to the Elves of Lórien.
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Pixar characters make their debut in Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder
Featuring Syndrome and Lotso.
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Lupin co-creator on board as writer.
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Avatar Legends RPG physical release date delayed to summer 2022
Publisher Magpie Games cites paper and cardboard shortages on top of game’s record Kickstarter success.
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Munchkin Babies takes the D&D-inspired board game back to preschool
Make your RPG dreams come true.
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Kickstarter is getting into crypto, plans blockchain move in 2022
The announcement has gone down about as well as you’d expect.
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D&D publisher apologises after omitting cultural consultant credit from Strixhaven sourcebook
Future printings will include Tanya DePass credit.
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Skull Canyon: Ski Fest board game sends players collecting sets and shredding fresh pow
Ride that frigid radgnar.
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Borderlands miniatures game Arena of Badassery brings the series’ humour to tabletop
Mr. Torque and Monster Fight Club raised over $1,000,000 in the first week of crowdfunding.
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Jurassic World legacy game lets players build their own dinosaur theme park
One big pile of chits.
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Asmodee invests in Exploding Kittens to “more closely collaborate on game design”
Throw Throw Bags of Money.
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Great Western Trail creator’s board game, Maracaibo, is getting an app version this month
Become a mobile merchant.
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MTG Arena's digital-only Alchemy format brews up balances and frustration
The addition of a third major Arena format might introduce more issues than it addresses.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Brothers of Legend booster set features cards from the animated series
Including the famous Kuriboh Brothers.
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The Goblings is an adorable RPG adventure for D&D 5E
Brains and spawn.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse characters featured in new expansion for Marvel Champions
Alongside Venom, Mysterio and other iconic villains.
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Cortex Prime's new community license sparks criticism among players and RPG designers
The team behind the genre-agnostic RPG plans to address community complaints in a future version of the agreement.
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Carcassonne original and Big Box board games get a new look
Giving the French countryside a fresh coat of paint.
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Catacombs board game changes its name to Monster Pit: Overworld
A dexterous identity switch.
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This one-of-a-kind chaise lounge is designed for board games and costs £3,000
For those who love relaxing but hate their savings accounts.
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Magic: The Gathering trades silver borders for acorns in next year’s Unfinity gonzo set
Nuts to border treatments.
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Queen’s Gambit inspires playable characters in Fake Chess RPG
Pretending to pretend to play Chess.
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Pokémon Labyrinth board game is now available at Amazon
Nowhere near as confusing as Mt. Moon.
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Hitman and Dungeons & Dragons are combined in this RPG book
Cast disguise self and assassinate your target.
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Define the shape and secrets of a generation in For The Queen-inspired RPG For Our Family
The loving, burdensome ties that bind.
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Story-driven Vietnam War board game Purple Haze lands on Gamefound next month
UBOOT creators’ next “immersive simulation” offers players a branching narrative as they command a squad of US Marines in 1967.
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Be a bat out of hell in this ‘80s hair metal inspired roleplaying game
Biking with Beelzebub.
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Nearly eight tons of counterfeit Pokémon cards seized in a Shanghai airport
Chinese news claims it is “one of the biggest fake goods hauls in recent years”.
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The Borrowers and D&D collide in The Gatherers, an RPG that happens in your house
Small adventures in a big world.
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Magic: The Gathering creator has co-designed a new card game
Catch the Mindbug.
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Mega Man Adventures is a co-op board game based on the first three video games
Wipe that smiley off Dr Wily’s face.
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Pathfinder board game Arena trades cooperative roleplay for gladiator bloodsport
Tile-based trouble.
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Sci-fi horror tabletop RPG Mothership surpasses $1m on first-edition, boxed set Kickstarter
From indie darling to fourth-most successful tabletop RPG on the platform
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Pokémon TCG booster box sets new record after being auctioned off for $432,000
Beating $408,000 record.
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Games Workshop’s new Lord of the Rings board game revisits a desperate battle in the Mines of Moria
This isn't a mine - it's a board game.
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Wingspan has sold over 1 million copies in just three years
Flown the coop.
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“We will never accept nor condone any form of prejudice, hatred, or abuse in our company, or in the Warhammer hobby.”
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Explore 7th century Scotland in Pictish RPG Carved in Stone
Heroes in the Highlands.
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Trivial Pursuit gets a game show adaptation with LeVar Burton as host
Your loss, Jeopardy!
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Jackbox’s newest competitor is the Big Screen Games pack from Big Potato Games
Scrawl-down on your laptop.
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Vampire: The Masquerade joins D&D 5E and Pathfinder 2E in getting an online RPG platform
Alongside Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Hunter: The Reckoning.
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A D&D 5E compatible entry in the Call to Adventure board game series is coming
Hero-crafting and dungeon-crawling.
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Justin McElroy, Tim Schafer and Pro ZD cast in Familiar Tales board game app
Alongside voice actors from Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia and RWBY.
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Atmosfear VHS board game is getting a 30th anniversary edition
Get ready for the gatekeeper.
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HeroQuest returns to shops next month for the first time in almost 30 years
Retail release follows last year’s $3.7m crowdfunding campaign for relaunch of classic dungeon-crawler.
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MTG Crimson Vow’s Arena launch devoured drafts and locked players in match purgatory
Out for blood… or at least premium currency.
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Catan digital is coming to Playstation and Xbox consoles
Building settlements on the sofa.
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A Thousand Thousand Islands team is creating a RPG campaign book about a roach deity
Reach of the Roach God’s many-legged book was funded on Kickstarter within the first half hour.
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Five Latin American RPG designers make their mark in LATAM Breakout collection
The five-title bundle wants to prove there’s more to tabletop games than the Global North.
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We want to hire you for the Dicebreaker video team!
Join Liv and Wheels on the video team and create videos for the Dicebreaker YouTube channel
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Elysium and Skora designers open studio focused on eco-friendly board games you can print at home
First project Voyages to launch on Kickstarter later this year.
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Root digital is coming to Nintendo Switch next week
Playing Root in your boots.
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Advanced Lovers & Lesbians first expansion for Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG
Featuring new settings, like Greasy Dock Goblins.
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Mario Kart, F-Zero and Speed Racer inspired this futuristic racing board game
Get your Megapulse racing.
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Blades in the Dark unofficial hack adds Beyblades into the RPG
Beyblades in the dark.
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Pandemic, Ticket to Ride and Mysterium puzzles featured in new escape-room game
Unlock! three classic games.
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Digital Wingspan finally alights on Android devices today
Mobile birding for the Apple-shy.
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Red Giant is a brutal but beginner-friendly RPG inspired by Castlevania and Berserk
From creator of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Persona-inspired RPG Over Arms.
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Mice and Mystics creator’s next storytelling game features parental frogs and foxes
Tell some Familiar Tales.
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Aabria Iyengar achieves an RPG actual play hat trick by leading The Adventure Zone’s new mini-arc
Zone of Adventure: Imbalance sees the return of the McElroys’ initial cast of characters.
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Pokémon TCG Live delayed until 2022 “to provide Trainers with a more polished experience”
Pokémon TCG Live used Delay. It's skipping its turn!
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New Cuphead game and Lost Ruins of Arnak expansion covered.
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Saying goodbye to the world's biggest Star Realms fan
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Snake mobile game has been turned into a strategic board game
Avoiding tails on the tabletop.
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Quest-powered RPG Salvage Union allows players to pilot mechs with ease
Runs like a well-oiled machine.
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Food Chain Magnate studio’s latest board game is about selling horseless carriages
Build an automobile empire.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim board game takes place before the events of the video game
Players will cross paths with the Dragonborn.
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Pokémon: Trading Card Game evolves V cards with Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars
Twinkle, twinkle little Charizard.
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Star Wars Roleplaying reprints and new supplements on the way from Edge of the Empire lead developer
UPDATE: Edge Studio dismisses original indication it is working on brand new Star Wars RPGs.
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Magic: The Gathering Innistrad: Crimson Vow card reveal - Wolfkin Outcast // Wedding Crasher
No shoes, no shirt, no invitation? No problem.
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Telestrations' first expansion features ‘80s and ‘90s references, from The Matrix to Mariah Carey
How the hell do you draw the phrase “boo yah”?
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Alone with my dead friends.
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King of Tokyo studio cuts ties with US distributor
Iello to “rethink” distribution to US and Canada.
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Ares Games reveals plans for additional War of the Ring games after next year.
