News Bad Baby Lich Lords relaunches crowdfunding for ‘Saturday morning cartoon’ competitive card game Deathly mayhem, round 2 June 19, 2023 Chase Carter
News Climate change charity’s deckbuilding game Carbon City Zero wants to set an eco example for the real world Work together - or separately - to bring your carbon levels to zero. June 19, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News New Pokémon TCG expansion brings original 151 to Scarlet & Violet - including Kadabra This special set marks Kadabra’s first appearance since magician Uri Gellar’s infamous lawsuit over bent spoons. June 17, 2023 Chase Carter
News Sky Team’s tense, co-op cockpit simulator board game will hit the runway at Gen Con ahead of fall release It takes two to tarmac. June 17, 2023 Chase Carter
News Dimension 20’s newest season celebrates Pride Month with Dungeons and Drag Queens Let’s slay. June 16, 2023 Alex Meehan
News Defend the last Waffle House standing against a zombie apocalypse in this cheeky two-page tabletop RPG Hashbrowns, pancakes and two brains over easy. June 16, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Warhammer 40k: Leviathan won’t go made-to-order to meet surging demand, Games Workshop confirms Limited-time Tyranids. June 16, 2023 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Spanish hobby shop trumps bounty for MTG’s serialised The One Ring card, offers €2 million and paella Whoever finds the golden ticket will also enjoy a free holiday to Valencia and at least one solid meal. June 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News Puerto Rico 1897, pulled from shelves after a disastrous launch, will receive a corrected edition this autumn Publisher Ravensburger confirms new box will include updated rulebook, missing tiles and added building text. June 15, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Monopoly Scrabble mashes together the two board game classics in one Frankensteinian tabletop crossover Honestly, how has this never happened before? June 15, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Anti-Imperialist RPG Bundle funds solidarity kitchens by selling LATAM tabletop RPGs Food for thought, er... THAC0. June 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News KiwiRPG takes Aotearoa’s tabletop scene global through a week of podcasts, livestreams and a game bundle A relatively small but passionate part of the tabletop industry strives to catch the attention of the rest of the world. June 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News ‘NuTSR’ files for bankruptcy, freezing legal disputes with Dungeons & Dragons publisher Lawsuits between Wizards of the Coast and the latest reanimation of TSR will stay on hold as the latter company liquidates assets. June 14, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News There’s a Cocaine Bear tabletop RPG based on the Honey Heist system Cocaine Owlbear. June 14, 2023 Alex Meehan
News Looking to learn how to play Warhammer 40k before 10th Edition? Dicebreaker members can now save 10% on Vanguard Tactics’ expert courses Jump into 40k for the first time or move over from 9E to the new rules with ease. June 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Majestic 13 sounds a lot like an XCOM miniatures game Use Warhammer and other existing models in X-Files-inspired skirmishes against alien invaders. June 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Monopoly has lost favour with Gen Z compared to other age groups, says survey Millennials dominate the hobbyist demographic, but their generational juniors aren’t far behind June 14, 2023 Chase Carter
News Warhammer 40,000: Leviathan maker turns players towards limited hobby stock after online orders sell out Games Workshop: 1. Scalpers: 0. Players: also 0. June 14, 2023 Chase Carter
News Shut down "dodgebrawl” video game Knockout City lives on thanks to a free tabletop RPG adaptation The future of Knockout City the video game might be an open question, but the hits can continue around your gaming group's table. June 13, 2023 Chase Carter
News A Pokémon card drawn by a second-grader just sold for a record-breaking $25,000 Spikey-Eared Pichu becomes the most expensive Pichu card of all time. June 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Firefly board game is getting a seriously fancy, seriously hefty collector’s edition for its 10th anniversary Massive box includes everything ever made for the game, plus a new expansion and upgraded components. June 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Cluedo Conspiracy twists the murder mystery formula with hidden identities and an island resort vibe Whodunnit on holiday. June 13, 2023 Chase Carter
News New Pathfinder video game will deliver Vampire Survivors gameplay in a fantasy RPG wrapper Bullet hell, sans bullets. June 12, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Age of Sigmar RTS Realms of Ruin’s first gameplay shows off sneaky Orruks, lightning strikes and plenty of shouting - and you can play it next month This time it’s waaaaargh. June 12, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Baldur’s Gate 3 gives us our first on-screen look at the D&D city in two decades Boo! June 12, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News War of the Ring: The Card Game maker announces price and date for Against the Shadow expansion Google: Route me to Mt. Doom in incognito mode, please. June 9, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Triangle Agency is a satirical horror RPG of paranormal investigation inspired by Control and The X-Files Equal parts cheeky and deadly serious in its send-up of corporate overreach and work's stranglehold over our lives. June 9, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Disney Lorcana studio slams allegations of ‘stolen’ TCG as “baseless claims” “We look forward to proving this in due time.” June 9, 2023 Alex Meehan
News Pokémon TCG Live is finally out on PC and mobile, officially replacing Pokémon TCG Online Following over a year of open beta. June 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Disney Villainous plans Gen Con tournament and introductory board game ahead of Oogie Boogie expansion You're joking, you're joking. I can't believe my eyes! June 9, 2023 Chase Carter
News Noughties wargaming classic Heroscape will still see a return after last year’s failed crowdfunding run Renegade Game Studios picks up the miniatures game’s reboot after Age of Annihilation missed its goal last autumn. June 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons lead designer says 2024 rulebooks will “prepare the game for its next decade” D&D's publisher wants to see 5th Edition learn to drive and buy its first beer. June 8, 2023 Chase Carter
News Trading card vendor posts $1 million bounty for MTG’s serialised The One Ring card Like a golden Wonka ticket, except nobody should pay $33 for a chocolate bar. June 8, 2023 Chase Carter
News Disney Lorcana lawsuit alleges studio “encouraged” co-designer in “pilfering” original trading card game design As Ravensburger responds to Upper Deck’s claims. June 8, 2023 Alex Meehan 2 comments
News Disney Lorcana studio sued over claims it “stole and copied” trading card game “We encourage competition, but also believe in playing by the rules.” June 8, 2023 Alex Meehan
News Elden Ring tabletop RPG gets a release date, but… Out in Japan later this month, with no sign of an English-language edition yet. June 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News UK Games Expo 2023 apologises after rejecting RPG over queer content Avery Alder’s Dream Askew was blocked from appearing due to “themes of sexuality or orientation", while Jay Dragon’s Sleepaway reportedly saw its event description changed to remove references to queerness. June 7, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Battletech community ousts Reddit mods after Pride Month zine bigotry Catalyst Game Labs steps in to create a new, official subreddit. June 6, 2023 Chase Carter 3 comments
News A Smurfs tabletop game is on the way from 7 Wonders and Dead Cells designers In time for the blue pop icons' 65th anniversary. June 6, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Terraria: The Board Game digs up a co-op tabletop adaptation for the 2D Minecraft-a-like Mined for inspiration. June 6, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Pathfinder maker’s Open RPG Creative Licence enters final draft and feedback period This is your last chance to submit corrections and comments before the licence heads to the US Library of Congress. June 6, 2023 Chase Carter
News One-page RPG collection The Most Tabletop Games per Square Centimeter squeezes 10 games onto a single sheet of A4 A tight contest. June 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News KiwiRPG returns with ducks, doomed men and ‘D&D meets Quantum Leap’ during week-long celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s tabletop creators Second annual event kicks off this weekend. June 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Turn normal playing cards into stunning and demonic art in incredible-looking solo RPG Wreck This Deck Part game, part art project. June 5, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Warhammer 40,000’s streamlined 10th Edition rules drops as a free download The 60-page document covers new datasheet layout, universal stratagems and building an army June 2, 2023 Chase Carter
News Gloomhaven: Second Edition will feature revised classes, scenarios, story and miniatures “Gloomhaven is well-loved, I’m not sure anyone would call it perfect.” June 2, 2023 Alex Meehan 1 comment
News Grab 100 tabletop RPGs and support independent artists during Queer Games Bundle’s third annual campaign Monster Care Squad, Glitter Hearts, Cantrip and more are combined with a heap of video games, comics and zines. June 1, 2023 Chase Carter
News Warhammer 40,000 studio head reveals how detachments, army-building and special rules will work in 10th Edition codexes “Codexes will offer a breadth of different ways to field an army.” June 1, 2023 Caelyn Ellis 1 comment
News Pathfinder ejects Drow from official lore, says too “deeply enmeshed” in D&D identity Golarion’s Darklands will trade spider-worshipping elves for snake people. June 1, 2023 Chase Carter
News Royal Mail has created official Warhammer stamps to mark the fantasy wargame’s 40th anniversary Slimux mailux. June 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Magic: The Gathering’s most breathtaking Lord of the Rings scene mixes up two of its biggest characters Wizards of the Coast admits error on Battle of the Pelennor Fields card. June 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass brings the whimsy and wonder of Zelda, Ghibli and Adventure Time to D&D 5E Ooo! June 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Here’s a look at the (Sol) Rings of Power in MTG’s Tales of Middle-earth Four rings for commanders in their “totally power level 7” pods May 31, 2023 Chase Carter
News PaizoCon announces post-Remaster Pathfinder books, mech and kaiju adventures for Starfinder The tabletop RPG’s formal split from OGL begins with Rage of Elements in August May 31, 2023 Chase Carter
News Longshot City turns surreal-fantasy roleplaying gem Troika into a superhero RPG Kapow! May 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Challengers 2 reveals a sequel to the capture-the-flag deckbuilder hot off its Kennerspiel des Jahres nomination Standalone game will also work as an expansion for the original, with over 70 new characters. May 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Watch Elijah Wood be tempted by Magic: The Gathering’s The One Ring card in a delightful teaser for LOTR set Tales of Middle-earth “Oh, here it is, in my pocket…” May 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News MTG Tales of Middle-earth Mechanics: Tempting Rings, tempting food and amassing Orcs Or… tempting Orcs? May 30, 2023 Chase Carter
News MTG’s four Lord of the Rings Commander decks pits Elven politics against a very chunky Sauron And to the Command Zone, exile them. May 30, 2023 Chase Carter
News Here’s what every Fellowship of the Ring member looks like in MTG’s Lord of the Rings set Mighty Nine. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings set has nine different Nazgûl cards, one for each Ringwraith Nine cards for Mortal Men, doomed to die. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Magic: The Gathering answers one of Lord of the Rings’ biggest mysteries in Tales of Middle-earth Just what is Tom Bombadil, anyway? May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News MTG’s Lord of the Rings cards let you lead an army with the ultimate commander: Bill the Pony Perfect for horsing around. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Lord of the Rings’ 1970s animated movie is getting its own Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair cards Embark on More Adventures in Middle-earth next month. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Ticket to Ride legacy board game features a western-themed campaign from Pandemic Legacy co-creators The good, the bad and the business-minded. May 30, 2023 Alex Meehan
News Warhammer 40k’s chaotic racing game Speed Freeks is coming to PC - and you can play it now Ork your marks, get ready, go! May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Warhammer: Age of Sigmar reveals first real-time strategy game Realms of Ruin, headed to PS5, Xbox and PC Includes single-player campaign co-written by Black Library veteran Gav Thorpe. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Classic gamebook series Fighting Fantasy is being turned into a co-op RPG card game by Brass designer Martin Wallace’s Fighting Fantasy Adventures will adapt four of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s choose-your-own-path books. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Warhammer 40,000 video game Space Marine is getting a board game Board game adaptation of the video game adaptation of the sci-fi miniatures game spin-off of the fantasy wargame. May 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
News Board game executive apologises for sexist reply to Wingspan creator’s criticism of industry sexism AEG’s Ryan Dancey tells tabletop players to “hold me accountable” for publishing projects from underrepresented groups. May 26, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Play the RPG behind Critical Role’s newest show with a free quickstart for Candela Obscura The quickstart contains an introductory assignment and five pregenerated characters. May 25, 2023 Chase Carter
News Scarlet & Violet - Obsidian Flames expansion brings Dark-type Charizard to the Pokémon TCG Tera Pokémon ex will sport different types and weaknesses along with their crystalline crowns May 25, 2023 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons tosses out One D&D label but struggles to define next chapter. Just don't call it 6th Edition. May 25, 2023 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Don’t miss your chance to win $130 worth of premium RPG dice by watching us play D&D live at MCM Comic Con London! We’ve got $800 worth of accessories to give away thanks to Misty Mountain Gaming. May 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Mirrorscape’s open-licence rival to D&D’s virtual tabletop wants to be “the Apple of VTTs” Launching into open beta next month. May 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Two years after it was cancelled, Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game is back with a new publisher and 2024 release date Kept you waiting, huh? May 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Pathfinder Nexus’ open beta brings the RPG that much closer to digital D&D parity Free accounts can create and save up to seven discrete characters. May 24, 2023 Chase Carter
News Five new D&D books in 2023 will go back to Phandelver and discuss the origins of a notorious deck of cards All books will be published under the previously announced higher price tag. May 24, 2023 Chase Carter
News Tales of the Valiant reimagines 5E roleplay with “cooler spellcasting” and less burden on GMs Kobold Press’ Project Black Flag sets sail as a fully fledged RPG ruleset. May 24, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Sailor Moon meets Blades in the Dark in magical girl RPG Girl by Moonlight In the name of the Moon, I’ll punish your dice! May 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Zombicide studio CMON is teasing a new Metal Gear Solid board game Just a box? May 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News It looks like a Ticket to Ride legacy game is on the way Pandemic Legacy designers Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau are teaming up with the venerated train game’s creator Alan R. Moon on a mysterious new project. May 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Dungeons & Dragons increases price of printed books despite continuous financial success Higher physical book prices begin later in 2023 while digital editions remain solid, for now. May 23, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Battletech, Shadowrun maker spins up a dedicated board game division for future projects The first title will be a personal project from the son of a veteran employee. May 23, 2023 Chase Carter
News Cardboard Edison 2023 winner is a puzzly board game about microscopes, mosaics and algae Plankton can be beautiful, too. May 23, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Charity RPG event Roll for Good returns this weekend with D&D, Mörk Borg and other one-shots in support of LGBTQIA+ rights Livestreamed roleplaying sessions will fundraise for ILGA World. May 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Spiel des Jahres 2023 nominees: Dorfromantik, Fun Facts and Next Station: London shortlisted for Game of the Year award With a ‘Special Prize’ for puzzle series Unlock! May 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Good Omens’ official board game summarises past battles’ between Heaven and Hell ahead of second season Apocalypse in a box. May 22, 2023 Chase Carter
News Dungeon-delving deckbuilder Clank! is headed to PC and mobile Make some noise. May 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Critical Role are playing a Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom RPG one-shot next week Don’t worry: DM (and voice of Ganondorf) Matthew Mercer will steer clear of story spoilers. May 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Terraforming Mars producer wants screen adaptation to be as “enduringly good” as Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lego Movie “Adaptations have no business being half as good as they are.” May 19, 2023 Alex Meehan
News The most valuable Pokémon card ever made is back under the hammer for a paltry $200,000 (for now) Pikachu Illustrator promo card previously sold for a record $5m in 2021. May 19, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News A third of Monopoly players in the UK have argued over the board game classic, survey finds YouGov survey also crowns Brits’ favourite playing piece. May 19, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Get expert crowdfunding, game design, manufacturing and marketing advice from industry pros at next week’s Tabletop Creators Summit Hear from BackerKit, Panda Game Manufacturing, Osprey Games and more at the free London event. May 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Newest Netrunner ECG set focuses on a robotic uprising in futuristic Brazil Part of the Liberation cycle. May 18, 2023 Alex Meehan
News Watch us rank everything in Honor Among Thieves and play D&D live at MCM Comic Con London next week! Catch our actual play series Storybreakers live for the first time. May 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News One-vs-one survival-horror RPG looks like the perfect love letter to Halloween and classic slasher movies 1978: The Night THEY Came Home pits one player’s supernatural killer against the other’s everyday survivor. May 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Star Wars: Unlimited’s first gameplay details paint the upcoming TCG as a mix of MTG Commander and Destiny Fantasy Flight reveals organised play plans for major tournaments. May 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News War of the Ring: The Card Game adds co-op and solo modes in its first expansion Against the Shadow introduces an AI opponent to the Lord of the Rings title. May 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis