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News
Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus sells for $540,000, setting yet another record for the holy grail card
The perfect condition card signed by artist Christopher Rush is now the most expensive MTG card ever sold at auction.
Deals
Save 50% on Risk, Monopoly, Cluedo and other Hasbro board games in the UK
Get cashback on half of your purchase, on top of any other discounts.
How To
D&D classes: Which character class to choose in Dungeons & Dragons 5E
From barbarian to wizard, how to decide what to play.
Opinion
After Honor Among Thieves, the next D&D movie should be all about Strahd - here’s why
The villainous vampire would provide plenty for fans - and film-makers - to sink their teeth into.
Review
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves review – D&D movie is a forgettable story in a fantastic, faithful world
Practical effects and lore true to the RPG shine over derivative writing and bland characters.
News
Classic D&D video games including Spelljammer and Dragonlance are returning to PC for the first time in 25 years
Silver Box and other '80s and '90s games succeed on their death saving throw.
Deals
Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, here’s your chance to win over £230 of cards and prizes for the TCG!
No trap cards here.
News
Walking Dead Roleplaying Game lets you play out scenarios from the TV series
Featuring recognisable characters and locations.
News
MTG’s latest peek at Tales of Middle-earth set shows cards and publisher tempted by The One Ring
Serialised cards once again rear their head during an extended look at the upcoming Lord of the Rings-themed set.
Deals
Start your D&D 5E adventure for as little as £14/$18 ahead of Honor Among Thieves’ release
Thanks to discounts on Starter Sets, the Essential Kit, and more.
News
King Kong and Pacific Rim coming next for D&D 5E compatible adventure project
Mechanics for mayhem with monkeys and mechs.
Deals
Get Wanderhome, Thirsty Sword Lesbians and over 500 RPGs for just $5 to support trans rights in Florida
TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida bundle has already raised over $40,000.
News
MTG reveals The One Ring and three versions of Gandalf the Grey from upcoming Lord of the Rings set
Multiple cards will explore the different ways characters present themselves throughout Tolkien’s classic fantasy epic.
Deals
Save £40 on this menacing Warhammer 40,000 Raven Guard Battle Force box
2 Invictor Tactical Warsuits, 3 Eliminators, 10 Reivers, and more to strike from the shadows.
How To
How to play chess for beginners: rules, moves and setup
Learn how to play chess using our beginner’s guide, from basic rules to en passant and castling.
Best Games
8 best D&D character sheets for every type of player
From new players to seasoned adventurers and everyone in-between, get your next character idea down on paper with these tools.
News
Break!! is an absolutely stunning fantasy RPG inspired by Zelda and Ghibli, a decade in the making
Be a Battle Princess or a Murder Princess.
Feature
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
Best Games
5 tips for making a great Dungeons & Dragons 5E character
What to do before the nitty-gritty bits
Deals
Save almost 30% on the award-winning board game Lost Ruins of Arnak
Delve and discover in this deckbuilding adventure for its lowest price to date.
News
D&D adventure collection nominated for best game writing alongside Elden Ring at 2023 Nebula Awards
And Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West.
How To
D&D 5E languages explained: A guide to language in Fifth Edition
Every language you might encounter on your adventures.
News
Sea of Thieves: Voyages of Legends coming from publisher behind Elden Ring board game
A bootiful announcement.
Interview
‘If I was designing Monster of the Week now it would be very different’: Michael Sands on the RPG’s origins, inspirations and what comes next
Plus, his advice for new players.
News
Games Workshop wants to recycle your old Warhammer miniatures and sprues
Keep Holy Terra green, for the Imperium.
News
New Dungeons & Dragons film’s characters can now appear in your own campaigns
Official stat blocks are available.
News
West Kingdom board game maker mix-and-matches over 100 dice in Scholars of the South Tigris
Garphill Games' latest title is another marriage of theme and engine that doesn't skimp of colourblind accomodations.
Best Games
6 weirdest official Monopoly editions you can play for real
From Breaking Bad to bass fishing.
News
Custom miniatures tool lets players create any D&D character they can dream of
Print-at-home poses.
News
Pathfinder to add tanuki and a horror-themed RPG adventure path with Tian Xia rulebook duo
Publisher Paizo hired dozens of additional writers to flesh out the East Asian-inspired cultures and myths of Tian Xia.
Best Games
5 best Citadel paints for Warhammer - and what to use them for
From basecoasting to metallics, load your painting arsenal with the best pots Games Workshop has to offer.
Feature
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
News
Two years after a signed Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus sold for a record $500,000, another has appeared at auction
Gem Mint 10 copy autographed by designer-artist Christopher Rush sold in January 2021 holds the title for the most expensive MTG card of all time.
News
Pathfinder RPG publisher confirms stance on the use of AI artwork and writing
“Customers expect a human touch.”
News
UK board game studio behind Sub Terra and Alba to be liquidated and closed, buyer in talks for games and IP
Accusations of unpaid staff and missing pensions emerged in January.
News
Pathfinder studio to add narrative starship combat and revised classes in sci-fi RPG Starfinder Enhanced
Play as a kitsune or the remnants of a dying star with the upcoming sourcebook.
News
Nemesis: Retaliation board game follows in the footsteps of 1986’s Aliens
“Probably the last part of the Nemesis series.”
News
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. co-op board game adaptation coming from Nemesis publisher
Will be a “zone-crawler”.
News
Lancer Tactics turns the mech tabletop RPG into a gorgeous Advance Wars-like video game
A perfect example of what a truly open third-party licence allows.
News
Cooperative Luddite Rebellion and asymmetric food poisoning among the year’s best unpublished board games
Finalists for the 2023 Cardboard Edison showcase what may become tabletop’s next big hits.
Deals
D&D 5E's new heist-themed Keys from the Golden Vault adventure book is already discounted by 30%
Assemble your crew, there's a job to do.
News
Thousands of dollars worth of pristine Magic: The Gathering boosters were discovered in a garbage dump, then destroyed
Cards worth potential $250,000 included Modern Horizons 2, Infinity and 30th Anniversary packs.
News
Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer revealed as next Dimension 20 DM
Roleplaying royalty collides (again).
Opinion
D&D 5E's biggest problem is the Druid – here's how One D&D can fix it
Underplayed and overcomplicated, but is the Druid playtest going in the right direction?
News
Avatar Legends RPG boxed starter set hits Target shelves
The official tabletop adaptation of the beloved animated series gets an exclusive release in US retail.
Deals
Celebrate Pokémon Day 2023 with these TCG discounts at Magic Madhouse
Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet pre-orders are on sale today.
Deals
Fallout RPG and miniatures bundle lets you wage Wasteland Warfare without spending all your caps
Pick up a host of rules, supplements and 3D-printable models.
News
Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is a seriously fancy premium set for the TCG that will ‘last you a lifetime’
Teased ahead of reveal at World Championships.
News
Classic 1980s gamebook series Lone Wolf is being reprinted in paperback for the first time in decades
Final instalment The Light of the Kai will release in two volumes and finally bring the New Order series to a close next year.
News
Tabletop accessories maker Wyrmwood responds to allegations of mishandled sexual assault claims
CEO Douglas Costello apologises for initial “tone deaf” video response.
Feature
Star Wars: Legion is the tabletop miniatures game fans of the films deserve
Checking in with Star Wars’ answer to Warhammer 40,000, five years on.
News
World’s most valuable Pokémon card, Pikachu Illustrator, appears at auction for almost half a million dollars
One of just 41 copies in existence.
Feature
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
News
Only half of D&D fans expect the movie to be any good, survey suggests
But they’ll still be going to see it.
News
Unmatched Adventures teased in cryptic announcement by board game publisher
Who, or what, is the red-eyed creature?
News
Ethnos is like fantasy Ticket to Ride, and it’s getting a remake this summer
Archeos Society says goodbye to elves and orcs, hello to archeology.
News
Latest One D&D playtest update features new versions of druid and paladin classes
Both receiving some serious upgrades.
News
As d’Or winners 2023: Akropolis and Ark Nova take home France’s big Game of the Year awards
Challengers! named best ‘intermediate’ game.
Opinion
John Wick is the perfect movie to inspire your next D&D campaign - and not in its action
How to say just enough.
News
What We Do in the Shadows and Russian Doll inspired this trio of comedic Jewish RPGs
If I Were a Lich, Man.
News
Pirate jailbreak board game is seeing a re-release with fresh artwork and modes
A quick sail-away.
News
Magic: The Gathering revives 14-year-old multiplayer format Planechase as a Commander offshoot
The first new Planechase cards since 2012 will come bundled with March of the Machines’ Commander precons.
Deals
Here are some of the best value Magic: The Gathering Commander precons
Preconstructed Commander decks that won't cost you an arm and a leg.
News
Elden Ring: The Board Game studio teases Sea of Thieves tabletop adaptation
Arrrrr you excited?
How To
How to play Uno: rules, setup and how to win
From Reverse cards to +2 and +4, here's everything you need to know about the Uno rules.
News
Hollow Knight and Breath of the Wild inspired this tabletop roleplaying game
Firelight your way home.
News
Gloomhaven has been dethroned as BoardGameGeek’s number one game
Brass: Birmingham becomes the eighth board game to take the top spot, as Isaac Childres’ dungeon-crawler slides to third in the rankings.
News
Commander Masters ‘finally’ focuses a reprint-only set on MTG’s most popular format
Expect some pants-on-bananas box prices, though.
News
Apex Legends: The Board Game will bring the battle royale video game to the tabletop
From studio behind Frostpunk and Dying Light adaptations.
Best Games
10 magical school tabletop RPGs that will cast a spell on you
Study up with these roleplaying games.
News
Returning Call of Cthulhu RPG supplement will challenge even experienced players
Prepare for Nameless Horrors.
News
Magic: The Gathering borrows a few pages from Marvel for new TCG set March of the Machines
Phyrexia doesn’t stand a chance against *checks notes* a vampire riding a T-Rex?
Deals
Star Wars Villainous is down to its lowest price ever on Amazon US
Join the dark side and play as Darth Vader, Kylo Ren and other Star Wars villains.
News
Cyclades: Legendary Edition is a ‘director’s cut’ of the mythical board game, headed to Kickstarter this year
Ahead of its release in 2024.
News
Project Black Flag’s first crack at a D&D replacement is more retread than reinvention
Kobold Press’ post-OGL efforts feel trapped underneath the shadow of tabletop’s maligned monolith.
News
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
News
Ms Marvel, Squirrel Girl and Cloak & Dagger suit-up for Unmatched miniatures board game
Plays like Teen Spirit.
News
Mutant: Year Zero, Blade Runner RPG maker asks for feedback on two royalty-free tabletop licences
Free League’s Year Zero Engine will be “irrevocable, worldwide and royalty-free”
News
Build and test your own roller coasters in a new board game from Tiny Epic Galaxies’ creator
Rush to play this one.
News
D&D maker worried more about recession than OGL controversy’s impact on business
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is confident the company can recapture angry and upset players.
Opinion
Iron Kingdoms mixes Warhammer’s battles with D&D’s roleplaying in an RPG fans of both hobbies shouldn’t miss
Why you should take a trip to the steampunk setting.
News
The impact of Covid-19 has caused this board game publisher to close its doors
Holy Grail Games is no more.
News
Disney Lorcana’s new item card, Magic Mirror, might establish its TCG bona fides
Magic Mirror on the wall, how much must I tap to draw them all?
News
Tales from the Loop plans a UK-based season of tabletop RPG adventures in They Grow Up So Fast
Maybe we'll find out Thatcher's thoughts on extradimensional anomalies.
Opinion
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion’s setup guide is like an overprotective parent, and I love it
Sometimes handholding is a good thing.
News
Be birds and do crimes in bizarre heist RPG Pigeon’s Eleven
Birds of a feather, steal together.
News
Demiplane’s new 5E digital toolset drops D&D for independent tabletop RPG publishers
“We have no intent to be partnered with Wizards of the Coast.”