Archive (Page 29)
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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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‘What pain do we want to experience?’: Fandom Tabletop address community license backlash
Bart Vickers reflects on what went wrong and how the second iteration aims for clearer communication and more transparency.
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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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10 winter D&D 5E monsters perfect for a Christmas campaign
Let it roll, let it roll, let it roll.
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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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Return to Dark Tower studio owner discusses unions, expensive towers and the Heroquest that got away
Restoration Games' Justin Jacobson reflects on six years of pumping new life into old titles.
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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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Dungeons & Dragons brought us closer when the world said to keep our distance
Joining a nerdy, diverse D&D group when I needed it most.
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What's the difference between Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar?
A beginner’s guide to Games Workshop’s flagship miniatures games.
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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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The best board games to play at PAX Unplugged 2021
Get your fill in Philly.
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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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By imagining a future where colonisation never occurred, Coyote & Crow allows indigenous Americans to become the heroes of their own stories.
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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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9 best tabletop RPG systems to hack into a custom game
SRDs allow players to use an existing set of rules as the basis for their own RPG.
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Get Blades in the Dark and other TRPGs for less than $10
An absolute steal.
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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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What should the next D&D crossover be? We make our case on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
From handsome dragons to bunny bois on the Moon.
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The original Orb Ponderer talks sourcing memes from an old Lord of the Rings RPG
Having a crystal ball.
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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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Small but mighty.
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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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10 best Magic: The Gathering cards of 2021
Picking out the highlights of MTG’s busiest year yet.
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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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Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks discounted in D&D Beyond Cyber Week sale
Including Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.
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Along with standout solo experiences, food-themed games and the latest Kickstarter success stories.
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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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Feature: The dark history of antisemitism in board games
Tabletop games have been used to express hate in ways both explicit and shockingly mundane for centuries.
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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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Feature: SPONSORED: 4 scary movie easter eggs in The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
From flamethrowers to husky dogs.
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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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Catan is at the lowest price it’s been all year on Amazon US
An excellent trade.
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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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8 best word games to replace Scrabble
Put a spell on you.
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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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And explains how classes work in the Magic: The Gathering inspired book.
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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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A battle of galactic proportions: Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy vs Twilight Imperium 4E
Two sci-fi heavyweights enter, two are consumed by the endless void of miniature ships.
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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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Which celebs would make perfect Pokémon cards? We chat 'em all on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
We play the Skyrim board game, Cuphead dice game, sharpen our knowledge for the Trivial Pursuit TV show and look ahead to the return of Atmosfear.
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Feature: The Skyrim board game is disappointingly faithful to a fault - preview
Dunmer and dusted.
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Wingspan has sold over 1 million copies in just three years
Flown the coop.
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Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit is currently the cheapest it’s been all year
Content for coppers.
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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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Five games by five designers that capture the real Global South, in their own words.
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SPONSORED: 5 tips for surviving the Cuphead board game’s brutal difficulty
Here's a real high-class bout!
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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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Feature: Innistrad: Crimson Vow showcases some of the very best - and very worst - of Magic: The Gathering
A marriage made in Hell.
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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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Don’t forget your Beyblade briefcase.
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D&D 5E players are ignoring one of its central gameplay ideas - and that’s a good thing
The RPG’s growing popularity as a storytelling format has led to a shift away from endless fights.