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News

‘Arena battle’ board game from Magic: The Gathering creator on the way from newly-renamed Star Realms studio

Wise Wizard Games also details prequel title Rise of Empire and two new deckbuilding games.

March 16, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Someone accidentally discovered a Beta Black Lotus in an old Magic: The Gathering booster

Tap for tens of thousands of pounds.

March 16, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Battle Skynet and the machine uprising across time in upcoming The Terminator RPG

Arnold will not be donating his likeness.

March 15, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Clank! In! Space! Adventures’ series of mini-expansions for the deckbuilder begins with Pulsarcade

Gaming in the galaxy.

March 15, 2021 Alex Meehan

Feature

Animon Story is shaping up to be the perfect tabletop RPG for Pokémon and Digimon fans

Roll for PokéDEX.

March 15, 2021 Kiran Trivedy

1 comment

News

Keyforge is getting a free co-op mode next month

Forging with a friend.

March 15, 2021 Alex Meehan

Deals

GM’s Day Sale cuts the price of Cyberpunk Red, Alien RPG, Age of Sigmar - Soulbound and more on DriveThruRPG

Deals good through March 15th.

March 12, 2021 Chase Carter

News

No-frills RPG A Dragon Game pokes fun - and holes - in Dungeons & Dragons’ design

Modif-why?

March 12, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

Video

What’s the most underrated class in tabletop RPGs? The answer to this and more on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast

Plus, the birth of a must-have piece of cutlery.

March 12, 2021 Matt Jarvis

Opinion

Magic: The Gathering is at its best with more people - here’s why

All hands on decks.

March 12, 2021 Jason Coles

News

Wheels is Dicebreaker’s new Head of Video!

Have a bang on that.

March 12, 2021 Matt Jarvis

4 comments

News

Stellaris: Infinite Legacy board game details easy drop-in, drop-out and clean storage between sessions

As Kickstarter exceeds $1.3m.

March 12, 2021 Chase Carter

2 comments

News

Asmodee has acquired Azul and Century publisher Plan B Games

Group purchase includes Next Move, Pretzel Games and Eggertspiele.

March 11, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

LATAM Jam wants to connect Latin American indie tabletop creators and build their audience

Game jam runs March 12th through April 11th.

March 11, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Strive for improvement under the thumb of far-future capitalism in RPG Tomorrow on Revelation III

Anticapitalism - in spaaaaace!

March 11, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Secret Squad is a party game mixture of Spyfall and 20 Questions from Sushi Go! studio

Clues in colour.

March 11, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Tidal Blades’ upcoming RPG has announced a publisher, new details

Ahead of a sequel board game Kickstarter planned for later this year.

March 11, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Marvel United: X-Men revealed in teaser trailer for superhero board game spin-off

Storm in a teacup?

March 11, 2021 Alex Meehan

Deals

Become a detective through time and fantasy with a bundle of Gumshoe RPGs

Deduction at a discount.

March 11, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Hacks of popular one-page RPG Lasers & Feelings can now be sold after designer opens up licence

Stacks for your hacks.

March 10, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Hold back an impending disaster in Hellboy-inspired RPG Apocalypse Keys

From the designer of Balikbayan: Returning Home.

March 10, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Catacombs & Castles’ second edition adds a two-player variant to the dexterity game spin-off

Flicking & fighting.

March 10, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Pixels’ electronic, Bluetooth-enabled dice bring the physical heft back to digital adventures

Be the RGB-lit envy of the table.

March 10, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Prison Architect board game turns the management video game to a life of cardboard

Playing for parole.

March 10, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

The Mirroring of Mary King is a two-player game about a Scottish ghost legend from Cosmic Frog creator

Spiritual struggle.

March 9, 2021 Alex Meehan

3 comments

News

Black Clover and Bananya anime slated for possible board game adaptations

As part of wider Crunchyroll licensing spree.

March 9, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Heroes of Normandie re-release Big Red One adds new missions and flamethrowers

Welcome back to war.

March 9, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Troika! RPG sends players back to school in upcoming Academies of the Arcane setting book

Abra-curriculum.

March 9, 2021 Chase Carter

Feature

Queer players find more than a game in Dungeons & Dragons - they find a safe space

“We are here to play whoever we want to.”

March 9, 2021 Isabelle Lichtenstein

1 comment

News

Warhammer reveals a monstrous miniature for the demonic Be’lakor and new Broken Realms book

He big.

March 9, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Future Unmatched expansions will include Rosie the Riveter and Shakespeare following design contest

Is the quill mightier than the wrench?

March 9, 2021 Alex Meehan

Deals

Chomp 25% off Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion during Target’s online toy sale

Bringing the fantasy spin-off to under $30.

March 8, 2021 Chase Carter

News

WW1 grand strategy game The Lamps Are Going Out redeploys in a second edition

Reignite history.

March 8, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

Feature

Colourful board game Kroma is a flashy concept that quickly flickers out - preview

Hue goes there.

March 8, 2021 Alex Meehan

1 comment

News

RPG Coyote and Crow’s indigenous-led design team has created a tabletop world beyond the colonised mindset

“If a GM only gives their players nails, they're all going to equip themselves with hammers.”

March 8, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Our God is Dead is a comedy RPG about fooling religious followers

Sacred shenanigans.

March 8, 2021 Alex Meehan

1 comment

News

It’s Johnny’s last week!

Celebrating our departing Head of Video.

March 8, 2021 Matt Jarvis

12 comments

News

Race between whirlpools and a hydra in boating board game Greece Lightning

Paging Poseidon.

March 8, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Monster Hunter World: The Board Game gets a Kickstarter launch date and gameplay teaser trailer

Rathalos for words.

March 6, 2021 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

Video

The gang enter Crime City, check out Cosmic Frog creator’s next game and talk more D&D film news in the Dicebreaker Podcast

Plus: tips on running RPGs over Zoom and our favourite third-party creators.

March 5, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Magic: The Gathering’s Time Spiral Remastered set has players excited, but cautious

Suspended expectations.

March 5, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Struggle against the breakdown of reality in psychedelic poster-sized RPG Aether Operations

Watch your dice decay alongside the universe.

March 5, 2021 Chase Carter

News

The One Ring 2E becomes highest-funded tabletop RPG on Kickstarter

Raising nearly £1.5 million.

March 5, 2021 Chase Carter

2 comments

News

Revisit a classic Arkham Horror LCG adventure with Return to the Circle Undone

Old times with the Old Ones.

March 5, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Want to be part of Dicebreaker? We’re hiring a junior video producer!

Join Wheels, Lolies and the rest of the team to help spread the good word of tabletop.

March 5, 2021 Matt Jarvis

12 comments

News

Free mini-expansion for Small World adds a solo mode and two-player co-op

AI-rea control.

March 5, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Roll20’s annual Orr report shows D&D remains biggest draw, but smaller RPGs thrived in 2020

Uncategorized but not unappreciated.

March 4, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Speak for the trees in collaborative map-making game A Wood Heart

Deciduous decisions.

March 4, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Sew a map to a distant friend in keepsake storytelling game A Mending

Narrative thread.

March 4, 2021 Chase Carter

How To

How to play Patchwork: board game’s rules, scoring and how to win explained

Reap what you sew.

March 4, 2021 Alex Lolies

Deals

Behold! D&D party game Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness is 30% off on Amazon UK

An owlbear-ably good price.

March 4, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Sagrada studio’s next board game Vivid tasks you with recollecting your childhood memories

Cognitive creation.

March 4, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

‘Hearth fantasy’ RPG Stonetop brings adventurers home to protect a simple village

Dice rolls and doormats.

March 3, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Keepsake game The Last Will and Testament of Gideon Blythe unpacks the burden, and joy, of family

The ties (and washi tape) that bind.

March 3, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Roleplay a new adventure every day of the year with the 2022 Quest Calendar

Pencil in perils.

March 3, 2021 Alex Meehan

Opinion

How Dungeons & Dragons helped me discover my gender identity

I was playing a man in real life - why not a woman in my escapist hobbies?

March 3, 2021 Amy Proudman

4 comments

News

Trek through an intestinal tract in asymmetric board game So, You’ve Been Eaten

Digestive diversion.

March 3, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Hugh Grant will play the villain in the Dungeons & Dragons film

It star Sophia Lillis also cast.

March 3, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

The Darkest House is an online-only RPG from the studio behind Numenera

App-t for horror fans.

March 2, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Stellaris: Infinite Legacy board game comes to Kickstarter this month, clarifies legacy mechanic

Adapting the PC sci-fi strategy title.

March 2, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Custom miniatures studio Hero Forge adds option to create wheelchair users

In celebration of International Wheelchair Day.

March 2, 2021 Alex Meehan

Best Games

10 best World War 2 board games

Recreate the global conflict from its sweeping global strategy to moment-to-moment firefights.

March 2, 2021 Charlie Theel

5 comments

News

Root creator Cole Wehrle returns to British trade imperialism in John Company 2E

Kickstarter campaign to launch March 30th.

March 2, 2021 Chase Carter

3 comments

News

Summoner Wars: Second Edition is arriving this spring, with a digital version to follow

Digital demo released for early subscribers.

March 2, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

As d’Or winners 2021: Where’s Wally-meets-murder mystery puzzler MicroMacro: Crime City named Game of the Year

The Crew scoops prize for best ‘Expert’ board game.

March 2, 2021 Matt Jarvis

News

The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms designer’s new co-op miniatures game lets you use the models you already own

Small figures, big stories.

March 1, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Kickstarter executive cancels The Perfect RPG campaign amid backlash to Dungeon World co-creator’s involvement

Other collaborators reportedly weren’t told of Adam Koebel’s contribution.

March 1, 2021 Chase Carter

2 comments

Feature

Good Old Plays: The throwback RPGs giving modern roleplaying “a breath of fresh air”

OSR designers are reviving the genre’s roots with compact rules, player-led storytelling and creativity in abundance.

March 1, 2021 Matt Thrower

1 comment

News

MTG YouTuber Tolarian Community College fundraises over $220,000 for Trans Lifeline

Auction included Double Masters booster boxes, rare cards and more.

March 1, 2021 Chase Carter

1 comment

News

Libertalia and Ethnos designer’s WW2 board game Blitzkrieg! is seeing a re-release this year

Trench warfare for two.

March 1, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Dune: Imperium is getting an extra free game mode this week

Coming to the Dire Wolf Game Room companion app.

March 1, 2021 Alex Meehan

1 comment

News

Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace finally announces a release date

Cosmic console horror.

Feb. 26, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Possible Worlds is a subscription service that gives you a new micro-RPG to play every month

From Beak, Feather & Bone creator.

Feb. 26, 2021 Chase Carter

Video

How can you defuse player conflict at the table? We discuss in this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast

Plus tips on roleplaying in familiar worlds and making the leap from board games to RPGs.

Feb. 26, 2021 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

News

Stunning story game City of Winter charts a family migration on intricate cloth scroll maps

Unfurl the future.

Feb. 26, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Robinson Crusoe: Collector’s Edition adds a tutorial campaign, companion app and minis to the co-op adventure game

Return to the Cursed Island.

Feb. 26, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Magic: The Gathering to explore Middle-earth, the 42nd millennium and more in Universes Beyond

Including Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks and The Lord of the Rings set.

Feb. 26, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Snakesss! is a party game co-created by the designer of Sushi Go!

Slithering onto shelves this summer.

Feb. 26, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Indigenous-owned FLGS Pe Metawe Games wants to build an inclusive hobby community, both near and far

“Gaming is for you, too.”

Feb. 25, 2021 Chase Carter

News

A Skyrim board game is on the way from makers of the Elder Scrolls miniatures game

See that mountain of cardboard? You can climb it.

Feb. 25, 2021 Matt Jarvis

1 comment

News

Aeon’s End: Legacy sequel brings the co-op series to an end

In Gravehold’s grasp.

Feb. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan

Feature

Avatar: The Last Airbender RPG first details: five playable eras, keeping Balance and how bending will work

Flameo, hotpeople!

Feb. 25, 2021 Chase Carter

2 comments

News

Magic: The Gathering is reportedly getting a Warhammer 40,000 crossover and Lord of the Rings expansion

Alongside wider restructure of Hasbro to capitalise on success of D&D.

Feb. 25, 2021 Matt Jarvis

Review

Overboss board game review - map your own Zelda-like world in enjoyable, if unremarkable, Boss Monster spin-off

Lording it up.

Feb. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan

1 comment

News

Santorini creator’s next board game is Viking strategy title Ragnarocks

Don’t go Bragi-ng about winning.

Feb. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Tame giant toads and bring balance to the forest in Dinosaur Island studio’s next board game Brew

Rolling restoration

Feb. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Rat Queens: The Board Game brings the comic’s dysfunctional adventurers to the tabletop

Rats to the slaughter.

Feb. 24, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Hidden-role RPG Kitchen Knightmares sends you searching for a smug wizard in a ‘90s diner

Server’s up!

Feb. 24, 2021 Chase Carter

Opinion

6 things the new Dungeons & Dragons movie needs to do to become a critical hit

Not including a cameo from Jeremy Irons.

Feb. 24, 2021 Alex Meehan

3 comments

News

Tiny Turbo Cars unleashes remote-controlled mayhem in a puzzle-racer hybrid

Batteries (tokens) included.

Feb. 24, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Disney animated series Gargoyles is transforming into a board game

Sculptured secrets.

Feb. 24, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Stardew Valley has an official co-op board game, and it’s out right now

Tilling on the tabletop.

Feb. 24, 2021 Alex Meehan

2 comments

News

Dungeons & Dragons returns to an iconic setting with Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Strahd is bat it again.

Feb. 23, 2021 Alex Meehan

1 comment

Best Games

10 best Cthulhu board games that aren't Arkham Horror

Cultist classics.

Feb. 23, 2021 Samantha Nelson

News

Alien: Fate of the Nostromo board game adapts the final days of the doomed mining vessel

Jonesing for a play.

Feb. 23, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Buckle up for a Fast & Furious board game with the upcoming Highway Heist

Dominoes Toretto.

Feb. 23, 2021 Chase Carter

News

Create a child’s imaginary friend in RPG Little Katy’s Tea Party

Drinking in the atmosphere.

Feb. 23, 2021 Alex Meehan

News

Apocalypse World designer releases asymmetric RPG about foolishly unlocking powerful magic

The first in a series of connected zines.

Feb. 23, 2021 Chase Carter

News

D&Tea pairs the perfect brew with your Dungeons & Dragons campaign

Steeped in adventure.

Feb. 23, 2021 Alex Meehan

1 comment

News

Tiny Epic Dungeons delves deep for its next entry in the quick-play board game series

Stopwatch spelunking.

Feb. 22, 2021 Chase Carter