Chase Carter
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Chase is a freelance journalist and media critic. He enjoys the company of his two cats and always wants to hear more about that thing you love. Follow him on Twitter for photos of said cats and retweeted opinions from smarter folks.
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Too Many Bones maker’s The Elder Scrolls board game is a more digestible Gloomhaven experience
Keep an eye on that suspicious-looking mudcrab
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Critical Role’s new space-western podcast, Midst, started as a tabletop RPG setting
No one can hear you yeehaw in space.
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Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons DLC won’t be usable in player worlds, and that’s a shame
The developer called the tabletop RPG crossover project “bespoke and purpose-built”.
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Magic: The Gathering introduces dual-faced, transforming Battle cards in March of the Machine
The first new card type since planeswalkers awards victors with a powerful reward.
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Vecna “just the beginning” of iconic villains returning for Dungeons & Dragons’ next narrative phase
The popular RPG increasingly looks beyond the tabletop to inspire its official books.
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Disney Lorcana teases Tigger and Lady Tremaine for TCG’s first release
The wonderful thing about Tiggers is they aren’t evil stepmothers.
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BattleTech breaks $4.5 million in crowdfunding for Mercenaries expansion to ‘mech wargame
BattleTech’s next expansion paves the way for tanks, advanced tactics and AI opponents.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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Free RPG Day reschedules 2023 celebration to escape shadow of MTG’s Lord of the Rings set
“We know what side the bread is buttered on for a lot of stores.”
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‘Inis in space’ board game Galactic Renaissance mixes portals and politics
Influence one planet, outfluence another.
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General Orders is a World War II worker placement wargame from the creators of Undaunted
David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin return with a two-player title that’s quick to learn and play
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Disney Lorcana’s second TCG set will drop three months after the first
Disney’s competitor to Magic: The Gathering adopts the latter’s busy release schedule.
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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.
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King Kong and Pacific Rim coming next for D&D 5E compatible adventure project
Mechanics for mayhem with monkeys and mechs.
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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.
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Games Workshop wants to recycle your old Warhammer miniatures and sprues
Keep Holy Terra green, for the Imperium.
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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.
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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.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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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.
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Tabletop accessories maker Wyrmwood responds to allegations of mishandled sexual assault claims
CEO Douglas Costello apologises for initial “tone deaf” video response.
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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.
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Commander Masters ‘finally’ focuses a reprint-only set on MTG’s most popular format
Expect some pants-on-bananas box prices, though.
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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?
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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.
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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”
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.”
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Disney Lorcana TCG cards are already demanding five-figure price tags at auction
Mint condition D23 Collector Sets fetch prices well above $10,000 on eBay and other online marketplaces.
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31 indie RPGs to check out during Zine Month 2023
Our comprehensive list of unmissable games, supplements and more crowdfunding throughout February.
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Senior D&D producer says RPG’s execs “lost sight of the impact” OGL debacle would have on community
Wizards of the Coast’s tardy response “was a delay built out of many small, good decisions”, according to Kyle Brink.
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Ruins of Symbaroum releases two new 5th Edition compatible adventure collections
So many new ways to die in the woods.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden and Limited list update aims the banhammer at Tearlaments archetype
Dry your Tearlaments.
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Morrowind-inspired Zine Month RPG Electrum Archive explores a desert city in newest edition
Sniffed any good ink lately?
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Let us know what’s on your table lately!
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Brennan Lee Mulligan and Aabria Iyengar’s new TRPG podcast finds success well before first episode
Worlds Beyond Number’s Patreon page cracked 16,000 paid followers within the first 48 hours.
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Root and Pax Pamir creator plans to remake historical board game about Chinese opium trade
Jamming traffic for a second time.
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John Company, Pax Pamir maker to produce art installation 1819 Singapore as an actual board game
Cardboard imitating art imitating life.
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Mörk Borg’s next expansion, Ikhon, is a tabletop RPG “mystery box” about profane folk gods
IKHON-not wait to meet these putrid gods.
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Magic: The Gathering creator's new card game gets a UK and EU release date
SolForge Fusion announces a pre-release weekend ahead of a larger February retail opening.
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Warhammer RPG maker announces new D&D 5E compatible system alongside “tragic fantasy” setting
Broken Weave will crowdfund in February and offer first hints at Cubicle 7’s upcoming C7d20 system
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D&D abandons quest to update OGL after massive negative survey response
Publisher Wizards of the Coast instead puts even more content into the Creative Commons.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Let us know what’s on your table lately!
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Fifth Season RPG brings NK Jemisin’s fantasy novel trilogy to the tabletop
Start with the end of the world, then tell your own story.
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Workers at eBay-owned trading card game company TCGPlayer announce union plans
Nearly 300 workers have filed in coordination with CWA and CODE-CWA and requested voluntary recognition.
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Marvel Villainous adds Doctor Octopus, Titania and Kang the Conqueror to board game baddie lineup
The power of the sun in the… contents of a cardboard box.
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Gen Con 2023 drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement and mask mandate for tabletop RPG convention
Tabletop’s largest US convention relaxes health and safety precautions despite ongoing pandemic.
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D&D: Honor Among Thieves’ latest trailer runs the risk of choking on all that tongue-in-cheek
Kitchen table hijinks on a Marvel film budget.
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D&D’s latest OGL playtest releases core rules to Creative Commons but deauthorizes past version
The first official pass at D&D’s legal future will still likely upset some fans
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D&D maker apologises for OGL, will publicly playtest future versions of legal document
“Let me start with an apology. We are sorry. We got it wrong.”
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Magic: The Gathering kills five Planeswalkers and overhauls Infect in Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Well, maybe not Lukka. He deserved it.
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Disney TCG Lorcana announces 2023 release date, starter decks and booster pack details
Mulan and Hades will be included in The First Chapter when the curious new trading card game finally arrives.
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Dungeons & Dragons publisher responds to OGL criticism: “We rolled a 1”
Wizards of the Coast’s first public statement rescinds royalty tiers but leaves many questions unanswered.
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Tabletop RPG actual play allstars join forces on Worlds Beyond Number podcast
Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Lou Wilson and Erika Ishi form the core of the first campaign
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D&D maker tightens its grip on third-party RPG books with reported OGL changes
Thousands of creators and fans angered by what’s proposed in the leaked document.
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Mad King Ludwig board game sequel trades tiles for blueprint drafting paper
Trapdoors and geese-filled moats, by royal decree!
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Explore the mythical tabletop RPG worlds of Forbidden Lands and Vaesen for $25 in new Humble Bundle
This latest offering pairs two fantastic Free League series in support of Direct Relief
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Cluedo aesthetic upgrade makes the cast of the classic whodunit board game extremely hot
Even Professor Plum. Scratch that - *especially* Professor Plum.
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OneD&D’s open gaming licence will introduce royalties for biggest creators, prevent third-party NFTs
If you make more than $750,000 a year selling D&D creations, Wizards of the Coast wants a piece of that pie.
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MTG’s Phyrexia: All Will Be One set promises to kill five important characters
Upshot is the set has more art from Junji Ito!
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BackerKit discusses challenging the 'big green K' as it moves from crowdfunding tool to competitor
From background support to leading player in crowdsourced financing.
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Pokémon TCG increases price of Scarlet & Violet series alongside aesthetic upgrades
What’s this? Price point is evolving!
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Dungeons & Dragons executives think “the brand is really under monetised”
Wizards of the Coast want to create a “recurrent spending environment” around the popular tabletop RPG’s digital front.
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Amid reprint discussion, MTG’s CEO says $999 30th anniversary box was “definitely the right call”
President and CEO Cynthia Williams claims Wizards of the Coast doesn’t participate in secondary markets.
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Flesh and Blood TCG’s upcoming Outsiders booster set promises to fight dirty
Missing a knife? Check your back.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ digital advent calendar is chock full of Dragonlance monsters
Walrus people are so in right now.
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Gloomhaven announces a tabletop RPG that will adapt the board game’s card-based mechanics
Cephalofair’s tabletop takeover launches on Backerket in 2023.
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Hexcrawl-curious adventurers should check out this toolbox of tabletop RPG aides
Crawl through the hexes and burn through the witches.
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Dungeons & Dragons replaces ‘race’ with ‘species’ in latest playtest material
The move is part of the popular RPG’s “next evolution” away from prejudicial material.
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One-page tabletop RPG Cosmic Latte raises funds for Starbucks unions
Stressful time limits and ridiculous mandates echo conditions for underpaid and overworked baristas
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Board game retailer union secures election date following “several weeks of anti-union activity”
Noble Knight Games’ ownership allegedly hired anti-union lawyers to invalidate possible voters.
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These one-page tabletop RPGs lampshade Twitter’s demise and frustrations with Mastodon
Tweeting and tooting at the end of some things.
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Feature: Role’s co-founder isn’t worried about D&D’s plans for the online RPG space
CEO and co-founder Elle Dwight talks to Dicebreaker about actual play, intimacy in streaming and the dragon-branded elephant in the room.
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Pokémon TCG Live’s beta is now available worldwide, but maybe wait on migrating
Switching from Pokémon TCG Online is a permanent decision with some baffling side effects.
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Science Fantasy RPG Troika’s new softback reprint is an excellent entry point for new players
This sourcebook is monochrome, but multi-use.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! brings big team battles to the digital field in Master Duel update
Roving gangs of duelists.
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Dungeons & Dragons implements new cultural review following Spelljammer’s racist inclusions
Cultural consultants will be offered more active and involved roles throughout development timelines.
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Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar receive a holiday batch of Battleforce boxes
I don’t WAAUGH a lot for Christmas.
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Cyberpunk Edgerunners RPG starter kit lets you roleplay in the animated series' Night City
Rip, hack and run through 2077's excellent prequel series.
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Heroscape may enter its own Age of Annihilation if crowdfunding fails
Another decade in the memory hole.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves delayed in film release date switch up
Honor's not dead; just slightly off schedule
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Pokémon TCG’s Crown Zenith expansion will include shiny Charizard and alternate art Galarian Gallery
Crown Zenith, the Pokémon trading card game’s first release in 2023, launches January 20th.
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Noble Knight Games workers head to a vote after tabletop retailer denies voluntary union recognition
The Wisconsin-based retailer will now hold an official election to ratify the nascent union.
