The Queen’s Gambit has caused a massive spike in chess sales
On top of a resurgence during lockdown.
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Unmatched’s latest pop culture showdown pits Little Red Riding Hood against Beowulf
All the better to beat you with.
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Board games ranked by SAGE among top COVID-19 risk factors during holiday gatherings
Seriously, just stay home.
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The Crew 2, Uno on TV and the worst (and best) board game cash-ins: it’s the Dicebreaker Podcast!
This week's board game news and tabletop talk, straight to your ears.
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Board game releases 2021: 10 upcoming board games you should play
These are the hottest board game releases hitting the shelves in the coming year.
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Dungeonbreaker merchandise is here! Plus, a sale!
Grab Dicebreaker merch for 30% off during Black Friday.
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Catan is the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US for Black Friday
With a number of expansions and Game of Thrones spin-off also on sale.
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Kids on Bikes confront The Snallygaster Situation in new board game spin-off
In it to Schwinn it.
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Plus lots of roleplaying advice.
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How to teach board games to new players
The explanation, explained.
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Tsuro publisher is offering a bundle of three quick and easy board games
Spin a yarn, refeather a peacock and help some meeples home before supper.
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Uno is being turned into a TV game show
By studio behind upcoming Ticket to Ride series.
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Feature: Board games are expensive, so we tried to make our own for a tenner
It went about as well as you’d expect.
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Embrace the theatrics and physicality of Hibachi as you cook - or steal - the perfect meal
Making a dog’s dinner of it is the whole point.
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Battle royale board game Reload sounds like a tabletop Fortnite
Parachuting onto Kickstarter next January.
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Creature Comforts wraps worker-placement in a cozy, family-friendly blanket
Now, where did I bury those stockings?
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10 best Christmas gifts for board game lovers
O come all ye playful.
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Gloomhaven is currently the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US
Machi Koro, Kingdomino, Forbidden Island and the Exit series also on sale.
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You can and will squeeze blood from this stone.
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How to play Betrayal at House on the Hill: board game's rules, setup and haunts explained
Don't fear the rulebook.
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There’s new Warhammer, the Terminator RPG and plenty of pickles on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
It’ll leave you smirkin’ like a gherkin.
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Travel the Andes mountains with a llama friend in modular resource game P’achakuna
An adventure to dye for.
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Classic horror board game Fury of Dracula sinks its fangs into PC today
Transform into Steam.
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Dungeons & Dragons Monopoly is on the way
How has this not happened already?
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Bardsung has a 50+ hour campaign, massive demon miniature and $99 price tag
Will they sing of your glory or your corpse?
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Rhianna Pratchett, Ian Livingstone and Sara Thompson to pen scenarios for upcoming roguelike board game.
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Deal with these discounted dice-rolling diversions.
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How to play chess for beginners: setup, moves and basic rules explained
Learn how to play chess using our beginner’s guide, from basic moves to en passant and castling.
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Too Many Bones studio’s next board game is co-op robot heist Burncycle
Burning up Kickstarter next week.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga will let you play the anime series from start to finish
Features all four main arcs from the legendary manga and TV show.
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Feature: 10 Catan house rules that make the classic board game even more fun
Don’t settle for less.
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Play Above and Below creator’s next game Sleeping Gods with free print-and-play demo
Includes spoiler-free campaign for one or two players.
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Spectre & Vox is an escape room game played inside a complete 3D haunted house
From Sherlock: The Official Live Game and The Crystal Maze Live Experience creators.
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Conversation hotter than a crispy lizard.
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How to paint miniatures: A step-by-step beginner’s guide
From sprue to stunner.
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10 best anime board games, from Dragon Ball Super to My Hero Academia
Impressive power level.
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Grab your shotgun, your chainsaw and your most durable friends.
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Catan is being turned into a range of ‘fashionable’ shoes
Wood for feet?
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Not a third edition of Journeys in the Dark, Fantasy Flight confirms.
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Hoop Godz brings street basketball to the table as a board game
Second game from Rap Godz creators.
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Steam Digital Tabletop Fest sale includes Scythe, Warhammer, Terraforming Mars and more
Discounts of up to 80% running throughout celebration of digital board games.
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Mansions of Madness video game renamed Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, releasing in 2021
Spooky spin-off headed to PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch.
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Learn to communicate with aliens in Arrival-inspired tabletop game Xenolanguage
Close Encounters of the Word Kind.
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Oh, and there’s the latest news too.
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Indie titles also on the way.
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Pick up comic book card game Sentinels of the Multiverse on PC and mobile for under £1
With 10% of sales going to charity Black Girls Code.
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Long-awaited civilisation board game Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition delayed to spring 2021
Monumental Edition’s price increased to $150 as result of coronavirus.
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Splendor creator’s next game Soul Raiders is a story-driven co-op with over 1,000 cards
Playable during this month’s Spiel.Digital ahead of 2021 Kickstarter.
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Watch Wu-Tang Clan rappers RZA and GZA play chess against a grandmaster for charity
Hip-hop stars faced US Hall of Famer Maurice Ashley and streamers IAmBrandon and Nate Hill.
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Offers include classic family games through to new modern favourites.
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Board game café owners and retailers on the impact of lockdown and social distancing.
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This year’s PAX Unplugged has been cancelled
With no digital replacement.
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Designers on Mat Hart and Sherwin Matthews on taking inspiration from classics for an RPG board game that doesn't skimp on the roleplaying.
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The new HeroQuest will see a UK release after all
Following crowdfunding campaign’s exclusivity to US and Canada.
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Tiny Towns named Game of the Year and Best Board Game at 2020 Origins Awards
Following cancellation of convention and awards show over the summer.
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Catan’s 25th Anniversary Edition is out next month, includes expansions and accessories
Bundles original game, 5-6 player extension, Helpers scenario and accessories.
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Twilight Imperium 4E expansion Prophecy of Kings has a release date
Hacan you believe it?
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Leaked new Descent game Legends of the Dark will be officially revealed later this month
Follow-up to Journeys in the Dark previously teased by Fantasy Flight following accidental reveal.
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Taking place at the end of the month.
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Power Rangers is morphin’ into a new RPG and deckbuilding game
G.I. Joe, Transformers and My Little Pony also headed to the tabletop.
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Level 99 commits to localising future releases.
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Like Among Us? Here are 6 board games you should play
In space no-one can hear you scheme.
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‘Broken’ board games are better than boring ones
For balance.
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How to play Catan: board game’s rules, setup and scoring explained
Wood that it were so simple.
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Thunderstone Quest is D&D meets Dominion, and it’s back on Kickstarter next week
The Enemies Among Us includes two new quests.
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Following surprise reveal of crowdfunded return for 1989 board game.
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Board game classic HeroQuest is being relaunched with a crowdfunded new edition
More than 30 years since the original was released.
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Warhammer Underworlds expansion Arena Mortis adds a six-player free-for-all mode
Out later this week.
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Bardsung is a new dungeon-crawling roguelike board game from Dark Souls: TBG studio - exclusive
Hitting Kickstarter in November.
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Plus what we’ve been playing, the latest news and more tabletop discussion!
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Castle TriCon is an online board game convention held in a 3D virtual world
Taking place next week.
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Gloomhaven is being turned into a comic book
Fallen Lion out in December.
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Decrypto and Stay Cool studio’s next game Master Word is Codenames meets Mastermind
Releasing this month.
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Out in time for Halloween.
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Discussing the model minority myth in the tabletop gaming industry at PAX Online x EGX Digital.
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10 most influential board games since Catan
The brightest spots of the tabletop’s golden age.
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Includes three new cases and suspect images to pin on a cork board.
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 release date and price announced, out next month
Third and final instalment in the acclaimed trilogy.
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Join Ronnie, Maya and Johnny for an open and honest discussion.
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We brave terrifying aliens, vengeful Greek gods and flying poo on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
Featuring a guest non-appearance from Kiefer Sutherland.
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Publisher AEG donating to charity in Lexi Berry’s name.