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Unmatched studio releases sci-fi themed card game Fate of Fantos: The Iridium Wars
Itching for that Iridium.
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Dead of Winter and interior design combine in co-op board game Décorum
Compromise over cushions.
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Gen Con’s day-one crowd left attendees and online onlookers worried despite safety guidelines
The board game and TTRPG convention proved unable to enforce vaccination cards, relying on masks and best safety practices.
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Deep Sea Adventure studio’s latest game Scout is out next month
Releasing at Essen Spiel ahead of wider EU and US launch.
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One Deck Dungeon goes to space in the board game series’ latest venture
Delve into deep-space.
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Space western board game Forsaken centers would-be legends on unforgiving desert planet
Dust, rust and the promise of fame.
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Arkham Horror, Twilight Imperium and Android studio Fantasy Flight is considering a legacy game
Experimenting with “different narrative possibilities” and “original legacy moments” to make future games “stand out and shine” in the genre.
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Clank! is a risk/reward board game that laughs at your plans, and I love it
Goofs with a great big lizard.
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Jurassic World is getting a legacy game from Villainous and Hogwarts Battle creators
Board game due for release next summer will span entire Jurassic Park franchise.
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Act II of dungeon-crawler said to be “well on its way”.
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Star Wars: Outer Rim is finally getting its first expansion, Unfinished Business
Fantasy Flight Games warns not to expect any more information “for some time”.
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“I need to slow down, but it's not happening.”
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The Game of Life designer Reuben Klamer has passed away
Prolific toy inventor created 1960 board game considered only second to Monopoly in terms of sales.
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Lost Ruins of Arnak takes home prestigious German-language board game award
Beating out Micromacro: Crime City.
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Well Hydrated Yellow? Tim's Magical Green? We fix miniatures paint names on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Board games? Never heard of 'em.
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Find, walk and care for dogs in this adorable new board game
Time to take the lead on this one.
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New 7 Wonders board game Architects has players building a replica wonder
Get a tiny temple of Artemis.
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The Spill is a “reverse tower defense” board game about saving sea-life
One slick looking title.
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Feature: The Civilization board game pioneered epic strategy a decade before Sid Meier
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tech tree.
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Best new board games in September 2021: latest tabletop release dates
New releases are fall-ing off the shelves.
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On the clock.
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We cast the upcoming Blades in the Dark TV series on this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!
And pine for the board games we'd love to play right now, but can't.
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The Broken Token CEO steps down after laying off over half the company’s staff
Greg Spence claims lost contracts following sexual assault allegations against him forced “necessary changes.”
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Super Mario Labyrinth sends a plumber-themed board game classic stateside this month
The eternal hero needs rescuing this time.
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A Game of Thrones: B’twixt board game features the deadly politics of King’s Landing
Will you live or die?
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Feature: 10 board games to look for at Gen Con 2021 - preview
From sequels to beloved classics, to new releases from renowned creators.
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28 tabletop games have made $1m on Kickstarter in 2021 so far
More tabletop RPGs reached impressive figure in first half of year than on crowdfunding site to date.
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Machi Koro and TMNT: Shadows of the Past publisher IDW Games will not release any more board games
Following the cancellation of multiple projects, including Metal Gear Solid and Locke & Key adaptations.
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Inventing the board game sequels that'd don't exist... but should.
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The 10 best board games for 2021: What to buy and play right now
Add something new to your shelf from our pick of the greatest tabletop titles.
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10 best anime board games, from Dragon Ball Super to My Hero Academia
Impressive power level.
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10 best solo board games to play by yourself
Top titles to tackle in single-player.
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There’s another very real and drinkable Catan beer, but this one is officially licensed
Cheers without fear of copyright infringement.
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Unlock! and Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow to receive escape room style gamebook adaptations
Escaping from the box to the page.
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10 best online board games you can play in your browser
Get the lowdown without the download.
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Why should you care about a board game based on an animated show from the ‘90s?
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A former employee accused Greg Spence of “five years of sexual, mental, and emotional abuse.”
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Fog of Love commits to Floodgate Games, lockdown and LGBTQ+ focused expansions coming
Facebook relationship status updated.
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These tabletop titles are heroically good.
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Wild: Serengeti board game invites you to become the next David Attenborough
All about those animals.
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Dubious is a new social deduction game that mixes Guess Who? with Spyfall
Unmask your friends.
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Get Bit!, the party game about escaping a robot shark, is getting a fancy new edition
Teeth like steel, scales like iron.
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A new board game based on The Rocketeer lets anyone strap explosives to their back
Neville Sinclair's a… board game character? Saboteur? Fascist? All of the above.
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Winners will be announced October 15th.
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Mascarade, the classic hidden role game, is getting a make-over later this year
Polish language version coming first.
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Kids on Bikes, The Fox in the Forest and Aggretsuko games included in Renegade anniversary sale
Happy 7th birthday to Renegade Game Studios.
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Return to Dark Tower board game retail price increased due to shipping woes
Continued lack of containers causing costs.
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Is it better to stack board games upright or sideways? It's the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Plus our thoughts on Descent, Avatar Legends, Jaws, Villainous and more.
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The Winchester Mystery House needs an architect.
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5 best Catan expansions for every type of player
Freshen up the classic board game with these essential expansions.
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Grab your shotgun, your chainsaw and your most durable friends.
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10 best Star Wars board games that aren’t scum or villainy
Yoda-n’t want to miss these.
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Hammer out a winning strategy in chrome and ironclad board game Corrosion
Slag on, slag off.
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“These publishers no longer have the rights to sell our games.”
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Narrative board game That Time You Killed Me lets players engage in temporal assassination
Tick, tock goes the murder clock.
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8 best Lord of the Rings board games
One list to rule them all.
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Tiny artisan dragons make coffee and cake in Flamecraft board game
This idea has wings!
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A personal history of a worker-placement pioneer, 20 years, two continents and multiple generations in the making.
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Comedy clickbait website ClickHole has made a party game, Business Walrus
Create a game-changing toilet accessory haunted by the ghost of a Victorian child, then sing its jingle.
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10 best board games about food
Good enough to eat.
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Cult psychedelic-fantasy board game Dungeon Degenerates is weird, wild and back on Kickstarter
Offering fourth printing of co-op adventure, as well as new booster packs and dungeon-crawl module.
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Romancing the Infinity Stone.
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The Warhammer Fantasy RPG is getting a card game
Elector Counts inspired by games played by ‘ruffians and gamblers’ in the Old World.
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Gen Con 2021 makes face masks mandatory for all in updated COVID-19 guidelines
Drops option for vaccinated visitors to attend without mask.
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The 15 best board games for kids 2021
Kids' board games can be more than child’s play - here’s the proof.
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5 best travel board games to take on holiday this summer
Carry-on cardboard.
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Show off your love of board games in style with new Dicebreaker merch!
Tees, a hoodie and pin badge inspired by Werewolf and classic game night experiences.
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Former Z-Man Games exec Sophie Gravel rejoins Pandemic and Carcassonne publisher as studio head
After founding Azul and Century: Spice Road studio Plan B Games.
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Adults buying board games as “stress relief” during lockdown has boosted tabletop sales - report
Games and Puzzles market to exceed $13bn value in 2022 after double-digit growth last year, says Euromonitor International.
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Dust to Dust is a deckbuilding game about getting rid of cards
Welcome to Urth.
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Adventure Zone DM Griffin McElroy and Bureau of Balance co-designers chat about their new board game
And why there isn’t an Adventure Zone RPG yet.
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Tiny Epic Galaxies’ creator has designed a new entry in the Almanac series
Can you climb the Crystal Peaks?
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Rome: Total War is being made into a board game about amassing armies
When in Rome, crush your enemies.
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Great Western Trail designer’s next board game also involves caring for cattle
Set sail for Boonlake.
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The best modern alternatives to replace classic board games
Swap out Monopoly, Cluedo and Scrabble for these fresh tabletop experiences.
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The Game of Life: Super Mario Edition contains more Bowser and fewer bills
Better have health insurance for those Goomba attacks.
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Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance board game expansion “in the works”
Printing halted due to shipping costs.
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Dustbiters is basically Mad Max: Fury Road as a card game, from Minit, Broforce and Disc Room devs
I live, I draw, I live again.
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The 14 best two-player board games 2021
Work together or against each other, these great two-player board games will keep you occupied for days.
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12 best board games for couples
Fall in love with our recommendations for the most romantic couples’ board games.
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Horrified brings the hunt stateside in cryptid-infested board game sequel American Monsters
Kill Mothman and we riot.
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G.I. Joe deckbuilding game revives the classic cartoon and toy line in card form
As Cobra slithers out once again.
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