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Board Games (Page 18)
![Terraforming Mars board game artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/terraforming-mars-board-game-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 board game components and gameplay](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/pandemic-legacy-season-0-board-game-gameplay-1.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Games of the Year 2020: Lolies on the planet-gobbling astro-amphibians of Cosmic Frog](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cosmic-frog-board-game-artwork.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![What are the best board games and RPGs of 2020? The team decides in a special GOTY Dicebreaker Podcast!](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod39.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
What are the best board games and RPGs of 2020? The team decides in a special GOTY Dicebreaker Podcast!
2020: good for games, bad for just about everything else.
![Games of the Year 2020: Hellboy and Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace designers Sophie Williams and James M. Hewitt](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/james-m-hewitt-sophie-williams.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Opinion
Games of the Year 2020: Hellboy and Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace designers Sophie Williams and James M. Hewitt
The co-founders of design studio Needy Cat Games run through their top two-player picks.
![We cast the D&D movie, remix Scrabble and pour one out for Catan beer in the (almost) last Dicebreaker Podcast of 2020!](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod38.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
We cast the D&D movie, remix Scrabble and pour one out for Catan beer in the (almost) last Dicebreaker Podcast of 2020!
Having our Christmas cake and eating it.
How To
How to play Love Letter: board game's rules, setup and how to win explained
Princess of Hearts.
![Gen Con plans to return with a physical convention next summer](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gen-con-2019-exhibit-hall.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Gen Con plans to return with a physical convention next summer
“A variety of factors need to come together for a physical convention to be feasible.”
![Scrabble variant Blabrecs lets you play made-up words - but only if you fool an AI into thinking they’re real](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/blabrecs-scrabble-dercebreaker.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Ticket to Ride: New York family board game box artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ticket-to-ride-new-york-family-board-game-box-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![What’s the best board game-inspired ice cream flavour? Chase Carter joins us on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast to discuss!](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod37.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Cthulhu Wars: Duel distils Miskatonic mayhem into a travel-ready, two-player clash](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/cthulhu-wars-duel-gameplay.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Cthulhu Wars: Duel distils Miskatonic mayhem into a travel-ready, two-player clash
Old Ones for two.
![‘First Inuit-designed board game’ Nunami strives for a natural balance](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nunami-board-game-play.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
‘First Inuit-designed board game’ Nunami strives for a natural balance
Always make room for polar bears.
![House of Cats adds a social deduction bent to the roll-and-write formula](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/house-of-cats-game-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
House of Cats adds a social deduction bent to the roll-and-write formula
Several floors of fluffy mischief.
![PAX Unplugged dated for December 2021](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/pax-unplugged-gaming-area.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
PAX Unplugged dated for December 2021
Tabletop convention set to return next year after cancellation due to coronavirus.
![Emma Partlow joins us to talk Magic: The Gathering, D&D and the best Trivial Pursuit replacements on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod36.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
Emma Partlow joins us to talk Magic: The Gathering, D&D and the best Trivial Pursuit replacements on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
Plus Uri Geller’s 20-year Pokémon beef, overlooked board game themes and how to kill Hitler.
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News
Catan: Starfarers’ first rebooted expansion is out today, adds more players and faster turns
Wood for electric sheep?
![Catan: First Adventure is a free spin-off from the classic board game you can print and play at home](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/catan-first-adventure-board-game-gameplay.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Catan: First Adventure is a free spin-off from the classic board game you can print and play at home
No need to pirate it.
![One Deck Dungeon publisher's Kickstarter game Good Puppers potentially lost at sea](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/good-puppers-shipping-accident.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
One Deck Dungeon publisher's Kickstarter game Good Puppers potentially lost at sea
Card-over-board.
![Momiji captures the ephemeral wonder of Japanese autumn in an objective-based card game](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/momiji-board-example-cards.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![War of the Ring card game releasing in 2021 - first gameplay details revealed](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/war-of-the-ring-2e-board-game-art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
War of the Ring card game releasing in 2021 - first gameplay details revealed
Created with focus on multiplayer in mind.
![The Queen’s Gambit has caused a massive spike in chess sales](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/queens-gambit-netflix-chess.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
The Queen’s Gambit has caused a massive spike in chess sales
On top of a resurgence during lockdown.
![Unmatched’s latest pop culture showdown pits Little Red Riding Hood against Beowulf](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/unmatched-little-red-riding-hood-beowulf-board-game-cover-art.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Unmatched’s latest pop culture showdown pits Little Red Riding Hood against Beowulf
All the better to beat you with.
![People playing board games at Christmas](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/christmas-board-games-playing.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Board games ranked by SAGE among top COVID-19 risk factors during holiday gatherings
Seriously, just stay home.
![The Crew 2, Uno on TV and the worst (and best) board game cash-ins: it’s the Dicebreaker Podcast!](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod35.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
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.
![10 hottest upcoming board games for 2021](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heroquest-board-game-reboot-contents.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Best Games
10 hottest upcoming board games for 2021
These are the hottest board games hitting the shelves in 2021.
![Dungeonbreaker merchandise is here! Plus, a sale!](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dungeonbreaker-merch-shirt-stickers-poster.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Dungeonbreaker merchandise is here! Plus, a sale!
Grab Dicebreaker merch for 30% off during Black Friday.
![Settlers of Catan board game gameplay](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/settlers-of-catan-board-game-gameplay.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Deals
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.
![People playing board games at Christmas](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/christmas-board-games-playing.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Best Games
10 best board games to play at Christmas instead of Monopoly
Gather the family around some proper Christmas crackers.
![Kids on Bikes confront The Snallygaster Situation in new board game spin-off](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kids-on-bikes-snallygaster-situation-board-game-art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Kids on Bikes confront The Snallygaster Situation in new board game spin-off
In it to Schwinn it.
![We create the Love Letter expanded universe and pick our real-life RPG classes on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod34.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
We create the Love Letter expanded universe and pick our real-life RPG classes on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast
Plus lots of roleplaying advice.
![Players learning a board game](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/teaching-board-game.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Acclaimed co-op card game The Crew dives into a deep-sea sequel next year](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/the-crew-mission-deep-sea-artwork-low.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Tsuro publisher is offering a bundle of three quick and easy board games](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/calliope-board-game-mass-transit.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Uno is being turned into a TV game show](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/uno-card-game-cards.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Board games are expensive, so we tried to make our own for a tenner](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/diy-board-games-tenner.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Feature
Board games are expensive, so we tried to make our own for a tenner
It went about as well as you’d expect.
![Embrace the theatrics and physicality of Hibachi as you cook - or steal - the perfect meal](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hibachi-board-game-play.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Battle royale board game Reload sounds like a tabletop Fortnite](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/reload-board-game-box-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Battle royale board game Reload sounds like a tabletop Fortnite
Parachuting onto Kickstarter next January.
![Creature Comforts wraps worker-placement in a cozy, family-friendly blanket](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/creature-comforts-board-game-play.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Creature Comforts wraps worker-placement in a cozy, family-friendly blanket
Now, where did I bury those stockings?
![New board game from Arkwright publisher wants you to break - or at least bend - all its rules](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rulebenders-board-game-setup.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
New board game from Arkwright publisher wants you to break - or at least bend - all its rules
T-Rex in spaaaaaaace!
![Gloomhaven strategy board game gameplay layout](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/gloomhaven-board-game-gameplay-1.jpeg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Deals
Gloomhaven is currently the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US
Machi Koro, Kingdomino, Forbidden Island and the Exit series also on sale.
![The Walking Dead publisher’s arena dice game Bloodstone wages players against bosses - and each other](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/bloodstone-board-game-promo.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
The Walking Dead publisher’s arena dice game Bloodstone wages players against bosses - and each other
You can and will squeeze blood from this stone.
![Betrayal at House on the Hill board game artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill-board-game-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
How To
How to play Betrayal at House on the Hill: board game's rules, setup and haunts explained
Don't fear the rulebook.
![There’s new Warhammer, the Terminator RPG and plenty of pickles on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod33.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
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.
![Travel the Andes mountains with a llama friend in modular resource game P’achakuna](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/pachakuna-board-game-play.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Travel the Andes mountains with a llama friend in modular resource game P’achakuna
An adventure to dye for.
![Classic horror board game Fury of Dracula sinks its fangs into PC today](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/fury-of-dracula-digital-edition-pc-gameplay.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Dungeons & Dragons 5E Roleplaying Game Artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dungeons-and-dragons-players-handbook-art-8png.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Feed the Kraken pits a ship’s crew against oceanic threats - and each other - in a hidden-role adventure](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/feed-the-kraken-board-game-box-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Bardsung board game gameplay](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/bardsung-board-game-gameplay-charge.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Bardsung has a 50+ hour campaign, massive demon miniature and $99 price tag
Will they sing of your glory or your corpse?
![Flash Point: Fire Rescue and The Resistance studio reveals co-op game Crack the Code](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/crack-the-code-board-game-artwork_kx24dEw.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Flash Point: Fire Rescue and The Resistance studio reveals co-op game Crack the Code
Bunch of hacks.
![So many games, so little time: How FOMO and the cult of the new changed board games](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/kickstarter-back-button-fomo.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Opinion
So many games, so little time: How FOMO and the cult of the new changed board games
Play it again, Sam?
![Bardsung board game gameplay](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/bardsung-board-game-gameplay-die.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Bardsung will include adventures from Tomb Raider writer, Fighting Fantasy co-creator and D&D combat wheelchair designer
Rhianna Pratchett, Ian Livingstone and Sara Thompson to pen scenarios for upcoming roguelike board game.
![Too Many Bones studio’s next board game is co-op robot heist Burncycle](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/burncycle-board-gamebox-artwork.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Too Many Bones studio’s next board game is co-op robot heist Burncycle
Burning up Kickstarter next week.
![Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga will let you play the anime series from start to finish](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dragon-ball-z-board-game-saga-box.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Catan board game Layout](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/catan-board-game-layout.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Sleeping Gods: Primeval Peril artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/sleeping-gods-primeval-peril-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Spectre & Vox is an escape room game played inside a complete 3D haunted house](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/spectre-and-vox-game-bathroom.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast talks Descent: Legends of the Dark, Catan shoes and Critical Role games](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod31.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast talks Descent: Legends of the Dark, Catan shoes and Critical Role games
Conversation hotter than a crispy lizard.
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![Mysterium horror board game box artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mysterium-horror-board-game-box-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![We pick our ultimate Christmas board games and prove bigger isn’t always better on the Dicebreaker Podcast](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod30.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Settlers of Catan board game gameplay](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/settlers-of-catan-board-game-gameplay.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Descent: Legends of the Dark releases next year with a companion app, 3D terrain - and $175 price tag](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/descent-legends-of-the-dark-gameplay.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Descent: Legends of the Dark releases next year with a companion app, 3D terrain - and $175 price tag
Not a third edition of Journeys in the Dark, Fantasy Flight confirms.
![Hoop Godz brings street basketball to the table as a board game](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hoop-godz-board-game-gameplay.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Hoop Godz brings street basketball to the table as a board game
Second game from Rap Godz creators.
![Steam Digital Tabletop Fest sale includes Scythe, Warhammer, Terraforming Mars and more](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/terraforming-mars-digital-pc-gameplay.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Deals
Steam Digital Tabletop Fest sale includes Scythe, Warhammer, Terraforming Mars and more
Discounts of up to 80% running throughout celebration of digital board games.
![Mansions of Madness video game renamed Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, releasing in 2021](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/arkham-horror-mothers-embrace-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![How to play 7 Wonders: board game’s rules, setup and scoring explained](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/7-wonders-second-edition-board-game-art.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Xenolanguage game artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/xenolanguage-game-artwork.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Learn to communicate with aliens in Arrival-inspired tabletop game Xenolanguage
Close Encounters of the Word Kind.
![Secret mission party game Don’t Get Got is getting a Shut Up & Sit Down edition](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dont-get-got-shut-up-sit-down-gameplay.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
Secret mission party game Don’t Get Got is getting a Shut Up & Sit Down edition
The perfect pear.
![We flirt with board game romance novels and resist the tastiest tabletop pieces on the Dicebreaker Podcast](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dbpod29.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Video
We flirt with board game romance novels and resist the tastiest tabletop pieces on the Dicebreaker Podcast
Oh, and there’s the latest news too.
![Small World of Warcraft board game artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/small-world-of-warcraft-board-game-artwork%20copy.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Infinity Game Table promo image](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/infinity-game-table-promo-image.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
High-tech game table Infinity includes digital versions of Monopoly, Pandemic, Ticket to Ride and other classics
Indie titles also on the way.
![Pick up comic book card game Sentinels of the Multiverse on PC and mobile for under £1](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-pc-gameplay.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Deals
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.
![Long-awaited civilisation board game Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition delayed to spring 2021](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/clash-of-cultures-monumental-edition-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Splendor creator’s next game Soul Raiders is a story-driven co-op with over 1,000 cards](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/soul-raiders-board-game-artwork-combat.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Watch Wu-Tang Clan rappers RZA and GZA play chess against a grandmaster for charity](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rza-gza-chess-match-make-your-move.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
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.
![Eldritch Horror board game artwork](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eldritch-horror-board-game-artwork.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Opinion
Eldritch Horror makes you care about its characters because you’re just as doomed as they are
Carefully Lovecrafted.
![Board game store Leisure Games](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/leisure-games-interior.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Feature
“We had to quarantine our games”: Friendly local game stores’ struggle to survive during coronavirus
Board game café owners and retailers on the impact of lockdown and social distancing.
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Video
This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast explores Dinosaur World, plays A Game of Cat & Mouth and deals with RPG rules sticklers
Roll again, with feeling.
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Interview
Bardsung: How Critical Role, Final Fantasy and a piece of potato peel inspired this year’s most ambitious dungeon-crawler
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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News
The new HeroQuest will see a UK release after all
Following crowdfunding campaign’s exclusivity to US and Canada.
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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
Elf on the shelf: Will Ferrell Christmas movie unwraps a new board game and card game
Naughty or Dice.
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News
PC giant Steam’s Digital Tabletop Festival features Warhammer, Wingspan, Call of Cthulhu and Munchkin creators
Taking place at the end of the month.
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News
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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News
Japanese card fighter Sakura Arms is getting its first ‘complete’ English release from BattleCon and Exceed studio
Level 99 commits to localising future releases.
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Best Games
Like Among Us? Here are 6 board games you should play
In space no-one can hear you scheme.
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News
Thunderstone Quest is D&D meets Dominion, and it’s back on Kickstarter next week
The Enemies Among Us includes two new quests.
Feature
What can board game Pandemic teach us about the real thing? We played with a disease expert to find out
Cardboard versus reality.
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News
HeroQuest RPG publisher confirms Hasbro has acquired trademark, roleplaying series rebranded as Questworlds
Following surprise reveal of crowdfunded return for 1989 board game.
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News
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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