News
Disney Lorcana, Cyberpunk and Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer head to PAX Unplugged in December
The Critical Role DM will open the tabletop convention with a Storytime keynote.
Board Games (Page 3)
Feature
Sunrise Lane is like a Ticket to Ride board game but with real-estate instead of trains
Perhaps the only way I’ll ever buy property.
News
Monsters Encyclopedia is like a Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? board game, with a touch of roguelites
Around the world in 80 plays.
Deals
Best Prime Big Deal Days board game deals 2023
Grab some of the best board games for the best price in Amazon's second Prime Day sale.
News
MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest name, won $10,000 playing Dune: Imperium Uprising
The self-styled philanthropist currently embroiled in a burger lawsuit can apparently also handle his Spice.
News
Titanfall 2 and The Expanse inspirations for the next Undaunted board game
“I don’t think you can make a game with mechs without mentioning Titanfall 2.”
News
Planet Unknown and Mysterium Kids clinch wins at German Deutscher Spiele Preis board game awards
Dorfromantik and Heat: Pedal to the Medal take second and thorp place, respectively.
News
Rhino Hero publisher Haba lays off more than 650 workers in “extremely aching" self-administration process
Haba Family Group filed for insolvency last month and will reportedly refocus on toys and board games.
News
Essen Spiel 2024 dates will see the world’s largest board game event return next October
Remains in slot at beginning of the month.
News
This year’s Essen Spiel was the biggest in the Germany board game convention’s 40-year history, say organisers
Almost 200,000 people flocked to the world’s largest tabletop event.
News
You’ll soon be able to finally play Twilight Imperium online
Committing your friends to a months-long campaign is easier from the comfort of their own homes.
News
Baldur’s Gate 3 creators have ideas for another board game after Divinity: Original Sin - but don’t expect it anytime soon
‘If our fans are happy, then we'll talk about doing something else.’
News
Aqua is a deeply satisfying board game about supporting sealife, developed by Heat: Pedal to the Metal creators and co-designed by a seven-year-old
Place colourful tiles to brings animals to your reef.
News
Semi-co-op board game Fall of Fafnir pits your 3D defences against a marble-spitting dragon
Great marbles of fire!
Feature
Two players, five minutes, 16 cards, one of the most compelling card games I’ve ever played
Sengoku Ji-buy this now.
News
Dixit and Mysterium makers’ new board game will take Azul fans to the next level - literally
Create an island sanctuary for animals.
News
Strategic video game Armello trades a digital board for a real one in upcoming adaptation from D&D 4E designer
From pixels to plastic.
News
Saw: The Jigsaw Trials will bring the gory horror franchise to board game night via Kickstarter
Here’s hoping for a Billy the Puppet miniature.
News
Tigris & Euphrates designer revives classic auction game Medici, partners with Dark Souls board game studio
Reiner Knizia’s Italian trading title will sport new artwork, but the gameplay remains untouched.
News
World's biggest board game expo Essen Spiel admits using AI artwork but claims “protection of artists rights has priority for us”
Newly created mascot Meeps is nowhere to be seen.
News
Kickstarter rival Backerkit bans crowdfunding projects solely using AI-generated art
“It’s important for us to recognize both the immediate and long-term adverse effects [AI] may pose to the creators and creative communities we serve."
News
Join us at Essen Spiel 2023 for four days full of LIVE board game news, reveals and previews!
We’re trying something new for this year’s German board game extravaganza.
News
Essen Spiel 2023 Day 4: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
It's the last day of Essen, but there are always more games to be played!
News
Essen Spiel 2023 Day 3: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
We roll into a weekend of gaming at the massive Germany tabletop event.
News
Essen Spiel 2023 Day 2: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
Get that Friday feeling as we return to Germany's enormous board game fair.
News
Essen Spiel 2023 Day 1: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
Join us on the show floor as we give our thoughts on this year's must-see releases.
Review
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West review - a gentle ride into legacy games with few unexpected turns
A spoiler-free verdict of Pandemic Legacy creators’ next evolving board game.
News
Zenobia Award returns to highlight more underrepresented creators in historical tabletop design
The annual award and mentorship programme was founded in 2020 by Root creator Cole Wehrle and a team of historians and game designers.
News
Tabletop Awards 2023 return to celebrate the year’s best board games and RPGs: nominations and People’s Choice voting open now!
With designer and publisher categories for both established and up-and-coming talent, as well as a new award for Best Art.
News
Superb WWII deckbuilder Undaunted heads for a sci-fi spin-off in next year’s Undaunted 2200: Callisto
Miners vs megacorps.
News
Passo is like if checkers met Fortnite, a sentence I can’t believe I’m writing
Dances optional.
News
Risk 2210 and Nexus Ops among board games slated for reprints by Vampire: The Masquerade studio
Renegade Game Studios continues scooping up publishing rights to previous Hasbro titles.
News
Pax Pamir and John Company studio’s next board game Molly House explores the joy and betrayal among queer communities in 18th-century London
Jo Kelly’s design picked up by Wehrlegig Games after Zenobia Award nomination.
News
A Ghost in the Shell tabletop game is arriving next year
Studio behind My Little Pony RPG and Jim Henson’s Labyrinth board game teases an adaptation of the seminal sci-fi series.
News
Board game masterpiece Food Chain Magnate will finally look as good as it plays with upcoming Special Edition
New art and components - including miniatures - for the base game and its expansion, without changing any gameplay.
News
Guess Who-ish co-op card game gem Similo is headed to Middle-earth with a Lord of the Rings edition
One clue to find them all.
News
Heat: Pedal to the Metal designers working on their 'biggest' release yet as part of a new board game series
With illustrator Vincent Dutrait behind the unannounced game's artwork.
News
Yokohama 2E revamps the Japan-set trading board game with a fresh look next summer
Gameplay untouched as Hisashi Hayashi’s game of rival merchants gets a makeover.
News
Final Fantasy 7 Remake board game will have you hunting for materia as Cloud, Sephiroth and friends next spring
Go head-to-head or two-on-two.
News
Elden Ring board game studio announces cooperative tabletop adaptation of Horizon: Forbidden West video game
Seeds of Rebellion’s narrative will take place before Aloy arrives in the titular Forbidden West
News
Cthulhu: Death May Die universe to receive new entry in the form of a re-imagining of Neil Gaiman-inspired board game
Featuring historical figures.
News
Cooperative board game Zombicide infects a different comic book universe in DCeased
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Superman's rotting corpse?
News
Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivial Pursuit tests your knowledge of The Infinity Saga
Compete to collect the Infinity Stones.
News
Rhino Hero publisher Haba files for insolvency, announces large-scale job cuts
Company will continue “as usual.”
News
Terraforming Mars makers defend use of AI art in upcoming board game expansion amid fan grumbles
“We have and will continue to leverage AI-generated content in the development and delivery of this project.”
Feature
Baldur’s Gate 3 tips from a seasoned Dungeons & Dragons player
These are invaluable to your quest in the Forgotten Realms.
News
New Witcher board game features playable Geralt, Yennifer and Ciri
Alongside Vesemir and Dandelion.
News
Indie designer with a tabletop game the world should see? PAX Unplugged’s Rising Showcase is open to submissions for another two weeks
A chance for unpublished and independent games to shine.
News
Terraforming Mars can now be played alone thanks to its new solo game expansion
Alongside fan-designed cards.
Best Games
10 board games to play at Essen Spiel 2023
Don’t miss out on these great tabletop titles.
News
Stunning board game The Old King’s Crown looks like the next must-play for Oath and Root fans
Emergent storytelling, asymmetrical strategy and rich world-building in a lavishly-illustrated fantasy board game.
Feature
Why are board games that simply let Black players have fun still all too rare?
Examining the Leisure Divide.
News
A PUBG Battlegrounds board game will be released later this year, after being quietly crowdfunded by Korean publisher
English-language version yet to be announced.
News
Unrest channels the spirit of Android: Netrunner, Star Wars and 1984 in a colourful head-to-head card game
You say you want a revolution.
News
Descent, Witcher 3 and Arkham Horror devs' co-op legacy game lets you move freely through a fantasy world as animal adventurers
Critters with critical roles.
Feature
Subbuteo plays on: How the iconic tabletop football game inspired a generation of players and artists - and avoided relegation
What do birds, streakers and The Beatles have to do with the flick-and-kick classic?
News
Almost 40% people are playing more tabletop games since before the lockdown, with interest in D&D increasing to 85%
Interest in Warhammer also up.
News
Hans Niemann resolves $100m lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com out of court
Niemann will be allowed to take place in tournaments, while Hikaru Nakamura continues to stir the pot.
News
Undaunted co-designer's next title is a print-and-play solo game about World War II
Solitary soldiering.
News
Dungeon Kart is basically Mario Kart: The Board Game, from the makers of Boss Monster
Play your cars right.
News
Board game giant Asmodee’s corporate owner allegedly loses $2bn deal with Saudi Arabian partner
Savvy Gaming Group, a public investment fund attached to the Saudi government, reportedly pulled out on the eve of the deal.
Feature
The Amsterdam board game club that became one woman's legacy
“People come in, they don’t know anybody, and then they are there for two years.”
News
Trans women banned from competing in FIDE women’s chess tournaments
Regulations labelled “discriminatory” by chess official.
News
Magic: The Gathering creator’s most underrated game - in his own opinion - is getting a re-release
SpyNet returns as Shadow Blades.
News
Horrified: Greek Monsters is basically a horror-themed Hades board game
Not a minor-taur challenge.
Opinion
The Adventures of Robin Hood’s choose-your-own-adventure story and tactile board make it a surprisingly innovative family game
I Sherwood like to play some more.
News
Dune: Imperium deckbuilding video game coming just in time for next film
Alongside digital versions of Cascadia and Ark Nova.
News
Gen Con 2023 breaks event attendance record with over 70,000 visitors
In time for its 20th anniversary.
News
Eve Online board game looks to turn the MMORPG into a Twilight Imperium-esque tabletop title
Will feature a “player-driven narrative.”
News
Dune: Imperium sequel features characters from Dune: Part Two and a semi co-op team mode
Supports up to six players.
News
Brandon Sanderson deckbuilding game in the works at Stormlight Archive RPG studio
Planned for release in 2024 alongside tabletop RPG and author's next book.
News
King’s Dilemma creators’ frantic co-op game Quicksand is like disarming a bomb against the clock, with sand timers
Short, stressful and satisfying.
News
Guilty Gear Strive board game turns the video game fighter into a two-player throwdown on the tabletop
Exceed-ing expectations.
News
Next Kingdomino game expands into the wild west with mix-and-match dominos
Featuring cowboy meeples.
News
Netflix show based on the Exploding Kittens card game is getting turned into a card game
IP loops into IP.
News
Fill your walls with fashionable paintings in Petrichor and Hamlet creators’ fetching board game Art Society
Games are art, art is games.
How To
How to play checkers: Draughts rules and jumps explained
Learn the basic rules of checkers and get tips on how to win in our beginner's guide.
News
World War 2 deckbuilder Undaunted: Normandy lands in Early Access on PC
With a mobile version also planned.
Review
Warcry: Crypt of Blood review - a miserly starter set that provides an incomplete introduction to the Warhammer spin-off
Age of Sigmar’s skirmish sibling gets an introductory box at last, but the value here is poor.
Feature
Tabletop creators struggle to plot their future amidst Twitter’s still-burning ashes
The death of the bird app at the hands of Elon Musk leaves designers big and small in the lurch.
News
Critical Role: Campaign 3 adapted into co-op card game by Flamecraft designer
Hells Bells! It’s Bells Hells!
News
Monopoly maker exec imagines a future where board games sport “AI-driven game mechanics”
Chat GPTabletop.
Feature
The Witcher’s latest board game is a monster-slaying romp that can’t match the rich world of the video games
Combat outshines story in the solid, if shallow, action-adventure adaptation.
News
Dorfromantik board game sequel trades idyllic calm for a village building competition
Duelling windmills.
News
Co-op party game I Felt... is like Codenames with emotions instead of words
Guess how I’m feeling.
Feature
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Prepare for a healthy dose of The Witcher content!
News
Everything Ever is a modern spin on the classic party game Scattergories
A game about everything, everywhere, all at once.
News
Avant Carde turns classic Uno into literal art (and a better game)
With a very impressive folding box!
News
Warhammer 40k’s next board game resurrects a rare miniature from Blackstone Fortress
The dreaded Ambull returns at a reasonable price.
News
Use your blindfolded friend’s thumb as a joystick in hilarious-looking racing board game Turbo Kidz
From Decrypto and Turing Machine studio.