News Board game designer duo charged in Gen Con theft of Magic: The Gathering cards worth $300,000 Alleged thieves could face up to six years in prison alongside $10,000 in fines. Sept. 6, 2023 Chase Carter
News $300,000 worth of MTG cards stolen from Gen Con 2023 have been recovered Indianapolis Metropolitan Police expect to file charges against the suspected thieves soon. Aug. 30, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Indigenous RPG Coyote & Crow wins 2023 Diana Jones Award Tabletop's oddest-looking award honours this year's "excellence in gaming" and emerging designers with a new resin pyramid. Aug. 3, 2023 Chase Carter
News Arnak expansion The Missing Expedition adds two new leaders and a solo campaign to the hit board game Journalists do not fare well in jungle environments. March 22, 2023 Chase Carter
News 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. Jan. 23, 2023 Chase Carter
Video What were the best board games at Gen Con 2022? Everything we saw and played at the US tabletop convention From epic roll-and-writes to tactical photography. Aug. 7, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Free League is reincarnating Sweden’s first TRPG as “mirth and mayhem roleplaying” game Dragonbane The Swedish tabletop invasion goes back to its roots. Aug. 4, 2022 Chase Carter
News Gen Con says harassers targeting marginalised attendees are not staff or volunteers Convention officials continue to investigate claims of targeted hate speech and threats of violence. Aug. 3, 2022 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Gen Con 2022 dates confirm return of US board game convention next summer After this year’s in-person event sees 50% of 2019 attendance. Sept. 30, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Nigerian board game company Nibcard has won the Diana Jones 2021 award The committee says it chose Nibcard for its efforts to steward a growing tabletop movement in West Africa. Sept. 17, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News 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. Sept. 17, 2021 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Cyberpunk Red RPG studio R. Talsorian becomes latest publisher to exit Gen Con 2021 over COVID-19 concerns “We write about Dark Futures for fun, but we also believe we have a responsibility to try and prevent them from happening.” Sept. 2, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Gen Con 2021 makes face masks mandatory for all in updated COVID-19 guidelines Drops option for vaccinated visitors to attend without mask. Aug. 9, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Gen Con 2021 will enforce face masks for attendees without proof of COVID-19 vaccination Vaccinated visitors can choose whether to wear a mask, with event “strongly recommending” protection indoors for all. July 9, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Pandemic, Catan and Pathfinder RPG publishers pull out of physical Gen Con return Asmodee and Paizo to focus on digital offering Gen Con Online. May 25, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Feature "Hope for the best and plan for the worst": The challenges facing tabletop gaming conventions after lockdown Big tabletop events are likely to return this year, but they might look very different. April 15, 2021 Samantha Nelson
News Gen Con pushes back dates to September, will host digital and pop-up events at FLGS alongside in-person convention Now running September 16th - 19th. March 18, 2021 Chase Carter
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.” Dec. 16, 2020 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
News Quest, Alien and Mörk Borg among nominees for best RPGs of the year at 2020 ENnie Awards Mech RPG Lancer withdrawn from shortlist in opposition to 2017 controversy. July 7, 2020 Matt Jarvis