News This revolutionary trading card game wants to fix one of the worst things about Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon Altered TCG will let you print as many copies of a card as you like. Oct. 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
Feature Call of Cthulhu board game Horror on the Orient Express is a brutal co-op experience that’s designed to beat you Cult classic. Oct. 18, 2023 Alex Meehan 1 comment
Feature The Halloween board game is much better – and scarier – than you think Escaping Haddonfield is murder. Oct. 17, 2023 Alex Meehan
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Best Games 5 best hidden gem board games we played at Essen Spiel 2023 Size isn’t everything. Oct. 12, 2023 Alex Meehan
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. Oct. 12, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 10, 2023 Chase Carter
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. Oct. 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 9, 2023 Chase Carter 3 comments
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.’ Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News WhoForWat is a hilarious co-op party game with Adventure Time-like art that will have you arguing with your friends Who IS George?! Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Semi-co-op board game Fall of Fafnir pits your 3D defences against a marble-spitting dragon Great marbles of fire! Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
Feature Two players, five minutes, 16 cards, one of the most compelling card games I’ve ever played Sengoku Ji-buy this now. Oct. 7, 2023 Michael Whelan 2 comments
News Dixit and Mysterium makers’ new board game will take Azul fans to the next level - literally Create an island sanctuary for animals. Oct. 7, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 5, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
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. Oct. 5, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
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. Oct. 4, 2023 Chase Carter 9 comments
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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! Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Superb WWII deckbuilder Undaunted heads for a sci-fi spin-off in next year’s Undaunted 2200: Callisto Miners vs megacorps. Oct. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Passo is like if checkers met Fortnite, a sentence I can’t believe I’m writing Dances optional. Oct. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Sept. 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis
Best Games 10 board games to play at Essen Spiel 2023 Don’t miss out on these great tabletop titles. Sept. 7, 2023 Alex Meehan 2 comments
News Challengers followup opts for beach-themed name for standalone competitive deckbuilder Sand, surf and sequels Aug. 21, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering creator’s most underrated game - in his own opinion - is getting a re-release SpyNet returns as Shadow Blades. Aug. 11, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Co-op party game I Felt... is like Codenames with emotions instead of words Guess how I’m feeling. July 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Sky Team’s tense, co-op cockpit simulator board game will hit the runway at Gen Con ahead of fall release It takes two to tarmac. June 17, 2023 Chase Carter
News Challengers 2 reveals a sequel to the capture-the-flag deckbuilder hot off its Kennerspiel des Jahres nomination Standalone game will also work as an expansion for the original, with over 70 new characters. May 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Essen Spiel keeps its early October slot for 2023 tabletop trade show Don’t expect the COVID-19 vaccine entry requirement to return. Oct. 11, 2022 Chase Carter
News This revolutionary trading card game wants to fix one of the worst things about Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon Altered TCG will let you print as many copies of a card as you like. Oct. 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
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. Oct. 12, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 10, 2023 Chase Carter
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. Oct. 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 9, 2023 Chase Carter 3 comments
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.’ Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News WhoForWat is a hilarious co-op party game with Adventure Time-like art that will have you arguing with your friends Who IS George?! Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Semi-co-op board game Fall of Fafnir pits your 3D defences against a marble-spitting dragon Great marbles of fire! Oct. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Dixit and Mysterium makers’ new board game will take Azul fans to the next level - literally Create an island sanctuary for animals. Oct. 7, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 5, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
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. Oct. 5, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
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. Oct. 4, 2023 Chase Carter 9 comments
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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! Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Oct. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Superb WWII deckbuilder Undaunted heads for a sci-fi spin-off in next year’s Undaunted 2200: Callisto Miners vs megacorps. Oct. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Passo is like if checkers met Fortnite, a sentence I can’t believe I’m writing Dances optional. Oct. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis
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. Sept. 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Challengers followup opts for beach-themed name for standalone competitive deckbuilder Sand, surf and sequels Aug. 21, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering creator’s most underrated game - in his own opinion - is getting a re-release SpyNet returns as Shadow Blades. Aug. 11, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Co-op party game I Felt... is like Codenames with emotions instead of words Guess how I’m feeling. July 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Sky Team’s tense, co-op cockpit simulator board game will hit the runway at Gen Con ahead of fall release It takes two to tarmac. June 17, 2023 Chase Carter
News Challengers 2 reveals a sequel to the capture-the-flag deckbuilder hot off its Kennerspiel des Jahres nomination Standalone game will also work as an expansion for the original, with over 70 new characters. May 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Essen Spiel keeps its early October slot for 2023 tabletop trade show Don’t expect the COVID-19 vaccine entry requirement to return. Oct. 11, 2022 Chase Carter
Feature Call of Cthulhu board game Horror on the Orient Express is a brutal co-op experience that’s designed to beat you Cult classic. Oct. 18, 2023 Alex Meehan 1 comment
Feature The Halloween board game is much better – and scarier – than you think Escaping Haddonfield is murder. Oct. 17, 2023 Alex Meehan
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. Oct. 12, 2023 Alex Meehan
Best Games 5 best hidden gem board games we played at Essen Spiel 2023 Size isn’t everything. Oct. 12, 2023 Alex Meehan
Feature Two players, five minutes, 16 cards, one of the most compelling card games I’ve ever played Sengoku Ji-buy this now. Oct. 7, 2023 Michael Whelan 2 comments
Best Games 10 board games to play at Essen Spiel 2023 Don’t miss out on these great tabletop titles. Sept. 7, 2023 Alex Meehan 2 comments