Playtesting

Dungeons & Dragons' latest playtest wants to sell you the dream of being a fantasy landlord

NIMBY subclass not yet included.

Dungeons & Dragons players torn on playtest Druid and Wild Shape because history is cyclical

Unclear if these are the same players who don’t want paladins smiting from across the room.

Project Black Flag’s first crack at a D&D replacement is more retread than reinvention

Kobold Press’ post-OGL efforts feel trapped underneath the shadow of tabletop’s maligned monolith.

Dungeons & Dragons replaces ‘race’ with ‘species’ in latest playtest material

The move is part of the popular RPG’s “next evolution” away from prejudicial material.

Feature: Scythe, Pandemic Legacy and Yogi creators on the unending, essential process of playtesting board games to perfection

“It’s a confirmation that all your good ideas aren’t that good.”