News Blister Critters is a Gamma World-meets-Ren & Stimpy RPG where mutated animals rule the world You can’t spell ‘saturday morning cartoon’ without radiation! Feb. 21, 2024 Chase Carter
News Critical Role celebrates Candela Obscura’s first anniversary with a fourth chapter and three new cast members. Aimee Carrero, Imari Williams and Alexander Ward join the Circle of investigators fighting back a magical blight. Feb. 21, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News HOME is a Pacific Rim and Godzilla-inspired RPG where kaiju battles are fought from a bird’s-eye view Metal meets mettle in this collaborative struggle to protect everything you hold dear. Feb. 21, 2024 Chase Carter
News MTG’s Fallout Commander decks revive the post-apocalyptic video game series’ greatest villains Power armour, ghoul mayors and The Master show up in the latest preview for Fallout Universes Beyond release. Feb. 20, 2024 Chase Carter
News The Walking Dead RPG studio’s dark reimagining of Coriolis is “The Terror meets Deadwood in space” They better have deep-space archaeologist Timothy Olyphant. Feb. 20, 2024 Chase Carter
News Guide a massive sci-fi caravan with a bag of dominoes in artbook-meets-RPG The Details of Our Escape Developed as a digital residency in partnership with artist Linnea Sterte and and author Renee Gladman. Feb. 19, 2024 Chase Carter
News Pathfinder RPG partners with fantasy music studio to publish official adventure path soundtracks Lo-Fi beats to loot to. Feb. 19, 2024 Chase Carter
News After making $100m on Kickstarter, Zombicide studio CMON takes future board games exclusively to Gamefound CMON breaking up with the crowdfunding behemoth is a clear sign of change on the horizon. Feb. 19, 2024 Chase Carter 3 comments
News ARC designer’s hit solo RPG The Magus gets an English print release about power, ambition and sacrifice Momatoes' meditation on "the infinite loneliness of power" comes with a 78-card, fully illustrated Oracle deck. Feb. 16, 2024 Chase Carter
News Community megadungeon honouring late D&D designer Jennell Jaquays seeks an expanded physical book Proceeds from Return to Perinthos will first benefit Jaquays family to offset medical bills and funeral costs. Feb. 16, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons’ first stage show mixes improv, adventuring and Jackbox-style audience participation Producer Curious Hedgehog promises trivia, charades and fantasy beer pong amongst high fantasy hijinks. Feb. 15, 2024 Chase Carter
News Warpath’s epic miniature wargame want to woo you away from Warhammer 40,000 No Space Marines, no Emperor of Man, but all the same large-scale sci-fi battles. Feb. 15, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News FÄNGELSEHÅLA transforms an IKEA instruction manual into a minimalist tabletop RPG Flatpack adventures, assembly required. Feb. 14, 2024 Chase Carter 4 comments
News Solo RPG From Midgard to Eternity borrows from God of War and Banner Saga in showing the end of a Viking life Are you impressed, ye gods? Feb. 14, 2024 Chase Carter
News D&D and MTG owner’s $1.06 billion loss dwarfs strong performance from Wizards of the Coast Layoffs, inventory shedding and the sale of its entertainment branch still leave Hasbro leaning hard on its golden geese. Feb. 14, 2024 Chase Carter 4 comments
News Magic: The Gathering plans to release two Tale of Middle-earth sized crossover sets per year starting in 2025 The success of last year's Lord of the Rings set has paved the way for more premiere-sized Universes Beyond crossovers. Feb. 13, 2024 Chase Carter
News D&D models its digital future on MTG’s Universes Beyond pop culture crossovers More dolls in the fantasy sandbox. Feb. 13, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons teases an official LEGO set, Converse shoes and Pop-Tarts The breakfast of champion-subclassed Fighters. Feb. 13, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons’ next official adventure Thanos-ifiies Vecna in a multiverse-spanning campaign Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: all worlds are in peril! Feb. 13, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons’ 2024 core rulebooks get official release dates D&D 2024's three core books strangely stagger their releases months apart. Feb. 12, 2024 Chase Carter 9 comments
News Studio developing Dungeons & Dragons RPG video game lays off 44 workers, shelves project Hidden Path sought additional funding for six months amidst a “challenging environment”. Feb. 12, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons maker kills Dragonlance live-action series, according to Joe Manganiello and series author Margaret Weis and Manganiello say Wizards of the Coast is not interested in producing anything set in Krynn, at present. Feb. 12, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News A Gentle Rain, Arkham Horror co-designer's short, 15-minute board game, returns with a remastered edition Bloomin’ heck, those flowers are pretty. Feb. 7, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Women are Werewolves and Cloud Empress creators honoured at 2024 Nonbinary Tabletop Awards Board game content creator Matthew Makak of Room 51 also clinches an award. Feb. 7, 2024 Chase Carter
News Make real-life masks to explore an enchanted forest as werewolves in folklore RPG Little Wolves Fae queens and furballs. Feb. 7, 2024 Chase Carter
News Game of Thrones' next tabletop game is Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team in Westeros A Song of Ice and Fire: Tactics will retell the Battle of the Trident and other momentous clashes. Feb. 6, 2024 Chase Carter
News New Fallout 4 miniatures game, from Necromunda designer, releases free quickstart rules for narrative bouts War never changes, but it does get smaller. Feb. 6, 2024 Chase Carter
News Next Pathfinder RPG core rulebook joins Starfinder 2E playtest at Gen Con 2024 Paizo will serve fans a feast of new adventures and updated rules at annual Indy convention. Feb. 6, 2024 Chase Carter
News No Warhammer Fest in 2024, Games Workshop confirms, as Warhammer World Championships return for a second year After a disappointing 2023, Warhammer Fest is recalled from the front. Feb. 6, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Roguelike RPG Children of Morta gets a cooperative board game where strength is thick as blood The family that slays together stays together. Feb. 5, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dune RPG's next campaign book will let you play through new movie Dune: Part Two Paul of the Imperium. Feb. 5, 2024 Chase Carter
News How to draft Magic: The Gathering’s Murders at Karlov Manor A beginner’s guide to Ravnican detective work across 10 dual-colour archetypes. Feb. 2, 2024 Chase Carter
News Deckbuilding board game Dominion is now free to play on PC and mobile A kingdom in your pocket. Feb. 2, 2024 Chase Carter
News Downton Abbey meets Game of Thrones in a new tabletop RPG from D&D and Vampire: The Masquerade writers Apocalypse ball. Feb. 2, 2024 Chase Carter
News February’s month-long celebration of tabletop RPG zines returns - here’s how you can join in Zine Month, ZineQuest, it’s all A4 to me. Feb. 1, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News D&D head designer says 2024 books won’t release before summer: “we will still be working on the books in May” Jeremy Crawford breaks down the very last Unearthed Arcana playtest and kills early 2024 launch wishes. Feb. 1, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons maker reportedly looks at Tencent to sell future video games like Baldur’s Gate 3 UPDATE: Wizards denies rumours of IP sale Feb. 1, 2024 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Printer-friendly Altered TCG finds immediate crowdfunding success for alternative collection model Former Dixit studio head raises over €1,000,000 on Kickstarter’s first day. Jan. 31, 2024 Chase Carter
News This Yu-Gi-Oh! themed Wordle spin-off laughs in the face of your puzzle-solving prowess Ygordle boy! Jan. 30, 2024 Chase Carter
News Another copy of Pokémon TCG’s most expensive card is back under the hammer A not-quite-mint Illustrator Pikachu is joined by a holo Charizard and special Family Event Kangaskhan. Jan. 30, 2024 Chase Carter
News The first-ever copy of Dungeons & Dragons was bought by another RPG industry legend RuneQuest co-creator Greg Stafford still remembers the one that got away. Jan. 30, 2024 Chase Carter
News Zombicide maker will complete two flailing Kickstarter projects from Darkest Dungeon board game studio Mythic Games told backers the projects would be "excessively difficult, if not impossible, to complete" without asking for more money. Jan. 29, 2024 Chase Carter
News Catan, Ticket to Ride and Pandemic makers partner with LEGO on new family-friendly board game Primed to go ape. Jan. 29, 2024 Chase Carter
News Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates is out now The return of shiny cards includes Tera Charizard ex alongside more ancient and future Pokémon ex. Jan. 29, 2024 Chase Carter
News Sci-fi MMO EVE Online warps to the tabletop with massive 4X strategy board game Can CCP Games translate its spacefaring subterfuge and spreadsheet-keeping to an analogue format? Jan. 26, 2024 Chase Carter
News Rebel Moon tabletop RPG studio resolves Netflix lawsuit 'amicably' Evil Genius Games will soon begin issuing pre-order refunds on the tie-in RPG for Snyder's sci-fi flick. Jan. 25, 2024 Chase Carter
News Blood Bowl's soccer cousin Guild Ball returns with print-on-demand miniatures, releases starter set for free Steamforged brings its first miniatures game out of forced retirement. Jan. 25, 2024 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Yu-Gi-Oh!'s next set is apparently packed with Dark Souls references References to the Fire Keeper, Dragon God and more notable FromSoftware characters abound in Phantom Nightmare expansion. Jan. 25, 2024 Chase Carter
News Crime heist RPG Swyvers sounds like an even down-and-dirtier Blades in the Dark “A grotty system for running a grotty game.” Jan. 24, 2024 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons is adventuring into its first virtual reality video game I cast Ray of Motion Sickness! Jan. 24, 2024 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Mausritter’s community created a 250-room megadungeon for the mouse-and-magic RPG Tomb of a Thousand Doors combines an entire game jam into a sprawling, deadly dungeon crawl. Jan. 23, 2024 Chase Carter
News The most popular D&D character is a human fighter called Bob, according to the RPG's makers No love for smallfolk, but y’all really appreciate the ‘magic’ of a sharp stick. Jan. 23, 2024 Chase Carter
News Ghibli-esque Mothership setting Cloud Empress gets an expansion inspired by Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Land of the Living and Land of the Dead explore two more grand slices of Cloud Empress’ unique post-apocalyptic world. Jan. 22, 2024 Chase Carter
News Betrayal at House on the Hill spins out into a standalone card game Omens on the go. Jan. 22, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Warhammer Fantasy reboot The Old World is getting a tabletop RPG Age of Sigmar: Soulbound and Wrath & Glory publisher Cubicle 7 adds a third fantasy Warhammer RPG to its roster. Jan. 22, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeoneering wizard gang RPG Ars Magica returns with a definitive fifth edition We will deal with you, me and my wizard crew. Jan. 18, 2024 Chase Carter
News Brass: Birmingham designer says next sequel aiming for Kickstarter in late 2024 Roxley designer Gavan Brown says the as-yet-unnamed board game is their “current top priority”. Jan. 18, 2024 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Rally racing board game Rallyman: Dirt finds a new home after its publisher's collapse Back on track. Jan. 18, 2024 Chase Carter
News Funko has sold its board game studio to a Dutch family game publisher Prospero Hall staff allegedly not part of Funko's abrupt exit from the industry. Jan. 18, 2024 Chase Carter
News Former D&D designer brings Elden Ring's most iconic (and difficult) boss fight to 5E tabletop RPGs Roll the dice against the Goddess of Rot. Jan. 17, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Disney Lorcana's official tournaments kick off this spring ahead of 2025 World Championship US and European championships will award invites to the global competition, while in-store set championships promise exclusive promo cards. Jan. 17, 2024 Chase Carter
News MTG's Murders at Karlov Manor mechanics: suspects, disguises and evidence explained Morph gets a glow-up and investigations return in this magical whodunnit TCG set. Jan. 17, 2024 Chase Carter
News Monty Python and the Holy Grail's official board game includes a working catapult Fend off the roaming Black Knight, French style. Jan. 16, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Use a tarot deck to weave stories of magical academia and personal growth in solo RPG The Covens of Midnight Choose your patron, study hard and trust the cards. Jan. 16, 2024 Chase Carter
News Tokyo Highway: Rainbow City brings a colourful upgrade and expansion to the road-balancing board game I wonder if you know how they build roads in Tokyo. Jan. 15, 2024 Chase Carter
News Disney Lorcana's new set will let you have (almost) all 101 Dalmatians in your deck Is this a Lorcana Commander format tease? Jan. 15, 2024 Chase Carter 2 comments
News RPG pioneer Jennell Jaquays to be memorialised with megadungeon inspired by D&D classic Caverns of Thracia Return to Perinthos, a book full of user-submitted dungeons, will benefit Jaquays’ family and Trans Lifeline. Jan. 15, 2024 Chase Carter
News Votes for Women’s second board game print run stymied by banned Facebook ads Publisher disappointed at Meta’s lack of communication over repeated banning with no explanation. Jan. 12, 2024 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Pokémon TCG returns notorious Van Gogh Pikachu card to the Netherlands game stores The popular collectible will likely Van Gogh quickly. Jan. 12, 2024 Chase Carter
News Cooperative battler Regicide announces a legacy edition with stickers and campaigns Regicide Legacy takes the monarchical struggle to new, fantastical locations. Jan. 12, 2024 Chase Carter
News Weird sci-fantasy RPG Troika makes its core rules free A digital PDF of the core rules available on publisher Melsonian Art Council's website. Jan. 11, 2024 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Chick-fil-A - yes, that Chick-fil-A - is looking for someone to help make board games The chicken slinger anti-equal rights funder is on the hunt for the next Sneak King. Jan. 11, 2024 Chase Carter
News Jennell Jaquays, Dungeons & Dragons and video game designer, has passed away Dark Tower and Caverns of Thracia creator dies following battle with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Jan. 10, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Halo Infinite player turns video game into a Master Chief-themed Heroscape clone Trade Halos for hex grids. Jan. 10, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Solo But Not Alone’s fourth annual bundle collects 124 solo RPGs to support mental health charity All proceeds of the $10 bundle will benefit Take This, a gaming-focused nonprofit. Jan. 10, 2024 Chase Carter
News Legend in the Mist turns City of Mist into a rustic fantasy RPG that's more than another D&D Son of Oak’s dip into the fantasy waters trades endless stats for description-based move sets. Jan. 10, 2024 Chase Carter
Deals Call of Cthulhu RPG humble bundle unleashes a world of charity-supporting eldritch horrors for $5 Starter set and beginner scenarios accompany a Chaosium-approved colouring book. Jan. 9, 2024 Chase Carter
News Lorcana makers’ new board game is a Disney princess team-up from an all-women design crew Crystal-clear girl power. Jan. 9, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Exploding Kittens studio’s new titles reskin popular party games Love Letter, Top Ten and Happy Salmon Brand new title Danger Danger dares players to draw cards on a hidden timer. Jan. 8, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Magic: The Gathering maker backpedals on AI use in promotional art: “Well, we made a mistake earlier” Wizards of the Coast’s deleted posts were adamant the company’s promotional images were human-created. Jan. 8, 2024 Chase Carter
News AI-Powered Trivial Pursuit Infinite is a mostly harmless canary in the tabletop coal mines New Infinite mode turns players into playtesters for Hasbro’s digital board game app. Jan. 8, 2024 Chase Carter
News YouTube’s favourite dungeon master earns $4.6 million to create a fantasy RPG beyond the influence of D&D Matt Colville’s MCDM RPG escapes fantasy heartbreaker territory with a mega-successful crowdfunding campaign. Jan. 5, 2024 Chase Carter 9 comments
News Undaunted and Consulting Detective designers make a “choose-your-own-adventure” board game set in WWII France Who spilled all this clue gathering in my tactics game? Jan. 5, 2024 Chase Carter
News Two new Ruins of Symbaroum 5E books beckons players into Davokar’s menacing depths Throne of Thorns begins a grand campaign, while The World of Symbaroum views the setting from 100 miles above. Jan. 5, 2024 Chase Carter
News Kelp maker urges players not to purchase counterfeit board games circulating online Wonderbow’s asymmetric title won’t release until late 2024, but scammed copies are popping up on Amazon and other online retailers. Jan. 4, 2024 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Warhammer co-creator and Citadel Miniatures founder Bryan Ansell has passed away Ansell’s sculpted miniatures and game design paved the way for Games Workshop’s domination Jan. 4, 2024 Chase Carter
News Elijah Wood and Sean Astin indulge a dark urge while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 together They’re taking the Hobbits to the Nautiloid! Jan. 3, 2024 Chase Carter
News New board game from Scythe and Wingspan makers trades doves for dragons Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave helped develop Wyrmspan's high-fantasy alternative to her popular avian engine-builder. Jan. 3, 2024 Chase Carter
News Artist lawsuit alleges Midjourney scraped copyrighted Magic: The Gathering art to train AI New evidence includes a list of artist names, thousands long, full of MTG veterans and fan favourites. Jan. 3, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News The world's most valuable Pokémon card, Pikachu Illustrator, sells for $580,000 One of less than 50 known to exist, this brush-wielding Pikachu once again breaks auction house records. Jan. 2, 2024 Chase Carter
News Another set of Pokémon TCG Trophy Pikachu cards sells at auction for nearly $800,000 Gold, silver and bronze-toting rats collectively set a record for the 1997 promotional cards. Jan. 2, 2024 Chase Carter
Best Games From D&D’s Planescape return to Zelda roleplaying in all but name, these are 2023’s tabletop RPG highlights Knightly valour, planar chaos and Final Fantasy XIV with pen ‘n’ paper. Dec. 28, 2023 Chase Carter
Best Games 7 indie tabletop RPGs released this year that you shouldn’t miss Radio waves, wizard keggers and beautiful, violent death. Dec. 27, 2023 Chase Carter
News Terminator RPG makers catch and remove AI generated artwork from upcoming sourcebook “We are a small company who focus on good and original art and pay well for it. We find this situation abhorrent, upsetting and depressing.” Dec. 19, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Dungeons & Dragons says “no generative AI was used” to create artwork teasing 2024 core rulebooks Artist Nestor Ossandón defends their process amongst social media allegations fanned by anti-Hasbro sentiment. Dec. 19, 2023 Chase Carter
News Amazon inks deal to produce Warhammer 40,000 films and television starring Henry Cavill Games Workshop signs over rights for “series, film and more”, while Cavill will produce and star in multiple projects. Dec. 18, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
Interview VOID 1680 AM creator talks comic books and tabletop RPG similarities and exploring the lonely airwaves You’re not alone out there, caller. Dec. 18, 2023 Chase Carter
News Yu-Gi-Oh!’s three stainless steel Egyptian God cards will set you back $399 Mind like a stainless steel trap card (I’m sorry). Dec. 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News Warhammer maker gives all its staff an end-of-year £2,500 bonus Da Red Gobbo says Games Workshop’s staff deserved a treat. Dec. 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News The Brooklyn Strategist becomes third New York board game and RPG cafe to establish a union The Brooklyn Strategist Workers United won their election in a 17-1 decisive victory Dec. 15, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment