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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.
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SPONSORED: Gothic RPG adventure Veil of the Eternal Night brings Castlevania vibes to D&D 5E
Horror supplement includes dozens of monsters, 13 new subclasses and a huge campaign spanning levels 1 to 20.
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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.
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Call of Cthulhu RPG returns to Arkham with sourcebook next month, new campaign and scenario collection revealed
Three-part 1920s campaign and follow-up to one-shot anthology Gateways to Terror will release this spring.
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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.
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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.
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World's biggest board game convention will host Warhammer painting competition Golden Demon
New categories for The Old World, Blood Bowl and Necromunda as vehicles and large models are combined.
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Exclusive first look at Pendragon 6E’s Player’s Handbook and The Grey Knight, fantasy RPG’s biggest update in almost 20 years
Revised core rulebook and re-release of first-ever adventure will release in April.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Crime heist RPG Swyvers sounds like an even down-and-dirtier Blades in the Dark
“A grotty system for running a grotty game.”
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Dungeons & Dragons is adventuring into its first virtual reality video game
I cast Ray of Motion Sickness!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dungeoneering wizard gang RPG Ars Magica returns with a definitive fifth edition
We will deal with you, me and my wizard crew.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Disney Lorcana reveals a new two-player starter set and release dates for 2024 sets
TCG’s Gateway box will include two decks that players build up as they learn the ropes.
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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.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail's official board game includes a working catapult
Fend off the roaming Black Knight, French style.
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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.
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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.
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Disney Lorcana's new set will let you have (almost) all 101 Dalmatians in your deck
Is this a Lorcana Commander format tease?
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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.
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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.
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Pokémon TCG returns notorious Van Gogh Pikachu card to the Netherlands game stores
The popular collectible will likely Van Gogh quickly.
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Cooperative battler Regicide announces a legacy edition with stickers and campaigns
Regicide Legacy takes the monarchical struggle to new, fantastical locations.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When Nightmares Come sounds like my dream Call of Cthulhu, Arkham Horror and X-Files co-op miniatures game
Solving paranormal mysteries, chucking dice and wargaming? Count me in!
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Halo Infinite player turns video game into a Master Chief-themed Heroscape clone
Trade Halos for hex grids.
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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.
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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.
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Lorcana makers’ new board game is a Disney princess team-up from an all-women design crew
Crystal-clear girl power.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Halo is taking another shot at a Warhammer-like miniatures game
From the studio behind Kings of War and The Walking Dead: All Out War.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Disney Villainous releases to get cheaper, beginning with two-player Wreck-It Ralph and Jungle Book title
Like taking candy from a baby.
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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
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Elijah Wood and Sean Astin indulge a dark urge while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 together
They’re taking the Hobbits to the Nautiloid!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Warhammer maker gives all its staff an end-of-year £2,500 bonus
Da Red Gobbo says Games Workshop’s staff deserved a treat.
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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
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Dimension 20’s first trailer for Fantasy High: Junior Year reveals a rocking theme song and premiere date
“We just saved the world, I feel like that should count for a couple classes!”
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Dungeons & Dragons owner lays off 1,100 staff two weeks before Christmas “to keep Hasbro healthy”
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks blames the “difficult” decision on toy market malaise affecting the company throughout 2023.
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Building a community in Our Fantasy Town genuinely takes a village… of crowdfunding backers
Grassroots grass lawns.
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D&D and MTG designers, artists and producers lose jobs among over 1,000 Hasbro layoffs, former devs confirm
Deep, sweeping cuts to toymaker’s staff includes senior employees and at least one vice president.
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Unreleased Pokémon cards, once believed destroyed, resurface after more than a decade
Seven cards were created as promos for cancelled 2011 tournament.
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Bloody brilliant The Walking Dead miniatures game All Out War is coming back in 2024
After being discontinued two years ago.
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You can now play a free Catan clone on Discord
Colonist.io joins the roster of multiplayer games you can play from inside Discord's interface.
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Disney Lorcana designer says popular TCG was initially designed with Location cards in mind
New card type will add complexity to limited and allow deeper themes in constructed decks.
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SPONSORED: Go full “Et tu, Brute?” on your friends in UBOOT creators’ backstabby Roman politics board game Triumph
Hitting Kickstarter next month after years in the making.
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Attacks and spells never miss in this new Dungeons & Dragons-esque fantasy TRPG
"Unburdened by sacred cows from the 1970s.”
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D&D title Baldur’s Gate 3 rolls a critical at The Game Awards, scooping up six accolades
Including Game of the Year.
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MTG’s Cluedo-inspired crossover lets you win by fingering a murderer
Swinging at face isn’t very gumshoe of you.
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Disney Lorcana’s third TCG set travels Into the Inklands with dogs, DuckTales and a brand new card type
Piglet's a pirate captain, now!
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MTG gathers detectives, suspects and clues in first look at upcoming set Murders at Karlov Manor
It’s a cardboard whodunnit with everything but a body.
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The Electric State RPG channels Tales from the Loop’s techno-nostalgia through a dystopic American lens
From sea to neuronic sea.
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Dark Souls board game’s third attempt at tabletop adaptation isn’t for established players
NG+, this is not.
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Tabletop Creators Summit returns in 2024 with more expert advice and networking for designers, publishers and industry pros
Following success of Dicebreaker’s first-ever B2B event in London last spring.
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Payday developer is working on a co-op, live service Dungeons & Dragons video game
Can’t wait to strap a clown mask and assault rifle on Elminster.
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Dungeons & Dragons' next core books given a 2024 release date, only to vanish
Wizards of the Coast quickly pulled images dating several products, but the internet doesn’t forget so easily.
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D&D’s historical book will contain “never-before-seen correspondences” between Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1976 is a 500-page monster of annotated pages and letters between D&D’s co-creators.
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D&D’s 2024 adventure slate includes a face-off with Vecna and an anthology of updated classic dungeons
Wizards of the Coast planning a series of distilled dungeons from RPG’s past reimagined as one-shots.
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Dungeons & Dragons 2024 will cram its books full of art, fantasy shopping and the Blob of Annihilation
The core rulebook trio will be the biggest in the tabletop RPG’s history thanks to a maximalist approach.
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Tabletop Awards 2023 winners: this year’s best board games, RPGs, designers and publishers
Including our first winner in new category Best Art.
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Cyberpunk and Witcher designer’s next RPG is about multiverse-hopping ninja inspired by Naruto, Stargate and Japanese myth
Teased as Project Blue Moon over the summer, Shadow Scar will feature an original setting and a brand new gameplay system.
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Critical Role's Matthew Mercer isn't worried about the RPG actual play bubble bursting
“I could see it push further into the mainstream.”
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One D&D’s final class playtest aims to solve the problematic Druid, Monk and Barbarian
Hello short rest Rage; goodbye one-size-fits-all Wild Shape.
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The Witcher’s Geralt and Ciri are headed to board game battler Unmatched
Finally, a chance to slay Jurassic Park’s T-Rex with a silver sword.
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Nature board game Cascadia is getting a series of flip-and-roll-and-write spin-offs
There’s dice in them thar hills!
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Eldritch Horror creator reminisces on Omens, money and easter eggs for the board game's 10-year anniversary
Corey Konieczka’s “globetrotting Arkham Horror game” remains a high mark of collaborative tabletop design a decade later.