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Netflix’s live-action Monkey D. Luffy graces his own card in the One Piece Card Game
Straw hat, cardboard.
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Elden Ring board game studio announces cooperative tabletop adaptation of Horizon: Forbidden West video game
Seeds of Rebellion’s narrative will take place before Aloy arrives in the titular Forbidden West
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My Little Pony’s return to Magic: The Gathering brings Rainbow Dash, Applejack and more to a charity drop
Proceeds from Ponies: the Galloping 2 will benefit Extra Life charity in MTG’s tenth year of collaboration.
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Planet Fist smashes Edge of Tomorrow and slice-of-life drama into a satirical combat wargame
Love must bloom on the battlefield when there is nothing else.
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Pokémon card featuring real-life Pokémon player - one of only around 20 ever made - sells for record $132,000
Division runner-up Takahiro Ikeda was immortalised on this one-of-one Trainer card during a 2001 competition in Japan.
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Cthulhu: Death May Die universe to receive new entry in the form of a re-imagining of Neil Gaiman-inspired board game
Featuring historical figures.
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Cooperative board game Zombicide infects a different comic book universe in DCeased
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Superman's rotting corpse?
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You can customise Warhammer’s Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin’s world and armies just like real miniatures
Life imitates hi-quality plastic.
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Yellow & Yangtze designer’s next pair of board games claims to be more than European design fads
“Pure strategy” titles Cascadero and smaller companion Cascadito meld Eurogame sensibilities with attractive art and short runtimes.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivial Pursuit tests your knowledge of The Infinity Saga
Compete to collect the Infinity Stones.
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Rhino Hero publisher Haba files for insolvency, announces large-scale job cuts
Company will continue “as usual.”
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Critical Role’s Mighty Nein Origins series to conclude in 2024 with Beauregard and Caduceus’ backstories
Co-written by Matthew Mercer and the Critical Role cast.
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Blades in the Dark makers’ Deathmatch Island channels Squid Game, Fortnite and Severance in a nightmarish battle royale RPG
Isle love the sound of this.
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Terraforming Mars makers defend use of AI art in upcoming board game expansion amid fan grumbles
“We have and will continue to leverage AI-generated content in the development and delivery of this project.”
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Premium 1:6 scale Warhammer figures are coming from studio behind props for Lord of the Rings films
As well as Avatar: The Way of Water and Wakanda Forever.
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MTG’s latest Festival in a Box is a better 30th anniversary celebration at a quarter of the price
Dan Frazier art on classic cards and a Mystery Booster box without the four-figure price tag is still damning with faint praise.
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New Witcher board game features playable Geralt, Yennifer and Ciri
Alongside Vesemir and Dandelion.
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Disney Lorcana’s Rise of the Floodborn will introduce six alternate artwork cards with artists’ signatures
Two sets in, Lorcana upgrades its collectibility game with signed, holofoil cards in a limited edition release.
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Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn set adds more than 200 cards and new Resist keyword
Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and Zootopia amongst classic characters appearing in Lorcana’s second chapter.
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RuneScape Kingdoms RPG will use a new system that “captures the unique magic” of classic MMO
Pre-order now for free armour trimming - totally legit.
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Indie designer with a tabletop game the world should see? PAX Unplugged’s Rising Showcase is open to submissions for another two weeks
A chance for unpublished and independent games to shine.
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Rare silver trophy Pikachu card from Pokémon TCG’s second-ever tournament sells for $444,000 at auction
Gem Mint quality is highest rated of four catalogued copies of the Pikachu No.2 Silver Trophy.
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Creator of MTG’s Commander format Sheldon Menery has passed away
“Godfather of Commander” remembered by family, friends and TCG players worldwide.
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Terraforming Mars can now be played alone thanks to its new solo game expansion
Alongside fan-designed cards.
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The Lost Bay is a fever dream of ‘90s suburban horror channeled through dice and slick mechanics
Play in the weed-choked graveyard of the neo-liberal American dream.
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Society of Rafa trades heroes’ journeys for community healing in a Jewish RPG world of spirits and medicine
Creators plan to launch an accessible online wiki containing all play materials formatted for screen readers.
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MTG kicks off Wilds of Eldraine with an anime trailer from Naruto studio and composer of Attack on Titan
Wizards of the Coast pulls down the studio that produced Naruto and the composer of Attack on Titan for three minutes of promotion.
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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.
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Comedy RPG Coffee & Chaos lets your D&D characters run a cafe and uses cutlery instead of dice
Give your heroic adventurers a stressful day job in food management - what could go wrong?
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Stunning board game The Old King’s Crown looks like the next must-play for Oath and Root fans
Emergent storytelling, asymmetrical strategy and rich world-building in a lavishly-illustrated fantasy board game.
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Infinite Revolution is a hyper-fast RPG for fans of Utena, Kamen Rider and existential anxiety
You breathe stardust. You eat darkness. You guard dreams. You bleed light.
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The Magnus Archives’ tabletop RPG cracks $1m, releases an anemic quickstart primer
Fans of the horror podcast might be tempted, but there’s little in the free document to sell longtime hobbyists on Monte Cook Games’ latest adaptation.
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A PUBG Battlegrounds board game will be released later this year, after being quietly crowdfunded by Korean publisher
English-language version yet to be announced.
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Apocalypse World designer Meguey Baker receives public support following breast cancer diagnosis and surgery
Fans, players and well-wishers have donated nearly $30,000 to a long-standing figure in tabletop design.
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Pokémon TCG Halloween event features Trick or Trade BOOster bundles with exclusive cards
Get ready for Pokéween.
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Pathfinder 2E RPG is getting two additional playable classes in new expansion
Available for playtest now.
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Lorcana’s latest story reveal teases more of the lore behind the Disney TCG
How DID Hercules get here, anyway?
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Waiting for Starfield? Deep Space packs a whole galaxy to explore into a four-page, rules-light RPG
Phenomenal cosmic exploration, itty-bitty page count.
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Unrest channels the spirit of Android: Netrunner, Star Wars and 1984 in a colourful head-to-head card game
You say you want a revolution.
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PSA: Disney Lorcana gets its full release today, which means you might be able to actually find it
If you’re fast and lucky, that is.
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Disney Lorcana will reprint The First Chapter set to combat widespread shortage, massive retail price hikes
Second chance at The First Chapter.
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Descent, Witcher 3 and Arkham Horror devs' co-op legacy game lets you move freely through a fantasy world as animal adventurers
Critters with critical roles.
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Flesh and Blood team with YouTube’s Tolarian Community College for a Commander-esque multiplayer set
The beginner friendly set enshrines Brian “The Professor” Lewis on his own hero card.
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MTG Arena will let you earn XP by playing in your local store next month
In time for Wilds of Eldraine’s release.
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Almost 40% people are playing more tabletop games since before the lockdown, with interest in D&D increasing to 85%
Interest in Warhammer also up.
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Dimension 20 announces a spate of D&D actual play live shows in the UK and Ireland
Confusing ticket sale system left fans believing shows sold out in a matter of seconds.
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Eat the Reich is a gory, indulgent, quickfire RPG about WWII vampires out to drink all of Hitler’s blood.
Sic exsanguinatis tyrannis.
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$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.
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Development on Witcher 4 video game sends The Witcher RPG into hiatus
R. Talsorian Games’ Cody Pondsmith says “The Witcher TTRPG line is not dead” but don’t expect big, new books in the near future.
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Hans Niemann resolves $100m lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com out of court
Niemann will be allowed to take place in tournaments, while Hikaru Nakamura continues to stir the pot.
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Classic RPG Mutant Chronicles goes noir gumshoe in mystery-focused Luna City Blues
Moon-based mysteries.
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Undaunted co-designer's next title is a print-and-play solo game about World War II
Solitary soldiering.
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Dungeon Kart is basically Mario Kart: The Board Game, from the makers of Boss Monster
Play your cars right.
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Cyberpunk and Witcher RPG maker teases new tabletop project condenamed Blue Moon
R. Talsorian Games will reveal more information about Project: Blue Moon on August 31st.
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Warhammer’s Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin RTS announces release date and third playable faction
Step into the crackling, golden suit of Sigmar's armour on November 17th.
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Phandelver and Below promises a nostalgic romp through Dungeons & Dragons 5E’s beginnings
You can’t go back home to old Phandalin.
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Board game giant Asmodee’s corporate owner allegedly loses $2bn deal with Saudi Arabian partner
Savvy Gaming Group, a public investment fund attached to the Saudi government, reportedly pulled out on the eve of the deal.
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Fan-made Lorcana digital app gives the Disney TCG the Hearthstone treatment
Disney lawyers: do not interact.
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X-Wing meets LEGO miniatures game Snap Ship Tactics releases a starter set into retail next month
Comes with versus, co-op and solo mode against a card-powered AI.
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Spooky podcast sensation Welcome to Night Vale heading to tabletop from the makers of Power Rangers RPG
A friendly desert community where the people are NPCs and dice rain from the sky.
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Challengers followup opts for beach-themed name for standalone competitive deckbuilder
Sand, surf and sequels
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Next Pokémon TCG expansion features cards inspired by Scarlet & Violet Paradox Pokémon
Past, ancient and future.
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Dolmenwood is mushroom-infested Old School Essentials by way of British Isles folklore
Spore me a pint, adventurer.
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Trans women banned from competing in FIDE women’s chess tournaments
Regulations labelled “discriminatory” by chess official.
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Disney Lorcana releases in local gaming shops and Disney Times Square store today
Coming to Disney Parks “soon.”
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Here’s what Baldur’s Gate 3’s narrator thinks is the best class in D&D
A debate hotter than the fires of Avernus.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 narrator “can't wait” for people to discover D&D thanks to video game
Expects to see more D&D web series.
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Wilds of Eldraine not a “filler episode”, will introduce at least one big character for the TCG’s Omenpath Arc
Story designer says the fairy tale-centric set is not related to the release of Lorcana in any way.
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MTG Wilds of Eldraine Mechanics and draft archetypes: storybook Roles, costly Bargains and Celebrations
Plus, the return on Adventures and Food tokens in the fairy tale-flavoured set.
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Underdog Vance Kelley becomes Pokémon TCG champion as international players dominate card game’s first Worlds in Japan
Kelley defeated experienced pro Tord Reklev during overtime.
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Pokémon World Championships returning to Hawaii in 2024 for first time in a decade
The Pokémon Company donates to relief efforts in the wake of deadly wildfires on the island of Maui.
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Paradox Pokémon bring past and future Paldea to the Pokémon TCG as TMs and Ace Spec items return
Ancient Roar & Future Flash will release later this year, reviving mechanics not seen in a decade.
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Dimension 20 resumes production of RPG actual play series after SAG-AFTRA contract clarification
Dropout CEO Sam Reich gives Mulligan and co. the go-ahead to roll more dice on-camera.
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Ducktales-inspired tabletop roleplaying game sees players embarking on avian adventures
Bird of a feather, roleplay together.
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Magic: The Gathering creator’s most underrated game - in his own opinion - is getting a re-release
SpyNet returns as Shadow Blades.
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Werewolf: the Apocalypse 5E writer alleges racist and belittling treatment by White Wolf staff
Writing team reportedly asked to create “a player’s guide to being a Nazi werewolf”
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Pikachu in a poncho is Pokémon collectors’ favourite new obsession, as card prices rocket
“I've never seen anything like it.”
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SPONSORED: Role of Fate blends Magic: The Gathering and D&D influences together in a TCG-RPG hybrid
With a community-driven narrative.
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Amateur drawings of Pokémon set to fetch tens of thousands at auction in wake of $5m Pikachu Illustrator sale
Just 100 copies of each Art Academy card were given to winners of 2015 competition, with some still to reappear.
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Lovecraftesque, the Cthulhu-inspired GM-less tabletop RPG, is getting a second edition
Features “hundreds” of prompts.
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Horrified: Greek Monsters is basically a horror-themed Hades board game
Not a minor-taur challenge.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens update for Duel Links brings Rush Duels to mobile
The first time English-speaking players will be able to use new cards alongside Japanese fans.
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Dungeons & Dragons maker will revise AI-processed artwork in upcoming sourcebook
Midjourneys in the Forgotten Realms.
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You can get the Pokémon Trading Card video game on Switch right now
With Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Membership.
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Pokémon: Path to the Peak is an animated short film based on the trading card game
Will premiere at Pokémon Championships 2023.
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Dune: Imperium deckbuilding video game coming just in time for next film
Alongside digital versions of Cascadia and Ark Nova.
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Gen Con 2023 breaks event attendance record with over 70,000 visitors
In time for its 20th anniversary.
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Galactic death races and a return to both Tarkir and Lorwyn highlight Magic: The Gathering’s three-year plan
Dragons, Scarecrows and aliens all walk into a deck.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an event in Japan’s biggest stadium next February
The TCG returns to the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome for the two-day Quarter Century: The Legend of Duelist.
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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 2023 World Championships crowned their first North American winner in nearly 10 years
As no Asian duelists qualified for top cut for the first time in the returning tournament’s history.
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Avatar RPG, Blade Runner RPG and Vaesen snatch multiple Ennie awards at Gen Con 2023
Fabula Ultima wins Best Game.
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Eve Online board game looks to turn the MMORPG into a Twilight Imperium-esque tabletop title
Will feature a “player-driven narrative.”