Board Game News (Page 9)
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Warhammer’s new Horus Heresy spin-off brings back 40k’s smaller miniatures for even more ‘Epic’ battles
Legions Imperialis’ tiny troops will work with Adeptus Titanicus and Aeronautica Imperialis vehicles.
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Magic: The Gathering’s one-of-a-kind The One Ring has been found and graded
PSA gave the highly coveted card from Tales of Middle-earth a Mint 9 rating.
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Pathfinder maker releases final - and forever permanent - version of its RPG open gaming licence rival to D&D’s OGL
“The whole point of the ORC is to give the gaming community comfort, confidence, and certainty."
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Culinary party game Drawn Hungry is like Cards Against Humanity with delicious recipes and no gross aftertaste
Card cook, won't cook.
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Age of Sigmar and The Old World reveals headline Warhammer preview of games that aren’t 40k this weekend
Horus Heresy, Warcry and Underworlds among other games headlining ‘Not 40k’ preview stream.
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D&D video game Baldur’s Gate 3 re-rolls initiative, moves PC release date forward a month
PlayStation and Xbox players will have to wait a while longer, though.
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Crossroads of Destiny retells the story of Team Avatar through a board game from the Disney Villainous team
Sokka gang won't need bending to win.
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Liminal RPG attempts to map out The Backrooms in an expansion based on the collaborative creepypasta universe
Hell is mouldering yellow wallpaper.
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Kickstarter steps further away from a blockchain future but stops short of promises
The crwodfunding company's Community Advisory Council might have pulled that particular bacon out of the frying pan.
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Diablo-inspired RPG Abbadon has a real Darkest Dungeon vibe to it
Plays using a standard deck of 52.
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The Simpsons and Earthbound inspired this creepy suburban tabletop RPG setting
Designed for Troika!
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War of the Ring: The Card Game maker expands its RPG footprint with indie book Fantasy World
Powered by the genre-specific Apocalypse.
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Bridgerton board game readies for a turn within the Netflix series adaptation machine
Scandals, suitors and the search for a good licensed board game.
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New Walking Dead and Invincible board games celebrate the comic series’ shared 20th anniversary
Mantic Games returns to the Walking Dead well and picks up adult-bent Superhero series Invincible for its trouble.
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Nausicaa meets Mad Max RPG Eco Mofos!! does climate post-apocalypse with a heavy dose of hope
“Weirdhope not Grimdark”.
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West Kingdom trilogy makers return to the North Sea to remake the board game that started it all
Righting the shipwrights.
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Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair pulls scenes from Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings
Respect to the OG big screen Hobbits and elves.
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“There are chances” of a Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion-esque version of Frosthaven
With potential new stuff coming from Gloomhaven creator.
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Pathfinder, Cyberpunk and Boop win big at 2023 Origins Awards
The people love cat hijinks on a bed.
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Warhammer 40k tourney organisers have already fixed “nearly 100” balance problems with 10th Edition
The brand new rules are causing chaos in the competitive scene. No, not that kind of chaos.
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Magic: The Gathering creators ditch ‘tribal’ at urging of cultural consultants
Mark Rosewater explains the switch to 'typal' won't affect anything but official messaging.
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Cowboy Bebop RPG’s faithful recreation of the jazzy, sci-fi anime is now available
Mana Project Studio takes a crack at bringing Spike & Co. to the tabletop
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Adventure Time’s official RPG will let you play as Finn, Marceline or wholly original characters
A “Yes, And” mechanic drives collaborative storytelling that doesn’t rely on a bunch of maths
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Monty Python’s Flying Circus collides with Zombicide in the co-op game’s latest expansion
It’s getting out of spam.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG to revamp starter decks and release two new sets by end of 2023
Calendar full of cardboard.
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Sushi Go spinoff fills the the table with rotating steamer baskets and family style dishes
Steamed dumplings are serious business
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Surgery scars, stretch marks added to Hero Forge’s digital miniature maker
“Scars are stories of survival,” the company says.
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Thousand-Year-Old Vampire RPG adaptation adds keepsake creation and collaborative play
Nothing better than suffering the curse of eternity with your closest friends.
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Clerk & Dagger is an Ocean’s 11 style tabletop RPG that’s inspired by Blades in the Dark
Brandish your abacus!
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Root creator Cole Wehrle, indigenous RPG Coyote & Crow among finalists for 2023 Diana Jones Award
The pyramid-shaped award for “excellence in gaming” also includes a journalist for the first time.
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Achtung! Cthulhu and Dune RPG maker eases players into original post-apocalyptic world with new starter set
Do mecha dream of electric sheep?
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Exploding Kittens reimagines Dobble as a chaotic, pancake-themed party game
Who ordered the shortstack with cactus and raw ribeye?
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Hanabi designer teams up with co-founder of 7 Wonders studio to create new publisher
Two board games already on the way.
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Warhammer 40,000’s 10th Edition core book will let everyone who missed out on Leviathan actually play the game
Required literature for the common Astartes.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. board game cracks $2m in crowdfunding for a campaign-focused cooperative “zone crawler”
A replayable Zone Survival Mode won’t be included in the base game post-crowdfunding.
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Bad Baby Lich Lords relaunches crowdfunding for ‘Saturday morning cartoon’ competitive card game
Deathly mayhem, round 2
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Climate change charity’s deckbuilding game Carbon City Zero wants to set an eco example for the real world
Work together - or separately - to bring your carbon levels to zero.
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New Pokémon TCG expansion brings original 151 to Scarlet & Violet - including Kadabra
This special set marks Kadabra’s first appearance since magician Uri Gellar’s infamous lawsuit over bent spoons.
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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.
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Defend the last Waffle House standing against a zombie apocalypse in this cheeky two-page tabletop RPG
Hashbrowns, pancakes and two brains over easy.
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Warhammer 40k: Leviathan won’t go made-to-order to meet surging demand, Games Workshop confirms
Limited-time Tyranids.
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Spanish hobby shop trumps bounty for MTG’s serialised The One Ring card, offers €2 million and paella
Whoever finds the golden ticket will also enjoy a free holiday to Valencia and at least one solid meal.
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Puerto Rico 1897, pulled from shelves after a disastrous launch, will receive a corrected edition this autumn
Publisher Ravensburger confirms new box will include updated rulebook, missing tiles and added building text.
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Monopoly Scrabble mashes together the two board game classics in one Frankensteinian tabletop crossover
Honestly, how has this never happened before?
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Anti-Imperialist RPG Bundle funds solidarity kitchens by selling LATAM tabletop RPGs
Food for thought, er... THAC0.
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KiwiRPG takes Aotearoa’s tabletop scene global through a week of podcasts, livestreams and a game bundle
A relatively small but passionate part of the tabletop industry strives to catch the attention of the rest of the world.
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‘NuTSR’ files for bankruptcy, freezing legal disputes with Dungeons & Dragons publisher
Lawsuits between Wizards of the Coast and the latest reanimation of TSR will stay on hold as the latter company liquidates assets.
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Looking to learn how to play Warhammer 40k before 10th Edition? Dicebreaker members can now save 10% on Vanguard Tactics’ expert courses
Jump into 40k for the first time or move over from 9E to the new rules with ease.
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Majestic 13 sounds a lot like an XCOM miniatures game
Use Warhammer and other existing models in X-Files-inspired skirmishes against alien invaders.
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Monopoly has lost favour with Gen Z compared to other age groups, says survey
Millennials dominate the hobbyist demographic, but their generational juniors aren’t far behind
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Warhammer 40,000: Leviathan maker turns players towards limited hobby stock after online orders sell out
Games Workshop: 1. Scalpers: 0. Players: also 0.
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Shut down "dodgebrawl” video game Knockout City lives on thanks to a free tabletop RPG adaptation
The future of Knockout City the video game might be an open question, but the hits can continue around your gaming group's table.
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A Pokémon card drawn by a second-grader just sold for a record-breaking $25,000
Spikey-Eared Pichu becomes the most expensive Pichu card of all time.
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Firefly board game is getting a seriously fancy, seriously hefty collector’s edition for its 10th anniversary
Massive box includes everything ever made for the game, plus a new expansion and upgraded components.
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Cluedo Conspiracy twists the murder mystery formula with hidden identities and an island resort vibe
Whodunnit on holiday.
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New Pathfinder video game will deliver Vampire Survivors gameplay in a fantasy RPG wrapper
Bullet hell, sans bullets.
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War of the Ring: The Card Game maker announces price and date for Against the Shadow expansion
Google: Route me to Mt. Doom in incognito mode, please.
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Triangle Agency is a satirical horror RPG of paranormal investigation inspired by Control and The X-Files
Equal parts cheeky and deadly serious in its send-up of corporate overreach and work's stranglehold over our lives.
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Disney Lorcana studio slams allegations of ‘stolen’ TCG as “baseless claims”
“We look forward to proving this in due time.”
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Pokémon TCG Live is finally out on PC and mobile, officially replacing Pokémon TCG Online
Following over a year of open beta.
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Disney Villainous plans Gen Con tournament and introductory board game ahead of Oogie Boogie expansion
You're joking, you're joking. I can't believe my eyes!
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Noughties wargaming classic Heroscape will still see a return after last year’s failed crowdfunding run
Renegade Game Studios picks up the miniatures game’s reboot after Age of Annihilation missed its goal last autumn.
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Dungeons & Dragons lead designer says 2024 rulebooks will “prepare the game for its next decade”
D&D's publisher wants to see 5th Edition learn to drive and buy its first beer.
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Trading card vendor posts $1 million bounty for MTG’s serialised The One Ring card
Like a golden Wonka ticket, except nobody should pay $33 for a chocolate bar.
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Disney Lorcana lawsuit alleges studio “encouraged” co-designer in “pilfering” original trading card game design
As Ravensburger responds to Upper Deck’s claims.
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Disney Lorcana studio sued over claims it “stole and copied” trading card game
“We encourage competition, but also believe in playing by the rules.”
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Elden Ring tabletop RPG gets a release date, but…
Out in Japan later this month, with no sign of an English-language edition yet.
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UK Games Expo 2023 apologises after rejecting RPG over queer content
Avery Alder’s Dream Askew was blocked from appearing due to “themes of sexuality or orientation", while Jay Dragon’s Sleepaway reportedly saw its event description changed to remove references to queerness.
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Battletech community ousts Reddit mods after Pride Month zine bigotry
Catalyst Game Labs steps in to create a new, official subreddit.
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A Smurfs tabletop game is on the way from 7 Wonders and Dead Cells designers
In time for the blue pop icons' 65th anniversary.
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Terraria: The Board Game digs up a co-op tabletop adaptation for the 2D Minecraft-a-like
Mined for inspiration.
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Pathfinder maker’s Open RPG Creative Licence enters final draft and feedback period
This is your last chance to submit corrections and comments before the licence heads to the US Library of Congress.
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KiwiRPG returns with ducks, doomed men and ‘D&D meets Quantum Leap’ during week-long celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s tabletop creators
Second annual event kicks off this weekend.
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Turn normal playing cards into stunning and demonic art in incredible-looking solo RPG Wreck This Deck
Part game, part art project.
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Warhammer 40,000’s streamlined 10th Edition rules drops as a free download
The 60-page document covers new datasheet layout, universal stratagems and building an army
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Gloomhaven: Second Edition will feature revised classes, scenarios, story and miniatures
“Gloomhaven is well-loved, I’m not sure anyone would call it perfect.”
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Grab 100 tabletop RPGs and support independent artists during Queer Games Bundle’s third annual campaign
Monster Care Squad, Glitter Hearts, Cantrip and more are combined with a heap of video games, comics and zines.
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Warhammer 40,000 studio head reveals how detachments, army-building and special rules will work in 10th Edition codexes
“Codexes will offer a breadth of different ways to field an army.”
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Pathfinder ejects Drow from official lore, says too “deeply enmeshed” in D&D identity
Golarion’s Darklands will trade spider-worshipping elves for snake people.
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Magic: The Gathering’s most breathtaking Lord of the Rings scene mixes up two of its biggest characters
Wizards of the Coast admits error on Battle of the Pelennor Fields card.
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Here’s a look at the (Sol) Rings of Power in MTG’s Tales of Middle-earth
Four rings for commanders in their “totally power level 7” pods
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PaizoCon announces post-Remaster Pathfinder books, mech and kaiju adventures for Starfinder
The tabletop RPG’s formal split from OGL begins with Rage of Elements in August
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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.
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Watch Elijah Wood be tempted by Magic: The Gathering’s The One Ring card in a delightful teaser for LOTR set Tales of Middle-earth
“Oh, here it is, in my pocket…”
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MTG Tales of Middle-earth Mechanics: Tempting Rings, tempting food and amassing Orcs
Or… tempting Orcs?
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MTG’s four Lord of the Rings Commander decks pits Elven politics against a very chunky Sauron
And to the Command Zone, exile them.
