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5 perfect Magic: The Gathering pop-culture crossovers that deserve their own Universes Beyond set
Anything should be possible.
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Betrayal at House on the Hill’s card game betrays what makes the board game great
Different in everything but name.
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Hades 2 has mastered tastefully sexy character designs, so why can’t fantasy board games do the same?
That’s some attractive artwork!
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Critical Role’s best Campaign 3 arc yet just stumbled with a clumsy crossover
A mid-stream twist left viewers confused and lessened the gut-punch of a recent plot point.
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What Magic: The Gathering needs to learn from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Is Wizards of the Coast driving the TCG towards its own endgame?
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Miss the dark, brutal atmosphere of old-school Fallout? Weird-West tabletop RPG Deadlands is its ideal successor
Different eras, same darkness.
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Desperate for more Shōgun after the stellar TV show’s finale? Board game Sekigahara is the perfect sequel
Even Blackthorne would give up his boat for this.
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Votes for Women turns the frustrating fight for women’s rights into a vital board game lesson in history - and the present
History repeats itself.
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The Fallout TV show owes even more to its tabletop RPG than the video games
Don’t wander the wasteland alone.
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Who gets to play Yu-Gi-Oh? The TCG’s recent exclusions fly in the face of its community spirit
European cancellation of the latest Speed Duel set and revised Japanese tournament rules are baffling in the wake of efforts to welcome new players.
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Wish you could play Dragon’s Dogma 2 with friends? Take on massive monsters as a party of adventurers in this multiplayer board game
Skulk Hollow offers a lot of the same thrills as the creature-climbing, pawn-commanding video game.
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D&D 5E vs Pathfinder 2E: Which RPG should you play?
Can there be a winner in the D&D vs Pathfinder debate, or is it more a matter of preference?
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Magic: The Gathering’s thirst-trap planeswalker Oko shows that tabletop games can be sexy in the right ways
Attractive AND steals from the rich? Get yourself a man who can do both.
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Trying to get your kids into board games? It's not about what you play, but how you play
Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield on how to share grown-up games with younger players.
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The Arkham Horror Files RPG needs to take risks, like the franchise always has
Investigators meets innovation.
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The Avatar: The Last Airbender roleplaying game succeeds where the live-action series fails
Expansion over imitation.
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Is the next version of Dungeons & Dragons coming too late?
Slow and steady has not won this race.
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Can't wait for the Discworld RPG? Become an Auditor of Reality in this free fan-made game
A One in a Million Chance at Adventure is a rules-lite narrative delight.
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Like everything else, tabletop gaming would look very different without Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama
The influential mangaka and iconic designer for Dragon Quest has passed away at age 68.
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The best adventure board game you've never heard of turns translating medieval manuscripts into a compelling odyssey
Paint a Vulgari picture.
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Diablo artist's gorgeously grimdark miniatures game is World War I by way of Warhammer 40,000
Mike Franchina's hellish visions come to life in new playtest rules.
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The 1950s wargame that still ruins friendships
70 years on, Diplomacy shows just how simple an excellent negotiation game can be.
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Worlds Beyond Number is the slow-burn D&D actual play I didn't know I needed
Sometimes, slower is better.
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Charisma in D&D isn't just about confidence - and that goes for real life, too
What a charmer.
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This Game of Thrones and Godfather-inspired Blades in the Dark RPG turns heists into gambles for political power
Words are mightier than the sword.
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Baldur's Gate 3 studio's first board game is just as epic and entertaining as its RPGs
It would be a sin not to.
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If you love the challenge and myth of Hades, Horrified: Greek Monsters is the board game for you
A Greek classic.
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As Yu-Gi-Oh! prepares to turn 25, the card game has never felt more welcoming for newcomers
Ample digital offerings, wide card availability and a healthy competitive scene have helped the TCG put its best foot forward a quarter-century in.
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The biggest D&D 5E problems that One D&D still hasn't fixed
Even One D&D can’t solve everything: here are the key offenders unlikely to change before the new edition comes out.
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Borderlands unfortunately proves great video games don't always make great board games
Not so badass.
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Magic: The Gathering’s 2023 showed the card game mixing sweet sets with sour business
Inventive designs and fun crossovers were held back by frustrating pricing and industry woes.
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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th Anniversary reprints keep its best cards accessible for every player - and should be the norm for every TCG
More cards in more rarities gives players the choice of what they want to buy, without having to cough up ridiculous prices.
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Lorcana players beware: Rise of the Floodborn has made competitive decks a lot meaner
Floods of tears.
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Call of Cthulhu’s d100 dice rolls offer far more roleplaying freedom than D&D’s d20
When failure isn’t the end.
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Critical Role's live show nailed the rare pleasure of playing D&D at Level 20
Gods, gates and Gelidon.
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Magic: The Gathering's uncanny celebrity cameos are the worst part of its great Doctor Who set
Bradley Walsh, Game Show Host.
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One D&D's Bastion minigame has loads of potential for long-term 5E fans – but not everyone will play it
Finally, an adventurer flatshare.
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Don’t be a bore in MTG Commander: build your next deck to win with weirdness
Winning with something unexpected is far more satisfying that just copying the latest meta.
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Wilds of Eldraine’s new damage-slinging MTG commander is even more busted than you think
Burn baby burn.
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One D&D shakes up 5E's most popular class with Brawler - but will it make the cut?
For the new One D&D Fighter subclass, everything is a weapon.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 allows D&D players to live out their horny fantasies without making anyone uncomfortable
Larian Studios knows what the people want.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has finally forced me to play D&D 5E by the rules
My shenanigans have been Silenced.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 has made me more interested in Dungeons & Dragons’ world than I’ve ever been
Fae-run to the D&D video game.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood’s choose-your-own-adventure story and tactile board make it a surprisingly innovative family game
I Sherwood like to play some more.
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Will Horror on the Orient Express live up to the impressive legacy of Call of Cthulhu board games?
Cthulhu continues.
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The Spiel des Jahres doesn’t deserve to be board gaming’s biggest award in 2023
40-plus years on, the German prize is still the most prestigious accolade a board game can receive - despite a very spotty history of winners.
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An Inception version of Blades in the Dark would be a dream collaborative RPG
It’s time to bring the franchise out of limbo.
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D&D 5E's worst subclass has finally got a fix in One D&D
This much-maligned Monk subclass might finally be worth playing.
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Empyreal is the perfect train game for people who don’t like train games
One to choo-choo-choose.
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Why the Disney Lorcana lawsuit matters, and every tabletop creator should be paying attention
Protecting ideas lies along a thin line of safeguarding creators’ work without stifling creativity and innovation.
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Ameritrash is dead - long live Ameritrash
How two opposing styles of board game found harmony.
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Forget D&D: Honor Among Thieves, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is the best tabletop RPG movie you’ll see this year
It’s not Rocket science.
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Poll: How important is a board game's artwork to you?
Different strokes for different folks.
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How Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom channel the spirit of D&D and tabletop RPGs
Freedom is the number one Hy-rule.
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Is Critical Role’s Campaign 3 the end of Exandria?
Signs point to Campaign 3 being the last, at least with the Critical Role cast we’re used to.
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Poll: Are you going to pick up Warhammer 40,000: 10th Edition?
A change of Leviathan proportions.
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Warhammer Fest’s loving but lacklustre celebration revealed a miniatures game struggling to keep up with its massive popularity
The wargame’s fun, welcoming community outshone long queues, limited tables and crowded talks.
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Clash of Cultures is the greatest Civilization board game without Sid Meier in its name
You have discovered Entertainment.
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One D&D's new Dungeon Master’s Guide could fix 5E's biggest problem
The new Dungeon Master’s Guide is getting a big reset.
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Poll: How many games do you back on Kickstarter each year?
Put your money where your mouth is.
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The D&D movie skips over Cleric and Monk, but will they feature next time around?
Not every D&D class is in attendance, but that could change with Honor Among Thieves 2.
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Forget Honor Among Thieves sequels or a TV show – Dungeons & Dragons should get a stage musical next
Pray for bardic inspiration.
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Without Catan, board gaming as we know it today wouldn’t exist
A look back on Catan’s lasting legacy following the death of designer Klaus Teuber.
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5 things Honor Among Thieves gets right about D&D - and 3 it gets wrong
The Dungeons & Dragons movie already looks like a hit, but how faithful is it to 5E?
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Honor Among Thieves owes a lot to this classic D&D adventure
The new D&D movie’s baddies and setting of Neverwinter pay a debt to an underrated Fourth Edition module.
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After Honor Among Thieves, the next D&D movie should be all about Strahd - here’s why
The villainous vampire would provide plenty for fans - and film-makers - to sink their teeth into.
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D&D 5E's biggest problem is the Druid – here's how One D&D can fix it
Underplayed and overcomplicated, but is the Druid playtest going in the right direction?
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John Wick is the perfect movie to inspire your next D&D campaign - and not in its action
How to say just enough.
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Iron Kingdoms mixes Warhammer’s battles with D&D’s roleplaying in an RPG fans of both hobbies shouldn’t miss
Why you should take a trip to the steampunk setting.
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion’s setup guide is like an overprotective parent, and I love it
Sometimes handholding is a good thing.
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How Legend of Vox Machina turned 170 hours of epic D&D into two seasons of unmissable TV
The animated Critical Role series tells a tighter, character-centric tale in a fraction of the time.
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Critical Role’s Mighty Nein animated series could be great, if it’s nothing like The Legend of Vox Machina
Pray to the Wildmother.
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I spent an hour failing to set up a board game and it made me question everything
Frozen in Frostpunk.
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I wish the Dungeons & Dragons movie had more sincere fantasy than self-aware cringe
Banter is the Bane of modern blockbusters.
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Inscryption nails the deckbuilding difficulty curve
You won’t get cabin fever playing this one.
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Critical Role's latest twist could set the stage for Campaign 4 and beyond
Some lunar revelations may hint at what comes next.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2022: Master Duel and a long-awaited return to tournaments help the TCG to thrive ahead of its 25th anniversary
The future is looking brighter than ever for the long-running card game.
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Lord of the Rings, meet Warhammer: Why the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game may secretly be Games Workshop’s best game
One to Ring in the New Year with.
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Magic: The Gathering in 2022: Excellent sets and cards continue to be let down by relentless releases and baffling decisions
A joy as players, a nightmare as fans.
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These tabletop RPGs are impossible to play - and that's what makes them essential
‘Closet games’ push the boundaries of roleplaying and storytelling by redefining how - and why - we play.
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Fortnite Monopoly is a much better board game than anyone expected
The only edition worth playing this Christmas?
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I had never played Catan - one year later, I was a national champion
Canadian Catan pro and World Champion hopeful Sarvat Tahir on her journey from first discovering the board game to competing on the global stage.
