News Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow, the modern spin on party game classic Werewolf, is being turned into a movie Lupin co-creator on board as writer. Dec. 9, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Avatar Legends RPG physical release date delayed to summer 2022 Publisher Magpie Games cites paper and cardboard shortages on top of game’s record Kickstarter success. Dec. 9, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Best Games The best board games to play at PAX Unplugged 2021 Get your fill in Philly. Dec. 9, 2021 Alex Meehan 2 comments
News Munchkin Babies takes the D&D-inspired board game back to preschool Make your RPG dreams come true. Dec. 9, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Kickstarter is getting into crypto, plans blockchain move in 2022 The announcement has gone down about as well as you’d expect. Dec. 9, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News D&D publisher apologises after omitting cultural consultant credit from Strixhaven sourcebook Future printings will include Tanya DePass credit. Dec. 9, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Skull Canyon: Ski Fest board game sends players collecting sets and shredding fresh pow Ride that frigid radgnar. Dec. 8, 2021 Chase Carter
News Borderlands miniatures game Arena of Badassery brings the series’ humour to tabletop Mr. Torque and Monster Fight Club raised over $1,000,000 in the first week of crowdfunding. Dec. 8, 2021 Chase Carter
Feature Coyote & Crow RPG is a joyous, respectful celebration of Native American storytelling in a world without colonialism By imagining a future where colonisation never occurred, Coyote & Crow allows indigenous Americans to become the heroes of their own stories. Dec. 8, 2021 Chez Oxendine
News Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel digital, a stripped-back version of the TCG, is out on Nintendo Switch Speedy summoning. Dec. 8, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Jurassic World legacy game lets players build their own dinosaur theme park One big pile of chits. Dec. 8, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
News Asmodee invests in Exploding Kittens to “more closely collaborate on game design” Throw Throw Bags of Money. Dec. 7, 2021 Chase Carter
Best Games 9 best tabletop RPG systems to hack into a custom game SRDs allow players to use an existing set of rules as the basis for their own RPG. Dec. 7, 2021 Kyle Tam 1 comment
Deals Get Blades in the Dark and other TRPGs for less than $10 An absolute steal. Dec. 7, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Great Western Trail creator’s board game, Maracaibo, is getting an app version this month Become a mobile merchant. Dec. 7, 2021 Alex Meehan
Video What should the next D&D crossover be? We make our case on the Dicebreaker Podcast! From handsome dragons to bunny bois on the Moon. Dec. 6, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Review Unfathomable board game review: Battlestar Galactica meets Arkham Horror in social deduction game likely to test friendships - and patience Treachery at sea. Dec. 6, 2021 Samantha Nelson 1 comment
Interview The original Orb Ponderer talks sourcing memes from an old Lord of the Rings RPG Having a crystal ball. Dec. 3, 2021 Chase Carter
News MTG Arena's digital-only Alchemy format brews up balances and frustration The addition of a third major Arena format might introduce more issues than it addresses. Dec. 3, 2021 Chase Carter
News Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Brothers of Legend booster set features cards from the animated series Including the famous Kuriboh Brothers. Dec. 3, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse characters featured in new expansion for Marvel Champions Alongside Venom, Mysterio and other iconic villains. Dec. 3, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Cortex Prime's new community license sparks criticism among players and RPG designers The team behind the genre-agnostic RPG plans to address community complaints in a future version of the agreement. Dec. 2, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
Feature “Desperation breeds innovation”: The board game publishers banding together against the shipping crisis Small but mighty. Dec. 2, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Carcassonne original and Big Box board games get a new look Giving the French countryside a fresh coat of paint. Dec. 2, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Catacombs board game changes its name to Monster Pit: Overworld A dexterous identity switch. Dec. 2, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
News This one-of-a-kind chaise lounge is designed for board games and costs £3,000 For those who love relaxing but hate their savings accounts. Dec. 1, 2021 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering trades silver borders for acorns in next year’s Unfinity gonzo set Nuts to border treatments. Dec. 1, 2021 Chase Carter
Best Games 5 of the most punishingly difficult board games Card mode. Dec. 1, 2021 Olivia Kennedy 4 comments
News Queen’s Gambit inspires playable characters in Fake Chess RPG Pretending to pretend to play Chess. Dec. 1, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
Best Games 10 best Magic: The Gathering cards of 2021 Picking out the highlights of MTG’s busiest year yet. Nov. 30, 2021 Jason Coles
News Pokémon Labyrinth board game is now available at Amazon Nowhere near as confusing as Mt. Moon. Nov. 30, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Hitman and Dungeons & Dragons are combined in this RPG book Cast disguise self and assassinate your target. Nov. 30, 2021 Alex Meehan
Deals Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks discounted in D&D Beyond Cyber Week sale Including Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. Nov. 30, 2021 Alex Meehan
Deals Nab Ironsworn Delve, Electric Bastionland and more in Bundle of Holding’s ninth annual Indie Cornucopia Small press, big bundle. Nov. 29, 2021 Chase Carter
Video What’s the most board game for the least money? We judge the best gaming deals on the Dicebreaker Podcast! Along with standout solo experiences, food-themed games and the latest Kickstarter success stories. Nov. 29, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Define the shape and secrets of a generation in For The Queen-inspired RPG For Our Family The loving, burdensome ties that bind. Nov. 29, 2021 Chase Carter
Feature The dark history of antisemitism in board games Tabletop games have been used to express hate in ways both explicit and shockingly mundane for centuries. Nov. 29, 2021 Tom Ana 1 comment
News Overlord-style board game Rise of the Necromancers picked up by Super Fantasy Brawl studio A bone to pick. Nov. 29, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Fan-made Matrix RPG lets you dodge bullets, see the code and know kung fu Whoa. Nov. 26, 2021 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
News Story-driven Vietnam War board game Purple Haze lands on Gamefound next month UBOOT creators’ next “immersive simulation” offers players a branching narrative as they command a squad of US Marines in 1967. Nov. 26, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
Feature SPONSORED: 4 scary movie easter eggs in The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 From flamethrowers to husky dogs. Nov. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan 2 comments
News Be a bat out of hell in this ‘80s hair metal inspired roleplaying game Biking with Beelzebub. Nov. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
Deals Catan is at the lowest price it’s been all year on Amazon US An excellent trade. Nov. 25, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Nearly eight tons of counterfeit Pokémon cards seized in a Shanghai airport Chinese news claims it is “one of the biggest fake goods hauls in recent years”. Nov. 24, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
Best Games 8 best word games to replace Scrabble Put a spell on you. Nov. 24, 2021 Matt Jarvis 2 comments
News The Borrowers and D&D collide in The Gatherers, an RPG that happens in your house Small adventures in a big world. Nov. 24, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Magic: The Gathering creator has co-designed a new card game Catch the Mindbug. Nov. 24, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Mega Man Adventures is a co-op board game based on the first three video games Wipe that smiley off Dr Wily’s face. Nov. 24, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Pathfinder board game Arena trades cooperative roleplay for gladiator bloodsport Tile-based trouble. Nov. 23, 2021 Chase Carter
Interview How Sabrina, Pitch Perfect and ’90s romcoms inspired D&D’s Strixhaven book - lead designer Amanda Hamon And explains how classes work in the Magic: The Gathering inspired book. Nov. 23, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Sci-fi horror tabletop RPG Mothership surpasses $1m on first-edition, boxed set Kickstarter From indie darling to fourth-most successful tabletop RPG on the platform Nov. 23, 2021 Chase Carter 2 comments
Opinion A battle of galactic proportions: Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy vs Twilight Imperium 4E Two sci-fi heavyweights enter, two are consumed by the endless void of miniature ships. Nov. 23, 2021 Gianluca Percovich 1 comment
News Pokémon TCG booster box sets new record after being auctioned off for $432,000 Beating $408,000 record. Nov. 23, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Iron Man, the Hulk and more Marvel heroes hunger for flesh in the latest Zombicide board game A superhuman appetite. Nov. 23, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Games Workshop’s new Lord of the Rings board game revisits a desperate battle in the Mines of Moria This isn't a mine - it's a board game. Nov. 22, 2021 Chase Carter
Video Which celebs would make perfect Pokémon cards? We chat 'em all on the Dicebreaker Podcast! We play the Skyrim board game, Cuphead dice game, sharpen our knowledge for the Trivial Pursuit TV show and look ahead to the return of Atmosfear. Nov. 22, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
Feature The Skyrim board game is disappointingly faithful to a fault - preview Dunmer and dusted. Nov. 22, 2021 Alex Meehan 4 comments
News Wingspan has sold over 1 million copies in just three years Flown the coop. Nov. 22, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
Deals Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit is currently the cheapest it’s been all year Content for coppers. Nov. 22, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Games Workshop condemns hate groups after Nazi imagery appears at Spanish Warhammer 40,000 tournament “We will never accept nor condone any form of prejudice, hatred, or abuse in our company, or in the Warhammer hobby.” Nov. 19, 2021 Chase Carter 4 comments
News Sails of Glory charts a course to a new setting, pirate ships and starter set for the seafaring miniatures game Wait and sea. Nov. 19, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Explore 7th century Scotland in Pictish RPG Carved in Stone Heroes in the Highlands. Nov. 19, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
News Trivial Pursuit gets a game show adaptation with LeVar Burton as host Your loss, Jeopardy! Nov. 18, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Mafia board game Wise Guys marks the first non-licensed title from Gale Force Nine Cardboard Capone. Nov. 18, 2021 Chase Carter 2 comments
Feature Warhammer meets Play-Doh, Necromolds understands the tactile joy of playing board games in person Clayfighters. Nov. 18, 2021 Matt Jarvis 5 comments
News Magic: The Gathering’s next Secret Lair features characters from League of Legends’ streaming series In League with legends. Nov. 18, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Jackbox’s newest competitor is the Big Screen Games pack from Big Potato Games Scrawl-down on your laptop. Nov. 18, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
Feature ‘Games mean community’: LATAM Breakout throws a much-needed spotlight on the tabletop RPG designers of Sudamerica Five games by five designers that capture the real Global South, in their own words. Nov. 17, 2021 Gianluca Percovich
News Pokémon TCG says celebrity musician cards were never meant for players’ hands A promo solo. Nov. 17, 2021 Chase Carter
News Allies revealed for D&D and Magic: The Gathering sourcebook, Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos Friendship is magic. Nov. 17, 2021 Alex Meehan
How To SPONSORED: 5 tips for surviving the Cuphead board game’s brutal difficulty Here's a real high-class bout! Nov. 17, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Vampire: The Masquerade joins D&D 5E and Pathfinder 2E in getting an online RPG platform Alongside Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Hunter: The Reckoning. Nov. 17, 2021 Alex Meehan
News A D&D 5E compatible entry in the Call to Adventure board game series is coming Hero-crafting and dungeon-crawling. Nov. 17, 2021 Alex Meehan
Feature Innistrad: Crimson Vow showcases some of the very best - and very worst - of Magic: The Gathering A marriage made in Hell. Nov. 16, 2021 Jason Coles
News Justin McElroy, Tim Schafer and Pro ZD cast in Familiar Tales board game app Alongside voice actors from Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia and RWBY. Nov. 16, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Atmosfear VHS board game is getting a 30th anniversary edition Get ready for the gatekeeper. Nov. 16, 2021 Alex Meehan 2 comments
News HeroQuest returns to shops next month for the first time in almost 30 years Retail release follows last year’s $3.7m crowdfunding campaign for relaunch of classic dungeon-crawler. Nov. 16, 2021 Matt Jarvis 3 comments
Video What board games have been ruined by new editions? We talk the worst tabletop re-releases on the Dicebreaker Podcast Don’t forget your Beyblade briefcase. Nov. 15, 2021 Matt Jarvis
Opinion D&D 5E players are ignoring one of its central gameplay ideas - and that’s a good thing The RPG’s growing popularity as a storytelling format has led to a shift away from endless fights. Nov. 15, 2021 Hylke Jorrit Langhout 4 comments
News Be Like a Crow is a solo tabletop RPG that lets you do exactly what it promises Murder, you wrote. Nov. 15, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Fan-made Pokémon RPG is an incredible tabletop tribute to the ‘90s TV show Test: Catch them. Nov. 15, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News MTG Crimson Vow’s Arena launch devoured drafts and locked players in match purgatory Out for blood… or at least premium currency. Nov. 12, 2021 Chase Carter
News Catan digital is coming to Playstation and Xbox consoles Building settlements on the sofa. Nov. 12, 2021 Alex Meehan
News A Thousand Thousand Islands team is creating a RPG campaign book about a roach deity Reach of the Roach God’s many-legged book was funded on Kickstarter within the first half hour. Nov. 11, 2021 Chase Carter
News Five Latin American RPG designers make their mark in LATAM Breakout collection The five-title bundle wants to prove there’s more to tabletop games than the Global North. Nov. 11, 2021 Chase Carter
Opinion As Critical Role has grown, my love for the show has died This actual play is not actually for me. Nov. 11, 2021 Alex Meehan 25 comments
News Lofi Bards to Study and Relax to is a chilled-out tabletop RPG Beat heroes. Nov. 11, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
News We want to hire you for the Dicebreaker video team! Join Liv and Wheels on the video team and create videos for the Dicebreaker YouTube channel Nov. 11, 2021 Michael Whelan 9 comments
News Elysium and Skora designers open studio focused on eco-friendly board games you can print at home First project Voyages to launch on Kickstarter later this year. Nov. 11, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Root digital is coming to Nintendo Switch next week Playing Root in your boots. Nov. 11, 2021 Alex Meehan
Feature United Paizo Workers: How the Pathfinder creators organised, and what’s next for tabletop RPGs’ first union Paizo employees have their recognition, but the hardest fights might still be on the horizon. Nov. 10, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
Best Games 10 best Innistrad: Crimson Vow cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set Fangtastic. Nov. 10, 2021 Jason Coles
News Advanced Lovers & Lesbians first expansion for Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG Featuring new settings, like Greasy Dock Goblins. Nov. 10, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Mario Kart, F-Zero and Speed Racer inspired this futuristic racing board game Get your Megapulse racing. Nov. 10, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Blades in the Dark unofficial hack adds Beyblades into the RPG Beyblades in the dark. Nov. 10, 2021 Alex Meehan
News Exploding Kittens’ Happy Salmon remake ditches one of the best things about the brilliant party game Thick and fin. Nov. 10, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Pandemic, Ticket to Ride and Mysterium puzzles featured in new escape-room game Unlock! three classic games. Nov. 9, 2021 Alex Meehan 1 comment
News Digital Wingspan finally alights on Android devices today Mobile birding for the Apple-shy. Nov. 9, 2021 Chase Carter