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10 best horror tabletop RPGs for telling spooky stories
Zombies, vampires, aliens and monsters galore await you.
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HeroClix’s pre-painted miniatures are getting a long-awaited makeover
After being criticised for poor quality.
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Elf on the shelf: Will Ferrell Christmas movie unwraps a new board game and card game
Naughty or Dice.
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Boy Problems creator’s beginner-friendly RPG Tales’ End sparks memory and conversation
“Very mechanics light and focused on storytelling.”
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Run your own NASA in Apogee, a board game from astronomy YouTubers Hugo and Maxime Lisoir
It’s rocket science.
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Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein’s free companion app is given life, stars Borderlands 2 and DBZ actor
Browser app features narration from Brandon Potter.
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Mother of Frankenstein escape room game tells the story behind the horror classic
Includes complete 3D puzzle of the castle that gave Mary Shelley’s story its name.
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D&D series Critical Role has launched a fundraising foundation
Non-for-profit organisation led by actor Ashley Johnson.
How To
Dungeons & Dragons 5E druid class explained
Create a character that Captain Planet would be proud of, from how to cast spells to which druidic circle you should choose.
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Blood Rage studio’s ambitious board game Trudvang Legends delayed for “possibly” a year
Due to unsatisfactory gameplay and story.
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There’s a new Hogs of War miniatures game, 20 years after the video game’s release
Pig out on nostalgia.
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Cthulhu goes anime in Kamigami Battles spin-off Rise of the Old Ones
Arriving on Kickstarter next month.
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Fallout: Wasteland Warfare’s free companion app releases on mobile
New Vegas expansion announced, with solo scenario for RPG book out now.
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Here are some of the best tabletop sessions from PAX Online x EGX Digital 2020
Queue up some of the best videos you might’ve missed at the online convention.
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Planet Apocalypse RPG supplement for D&D 5E hits Kickstarter today
Alongside new expansions and reprint of the board game from Cthulhu Wars creator.
Video
This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast sees us fix almost great board games, deal with sore losers and push our luck
Plus what we’ve been playing, the latest news and more tabletop discussion!
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Gloomhaven Digital update adds online co-op mode, campaign coming next year
Venture virtually together.
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Warhammer 40,000’s first virtual reality video game is on the way
Play as an Adeptus Sororitas.
Interview
Tellstones designer Chris Cantrell talks following Mechs vs Minions, going small and taking inspiration from The Princess Bride
The mind behind Riot’s latest tabletop release on designing a traditional game, relying on memory and the potential for a League of Legends roll-and-write.
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Twitch-funded and POC-created tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands is launching next month
Rivals of Waterdeep star Tanya DePass serving as creative director.
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7 board games to check out at PAX Online x EGX Digital
Get onboard with these tabletop titles.
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Point Salad studio’s next game, Cascadia, recreates the beauty of the Pacific Northwest
Oregon into the wild.
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The Crew wins prestigious board game award Deutscher Spielepreis
Beating out both Cartographers and Maracaibo.
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A mysterious HeroQuest announcement is being teased for next week
Deadline to dungeon-crawling.
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“There’s something about cosplaying a character that draws you closer to them”: How D&D cosplay provides another way to roleplay
Exploring the Dungeons & Dragons cosplay community, how to start and why it’s worth doing.
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D&D-inspired comic series Skullkickers gets 10th anniversary book and RPG campaign
Co-created by Avengers and Rick & Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons writer Jim Zub.
Deals
D&D party game Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness is just £13 on Amazon UK right now
Play musical chairs with a mimic.
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High-speed, dual-deck anime card game Gun and Gun is getting an English release
Double the gun, double the fun.
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Oh my goodness! Pick up an exclusive Tim the Goblin Dungeonbreaker T-shirt during EGX Digital
Toadstools not included.
Video
The Dicebreaker Podcast returns to talk Detective, Alien RPG, Blood Rage 2 and the hottest board game of 1970
Hot releases, hot takes and hot gammon - we’ve got it all.
News
You can now buy a ‘life-size’ figure of Magic: The Gathering planeswalker Chandra Nalaar for $1,200
Forged in the fires.
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The 7th Citadel, spiritual successor to The 7th Continent, is arriving on Kickstarter very soon
Worm out of this one.
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Dinosaur Island spin-off Rawr ‘n Write is rolling onto Kickstarter later this month
Alongside Dinosaur World.
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Raiders of the North Sea studios’ next board game, Embarcadero, is coming to Kickstarter ‘soon’
Are you going to San Francisco?
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Blood Rage, Cthulhu: Death May Die and Ankh: Gods of Egypt designer Eric Lang leaves publisher CMON
Teases Blood Rage sequel.
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is a positive sign that Dungeons & Dragons is working on its problems - preview
Iggwilv you read it?
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D&D Celebration is a new community-led event for the RPG taking place next month
From 18th to 20th September.
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D&D 5E’s next sourcebook Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything finally allows players to make characters without racial traits
A follow-up to Xanathar’s Guide to Everything.
Video
What are the team's most embarrassing board games? Find out in this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!
Plus RPG tips, our thoughts on upcoming releases and what we've been playing.
Deals
Scythe, Pandemic, Mysterium and other Asmodee Digital games included in Humble store sale
Alongside Carcassonne and Gloomhaven.
News
Prepare to soak up knowledge in Trivial Pursuit: Spongebob Squarepants edition
Time to Jellyfish for answers.
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Capture souls to become the next god of death in Baron Voodoo, releasing in English this autumn
A spirited experience.
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Jurassic Park-inspired board game Dinosaur Island evolves with a sequel called Dinosaur World
Hold onto your boards.
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Tiny Epic Galaxies Blast Off! is a faster and simpler version of the dinky sci-fi game
Intergalactic decktator.
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Great Western Trail creator’s next release is a post-apocalyptic airship game called CloudAge
Break the stratus quo.
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Free Arkham Horror LCG pack features a sinister casino and an alternative version of Skids O’ Toole
Don’t deal with the devil.
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Flick treasure and flee the kraken in Tokyo Highway studio’s next dexterity game Crazy Octopus
Now this is cephalopod placing.
Video
The Dicebreaker Podcast heats up with beach-ready board games, chaotic camel racing and tabletop football
Burning questions, cool conversation.
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Epic Encounters include everything you need to run a D&D 5E adventure in one box
With books, miniatures and battle mats.
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Classic ‘80s Dungeons & Dragons adventure Castle Amber is being revised for 5E
Over 30 years since its debut.
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Scythe creator’s civilisation board game Tapestry gets its first expansion next month
Called Plans and Ploys.
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Castles of Burgundy sequel Castles of Tuscany is a shorter and simpler version of the beloved board game
Italian Play-naissance.
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Sniper Elite: The Board Game, based on the video game series, stakes out a place on Kickstarter
Gunning for pledges.
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe RPG on the way from D&D Beyond creator
Legends of Grayskull is coming next year.
Video
We solve crimes with Sherlock Holmes, beef with D&D gods and go uncover in Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 in this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
ENnie-mentary, my dear Wibbles.
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Clever Hoch Drei is the next roll-and-write game in the Ganz Schön Clever series
That’s Triply Clever.
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Dune: Imperium is a new deckbuilding game from Clank! co-creator, based on the sci-fi movie remake
Spice up your life.
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Ultimate Werewolf Extreme adds new roles and QR codes to the social deduction game
Plus revised artwork.
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Scythe’s Complete Rulebook collects everything players need to know in one place
If you’re ever feeling rusty-viet.
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Wanderhome is a relaxing animal RPG inspired by Redwall, Studio Ghibli and the Moomins
Pastoral storytelling.
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Magic: The Gathering creator’s classic card game The Great Dalmuti gets a Dungeons & Dragons do-over
To celebrate its 25th anniversary.
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Play a spoiler-free demo of Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 on Tabletop Simulator now
CIA what you think.