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Disney Lorcana’s new item card, Magic Mirror, might establish its TCG bona fides
Magic Mirror on the wall, how much must I tap to draw them all?
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Tales from the Loop plans a UK-based season of tabletop RPG adventures in They Grow Up So Fast
Maybe we'll find out Thatcher's thoughts on extradimensional anomalies.
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Demiplane’s new 5E digital toolset drops D&D for independent tabletop RPG publishers
“We have no intent to be partnered with Wizards of the Coast.”
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Disney Lorcana TCG cards are already demanding five-figure price tags at auction
Mint condition D23 Collector Sets fetch prices well above $10,000 on eBay and other online marketplaces.
Best Games
31 indie RPGs to check out during Zine Month 2023
Our comprehensive list of unmissable games, supplements and more crowdfunding throughout February.
News
Senior D&D producer says RPG’s execs “lost sight of the impact” OGL debacle would have on community
Wizards of the Coast’s tardy response “was a delay built out of many small, good decisions”, according to Kyle Brink.
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Ruins of Symbaroum releases two new 5th Edition compatible adventure collections
So many new ways to die in the woods.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden and Limited list update aims the banhammer at Tearlaments archetype
Dry your Tearlaments.
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Morrowind-inspired Zine Month RPG Electrum Archive explores a desert city in newest edition
Sniffed any good ink lately?
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Horse Girl is a Zine Month RPG about utter submission to love and surgical transformation into a horse
Do you love me: yea or neigh?
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Scythe maker announces exploration-focused board game sequel with meteorites, corruption and more bears
Tundra-d percent ready for more Siberian adventure
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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s World Championship 2023 brings back physical attendance and a dedicated Master Duel tourney
Publisher Konami has not detailed any additional safety measures for August’s world championship in Japan
Feature
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Let us know what’s on your table lately!
News
Brennan Lee Mulligan and Aabria Iyengar’s new TRPG podcast finds success well before first episode
Worlds Beyond Number’s Patreon page cracked 16,000 paid followers within the first 48 hours.
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Root and Pax Pamir creator plans to remake historical board game about Chinese opium trade
Jamming traffic for a second time.
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John Company, Pax Pamir maker to produce art installation 1819 Singapore as an actual board game
Cardboard imitating art imitating life.
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Pokémon TCG ends expansion support for Online to “devote all resources” towards Live app
Au revoir, Online.
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Mörk Borg’s next expansion, Ikhon, is a tabletop RPG “mystery box” about profane folk gods
IKHON-not wait to meet these putrid gods.
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Magic: The Gathering creator's new card game gets a UK and EU release date
SolForge Fusion announces a pre-release weekend ahead of a larger February retail opening.
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Warhammer RPG maker announces new D&D 5E compatible system alongside “tragic fantasy” setting
Broken Weave will crowdfund in February and offer first hints at Cubicle 7’s upcoming C7d20 system
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D&D abandons quest to update OGL after massive negative survey response
Publisher Wizards of the Coast instead puts even more content into the Creative Commons.
Feature
What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Let us know what’s on your table lately!
News
Fifth Season RPG brings NK Jemisin’s fantasy novel trilogy to the tabletop
Start with the end of the world, then tell your own story.
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Workers at eBay-owned trading card game company TCGPlayer announce union plans
Nearly 300 workers have filed in coordination with CWA and CODE-CWA and requested voluntary recognition.
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Solo But Not Alone’s third annual bundle offers nearly 150 single-player tabletop RPGs for suicide prevention
All proceeds will benefit suicide prevention charity Jasper’s Game Day.
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Marvel Villainous adds Doctor Octopus, Titania and Kang the Conqueror to board game baddie lineup
The power of the sun in the… contents of a cardboard box.
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Gen Con 2023 drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement and mask mandate for tabletop RPG convention
Tabletop’s largest US convention relaxes health and safety precautions despite ongoing pandemic.
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D&D: Honor Among Thieves’ latest trailer runs the risk of choking on all that tongue-in-cheek
Kitchen table hijinks on a Marvel film budget.
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D&D’s latest OGL playtest releases core rules to Creative Commons but deauthorizes past version
The first official pass at D&D’s legal future will still likely upset some fans
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D&D maker apologises for OGL, will publicly playtest future versions of legal document
“Let me start with an apology. We are sorry. We got it wrong.”
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Magic: The Gathering kills five Planeswalkers and overhauls Infect in Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Well, maybe not Lukka. He deserved it.
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Disney TCG Lorcana announces 2023 release date, starter decks and booster pack details
Mulan and Hades will be included in The First Chapter when the curious new trading card game finally arrives.
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Dungeons & Dragons publisher responds to OGL criticism: “We rolled a 1”
Wizards of the Coast’s first public statement rescinds royalty tiers but leaves many questions unanswered.
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Tabletop RPG actual play allstars join forces on Worlds Beyond Number podcast
Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Lou Wilson and Erika Ishi form the core of the first campaign
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D&D maker tightens its grip on third-party RPG books with reported OGL changes
Thousands of creators and fans angered by what’s proposed in the leaked document.
News
Mad King Ludwig board game sequel trades tiles for blueprint drafting paper
Trapdoors and geese-filled moats, by royal decree!
Deals
Explore the mythical tabletop RPG worlds of Forbidden Lands and Vaesen for $25 in new Humble Bundle
This latest offering pairs two fantastic Free League series in support of Direct Relief
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Cluedo aesthetic upgrade makes the cast of the classic whodunit board game extremely hot
Even Professor Plum. Scratch that - *especially* Professor Plum.
News
OneD&D’s open gaming licence will introduce royalties for biggest creators, prevent third-party NFTs
If you make more than $750,000 a year selling D&D creations, Wizards of the Coast wants a piece of that pie.
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MTG’s Phyrexia: All Will Be One set promises to kill five important characters
Upshot is the set has more art from Junji Ito!
Interview
BackerKit discusses challenging the 'big green K' as it moves from crowdfunding tool to competitor
From background support to leading player in crowdsourced financing.
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Pokémon TCG increases price of Scarlet & Violet series alongside aesthetic upgrades
What’s this? Price point is evolving!
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Dungeons & Dragons executives think “the brand is really under monetised”
Wizards of the Coast want to create a “recurrent spending environment” around the popular tabletop RPG’s digital front.
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Amid reprint discussion, MTG’s CEO says $999 30th anniversary box was “definitely the right call”
President and CEO Cynthia Williams claims Wizards of the Coast doesn’t participate in secondary markets.
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Flesh and Blood TCG’s upcoming Outsiders booster set promises to fight dirty
Missing a knife? Check your back.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ digital advent calendar is chock full of Dragonlance monsters
Walrus people are so in right now.
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Gloomhaven announces a tabletop RPG that will adapt the board game’s card-based mechanics
Cephalofair’s tabletop takeover launches on Backerket in 2023.
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Hexcrawl-curious adventurers should check out this toolbox of tabletop RPG aides
Crawl through the hexes and burn through the witches.
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Dungeons & Dragons replaces ‘race’ with ‘species’ in latest playtest material
The move is part of the popular RPG’s “next evolution” away from prejudicial material.
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Reggie Watts, Kate Welch and Sauron’s actor among players in upcoming Lord of the Rings RPG charity event
Stupid, charitable Hobbitses!
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One-page tabletop RPG Cosmic Latte raises funds for Starbucks unions
Stressful time limits and ridiculous mandates echo conditions for underpaid and overworked baristas
News
Board game retailer union secures election date following “several weeks of anti-union activity”
Noble Knight Games’ ownership allegedly hired anti-union lawyers to invalidate possible voters.
News
These one-page tabletop RPGs lampshade Twitter’s demise and frustrations with Mastodon
Tweeting and tooting at the end of some things.
Feature
Role’s co-founder isn’t worried about D&D’s plans for the online RPG space
CEO and co-founder Elle Dwight talks to Dicebreaker about actual play, intimacy in streaming and the dragon-branded elephant in the room.
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Pokémon TCG Live’s beta is now available worldwide, but maybe wait on migrating
Switching from Pokémon TCG Online is a permanent decision with some baffling side effects.
Feature
Dinosaur Island and Machi Koro studio employees allege toxic workplace directly caused by “negligent” owners
Several former employees, contractors and designers say the environment within the rising star publisher grinds people down to “anxious, overworked” stubs.
News
Science Fantasy RPG Troika’s new softback reprint is an excellent entry point for new players
This sourcebook is monochrome, but multi-use.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! brings big team battles to the digital field in Master Duel update
Roving gangs of duelists.
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Dungeons & Dragons implements new cultural review following Spelljammer’s racist inclusions
Cultural consultants will be offered more active and involved roles throughout development timelines.
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Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar receive a holiday batch of Battleforce boxes
I don’t WAAUGH a lot for Christmas.
News
Cyberpunk Edgerunners RPG starter kit lets you roleplay in the animated series' Night City
Rip, hack and run through 2077's excellent prequel series.
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Heroscape may enter its own Age of Annihilation if crowdfunding fails
Another decade in the memory hole.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves delayed in film release date switch up
Honor's not dead; just slightly off schedule
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Pokémon TCG’s Crown Zenith expansion will include shiny Charizard and alternate art Galarian Gallery
Crown Zenith, the Pokémon trading card game’s first release in 2023, launches January 20th.
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Noble Knight Games workers head to a vote after tabletop retailer denies voluntary union recognition
The Wisconsin-based retailer will now hold an official election to ratify the nascent union.
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Scalpers and buggy websites plague Magic: The Gathering’s 30th anniversary advent calendar
The latest in an wholly disappointing celebration for fans and players.
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Outcast Silver Raiders is a tabletop RPG from the Satanic Panic’s worst nightmares
The law of this land is "Do as thou wilt."
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Exploding Kittens and Penn Jillette’s new party game is for all the rotten liars
Fibbing with family.
News
Lead your own Ghost Files investigation with horror-comedy tabletop RPG Ghoulboys
Does any of this bogus equipment measure sarcasm?
Opinion
Impressions: Journaling RPG Not A Demon imagines community action through the eyes of a maligned spirit
Don't judge a monster by its ancient scroll artwork.
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Magic: The Gathering - The Brothers’ War mechanics and set details revealed
All the information you need to survive MTG’s return to the past.
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Catan World Championship will pit more than 80 players in a bid for board game glory
The competition will be appropriately held on a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Warhammer Fest 2023 to include laser tag and painting competitions at annual miniature wargaming meet-up
No word on safety guidelines, yet.
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Paldean starter trio grace Pokémon Trading Card Game boxes ahead of Scarlet & Violet
Fuecoco gang roll up.
Deals
Bundle of Holding’s NaNoWriMo collection is an author’s trove of journaling tabletop RPGs
A PDF is worth a thousand words.
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Magic: The Gathering drops first details for 2023’s Phyrexia: All Will be One
Wait, wait! I haven't even drafted Unfinity, yet!
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The Longest Rest is a horror RPG that warps fantasy taverns into monstrous haunted houses
Bleeders' Digest(ed).
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Monty Python RPG nears $1m in crowdfunding for a decidedly silly take on tabletop gaming
Includes a 30-sided die, whether you like it or not.
Feature
Cowboy Bebop RPG is a fawning but promising tabletop adaptation of the anime - quickstart preview
Difficult dance steps keeps this jazzy adaptation from truly swinging.
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The Mighty Nein return to Critical Role’s table for a two-part adventure available in theatres
Both special campaign sessions will run north of four-and-a-half hours.
News
This procedurally generated dungeon crawler always ends in a total party kill
Delve well and leave a half-dissolved corpse.
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Catan’s creator is writing a trilogy of novels based on his classic board game
Anybody want to trade wool for plot?
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Iron Maiden’s zombie mascot Eddie shambles into Zombicide, Ankh: Gods of Egypt board games
Publisher CMON is selling miniature Eddies designed for several of its popular tabletop series.
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MTG’s Junji Ito Secret Lair might finally pull me into the hype drop spiral
Cult hit horror mangaka illustrates four cards in MTG’s series of alternate art premium releases.
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Pokémon TCG Radiant Silver teases flashy V monsters and a radiant legendary
The last standard set in the Sword and Shield series goes out with fireworks.
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D&D documentary directed by Critical Role’s Joe Manganiello will use 400 hours of archival footage
With Wizards of the Coasts president producing, this second film will likely cleave closer to hagiography.
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Rising Waters transforms the Great Flood of 1927 into a co-op board game of resistance and community
Mississippi meeples.
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New Dungeons & Dragons video game in development from renamed studio behind Dark Alliance
The untitled project from Invoke Studios will be an “original Dungeons & Dragons-inspired” video game.
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Terra Mystica: Age of Innovation publisher says standalone board game will be “Terra Mystica on steroids”
New information out of Essen Spiel reveals a bit more about the fantasy terraforming follow-up.
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Essen Spiel keeps its early October slot for 2023 tabletop trade show
Don’t expect the COVID-19 vaccine entry requirement to return.
Feature
Bad Baby Lich Lords' designers wanted to create the Saturday morning cartoon of card games
Necro-frantic fun.
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The Legend of Vox Machina has been greenlit for a third season, drops a second season peek at NYCC
The Legend continues, again.
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Catan: Console Edition brings local co-op and competitive play to Playstation and Xbox in 2023
Minecraft? Nah, these bricks and sheep hit different.
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Heroscape returns with a big - and expensive - box of wargame miniatures for an Age of Annihilation
This Valhalla isn't so shiny and chrome.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake and Chocobo’s Dungeon board games in the works from Square Enix
But that’s all we really know at the mo’.
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LEGO crowdsources fans for official Dungeons & Dragons Ideas set
You arrive at a tiny, plastic inn.