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Munchkin publisher CEO among members of Kickstarter's community advisory council
Reining in the crowdfunding platform’s blockchain dreams will only be one of their expressed duties.
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Funko purchases collectibles company and Unmatched publisher Mondo from Alamo Drafthouse
The collectibles arm of the cinema chain reportedly kept Alamo afloat during the pandemic.
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Tabletop RPG characters get the zany café AU of their dreams with Coffee & Chaos
Dungeons & Decaf.
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Industrial Cyberpunk TRPG Gangs of Titan City is Peaky Blinders meets Spire and Blades in the Dark
Top of humanity’s trash heap.
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D&D 5E goes for a pint with Local Legends in next Epic Encounters miniatures set
You begin in a tavern full of raging owlbear minis.
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Arc designer’s newest TRPG needs two players, several days and a lot of emotional honesty to complete
Build a little lighthouse in your soul.
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Magic: The Gathering reveals Unfinity’s updated release date in Wingdings, of course
Cheeky wizards are the worst.
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Magic: The Gathering boots two format-dominating cards out of Pioneer
Expressive Iteration joins the Joiner of Forces in cardboard prison.
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Numenera and Invisible Sun publisher will release a Cypher System open licence this summer
Decyphering design.
Deals
Grab Wingspan’s digital port and accompanying DLC for a song on GOG
The birdy board game is half off, and expansion prices enjoy a slight haircut.
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Ruins of Symbaroum is one of the best D&D 5E adaptations yet, but it comes at a cost
Gain 2 permanent corruption for using the Fifth Edition ritual.
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Queer Games Bundle strives to earn a living wage for marginalized artists in the tabletop RPG space
The Pride Month sale offers nearly 600 games, supplements, books and music for $60.
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Critical Role’s Marisha Ray collaborates with Heart creator on a game about familiars for Free RPG Day
Ray will host a one-shot actual play of A Familiar Problems with guests from Critical Role, Dimension 20 and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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Bundle for Buffalo combines nearly 200 RPGs for community support in wake of deadly shooting
Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Buffalo-based Black Love Resists in the Rust.
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FLCL-inspired tabletop RPG Empty Cycle is all small towns, big robots and bigger angst
Nothing amazing ever happens here.
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Blaseball’s official card game combines dice rolling with peanuts, excellent art and Vibes
The commissioner is doing a great job.
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Explore the horrors of D&D’s darkest timeline in Doomed Forgotten Realms setting guide
My world’s on fire. How ‘bout yours?
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Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel hit with one month delay
Publisher Wizards of the Coast blames the setback on “production issues”.
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Unpack the dearly departed’s past in thoughtful but quirky solo RPG Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Cluttered attic, cluttered heart.
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Root and Oath creator’s new board game, Arcs, splits its campaign mode into an expansion
Now crowdfunding on Kickstarter, Arcs will sell both pieces of the original design separately
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Catan expansions Seafarers and Cities & Knights will make the $400 jump to 3D
And prehistoric Settlers of the Stone Age will reboot as Catan – Dawn of Humankind.
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Sapphic and sharp tabletop RPG Thirsty Sword Lesbians wins Nebula Award for best game writing
This one’s for the girls bearing steel.
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New Wizkids miniatures look a lot like Dungeons & Dragons cartoon characters, all grown up
The set of five will come packaged in the new D&D starter set Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.
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Dark Souls RPG publisher announces release dates for corrected books
Digital versions land in June, but physical copies won't ship until October.
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Dark Souls RPG previews plan to create a line of boss, NPC and player miniatures
Ah…Chosen Undead. Thou art but plastic.
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Acclaimed AD&D adventure Dark Tower gets a hefty and faithful three-volume reprinting
Players can delve through the classic crawl using either DCC or D&D 5E’s ruleset
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TTRPG for Reproductive Rights bundles nearly 300 games to support US abortion rights
All proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood and the National Network of Abortion Funds
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MTG event host Star City Games lambasted after dropping safety requirements for upcoming convention
SCG CON Syracuse will not require proof of vaccination amid a growing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the region.
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MTG’s Battle for Baldur’s Gate set treats Commanders like D&D Characters
Background cards trick out a deck’s star player and give access to more Mana colours.
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I’m going to accidentally eat the Azul: Master Chocolatier board game pieces
Really puts the “Ow!” in cacao powder.
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Pristine sets of Pokémon TCG’s Jungle and Fossil expansions appear at auction
All 126 cards from the English Base set are graded PSA 10
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Workers at major MTG retailer Card Kingdom allege an understaffed and mismanaged workplace in constant crunch
“They cannot retain staff for the life of them. These people quit on the spot or just walk out because the job sucks.”
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D&D Beyond will stop selling two Dungeons & Dragons books ahead of Monsters of the Multiverse’s release
A disappointing reminder that digital licences do not equal ownership
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Magic: The Gathering hands down the first two Explorer bans, and it’s exactly the two you’re imagining
Winota’s second no-go, and strike three for Tibalt’s Trickery.
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MTG’s Starter Decks provide beginners a snapshot of the past year in cardboard, warts and all
Vampires and werewolves and… cyberninjas, oh my?
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RPGs for Reproductive Justice Bundle collects nearly 60 tabletop games to fundraise abortion access
All proceeds of the bundle will benefit the National Network of Abortion Funds
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Robert Pattinson’s emo Bat headlines Batman Miniature Game’s new two-player starter box
Vengeance for two, please.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel updates the digital TCG’s Forbidden and Limited list, teases Fusion Festival
Have fun exploring the Shadow Realm, conquistador.
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PBS science staple NOVA inspired this board game designed (in part) by an astronaut
Alexa devices can play the parts of mission control and announcer
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Snag Concordia, Charterstone and other digital board games during Acram’s spring sale
Trading, trains and trying to find a word for cute mountainside villages
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Primal Quest travels back to the Stone Age for an RPG full of dinosaurs, magic and myths
D&D, but both letters stand for dinos.
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MTG’s Pride Secret Lair is region-locked throughout LATAM, and players want to know why
Webpage of Denial.
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We Deal in Lead is a Cairn-based RPG take on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
Aim with your eye; roll with your mind.
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Children of Uma puts RPG players in the driver’s seat of the post-apocalypse
We’re not in Kansas any– what? We *are* in Kansas?
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New card-based RPG from Fiasco creator tells folk horror stories about dying badly
The Quiet Year and For the Queen meets “a dark and unmerciful heart”.
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Use gifts, force or guile to control the throne in board game Catherine: The Cities of Tsarina
Russian to victory.
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MTG’s Pride Month Secret Lair celebrates LGBTQIA2S+ players and characters
Half of each sale will be donated to The Trevor Project.
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Pokémon GO-themed TCG expansion’s card art will portray the critters in the real world
From concrete to cardboard.
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Runescape board game Shadow of Elvarg announces date for Kickstarter campaign
Dust off those old partyhats.
Best Games
Take a break from Twitter and send letters to friends with these epistolary RPGs
Give your thumbs a break and patron your local postal service.
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These indie RPGs create compelling mysteries by asking players to tack evidence to the wall
This whole box is Pepe Silvia!
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Employees at MTG retailer Card Kingdom unionise for better pay and company transparency
"Management openly admits that our current system is broken, and yet there are no offers for solutions."
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Sleeping Gods’ sequel board game Distant Skies will build on the success of the original
Gamefound crowdfunding campaign has already surpassed $1,000,000
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Magic Arena’s new Explorer format will eventually evolve into Pioneer
Hear that? It’s the sound of pitchforks and torches being lowered.
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DIE the RPG announces return to Kickstarter for comic’s tabletop adaptation
DIE-ing from anticipation.
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Passover RPG Ma Nishtana lets players tell a collaborative Exodus ritual
“This is a story for all of us: Jews, non-Jews, and the Jew-’ish’ alike.”
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Dungeons & Dragons may see future crossovers with other brands through D&D Beyond
The “E” in 5E stands for everything.
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Magic: The Gathering increases booster prices, points blame at rising industry costs
All three boosters, plus Commander decks, will increase in price by "around 11%" by September.
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Old Gods of Appalachia RPG contends with dark powers in the mountain region’s alternate past
Gather ‘round for a story, family.
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Lost Ruins of Arnak and Cascadia clinch wins at 2022 American Tabletop Awards
Dicebreaker editorial revolts over Oath snubbing.
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Blades in the Dark publisher crowdfunds Improv for Gamers 2E on Gamefound
Learn to "yes, and" your dungeon delving.
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Grannies versus cosmic horror RPG Brindlewood Bay crowdfunds two physical books
Cthulhu fht–agh! My back!
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering Arena is great for Wizards of the Coast, bad for players
Counting cards, counting dollars.
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Fall of Magic publisher teases Bad Baby Lich Lords, a competitive card game about futzing with necromancy
Don’t wake bone daddy.
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Cyanide & Happiness left Kickstarter for Gamefound, but don’t call it a breakup
"It's amazing competitors are finally emerging because Kickstarter is not perfect."
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Bleak and lonely tabletop RPG Death in Space now available through Free League Workshop
Hard work in the hard vacuum.
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Magic: The Gathering just returned Pro Tour from the graveyard
The Pioneer format will be highlighted at the first regional championship round.
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The Dragon Prince’s new TRPG Tales of Xadia bridges the animated show’s third and fourth season
Roleplay on the Wyrm-Wide Web.
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Cortex Prime’s second pass at a community licence directly addresses public criticism
The new document explicitly states who does - and does not - own fan-created content.
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MTG previews first cards for D&D-themed set Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
Dungeon, part deux.
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Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan steps down after three years
Chief Operating Officer Sean Leow has been named interim CEO.
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Magic: The Gathering is testing booster pack recycling in some US game stores
A new bin in town.
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Magic: The Gathering Arena addresses economy complaints with $50 wildcard bundle
The short, and constant, answer was technology.
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Tales From the Loop, Alien RPG publisher will donate half of all web sales as Ukrainian relief aid
Digital do-goodery.
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Commander decks for MTG Streets of New Capenna will be in short supply at launch
All five crime family-themed decks have suffered setbacks “due to supply chain issues.”
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Games Workshop ends sales of Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar to Russia
“We are terribly saddened by the horrific events taking place in Ukraine.”
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Kickstarter opens applications for paid positions on a community advisory council
Members will help the crowdfunding company make decisions regarding blockchain tech, among other user-focused issues.
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Revenge TRPG The Slow Knife is Count of Monte Cristo with a red-string conspiracy board
Prepare those villainous monologues.
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Disney Villainous, Horrified and Jaws studio Prospero Hall talks legacy games and creative freedom at Funko
“The Jurassic World board game is a really great representation of how far we can chase our dreams.”
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Jurassic World board game The Legacy of Isla Nublar is more than prehistoric gimmicks - hands-on preview
Prospero Hall’s dino-centric legacy game doesn’t make players dig deep to find fun.
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Sleepaway, Ultraviolet Grasslands and Bloodstone among tabletop games in $5 bundle providing aid to Ukraine
The bundle of 100+ tabletop game will be available to purchase through March 17th.
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Crime syndicates and skyscrapers dominate first peek at upcoming MTG set Streets of New Capenna
Family comes in three colours.
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Creators bundle nearly 500 tabletop RPGs for $5 to support trans rights in Texas
The Itch.io hosted bundle has already raised over double its initial goal for two Texas organisations.
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Keepsake game designer Jeeyon Shim branches out with chess-based RPG The Snow Queen
The award-winning artist has left Kickstarter behind to build a two-player tragedy focusing on community.
Best Games
3 tabletop RPGs to play after catching ‘em all in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Guaranteed to be aggro Paras-free.
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Betrayal at House on the Hill teases upcoming third edition in brief video
Third haunts the charm.
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Swedish kid melange: how Martin Takaichi designed Tales from the Loop’s board game from his own childhood
Deep in the Swedes.
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Tales of Xadia announces a release date for The Dragon Prince’s official roleplaying game
Primed for flight.
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Campy RPG Himbos of Myth & Mettle stars heroes with more brawn than brains
Golden-hearted goobers.
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New two-player version of trading board game Sobek boasts team-up of famous designers
Creators of 7 Wonders Duel and Jaipur have put their crocodile heads together.
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Kickstarter won’t allow NFTs on its blockchain protocol but asks creators and backers to help build it
The crowdfunding platform will establish an advisory council to keep the project focused and free of crypto pitfalls.
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Chaosium scraps future NFT drops for Call of Cthulhu after fan backlash
“We want to make sure you are comfortable with the way we do business.”