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Pokémon TCG Live: Everything you need to know, and how to get started
Know it all before you catch ‘em all in the TCG’s latest digital outing.
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Monster Hunter-inspired RPG Wilderfeast is a delectable celebration of food and living in harmony with nature - exclusive preview
An exclusive first look at KC Shi’s upcoming game of cooking, combat and eco-awareness as its quickstart rules release.
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Climate change charity’s deckbuilding game Carbon City Zero wants to set an eco example for the real world
Work together - or separately - to bring your carbon levels to zero.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Monsters, mayhem and Mordor.
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Puerto Rico 1897, pulled from shelves after a disastrous launch, will receive a corrected edition this autumn
Publisher Ravensburger confirms new box will include updated rulebook, missing tiles and added building text.
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Monopoly Scrabble mashes together the two board game classics in one Frankensteinian tabletop crossover
Honestly, how has this never happened before?
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Looking to learn how to play Warhammer 40k before 10th Edition? Dicebreaker members can now save 10% on Vanguard Tactics’ expert courses
Jump into 40k for the first time or move over from 9E to the new rules with ease.
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Majestic 13 sounds a lot like an XCOM miniatures game
Use Warhammer and other existing models in X-Files-inspired skirmishes against alien invaders.
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A Pokémon card drawn by a second-grader just sold for a record-breaking $25,000
Spikey-Eared Pichu becomes the most expensive Pichu card of all time.
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Firefly board game is getting a seriously fancy, seriously hefty collector’s edition for its 10th anniversary
Massive box includes everything ever made for the game, plus a new expansion and upgraded components.
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Pokémon TCG Live is finally out on PC and mobile, officially replacing Pokémon TCG Online
Following over a year of open beta.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Painting, apawthecary and more!
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Noughties wargaming classic Heroscape will still see a return after last year’s failed crowdfunding run
Renegade Game Studios picks up the miniatures game’s reboot after Age of Annihilation missed its goal last autumn.
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Elden Ring tabletop RPG gets a release date, but…
Out in Japan later this month, with no sign of an English-language edition yet.
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UK Games Expo 2023 apologises after rejecting RPG over queer content
Avery Alder’s Dream Askew was blocked from appearing due to “themes of sexuality or orientation", while Jay Dragon’s Sleepaway reportedly saw its event description changed to remove references to queerness.
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A Smurfs tabletop game is on the way from 7 Wonders and Dead Cells designers
In time for the blue pop icons' 65th anniversary.
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Terraria: The Board Game digs up a co-op tabletop adaptation for the 2D Minecraft-a-like
Mined for inspiration.
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KiwiRPG returns with ducks, doomed men and ‘D&D meets Quantum Leap’ during week-long celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s tabletop creators
Second annual event kicks off this weekend.
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Turn normal playing cards into stunning and demonic art in incredible-looking solo RPG Wreck This Deck
Part game, part art project.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Masks, magic, marines and music.
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Magic: The Gathering’s most breathtaking Lord of the Rings scene mixes up two of its biggest characters
Wizards of the Coast admits error on Battle of the Pelennor Fields card.
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Challengers 2 reveals a sequel to the capture-the-flag deckbuilder hot off its Kennerspiel des Jahres nomination
Standalone game will also work as an expansion for the original, with over 70 new characters.
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Watch Elijah Wood be tempted by Magic: The Gathering’s The One Ring card in a delightful teaser for LOTR set Tales of Middle-earth
“Oh, here it is, in my pocket…”
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Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings set has nine different Nazgûl cards, one for each Ringwraith
Nine cards for Mortal Men, doomed to die.
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Magic: The Gathering answers one of Lord of the Rings’ biggest mysteries in Tales of Middle-earth
Just what is Tom Bombadil, anyway?
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MTG’s Lord of the Rings cards let you lead an army with the ultimate commander: Bill the Pony
Perfect for horsing around.
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Lord of the Rings’ 1970s animated movie is getting its own Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair cards
Embark on More Adventures in Middle-earth next month.
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Warhammer 40k’s chaotic racing game Speed Freeks is coming to PC - and you can play it now
Ork your marks, get ready, go!
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Warhammer: Age of Sigmar reveals first real-time strategy game Realms of Ruin, headed to PS5, Xbox and PC
Includes single-player campaign co-written by Black Library veteran Gav Thorpe.
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Classic gamebook series Fighting Fantasy is being turned into a co-op RPG card game by Brass designer
Martin Wallace’s Fighting Fantasy Adventures will adapt four of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s choose-your-own-path books.
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Warhammer 40,000 video game Space Marine is getting a board game
Board game adaptation of the video game adaptation of the sci-fi miniatures game spin-off of the fantasy wargame.
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Don’t miss your chance to win $130 worth of premium RPG dice by watching us play D&D live at MCM Comic Con London!
We’ve got $800 worth of accessories to give away thanks to Misty Mountain Gaming.
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Mirrorscape’s open-licence rival to D&D’s virtual tabletop wants to be “the Apple of VTTs”
Launching into open beta next month.
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Sailor Moon meets Blades in the Dark in magical girl RPG Girl by Moonlight
In the name of the Moon, I’ll punish your dice!
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It looks like a Ticket to Ride legacy game is on the way
Pandemic Legacy designers Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau are teaming up with the venerated train game’s creator Alan R. Moon on a mysterious new project.
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Charity RPG event Roll for Good returns this weekend with D&D, Mörk Borg and other one-shots in support of LGBTQIA+ rights
Livestreamed roleplaying sessions will fundraise for ILGA World.
Deals
Win a copy of the real-life Orlog dice game from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla!
Got my Eivor on that.
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Spiel des Jahres 2023 nominees: Dorfromantik, Fun Facts and Next Station: London shortlisted for Game of the Year award
With a ‘Special Prize’ for puzzle series Unlock!
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Critical Role are playing a Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom RPG one-shot next week
Don’t worry: DM (and voice of Ganondorf) Matthew Mercer will steer clear of story spoilers.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Playing games Till the Last Gasp.
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The most valuable Pokémon card ever made is back under the hammer for a paltry $200,000 (for now)
Pikachu Illustrator promo card previously sold for a record $5m in 2021.
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A third of Monopoly players in the UK have argued over the board game classic, survey finds
YouGov survey also crowns Brits’ favourite playing piece.
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Dead Cells’ board game nails the roguelike genre - and I’m finally hooked
Hands-on with the latest video game adaptation.
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Get expert crowdfunding, game design, manufacturing and marketing advice from industry pros at next week’s Tabletop Creators Summit
Hear from BackerKit, Panda Game Manufacturing, Osprey Games and more at the free London event.
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Watch us rank everything in Honor Among Thieves and play D&D live at MCM Comic Con London next week!
Catch our actual play series Storybreakers live for the first time.
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One-vs-one survival-horror RPG looks like the perfect love letter to Halloween and classic slasher movies
1978: The Night THEY Came Home pits one player’s supernatural killer against the other’s everyday survivor.
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Star Wars: Unlimited’s first gameplay details paint the upcoming TCG as a mix of MTG Commander and Destiny
Fantasy Flight reveals organised play plans for major tournaments.
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War of the Ring: The Card Game adds co-op and solo modes in its first expansion
Against the Shadow introduces an AI opponent to the Lord of the Rings title.
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Get premium dice, game manufacturing toolkits and entry to MCM Comic Con for free at next week’s Tabletop Creators Summit
Industry event on May 26th will be free to attend in London’s ExCeL.
How To
How to play Dungeons & Dragons 5E for beginners
Everything you need to know to get started with the world's biggest tabletop RPG.
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Dead Cells board game started as an ‘awkward’ clone of the video game
“The game we wanted to make was so closely inspired by Dead Cells that it would have been awkward not to call it that way,” admits Scorpion Masqué studio head.
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Here’s an exclusive first look at the Dead Cells board game in action
Ahead of its Kickstarter campaign tomorrow.
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Here’s how the Dead Cells board game’s roguelike and Metroidvania gameplay works
Live, die, live again.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
From real history to great fiction.
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Wilderfeast is like Monster Hunter as a tabletop RPG, and it looks very tasty indeed
Big weapons, big foes and bigger appetites.
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SPONSORED: Abalon mixes the roleplaying of D&D with the cardplay of Magic: The Gathering in a tactical fantasy adventure
Real-time exploration meets turn-based combat.
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Tunnels & Trolls, the second big RPG released after original D&D, is returning with a fresh edition from a new studio
Sniper Elite and 2000 AD publisher Rebellion takes over the veteran fantasy game.
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Learn how to get your game published and meet industry experts at the first Tabletop Creators Summit later this month
Free London event will include expert talks on design, manufacturing, crowdfunding and marketing, followed by an industry networking event.
Best Games
SPONSORED: 5 ways The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying brings Middle-earth to D&D 5E
One Ring to roll them all.
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BrikWars is Warhammer with Lego, and it’s back in a ‘definitive’ new edition
Block rockin' beatdowns.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Magic, moles and Mancunians.
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Pokémon Master’s Key prize card, one of 36 ever made, triples its sales record at auction
Just three dozen copies of the card were given to finalists in 2010 Japan World Championship tournament.
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Indie video game gem Citizen Sleeper is being turned into a single-player tabletop RPG
From creator Gareth Damian Martin and solo RPG designer Alfred Valley, Cycles of the Eye uses tarot cards and dice.
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Elden Ring board game studio picks up HeroQuest spiritual successor Altar Quest
Steamforged acquires Warhammer Quest designers’ co-op dungeon-crawler from Blacklist Games.
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‘World’s biggest’ Pokémon TCG shop bans adults from buying latest cards in order to combat resellers
Japanese store Hareruya 2 says it will allocate new releases for younger fans and check ID to stop older collectors in search of a profit.
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Warhammer 40,000’s 10th Edition starter set Leviathan revealed - here’s what’s inside the launch box
Space Marines, Tyranids and plenty more.
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Pathfinder is getting a Diablo-like hack-and-slash video game based on the RPG’s most popular adventure
Abomination Vaults is headed to Kickstarter later this month.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Trains, guns and Japanese warfare.
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Pathfinder 2E is remastering its core rulebooks to split from D&D OGL and make learning the RPG easier
First books for players and GMs out later this year, with monster bestiary and second Player Core releasing in 2024.
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Hello Kitty is getting a new board game from the folks behind the Binding of Isaac card game
Prepare for a Day at the Park.
Opinion
Clash of Cultures is the greatest Civilization board game without Sid Meier in its name
You have discovered Entertainment.
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Rare Pikachu card from Pokémon TCG’s first-ever 1997 tournament fetches $300,000 at auction
Just four copies of the Bronze Pikachu No. 3 Trainer Trophy card were handed out to runners-up in 1997 competition.
Best Games
6 best Aliens board games to play this (and every) Alien Day
They’re coming outta the goddamn shelves!
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Assassin’s Creed board game adds an open-world campaign, grapple and familiar face from the video games in new expansion - exclusive first look
Apocalypse takes Brotherhood of Venice to the jungles of 16th-century Cambodia.
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SPONSORED: Here’s everyone you’ll be able to play as in Apex Legends: The Board Game - and how to get them
The 13 Legends making their way from screen to table.
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Dicebreaker’s D&D actual series, Storybreakers, has even more podcast episodes up
Listen to an epic adventure anywhere.
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SPONSORED: Tabletop RPG accessories maker’s crowdfunding campaign goes beyond selling fancy dice to give backers a stake in the company
1985 Games’ equity crowdfunder offers shares in exchange for pledges.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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New owner of Sub Terra 2, Alba and other board games from troubled UK studio Inside the Box confirms plans for burned Kickstarter backers
Naylor Games acknowledges it’s ‘making the best of a bad situation’ as backers asked to pay shipping again or donate money from missing games to charity.
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Star Wars Rivals is the sci-fi giant’s latest lightsaber stab at a collectible tabletop game
On the way from Funko Games, but without Funko Pops.
Opinion
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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Inspire your next D&D campaign with Vermis, a guidebook to a Dark Souls-like video game that doesn’t exist
Make a saving throw against the Mandela effect.
