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Sub Terra and Alba picked up by Magnate publisher as embattled UK board game studio Inside the Box closes its doors

Inside the Box Board Games to liquidate, with all assets acquired by Naylor Games, following claims of unpaid staff and missing pensions earlier this year.

April 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Our D&D actual play series Storybreakers is now a podcast!

Catch up with the first season in audio form, or experience it for the first time.

March 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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March 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Co-op gem Forgotten Waters’ follow-up is the gorgeous fantasy RPG board game Freelancers

Deal with dungeons, dragons and... taxes?

March 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Terminator 2 is getting a tabletop RPG that lets you relive the movie as a campaign and play as a T-800

I need your rolls, your boots and your motorcycle.

March 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Interview

Why every D&D fan should care about Drizzt Do’Urden, Forgotten Realms hero and one of the most important fantasy characters of all time

Author and D&D expert Michael Witwer on the elf ranger’s long history - and why he deserves a movie.

March 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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This limited-edition, RPG-inspired pencil is the fanciest way to fill in your D&D character sheet

The Blackwing 20 will cost you $30 for a dozen.

March 30, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Greek god board game gem Santorini returns with new co-op expansion and deluxe Pantheon Edition

Riddle of the Sphinx will also include a single-player mode.

March 29, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Feature

An Awkward transition: How the creators of your favourite PS2 quiz game went from pixels to paper

‘I like the purity of board games; you can just really focus on creating the fun.’

March 29, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

D&D movie stars played the RPG together before filming Honor Among Thieves

And had a complete blast, by all accounts.

March 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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You’ll be able to playtest D&D’s official virtual tabletop later this year

As Wizards of the Coast shows off more features for its ambitious online platform.

March 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Minecraft mobs now have official D&D stat blocks - and you can download them for free today

Take on Creepers, Endermen and Ender Dragons.

March 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Minecraft Dungeons & Dragons DLC adds classes, dice rolls and Forgotten Realms locations in a 10-hour action-RPG campaign

See the Sword Coast and Candlekeep in block form.

March 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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A hand holding a Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus card

Best Games

15 most rare and expensive Magic: The Gathering cards

Mana cost.

March 28, 2023 Jason Coles

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Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus worth $615,000 breaks yet another sales record, days after the last one

Artist proof signed by creator Christopher Rush outsells Alpha Black Lotus.

March 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Rarest Yu-Gi-Oh! card of all time, one-of-a-kind Tyler the Great Warrior, going up for sale

Created in 2005 as a Make-A-Wish for a teenage fan battling cancer.

March 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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March 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Sleeping Gods is the greatest video game board game that isn’t based on a video game

Don't sleep on it.

March 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Descent: Legends of the Dark’s Act 2 expansion will cost $160, almost as much as the original game

The Betrayer’s War will require a copy of the $175 fantasy adventure to play when it releases this autumn.

March 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Warhammer 40,000’s 10th Edition revealed, army rules releasing for free this summer

Including free datasheets, streamlined rules and a new skirmish mode.

March 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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This D&D monster manual wants to help save real-life animals from extinction

Book of Extinction lets you include animals wiped out by humanity in your RPG campaigns.

March 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis

SPONSORED: Gritty fantasy RPG Blood and Doom wants to feel like discovering D&D for the first time

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Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest rules become free for anyone to make their own RPGs with under new D&D OGL rival

Publisher Chaosium updates its Basic Roleplaying system for the Open RPG Creative Licence.

March 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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March 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus sells for $540,000, setting yet another record for the holy grail card

The perfect condition card signed by artist Christopher Rush is now the most expensive MTG card ever sold at auction.

March 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Classic D&D video games including Spelljammer and Dragonlance are returning to PC for the first time in 25 years

Silver Box and other '80s and '90s games succeed on their death saving throw.

March 15, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Deals

Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, here’s your chance to win over £230 of cards and prizes for the TCG!

No trap cards here.

March 15, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Pokémon anniversary promo card starring Pikachu and Gen 1 starters sells for another record sum

Starter bid.

March 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Assassin’s Creed board game’s next expansion will take the entire video game series to a brand new time and place

Apocalypse wow.

March 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

D&D movie Honor Among Thieves adds one more familiar voice to its cast

Perkins of the job.

March 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Deals

Get Wanderhome, Thirsty Sword Lesbians and over 500 RPGs for just $5 to support trans rights in Florida

TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Florida bundle has already raised over $40,000.

March 14, 2023 Matt Jarvis

How To

How to play chess for beginners: rules, moves and setup

Learn how to play chess using our beginner’s guide, from basic rules to en passant and castling.

March 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Break!! is an absolutely stunning fantasy RPG inspired by Zelda and Ghibli, a decade in the making

Be a Battle Princess or a Murder Princess.

March 10, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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March 10, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Interview

‘If I was designing Monster of the Week now it would be very different’: Michael Sands on the RPG’s origins, inspirations and what comes next

Plus, his advice for new players.

March 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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March 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Two years after a signed Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus sold for a record $500,000, another has appeared at auction

Gem Mint 10 copy autographed by designer-artist Christopher Rush sold in January 2021 holds the title for the most expensive MTG card of all time.

March 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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UK board game studio behind Sub Terra and Alba to be liquidated and closed, buyer in talks for games and IP

Accusations of unpaid staff and missing pensions emerged in January.

March 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Lancer Tactics turns the mech tabletop RPG into a gorgeous Advance Wars-like video game

A perfect example of what a truly open third-party licence allows.

March 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Thousands of dollars worth of pristine Magic: The Gathering boosters were discovered in a garbage dump, then destroyed

Cards worth potential $250,000 included Modern Horizons 2, Infinity and 30th Anniversary packs.

Feb. 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer revealed as next Dimension 20 DM

Roleplaying royalty collides (again).

Feb. 28, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare miniatures power armour dogmeat

Deals

Fallout RPG and miniatures bundle lets you wage Wasteland Warfare without spending all your caps

Pick up a host of rules, supplements and 3D-printable models.

Feb. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is a seriously fancy premium set for the TCG that will ‘last you a lifetime’

Teased ahead of reveal at World Championships.

Feb. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Classic 1980s gamebook series Lone Wolf is being reprinted in paperback for the first time in decades

Final instalment The Light of the Kai will release in two volumes and finally bring the New Order series to a close next year.

Feb. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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World’s most valuable Pokémon card, Pikachu Illustrator, appears at auction for almost half a million dollars

One of just 41 copies in existence.

Feb. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Feb. 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Only half of D&D fans expect the movie to be any good, survey suggests

But they’ll still be going to see it.

Feb. 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Ethnos is like fantasy Ticket to Ride, and it’s getting a remake this summer

Archeos Society says goodbye to elves and orcs, hello to archeology.

Feb. 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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As d’Or winners 2023: Akropolis and Ark Nova take home France’s big Game of the Year awards

Challengers! named best ‘intermediate’ game.

Feb. 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Opinion

John Wick is the perfect movie to inspire your next D&D campaign - and not in its action

How to say just enough.

Feb. 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Elden Ring: The Board Game studio teases Sea of Thieves tabletop adaptation

Arrrrr you excited?

Feb. 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Gloomhaven has been dethroned as BoardGameGeek’s number one game

Brass: Birmingham becomes the eighth board game to take the top spot, as Isaac Childres’ dungeon-crawler slides to third in the rankings.

Feb. 22, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Apex Legends: The Board Game will bring the battle royale video game to the tabletop

From studio behind Frostpunk and Dying Light adaptations.

Feb. 21, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Two of Unmatched’s most popular sets are about to be discontinued

Grab ‘em while you can!

Feb. 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Cyclades: Legendary Edition is a ‘director’s cut’ of the mythical board game, headed to Kickstarter this year

Ahead of its release in 2024.

Feb. 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Best Games

31 indie RPGs to check out during Zine Month 2023

Our comprehensive list of unmissable games, supplements and more crowdfunding throughout February.

Feb. 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Deals

Trans Witches are Witches bundle supports LGBTQ+ indies with a very nice collection of 69 magical school RPGs and more

Get dozens of titles for the same price as a video game.

Feb. 10, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Feb. 10, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Feature

Broken Weave: Inside the D&D 5E tragic fantasy world shaped by Elden Ring, Annihilation and living through a pandemic

“It’s a tale of what comes after everything falls apart.”

Feb. 8, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Mantis Falls solves one of board gaming’s biggest problems for fans of Werewolf and social deduction - and it might be an all-timer

Witness perfection.

Feb. 6, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Feb. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Classic board game Acquire, the best Monopoly alternative you probably haven’t played, is getting a new edition this year

Legendary designer Sid Sackson’s 1960s hit to be revamped by studio behind Axis & Allies re-release.

Feb. 3, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Dark Souls RPG teases new book The Tome of Strange Beings

Over here, you fiends!

Feb. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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WW2 strategy series Quartermaster General is getting a new trilogy of two-player board games

This year’s East Front will focus on the conflict between the Soviet Union and Germany, followed by games set on the Mediterranean and Western fronts.

Feb. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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UK board game studio that made over £1m on Kickstarter accused of unpaid staff and missing pensions

Inside the Box’s own Kickstarter account demands payment for former employees after being hijacked by disgruntled workers.

Feb. 2, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! Lego set turns Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician into bricks, along with a deck box for your cards

Yugi Duplo.

Feb. 1, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Opinion

I spent an hour failing to set up a board game and it made me question everything

Frozen in Frostpunk.

Jan. 31, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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News

It looks like Kadabra is returning to the Pokémon card game after 20 years in legal exile

The psychic Pokémon last appeared in 2003’s Skyridge set, before vanishing as the result of a lawsuit from Uri Geller.

Jan. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Pathfinder and Call of Cthulhu RPGs sell out months’ worth of books in two weeks after D&D OGL backlash

Paizo and Chaosium announce extra printings following ‘overwhelming surge’ in interest.

Jan. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Jan. 27, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Magic: The Gathering card sells for six figures, becomes second-most valuable card after Black Lotus

Lord of the Pit in ‘pristine’ condition beat the previous auction price for the card by almost $100,000.

Jan. 26, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Dicebreaker comments have some new features, come check them out!

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Jan. 25, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Feature

Oros is like classic video game Populous as a board game - and far more interesting than it seems

God-like?

Jan. 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Shadows Over Camelot and Nidavellir board game designer Serge Laget passes away

Following ‘serious’ illness.

Jan. 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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New Lord of the Rings board game lets you play the entire trilogy in less time than it takes to rewatch Fellowship of the Ring

Page turns.

Jan. 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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SPONSORED: Castle Panic's new expansion Crowns and Quests shakes up the co-op board game

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Family party game Cranium is back with a “reimagined” 25th Anniversary Edition and a new MicroMacro-style puzzler

Plus re-releases of spin-offs in the popular series.

Jan. 23, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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European RPG Studios Union emerges from dust of D&D’s OGL storm to ‘promote RPGs as art and protect creators’

Effort from French, German and Italian publishers states support of #OpenDND movement as first priority.

Jan. 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been enjoying!

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Jan. 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Here are the character creation options you’ll have in Warhammer 40k RPG Imperium Maledictum

Start planning your Imperial agent early.

Jan. 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Pathfinder 2E roleplaying game Origins Awards

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Roll20, Deadlands and Numenera RPG makers join Pathfinder studio’s open game licence as D&D OGL rival gathers momentum

Over 1,500 publishers have backed the ORC so far, according to Paizo.

Jan. 20, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Exec behind Terraforming Mars screen adaptation would love to make a Clank! action movie

Arkham Horror and Scythe also among Christopher Kaminski’s dream projects.

Jan. 19, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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Terraforming Mars movie or TV show would be ‘between The Martian and The Expanse’, feature original characters and involve board game’s creators

Executive behind upcoming screen adaptation offers some first ideas of what to expect.

Jan. 19, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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D&D’s golden age is over due to OGL revolt, says Dark Souls RPG writer

"Once that trust has gone, it's gone forever.”

Jan. 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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You're In Space And Everything's Fucked in this brutal sci-fi horror RPG inspired by Alien, Dead Space and System Shock

In space, no-one can hear you roll.

Jan. 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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New eBay rival promises Pokémon, MTG and Yu-Gi-Oh! fans an easier way to PSA grade and sell their valuable cards

Goldin Marketplace aims at more affordable collectables and casual traders by wrapping PSA authentication and storage into one process.

Jan. 18, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Best Games

5 best Pokémon board games

Gotta play ‘em all.

Jan. 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Pokémon fans are snapping up trading cards with Ash and Pikachu before they leave the TV series

Number of people searching for cards with fan-favourite trainer and his electric companion rockets ahead of anime finale.

Jan. 17, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Yu-Gi-Oh! is bringing back some of its most iconic cards in standalone boosters for the TCG’s 25th anniversary

Birthday celebrations will include cards from Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Invasion of Chaos and more, plus a return of the Legendary Collection.

Jan. 16, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Three denizens of Ark head out into the Zone on a dangerous mission, individual mutations such as insectoid wings on full display. The last bastion of humanity is a central location in tabletop RPG Mutant: Year Zero.

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The One Ring studio is the latest RPG publisher to create its own open game licence in wake of D&D OGL turmoil

Free League “intensifies” development of Year Zero Engine and Dragonbane licences in response to Wizards of the Coast’s planned changes.

Jan. 16, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

A rare Ancient Mew Pokémon card in perfect condition, typo and all, just sold at auction

First run of Ancient Mew card released for Pokémon the Movie 2000 was printed with an obvious error that only boosted its rarity.

Jan. 16, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Warhammer 40,000 RPG Imperium Maledictum reveals its cover art - exclusive

A trip to Persepolis.

Jan. 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis

News

Pathfinder maker announces its own Open RPG Creative License in response to controversial D&D OGL changes

System-agnostic ORC will ultimately be controlled by a non-profit in order to “irrevocably and unquestionably keep alive the spirit of the Open Game License”.

Jan. 13, 2023 Matt Jarvis

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