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Ex-Pandemic devs form new studio, announce co-op board game Leviathan Wilds
Former Z-Man Games and Fantasy Flight veterans reveal Moon Crab Games and release playable demo of debut release.
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Say hi to Maddie, Dicebreaker’s new video producer!
The Dicebreaker team becomes a fabulous five!
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Sleeping Gods sequel and next Cyanide & Happiness game coming to Gamefound
Plus a new title from Dwellings of Eldervale designer.
Feature
“The most important thing is the conversation”: Root designer Cole Wehrle talks his next board game, Arcs
“I wanted a game that was faster and more dramatic.”
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Cosmic Encounter creators making their first original Dune board game in 40 years
For the Fremen.
Best Games
5 open-world board games to play if you’re enjoying Elden Ring and Horizon: Forbidden West
try game but board
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Risk Legacy first inspired by creator’s questions about Clue
“I don’t know why all these people keep coming for dinner.”
Opinion
25 years after it changed board gaming, Catan is a terrible introduction to the hobby
It’s time to settle this.
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Root creator on future expansions -“I don’t think we’re at the end of it”
“We can probably do a few more factions.”
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Exploding Kittens’ next game is based on a webcomic about the Mantis Shrimp
Give opponents a gut-punch.
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Over 100 tabletop games made $500,000 on Kickstarter last year for the first time
Crowdfunding site hits another record figure, despite recent blockchain controversy.
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Dead by Daylight board game announced, hits Kickstarter next month - here’s how it plays
Collector’s Edition includes miniature hooks to hang survivors on.
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An Undaunted: Normandy video game is on the way
Fight them on the PC, on the Mac and on the iPad.
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Scythe publisher cuts off economic ties with Russian partners, writes-off Ukrainian payments
“Stonemaier Games stands with Ukraine.”
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“Now, more than ever, we need to be strong”: Ukraine board game publishers, creators and stores rally in wake of Russian invasion
Tabletop outlets in country urge supporters to donate blood, money and other aid.
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Detective publisher releasing tabletop adaptation of Thorgal comic series
Featuring 10 standalone scenarios.
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Root designer wants his next board game to be a “better Clue”
“I love murder mysteries, I don't like murder mystery games.”
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Warhammer Quest: Cursed City returns next month, full re-launch later this year
A cursed franchise.
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The Wizard of OZ board game will challenge your courage, brains and heart
Enter the Emerald City.
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Root creator’s next board game Arcs can be played “thousands of times”
A galaxy’s worth of content.
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A Dying Light board game is in development
From Frostpunk: The Board Game studio Glass Cannon Unplugged.
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Betrayal at House on the Hill teases upcoming third edition in brief video
Third haunts the charm.
Interview
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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Here’s how Wingspan scored a surprise starring role on Coronation Street last week
The Rovers Re-tern.
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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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Vampire: The Masquerade – Milan Uprising will be a digital and physical hybrid game
Tremere on Teburu.
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A Sherlock board game is on the way, 5 years after the final episode aired
Ready your mind-palace.
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Disney Villainous publisher Ravensburger confirms plans to crowdfund “a handful of projects” following Gamefound investment
Projects will include both original and licensed titles.
Video
We pick our favourite Valentine's Day board games for two - or one - in the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Plus Cthulhu crossovers, NFTs in tabletop and everything we've been playing.
Feature
The real-life romance, loss and legacy behind relationship sim board game Fog of Love
Jacob Jaskov’s heartfelt passion project for his partner became a groundbreaking moment for tabletop gaming - but it took a personal toll.
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Castles of Burgundy and Villainous publisher Ravensburger gets into crowdfunding with $4.5m investment in Kickstarter rival Gamefound
Over $22 million raised on the crowdfunding platform since launching last year.
Best Games
Best board games and RPGs to play before you watch the Uncharted film
Fortune favours the board.
News
Munchkin Batman features The Dark Knight, The Joker and more
Equip this cape to become the night.
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Here’s an Aeon’s End inspired deckbuilding game about fighting space monsters
Astro Knights...unite!
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Boss Monster getting a new version, designer requests feedback from disgruntled players
A decade after its creation.
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Cthulhu-esque terrors invade Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series
American horror stories.
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Dune board game studio’s next release is Stone Age survival semi-co-op Tusk
A mammoth challenge.
Video
What's the most expensive board game you've ever bought? We talk extravagant editions on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Plus new Dark Souls RPG details, learning sign language by roleplaying and everything we've been playing.
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Tsuro’s Luxury Limited Edition costs $350, includes stone tiles, bamboo rules scroll and a gold dragon statue
Paths paved with gold.
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Exploding Kittens creators return to Kickstarter with new party game Hand-to-Hand Wombat
Marsupial-in pledge.
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Pathfinder: Level 20 board game is like Munchkin in reverse
Starfinder: Pirates of Skydock and Pathfinder: Tall Tales also announced.
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The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era game will feature “many regions” of Tamriel
With an emphasis on character creation.
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7 Wonders: Architects and Lost Ruins of Arnak among 2022 As d’Or nominees
Winners announced in February.
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Thunder Road: Vendetta returns to Kickstarter with a full tank of crowdfunding gas
Putting the car in carnage.
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Over 85 hours of non-stop Dune was played to raise money for Alzheimer’s research
Setting a new world record.
Video
Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-No!? We test our TCG monster knowledge on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Prepare to have Ghost Beef.
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Classic MMO RuneScape is getting a board game and tabletop RPG
Board game headed to Kickstarter, with RPG releasing later in 2022.
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Batman featured in new Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game spin-off
He is the world’s greatest detective, after all.
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Play as adorable goblin bakers and hamster wranglers in this storytelling game
Worm and woodlouse companions included.
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WWII deckbuilding series Undaunted heads to Stalingrad this autumn
Standalone sequel to Normandy and North Africa billed as a “big box” addition to the series.
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Pandemic's digital board game removed due to old age and declining performance
“The time has come to make way for the digital future of Pandemic.”
Best Games
The 15 best board games for kids 2022
Kids' board games can be more than child’s play - here’s the proof.
News
X-Men themed expansion for Legendary: Marvel card game is coming tomorrow
The 27th expansion for the game.
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Wordle-inspired Guess the Board Game puts a tabletop twist on the viral puzzle game
Do you know your Knizia from your Hargrave?
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Tabletop Simulator permanently shuts down global chat, donates $10,000 to trans activism non-profit
“We are reforming our moderation policies to ensure that everyone has an inclusive place to enjoy our great hobby.”
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Raiders of the North Sea studio releasing solo game inspired by Chinese history
The Legacy of Yu.
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Quacks of Quedlinburg spin-off features pig-racing and simpler gameplay
Going for a golden cauldron.
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Make literal mountains out of molehills in the next game from Telestrations studio
Be crowned top tunneler.
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Pandemic’s digital version removed from all stores but publisher won’t say why
“This decision was made with a heavy heart for a multitude of reasons that we cannot disclose.”
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Roll meeples to build skyscrapers in next game from Mystic Vale designer
Construction through cartwheels.
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Tales from the Loop board game brings cooperative sci-fi investigation to retail in February
Don’t Stålenhag all the fun.
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Alien and The Thing given homage in expansion for horror game Final Girl
Starring the Evolmorph and The Organism.
Video
What are the most exciting board games and RPGs of 2022? It’s the first Dicebreaker Podcast of the new year!
Goblin in the streets...
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Silent Night, Deadly Night, a 1984 slasher film, now has a board game adaptation
All is not calm, prepare to fight.
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Kemet creator’s latest mythological board game hits Kickstarter later today
Based on Ancient Mayan folklore.
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Tabletop Simulator removes global chat amid allegations of transphobic, homophobic moderation
One user alleges she was banned multiple times for simply mentioning her gender and sexual identity.
News
Goblin Coaster is a co-op game about building underground roller coasters
Trolls on the tracks.
Opinion
If Quacks of Quedlinburg had a better name, it could be the next blockbuster board game
Plus a change in artwork.
News
Lost Cities designer’s Ancient Egyptian board game, Amun-Re, is getting a reprint
Don’t let victory slip between your fingers.
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Tiny Epic Galaxies' designer next solo game is about post-apocalyptic car combat
Hopefully won’t be mediocre.
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Machi Koro publisher announces board game equivalent of Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater
Roll-ie to Ollie.