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News
Zombicide and Cthulhu: Death May Die are being turned into graphic novels
First run of CMON comics.
News
The Shining is being turned into an escape room board game for the movie’s 40th anniversary
Hereeeeeeee’s money!
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This year’s Spiel des Jahres nominations are out and we’re here to fiercely debate them on the latest Dicebreaker Podcast!
If your ears are burning, it’s probably all the hot takes.
News
Debut board game from Star Wars: Rebellion designer Corey Konieczka’s studio Unexpected Games delayed to 2021
Development of first release “pretty much done”, with two more projects already in the works.
News
Try the new Pandemic board game, Hot Zone: North America, right now with free print-and-play demo
Shorter, simpler spin-off from co-op hit releasing later this year.
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US board game convention Gen Con is cancelled for the first time in its 50-year history
Online event announced in wake of COVID-19 concerns.
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Rally-racing board game Rallyman: Dirt is returning in a new edition
Combines original Rallyman and Dirt expansion.
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Cancelled Essen Spiel 2020 board game convention replaced by online event Spiel.Digital
Taking place during October weekend of ‘postponed’ games fair.
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Tabletop games made more money than ever before on Kickstarter last year
Two-thirds of tabletop projects reached their goal.
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Spiel des Jahres 2020 nominations, the shortlist for Germany’s top Board Game of the Year prize, announced
The Crew, The King’s Dilemma and Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale lead shortlist for 'expert' Kennerspiel des Jahres.
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War of the Ring, The One Ring and Zombicide RPG designers join Blood Rage and Rising Sun studio CMON
Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi working on “several high priority and super-secret future releases”.
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Essen Spiel 2020 is cancelled
2021 dates announced following ‘postponement’ by one year due to COVID-19.
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Baby Yodas, pint-sized Pandemics and plenty of pirates - this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast has all these and more!
Treat your earholes and eyeholes today.
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Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid and Clank! publisher holding its first online convention, Renegade Con Virtual, next month
Teases glimpse at future of Power Rangers board game.
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Zombicide and Blood Rage maker CMON is holding a virtual board games convention this weekend
With designer talks, painting competitions and more.
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UK Games Expo 2020 replacement online convention Virtually Expo announced
Following Birmingham show’s cancellation due to COVID-19.
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Tiny Epic Pirates sails the small seas onto Kickstarter next week
Edward Titch and the Teeny Anne’s Revenge.
News
Liven up lockdown video calls with the free Working From Home edition of prank party game Don’t Get Got
Keep it on the download.
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Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America officially announced, first in new series of ‘fun-size’ co-op board games
Planned for release this summer, with play-at-home demo on the way.
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Tabletop Simulator challenger Tabletop Playground launches into Early Access on PC this week
Over 100 mods available off the bat.
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Breaking Bad Monopoly will let you play as Heisenberg’s hat, won’t let you sell drugs
Blue Sky thinking.
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We’re back to spark joy and talk tabletop games from Frosthaven to Deadlands on this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!
The latest board game and RPG news, what we’ve been playing, and your questions answered.
Deals
Get Scythe, Splendor, Carcassonne and £120+ worth of digital board games on PC for under £10
Latest Humble Bundle features more than a dozen Asmodee Digital apps and expansions.
News
Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps release date still up in the air after two years of delays, publisher says
Gale Force Nine blames “a variety of circumstances out of our control”.
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Detective board game teases new murder-mystery scenario written by Pandemic Legacy co-creator Rob Daviau
Set in 1970s Boston.
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Oriflamme, one of 2020’s board game highlights so far, gets free two-player rules for coronavirus lockdown play
Official variant available to download now.
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Capital Lux 2 mixes up the card game with 250+ more ways to play, landing on Kickstarter this month
New characters and solo mode coming to strategic card game.
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Gloomhaven sequel Frosthaven is now the biggest board game Kickstarter of all time
With nearly $13m raised and over 80,000 backers.
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The latest Dicebreaker Podcast packs in new Deadlands, D&D Stranger Things and Infinity CodeOne, plus smooth ghosts, sea crimes and more!
Listen or watch this week’s round-up of tabletop news, opinions and chatter now.
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The Dicebreaker merchandise store is open now, featuring two new T-shirt designs!
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The Hobbit board game on the way from Lord of the Rings movie effects studio
Films' senior artist and Endeavor co-designer throw An Unexpected Party.
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Sci-fi deckbuilder Star Realms’ upcoming set Rise of Empire is a standalone prequel with a legacy-style campaign
Hitting Kickstarter this autumn ahead of release in 2021.
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Tapeworm is a delightfully gross card game mash-up of Uno and Snake from Binding of Isaac creator
Edmund McMillen's second tabletop project live on Kickstarter now.
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UK Games Expo 2020 has been cancelled
Following postponement to August as result of coronavirus.
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Sea of Legends is an ambitious pirate adventure board game with a treasure trove of tales to tell - Kickstarter preview
Sun, sea and sandbox.
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Anime deckbuilder Tanto Cuore is coming back to digital
Publisher Japanime Games working on tabletop adaptations of Japanese video games.
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This week’s Dicebreaker Podcast has the next Pandemic game, Kids on Brooms, D&D advice and more Mr. Blobby than anyone can handle
Listen on iTunes, Spotify and Google, or watch the video version!
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You can now play dungeon-crawling board game Arcadia Quest single-player with free solo mode rules
Support for Inferno and expansions to follow.
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Party game Insider is 20 Questions meets Werewolf, and it’s getting a trickier new edition
Insider Black is both a standalone game and expansion for the original.
Best Games
10 best train board games to play after Ticket to Ride
All aboard as we run down the best train board games on the tabletop.
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Essen Spiel 2020 organisers say world’s biggest board game convention will go ahead - for now - despite coronavirus
Events banned in German region of North Rhine-Westphalia until September.
Opinion
Playing Diplomacy online transformed the infamously brutal board game from unbearable to brilliant
Another backstab at it.
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Games Workshop is already preparing to re-open Warhammer stores after COVID-19 lockdown
No US or UK locations included in limited ‘pilot’.
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Bargain Quest, the card game of fantasy flogging, sets sail in next expansion Sunk Costs
Vesselling your waves.
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Pandemic: Hot Zone is a portable 30-minute version of the hit co-op board game
Leaked ahead of full announcement.
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Tabletop Simulator rival Tabletop Playground is currently free to download on PC during its open beta
Includes classic board games and user-made mods.
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Burgle Bros. 2 board game preview - a tighter co-op caper that sneaks in new surprises
Ocean's 11 by way of legacy board games, Betrayal at House on the Hill and Left 4 Dead.
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Play Carcassonne by yourself or in co-op thanks to free official solo rules for the board game
German publisher also releases single-player variant for Hadara.
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Sci-fi board game epic Twilight Imperium is being adapted into a book series
First novel to be The Fractured Void by Tim Pratt.
How To
How to introduce board games to friends and family
10 tips on getting new players to the table - and encouraging them to stay there.
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BattleCON is Street Fighter as a card game, and it’s back with a new fourth edition this summer
Here comes an old challenger.
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Fantasy Flight suspends all X-Wing, Keyforge and Legend of the Five Rings organised play in wake of COVID-19
In-store events postponed until September.
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Bullet?? is bringing the intense ‘puzzle action’ of shoot ‘em up video games to the tabletop
Inspired by classic shmups such as Ikaruga.
Deals
Catan, Carcassonne and more digital board games are up to 50% off on Nintendo Switch
Asmodee Digital titles reduced on Nintendo eShop until April 19th.
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Railroad Ink Challenge ramps up the competition in the colourful roll-and-write train game with two new sets
Visit Lush Green forests or Shining Yellow deserts.
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US tabletop event Origins delayed to autumn, ‘virtual convention’ to be held this summer
Decision made in light of COVID-19 pandemic.
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How family classic Yahtzee inspired board gaming's latest trend, the roll-and-write
Rolling with it.
Best Games
10 best Easter board games to play over the bank holiday weekend
With springtime themes and cute animals, it’s time to crack into the best Easter board games.
News
Family board game Kingdomino gets a free print-and-play expansion, The Court
Also compatible with Queendomino.
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Gloom of Kilforth creator reveals solo deckbuilding board game Veilwraith
Multiplayer possible with extra copies.
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Pirate board game Forgotten Waters' voice cast includes Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia and Red vs. Blue stars
Anime actors narrate latest game from Dead of Winter creators.
Feature
30 years on, fantasy board game HeroQuest is still inspiring modern dungeon-crawlers
From Gloomhaven to Star Wars: Imperial Assault, the legacy of a groundbreaking classic.
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Tales from the Loop board game arrives on Kickstarter, free print-and-play demo out now
Tabletop RPG adaptation arriving next spring.
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New Star Wars board games, more Outer Rim and Mandalorian releases in the works, Fantasy Flight confirms
Tabletop titles based on movie franchise planned until 2024.
Deals
Grab Tabletop Simulator for 50% off on PC to keep your board game group going over the internet
Including the four-pack bundle.
News
Cards Against Humanity has a new family-friendly edition you can download for free
A scatological move.
News
Play party game Love Letter for free with print-and-play edition Sender
April Fool’s Day joke turned real.
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Arkham Horror, Android and Keyforge are getting board game art books
First tabletop gaming art books from Dark Horse.
Deals
Ticket to Ride maker’s roll-and-write board game Corinth is now free to download
Get the GOAT.
News
Here’s a first look at the Tales from the Loop board game, including gameplay and release date details
Solve mysteries and make it home in time for tea.
Deals
Grab D&D, Catan, Codenames and more big board games in 3 for 2 Amazon deal
Also featuring Mysterium, Splendor and 7 Wonders.
News
Tales from the Loop co-op board game announced, headed to Kickstarter next week
Thrown for a Loop.
News
Read subliminal messages with special glasses in the upcoming board game adaptation of cult classic film They Live
Obey! Consume! Conform!
Review
Bargain Quest board game review - flashy fun in a fantasy world that struggles for depth
Dungeons & Dealers.
Feature
Scythe, Pandemic Legacy and Yogi creators on the unending, essential process of playtesting board games to perfection
“It’s a confirmation that all your good ideas aren’t that good.”
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Crime-solving board game Detective is getting a quicker, stripped-down spin-off
Speedy sleuthing.
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Birdy board game Wingspan has almost sold more copies than Scythe in one year
Stonemaier Games predicts 2019 ‘Game of the Year’ will overtake strategy hit “soon”.
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Plaid Hat announces Summoner Wars 2E, new game from Mice and Mystics designer and possible revival of Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
Founder confirms ‘no current plans’ to use Kickstarter.
News
Lords of Vegas co-designer announces reprint, Underworld expansion release and 10th anniversary edition
After picking up the publishing rights.
Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures board game review - is the Shadows of the Past reboot worth shelling out for?
Cowabunga or ready for the Shredder?
News
Place secret bets on deadly arena gladiator fights in Kickstarter board game Gladius
Are you not entertained?
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Dead of Winter is now owned by Fantasy Flight, as Pandemic creator Z-Man acquires Mice and Mystics
Following previous publisher Plaid Hat’s independence.
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Mice and Mystics publisher Plaid Hat goes independent, Dead of Winter co-creator departs
Gives up rights to Stuffed Fables, Aftermath and more.