News Dungeons & Dragons maker says it doesn’t publicly address every AI allegation to protect artist privacy “Our preference is to handle the issue and the artist relation internally where possible.” May 3, 2024 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering's Fallout decks are probably its most successful Commander release yet, says Wizards Fallout’s here to do some business with four big decks on its hip. April 26, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Magic: The Gathering maker sees “killer” future for tabletop with “multiple” Marvel sets, while Arena languishes on the vine Final Fantasy set expected to “dwarf what we did with Lord of the Rings” in Japan. April 24, 2024 Chase Carter
News D&D maker continues to lean on MTG and Baldur’s Gate 3 during 2024's “turnaround” phase Monopoly Go! surpassing $2 billion in revenue doesn’t hurt, either. April 24, 2024 Chase Carter
News A new edition of Risk 2210 A.D., a gritty offshoot of the classic board game, is now available to preorder Mechs, moons, and mega-continents. April 19, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Wizards of the Coast president Cynthia Williams departs D&D and Magic: The Gathering's maker An SEC filing confirms that Hasbro is searching “both internal and external” for her replacement April 17, 2024 Chase Carter 10 comments
News Monopoly will head to theatres as a live-action film courtesy of Barbie, Harley Quinn actor Margot Robbie Robbie’s production company might just give Rich Uncle Pennybags the Ken treatment. April 11, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News D&D and Monopoly maker will publish last year’s winning card game from the Women Innovators of Play The second annual event makes good on Hasbro’s promise to invest in one of 2023’s winners. April 6, 2024 Chase Carter
News D&D and MTG have "compelling use cases for AI", says Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks envisions “mining” tabletop adventures and TCG cards for the toy company’s AI-powered future. March 15, 2024 Chase Carter 7 comments
How To How to play Monopoly: rules, setup and how to win Ditch the house variants and avoid arguments with our recap of the classic board game's official rules. March 6, 2024 Matt Jarvis
News D&D and MTG owner’s $1.06 billion loss dwarfs strong performance from Wizards of the Coast Layoffs, inventory shedding and the sale of its entertainment branch still leave Hasbro leaning hard on its golden geese. Feb. 14, 2024 Chase Carter 4 comments
News Magic: The Gathering plans to release two Tale of Middle-earth sized crossover sets per year starting in 2025 The success of last year's Lord of the Rings set has paved the way for more premiere-sized Universes Beyond crossovers. Feb. 13, 2024 Chase Carter
News D&D models its digital future on MTG’s Universes Beyond pop culture crossovers More dolls in the fantasy sandbox. Feb. 13, 2024 Chase Carter
News Studio developing Dungeons & Dragons RPG video game lays off 44 workers, shelves project Hidden Path sought additional funding for six months amidst a “challenging environment”. Feb. 12, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons maker kills Dragonlance live-action series, according to Joe Manganiello and series author Margaret Weis and Manganiello say Wizards of the Coast is not interested in producing anything set in Krynn, at present. Feb. 12, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons maker reportedly looks at Tencent to sell future video games like Baldur’s Gate 3 UPDATE: Wizards denies rumours of IP sale Feb. 1, 2024 Chase Carter 3 comments
News AI-Powered Trivial Pursuit Infinite is a mostly harmless canary in the tabletop coal mines New Infinite mode turns players into playtesters for Hasbro’s digital board game app. Jan. 8, 2024 Chase Carter
News Artist lawsuit alleges Midjourney scraped copyrighted Magic: The Gathering art to train AI New evidence includes a list of artist names, thousands long, full of MTG veterans and fan favourites. Jan. 3, 2024 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons says “no generative AI was used” to create artwork teasing 2024 core rulebooks Artist Nestor Ossandón defends their process amongst social media allegations fanned by anti-Hasbro sentiment. Dec. 19, 2023 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons owner lays off 1,100 staff two weeks before Christmas “to keep Hasbro healthy” Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks blames the “difficult” decision on toy market malaise affecting the company throughout 2023. Dec. 13, 2023 Chase Carter 18 comments
News D&D and MTG designers, artists and producers lose jobs among over 1,000 Hasbro layoffs, former devs confirm Deep, sweeping cuts to toymaker’s staff includes senior employees and at least one vice president. Dec. 13, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
News MTG’s Cluedo-inspired crossover lets you win by fingering a murderer Swinging at face isn’t very gumshoe of you. Dec. 6, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Chris Pine is “pretty confident” in a Dungeons & Dragons film sequel Hot off voicing the villain in Disney’s Wish, the former bard says he’d absolutely return for another session. Nov. 24, 2023 Chase Carter
News Monopoly and Dungeons & Dragons owner announces trio of winners for 2023 Women Innovators of Play Challenge All three will have their original designs workshopped by Hasbro next year, along with a $10,000 prize. Nov. 23, 2023 Chase Carter
News MTG and Baldur’s Gate 3 pull Hasbro’s bacon out of the fryer as toy giant doubles down on tabletop brands Hasbro will continue to rely on the “long term, multi-property strategy” of Universes Beyond. Nov. 3, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering’s animated Netflix show still lives - if barely Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks gave a brief nod to the neglected project in a recent investors meeting. Oct. 31, 2023 Chase Carter
News Marvel’s pop culture domination spreads to Magic: the Gathering in 2025 The Avengers (and other superheroes) will assemble for at least one tentpole set crossover with the trading card game. Oct. 23, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering’s head designer says new Play Boosters will "save" TCG's Draft and Limited formats “If we didn't do anything, draft boosters were going away. This whole change was to save drafting.” Oct. 17, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering’s new Play Booster will increase the cost of limited events, but WotC isn’t worried The “increased value” of cards included in the new booster pack will presumably make up the higher price of entry Oct. 16, 2023 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Scooby Doo, Scream actor Matthew Lillard wrote a free haunt for Betrayal at House on the Hill board game Zoinks, Scoobs! That’s our last omen! Oct. 12, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons might be about to vanish from your local bookstore - here's why Wizards of the Coast drops longtime distributor ahead of the RPG's next edition. Oct. 9, 2023 Chase Carter
News Risk 2210 and Nexus Ops among board games slated for reprints by Vampire: The Masquerade studio Renegade Game Studios continues scooping up publishing rights to previous Hasbro titles. Sept. 29, 2023 Chase Carter
News My Little Pony’s return to Magic: The Gathering brings Rainbow Dash, Applejack and more to a charity drop Proceeds from Ponies: the Galloping 2 will benefit Extra Life charity in MTG’s tenth year of collaboration. Sept. 20, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering announces a fourth booster pack type releasing with Assassin’s Creed crossover Four-barreled booster fun. Aug. 5, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Monopoly maker exec imagines a future where board games sport “AI-driven game mechanics” Chat GPTabletop. July 25, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeon crawl board game HeroQuest concludes first major storyline in Rise of the Dread Moon expansion Dread Moon rising. July 21, 2023 Chase Carter
News MTG’s Commander Masters set charges a king’s ransom for a mixed bag "That's clearly a proposition for absolute suckers." July 12, 2023 Chase Carter
News Risk Strike sells a 20-minute version of the classic world domination board game, sans world map Pocket-sized Genghis Khan simulator. July 11, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering’s one-of-a-kind The One Ring has been found and graded PSA gave the highly coveted card from Tales of Middle-earth a Mint 9 rating. June 30, 2023 Chase Carter
News Monopoly Scrabble mashes together the two board game classics in one Frankensteinian tabletop crossover Honestly, how has this never happened before? June 15, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News Cluedo Conspiracy twists the murder mystery formula with hidden identities and an island resort vibe Whodunnit on holiday. June 13, 2023 Chase Carter
News 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. June 9, 2023 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons increases price of printed books despite continuous financial success Higher physical book prices begin later in 2023 while digital editions remain solid, for now. May 23, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
News 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. May 19, 2023 Matt Jarvis
News D&D’s free, 24-hour streaming channel will feature improv, cooking shows and independent creators Dungeons & Dragons Adventures gives classic cartoons and RPG creators a home on television May 15, 2023 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering publisher hires Pinkerton to seize leaked cards from YouTuber’s house A mistaken sell leads private investigators to intimidate and threaten an individual and his wife. April 27, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
Deals Save 50% on Risk, Monopoly, Cluedo and other Hasbro board games in the UK Get cashback on half of your purchase, on top of any other discounts. March 16, 2023 Mark Harrison
News D&D maker worried more about recession than OGL controversy’s impact on business Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is confident the company can recapture angry and upset players. Feb. 16, 2023 Chase Carter
Deals The classic mystery game Cluedo is only £10 at Amazon Crime, it doesn't pay. Feb. 14, 2023 Mark Harrison
News Senior D&D producer says RPG’s execs “lost sight of the impact” OGL debacle would have on community Wizards of the Coast’s tardy response “was a delay built out of many small, good decisions”, according to Kyle Brink. Feb. 10, 2023 Chase Carter
News 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
News D&D abandons quest to update OGL after massive negative survey response Publisher Wizards of the Coast instead puts even more content into the Creative Commons. Jan. 27, 2023 Chase Carter
News D&D: Honor Among Thieves’ latest trailer runs the risk of choking on all that tongue-in-cheek Kitchen table hijinks on a Marvel film budget. Jan. 23, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News 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 1 comment
News D&D maker apologises for OGL, will publicly playtest future versions of legal document “Let me start with an apology. We are sorry. We got it wrong.” Jan. 18, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Dungeons & Dragons publisher responds to OGL criticism: “We rolled a 1” Wizards of the Coast’s first public statement rescinds royalty tiers but leaves many questions unanswered. Jan. 14, 2023 Chase Carter
News D&D maker tightens its grip on third-party RPG books with reported OGL changes Thousands of creators and fans angered by what’s proposed in the leaked document. Jan. 11, 2023 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Cluedo aesthetic upgrade makes the cast of the classic whodunit board game extremely hot Even Professor Plum. Scratch that - *especially* Professor Plum. Jan. 9, 2023 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Dungeons & Dragons executives think “the brand is really under monetised” Wizards of the Coast want to create a “recurrent spending environment” around the popular tabletop RPG’s digital front. Dec. 9, 2022 Chase Carter 4 comments
News Amid reprint discussion, MTG’s CEO says $999 30th anniversary box was “definitely the right call” President and CEO Cynthia Williams claims Wizards of the Coast doesn’t participate in secondary markets. Dec. 9, 2022 Chase Carter 1 comment
Opinion Fortnite Monopoly is a much better board game than anyone expected The only edition worth playing this Christmas? Dec. 8, 2022 Marley Hannan
How To How to play Risk: board game’s rules, setup and how to win Get a recap of the classic strategy game’s rules. Dec. 6, 2022 Matt Jarvis
How To How to play Cluedo: board game’s rules, setup and how to win explained Keep the mystery in the murder, not the rules. Nov. 8, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Heroscape may enter its own Age of Annihilation if crowdfunding fails Another decade in the memory hole. Nov. 7, 2022 Chase Carter 3 comments
News D&D documentary directed by Critical Role’s Joe Manganiello will use 400 hours of archival footage With Wizards of the Coasts president producing, this second film will likely cleave closer to hagiography. Oct. 13, 2022 Chase Carter 3 comments
News Risk, Axis & Allies and Diplomacy are getting reprints and brand new games from Vampire: The Masquerade studio Renegade Publisher confirms new versions of classic Avalon Hill board games. Oct. 10, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Heroscape returns with a big - and expensive - box of wargame miniatures for an Age of Annihilation This Valhalla isn't so shiny and chrome. Oct. 7, 2022 Chase Carter
News LEGO crowdsources fans for official Dungeons & Dragons Ideas set You arrive at a tiny, plastic inn. Oct. 5, 2022 Chase Carter
News Cluedo: Treachery at Tudor Mansion reimagines the board game classic’s murder mystery as an escape room in a box First in a planned series of home escape room games. Oct. 5, 2022 Matt Jarvis
News Wizards of the Coast appoints former Microsoft e-commerce veteran as new senior VP of Dungeons & Dragons Rawson will lead the tabletop game’s transition into a heavier digital focus. Oct. 5, 2022 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering is set to become Wizards of the Coast’s first billion-dollar franchise That’s one billion with a B. Oct. 4, 2022 Chase Carter
News Classic board game Cluedo gets a full relaunch and murder mystery boxes in 2023 Will they add a gamer lounge to the mansion? Oct. 4, 2022 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering is getting Final Fantasy and Assassin’s Creed cards Next Universes Beyond sets to arrive from 2024. Oct. 4, 2022 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
News MTG will favour physical releases over Arena for Brothers’ War and two following card sets While not a permanent strategy, the change shows Wizards of the Coast is eager to return to in-person play. Sept. 23, 2022 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons 5E removes racist Hadozee depiction from Spelljammer, apologises for “offensive material” “We’ve initiated a thorough internal review of the situation and will take the necessary actions as a result of that review.” Sept. 6, 2022 Chase Carter
News Hex-based miniatures battler Heroscape just rose from the grave after nearly 12 years 13-year-old me is screaming with excitement. Aug. 5, 2022 Chase Carter
News D&D’s The Yawning Portal inn becomes the setting of a Diner Dash-esque board game Opens its doors to adventurers in early 2023. Aug. 5, 2022 Chase Carter
News Betrayal 3rd Edition’s Werewolves expansion introduces a new character and five fresh haunts Who let the were-dogs in? Aug. 5, 2022 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Richard Tait, Cranium co-creator, has passed away Following complications with COVID-19. Aug. 3, 2022 Chase Carter
News Magic: The Gathering Arena is coming to Steam later this year, consoles in 2023 Couch-based card slinging. July 20, 2022 Chase Carter
News Wizards of the Coast employees disappointed by Hasbro’s “out of touch” response to overturning of Roe v. Wade The employees plan to take a day off on June 29th to “show solidarity that Hasbro will not.” June 28, 2022 Chase Carter
News Dungeons & Dragons may see future crossovers with other brands through D&D Beyond The “E” in 5E stands for everything. April 20, 2022 Chase Carter
News 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. April 20, 2022 Chase Carter
News Hasbro purchases digital toolset D&D Beyond from Fandom D&D and DDB, together at last. April 13, 2022 Chase Carter
Opinion Magic: The Gathering Arena is great for Wizards of the Coast, bad for players Counting cards, counting dollars. April 6, 2022 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Magic: The Gathering Arena addresses economy complaints with $50 wildcard bundle The short, and constant, answer was technology. March 21, 2022 Chase Carter
News Betrayal at House on the Hill teases upcoming third edition in brief video Third haunts the charm. Feb. 23, 2022 Chase Carter
News “Doubling down on collectibility” of MTG helped Hasbro bank over $1 billion revenue in 2021 Magic: The Gathering’s biggest year to date likely means intensification rather than change. Feb. 10, 2022 Chase Carter
News DriveThruRPG is the latest in a growing number of digital storefronts to denounce NFTs No NFTs in DTRPG. Feb. 8, 2022 Chase Carter 6 comments
Interview Return to Dark Tower studio owner discusses unions, expensive towers and the Heroquest that got away Restoration Games' Justin Jacobson reflects on six years of pumping new life into old titles. Dec. 14, 2021 Chase Carter
News Trivial Pursuit gets a game show adaptation with LeVar Burton as host Your loss, Jeopardy! Nov. 18, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News HeroQuest returns to shops next month for the first time in almost 30 years Retail release follows last year’s $3.7m crowdfunding campaign for relaunch of classic dungeon-crawler. Nov. 16, 2021 Matt Jarvis 3 comments
News Brian Goldner, CEO of Monopoly, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons maker Hasbro, has passed away Following cancer diagnosis in 2014. Oct. 13, 2021 Matt Jarvis 1 comment
Feature Why does everyone hate Monopoly? The secret history behind the world’s biggest board game Chance encounter. Aug. 26, 2021 Michael Whelan
News D&D and Magic: The Gathering to see prices increase later this year due to rising shipping costs It's not yet clear how this will affect in-store prices. July 29, 2021 Chase Carter
News Monopoly Animal Crossing officially releasing in August, despite already selling out in stores. Currently only available through third-party resale. July 15, 2021 Chase Carter
News The house that inspired Cluedo’s murder-mystery mansion is up for sale Complete with a secret passage. July 12, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Animal Crossing-themed editions of Monopoly spotted on retail shelves across US Visit your favourite animal villager... in jail. July 6, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
News “Digital fatigue” is fuelling board game sales among adults - report Games and Puzzles market expected to top $12bn worldwide this year, Euromonitor International predicts. May 20, 2021 Matt Jarvis
News Monopoly: Lifesized mixes escape room antics with the classic real estate board game Money so big your little sibling can't steal it. May 13, 2021 Chase Carter