20–27 July 2020: Free RPG Day; Expo Awards; Dragon Prince
Free RPG Day has come and gone — a strange one in the middle of lockdown, but we still came away…
Return to Castle Ravenloft in Curse of Strahd Revamped, a new edition of the classic D&D adventure
The invitations from Castle Ravenloft have arrived and the Count awaits his guests once more in Curse of Strahd Revamped,…
Amazon’s one-day tabletop sale discounts board games from D&D, Exploding Kittens and Pandemic creators
Grab classic board games and modern tabletop hits for up to half price in Amazon’s board game and trading card…
Games Workshop Unveils Three New Starter Sets For ‘Warhammer 40,000’
Features Scaled Buy-In With a 'Recruit Edition,' an 'Elite Edition,' and a 'Command Edition'
Tabletop Gallery: On Wings and a Prayer
Don’t worry, she has plenty of Miracle Dice. Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think…
Worth your money: An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby: Parentage and Upbringing in D&D
The best-selling supplement at DriveThruRPG is Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e and it has been that…
Is there HeroQuest board game relaunch coming?
There are two popular HeroQuests in the tabletop gaming world; Chaosium’s HeroQuest RPG set in Glorantha and the older board…
Curse of Strahd Revamped into a coffin-shaped box
Points for puns in the title? Wizards of the Coast have announced a boxed adventure for levels 1 through 10…
Starfinder Playtest Launches
The Starfinder Tech Revolution Playtest begins now! Art by Sergio Cosmai This playtest presents two new options: the nanocyte class…
Tech Revolution Playtest: Organized Play
With the release of the Starfinder Tech Revolution Playtest, the Starfinder Society Organized Play Program is also opening its doors…
Encounter of the Week: Trek to Ten-Towns
Prepare for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden with part six of this ongoing mini-series. The characters now travel on…
D&D BREAKING: Curse Of Strahd Gets Revamped With New Collector’s Edition
Strahd’s back–a new collector’s edition is set to revamp the Curse of Strahd with a coffin-shaped box, a creature companion,…
WotC Plans 'Curse of Strahd Revamped'
Wizards of the Coast will release Curse of Strahd Revamped, a boxed collector’s edition of the famed Dungeons & Dragons…
Amid a pandemic and a racial reckoning, ‘D&D’ finds itself at an inflection point
Victoria Rogers got in trouble when she started playing Dungeons and Dragons online. It was the mid-1990s, and Rogers, unable…
What’s Different About Sword Chronicle?
Our recently announced Sword Chronicle roleplaying game varies from classic fantasy RPGs in several respects. In many games, you play…
Curse of Strahd Revamped
Bury Yourself in Gothic Horror Unearth the terror of Ravenloft in this boxed adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.…
HeroQuest Legacies trademark filing hints at possible return for beloved ‘80s dungeon-crawler
A recent trademark filing has hinted at a possible return for highly influential dungeon-crawling board game HeroQuest. The HeroQuest Legacies…
Hasbro's Total Gaming Sales Down 19% in Q2
Sales in Hasbro’s total gaming category were down 19% in Q2, the company said in its second quarter earnings report,…
Hasbro Games Announces ‘Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins’
Entry Level Cooperative Fantasy Board Game
Adam Koebel quits the Dune RPG Adventures in the Imperium
In June, Adam Koebel announced he would quit RPG streaming in the wake of a controversial sexual abuse scene and…
How to play tabletop RPGs by yourself: A beginner’s guide to solo roleplaying
What do you mean, ‘solo roleplaying’?
Free to Download: Wrath of the Bramble King
Kobold Press has another free to download offering from their Warlock Lair archive with Wrath of the Bramble King. To…
INSPIRISLES is an innovative RPG for teens and adults that teaches you sign language
INSPIRISLES is a Kickstarter for a fantasy RPG from Bristol-based Hatchinglings, and it’s a little different. Traditional RPG mechanics have…
RPG: Starfinder Employs Advanced Miniaturization Tech
The folks at Paizo have clearly unlocked some kind of advanced miniaturization technology, as the Core Rulebook of Starfinder is…
A statement about Adam Koebel
After a discussion with Adam Koebel, all parties involved have decided that it is best he resign his ongoing projects…
A rocky start for the free Warhammer 40,000 App
There have been nearly 2,500 reviews and most of them 1/5. At the time of writing, the app has an…
D&D: Warlocks Are The Most Popular Casters – Here Are The Most Popular Magics
Warlocks have overthrown Wizards as the top caster. With that in mind, here’s a look at some of the top…
Try Before You Buy – Ruins of Symbaroum: The Promised Land (For D&D 5e)
© Fria Ligan Swedish RPG publisher Fria Ligan’s Symbaroum is one of today’s most popular dark fantasy RPGs, and they…
Why a Site Might be Abandoned P3
(Author’s note: I’m picking up where I left off numerically) One of the classic D&D tropes is a party entering…
Safer at Home Freebies: Wrath of the Bramble King
Have You Gone on an Adventure Today? Because we’ve got a treat for you. Step this way—watch your head—for our…
Pegasus Spiele Unveils 'Talisman Adventure Fantasy Roleplaying Game' For U.S. Retail
Pegasus Spiele unveiled the Talisman Adventure Fantasy Roleplaying Game, a tabletop roleplaying game book based on the Talisman: The Magical…
Crunchyroll and Adult Swim partner for the kickass Fena: Pirate Princess
Announced at the first-ever Adult Swim Con, Fena: Pirate Princess is a kickass anime made in partnership with Crunchyroll. [embedded…
Warhammer 40,000 app launches on mobile, includes 9E rules for free
Warhammer 40,000’s long-awaited app has arrived on mobile, bringing the miniatures game’s latest core rules to phones and tablets for…
Hit Point Sales Will Release '6 Castles' Into U.S. Trade
Hit Point Sales will release 6 Castles, a tile placement board game, into U.S. trade in Q4. In the 6…
Add Two More Classic 'Bond' Films to Games of 'Legendary 007'
Upper Deck will release Legendary: James Bond Expansion, for the Legendary 007, on July 29. This first expansion to Legendary…
'Magic: The Gathering' 'Zendikar Rising' Product Line Revealed!
Wizards of the Coast revealed product line details for Zendikar Rising which will hit stores on September 25, 2020. Zendikar…
Hobby Game Sales Hit $1.675 Billion in 2019
Hobby game sales in the U.S. and Canada totaled $1.675 billion in 2019, up 12% from $1.495 billion in 2018,…
Warhammer 40K: Wrath And Glory, The Errata
Roleplaying in the grim darkness of the distant future just got a lot less murkier with the release of official…
UK Games Expo announces the UKGE Awards shortlist
We have Virtually Expo this year rather than the twice COVID-19 struck UK Games Expo but that does not mean…
Rolling for Initiative — Well, Unfortunately, I Called It, and Yet Another Pack Format from WotC
Rolling for Initiative is a weekly column by Scott Thorne, PhD, owner of Castle Perilous Games & Books in Carbondale,…
The Dragon Prince is getting a Cortex Prime powered RPG
At [email protected] it was announced that Netflix’s The Dragon Prince was getting an art book, a graphic novel that follows…
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest trailer reveals TTRPG adaptation
We got the first teaser for Different Tales’ Heart of the Forest last month. The new trailer reveals plenty more.…
Starfinder: Like A Puppet Without Strings, The Hollow Cabal Comes To An End
The Hollow Cabal adventure path comes to a thrilling conclusion as the players cut loose the strings behind the mind…
D&D: Ever Wonder What A Tactical Nuke Looks Like In D&D?
A new item revealed in Rime of the Frostmaiden seems like the perfect solution to just about any problem the…
Monster Care Squad A Ghibli-inspired tabletop RPG
A strange poison known as “The False Gold” gets into the veins of creatures in the peaceful world of Al-Amura…
Encounter of the Week: Shelter from the Storm
Prepare for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden with part five of this ongoing mini-series. The characters land in the…
Storm Edge Campaign Setting 8: Giants of The Eight Isles
Welcome back to the world of STORM EDGE: THE ADVENTURES IN EIGHT ISLES! Last week we have introduced KIJIN, the descendants…
A Night in Katheer
Players who read though Lost Omens Legends might find that they want to learn more about just what kind of…
The Dungeoneer Background (D&D 5e) Available on DMsGuild
Tribality Publishing’s latest release, The Dungeoneer Background, is now available on DMsGuild. A background for Dungeon of the Mad Mage,…
STARFINDER ENCOUNTER: A SINGULAR NOTION
The Starfinder Starship Operations Manual is coming on July 30, but you don’t have to wait until then to start…
Into the Void
We’ve talked previously about the fact that there will be plenty of advice and options for running campaigns set across…
New Player’s Guide: Send in Your Questions!
New Player’s Guide is going on hiatus, giving us some space to return to beloved series like Class 101, Spell…
Paizo’s Twitch Schedule for Gen Con Online!
We would like to invite you to the best virtual 4 days in gaming, Gen Con Online! Join us from…
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #58
Tomorrow is July 25th and that means it’s Free RPG Day. I know, that’s not the usual date for Free…
The leaked “Cutie Marks & Dragons” D&D My Little Pony mashup officially launches
Back in May, Geek Native reported on a UK site called In Demand Toys sharing D&D themed My Little Ponies…
The Tea Dragon Society reunites for Autumn Harvest, the next board game based on the graphic novel series
Build lasting bonds with whimsical winged lizards in Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Card Game, the next tabletop release…
Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending July 24, 2020
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The Dicebreaker Podcast kicks back with soft drinks, pizza forts and the best board games of the year (apparently)
On this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast, Matt, Johnny and Meehan crack open a fizzing can of refreshing tabletop discussion with our…
Finder’s Archive – Blighted Cataract
Copyright Wizards of the Coast Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Finder’s Archives.In this column, we take some of…
Ghibli-inspired RPG Monster Care Squad makes you a vet for god-like creatures
Become a vet to incredible creatures inspired by Studio Ghibli in upcoming tabletop RPG Monster Care Squad. The RPG casts…
Dungeons & Dragons 5E bard class explained
Bards are the Marmite peanut butter of Dungeons & Dragons 5E character classes: love them or hate them, you can’t…
Call of Cthulhu studio’s ‘70s board game Lords of the Middle Sea is being revived with an RPG
Lords of the Middle Sea, a post-apocalyptic board game released in the late 1970s by Call of Cthulhu publisher Chaosium,…
Entering a Contest? Here Are Some Helpful Tips
Gaming companies, especially Kobold Press, often hold design contests, asking contestants to submit a creature, encounter, or spell. These can…
Renature is a board game about reversing climate change from the makers of Tikal
Bring life back to a desolate land in Renature, an upcoming board game from Tikal creators Wolfgang Kramer and Michael…
'Legendary' Reaches 'Into the Cosmos'
Upper Deck will release Into the Cosmos for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game later this summer.Into the Cosmos brings…
Gamegenic, CMON, Tie Up on Accessories
Asmodee-based game accessories studio Gamegenic and game publisher CMON Limited have entered into a strategic partnership, the companies announced. The…
Encounter of the Week: Icewind Mail
The new D&D adventure is a fantasy horror story set in the frigid land of Icewind Dale. This Encounter of…
Achievement Points (AcP) and Free RPG Day
Free RPG Day Sanctioning This year’s delightful Free RPG adventures, Pathfinder Adventure: Big Trouble in Little Absalom and Starfinder Adventure:…
July 2020 Starfinder Society Releases
Ehu Hadif Ko’ra Amares of Clan Tolar steps into the office. His office now, he realizes, and smiles slightly. The…
Dark Horse Comics and Studio71 Games Reveal New 'The Umbrella Academy Card Game' Deets
Dark Horse Comics and Studio71 Games revealed new details about their The Umbrella Academy Card Game which was announced last…
Magic: The Gathering’s hugely entertaining new format Jumpstart is the perfect introduction to the TCG
Supplementary Magic: The Gathering products - as in, the ones that aren’t designed entirely for people who already play the…
DUNGEONS & DISINTEGRATORS: Netherwar part 3 – Broken Strings
The newest installment of the Astonishing Adventures NetherWar series, Broken Strings, releases this week, taking your heroes across Freedom City…
Renegade Calls 'Tea Dragon Society' for 'Autumn Harvest'
Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Game will be a fully-compatible standalone sequel to the award-winning Tea Dragon Society Card Game. …
Viking video game Northgard heads to Uncharted Lands in board game spin-off
Hit PC strategy game Northgard has become the latest video game to be turned into a board game. Northgard: Uncharted…
Dungeons & Dragons co-op board game Adventure Begins announced, out in October
A new co-op Dungeons & Dragons board game, Adventure Begins, has been revealed ahead of its release this autumn. Adventure…
Get Root: The RPG’s quickstart rules and a new adventure for free this weekend
Become a band of roaming vagabonds in Root: The Roleplaying Game with a new quickstart book and adventure available as…
Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for D&D 5E: An Interview With Morrus (EN Publishing)
My first article for EN World, a subsidiary of EN Publishing, went live on May 31, 2017, and I’ve been…
Point Salad creators’ next game is like Patchwork but with doughnuts
Match tiles to create piles of sugary perfection in Dollars to Donuts, the next board game from Flatout Games, the…
Have something interesting to say about games? Submit your talk and panel ideas for EGX Digital and PAX Online
Talk, panel and workshop submissions for this year’s EGX Digital and PAX Online mega celebration of games are open! EGX…
Thursday Art Assault – Forever into the Night
‘Forever into the Night’ – J Edward Neill – 2020 See more doomed ship paintings at Share this: Like this:…
Encounter of the Week: Frost and Fear in Fireshear
Prepare for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden with part two of this mini-series of adventures in Icewind Dale and…
Free RPG Day 2020 Is Almost Here!
Free RPG Day 2020 Is Almost Here! Wednesday, June 22, 2020 The new and improved Free RPG Day is Saturday…
Starfinder Battles Launch Today!
Starfinder Battles Launch Today! Wednesday, June 22, 2020 Now available, Starfinder Battles: Galactic Villains and Starfinder Battles: Galactic Heroes prepainted…
Cutie Marks & Dragons
My Little Pony x Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Collection Fandoms collide with the My Little Pony Crossover Collection—the first expanded…
D&D Adventure Begins
Your Fast, Fun Entry into the World of D&D Step into the exciting world of D&D with the Dungeons &…
First Thoughts: Neverland – The Impossible Island
Thumbnail Art from concept art of the Neverland Theme Park Last week I’ve got the pleasure of being gifted Neverland…
“We're not trying to make fun games. We're trying to make good games”: Root, Pax Pamir and Oath designer Cole Wehrle argues on (and off) the tabletop
Cole Wehrle feels like the tabletop designer of the moment. Still riding high on the acclaim that followed the release…
Wavelength and Monikers creators’ next game is a fuzzy spin on Jenga
Fashion a tower of finicky fluffballs in The Fuzzies, a dexterity game from the creators of party hits Wavelength and…
Rogue Review- 9th Level Games Hosted Online Play
Thanks to the connections of d20 Radio’s very own Egg Embry, I played in 9th Level’s Game very first hosted…
West End Games Star Wars to D&D to Elder Scrolls Online with Bill Slavicsek
RPG designer and writer, Bill Slavicsek, joins me on the podcast today. Bill is the Lead Writer on the Elder…