3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (995+ words) The new vampire on the block looks drastically different from its ancestors, but VTM 6e has the bones of an excellent narrative TTRPG. Vampire the Masquerade 6e, announced a few weeks back at Gen Con, has all the clans of Kindred astir....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (808+ words) World Order is a strategic area-control game full of clever systems and tough choices as you wrestle with world powers. World Order is a world politics board game that feels grand and sweeping, while keeping its turns tight. It's a…...

9+ hour, 27+ min ago   (402+ words) The last time I read a Warhammer 40k rulebook with as much juice as Carcass Front, Bush was in office and The Sopranos was still on air. Then I read Carcass Front, and it blew my mind. No, that's an understatement…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (260+ words) Cozy games are dime-a-dozen these days, but I’m still weak for the idea of a Dungeons and Dragons business sim. Sometimes, you watch a game trailer and think to yourself 'oh no, I'm in danger'. Dungeons and Dragons: Long Rest…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1391+ words) This Gen Con, I played Riftbound’s new Vendetta Showdown decks with the Game Director - here's his take on the game and upcoming sets. I regret to say I never found the time. Nine months later, though, with Riftbound's fourth set…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (953+ words) We ask the team behind The Monolith about the board game’s ambitious themes - and why it took a second stab at crowdfunding. The Monolith is a unique board game in many ways. Phil Gross' new design, currently crowdfunding under publisher…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (332+ words) Mega X Mega Parade turns out to be the name of the next high-class Pokémon release - with Raichu nestled in among the reprints. The 'Mega X Mega Parade' Game Freak trademark we spotted on July 1 has turned out to be…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1268+ words) Dungeons and Dragons keeps trying to escape accusations that it’s purely a combat simulator - but Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall isn’t helping. For lovers of high-powered, unpredictable combat, Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall is full of excitement. For anyone else, it comes across as…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (348+ words) SNEG Games had to make the classic Warhammer game playable again despite having “neither the source code nor the developer tools”. "It wasn't cursed in one spectacular way", Shchuiko says, "it was more like a tangled ball of yarn we…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (655+ words) After interviewing War for Roshar’s designer John D Clair at Gen Con, I’m excited for his chunky war game to storm Kickstarter in October. Of all the board games, wargames, card games, and RPGs I checked out at Gen Con…...