Latest articles by Katie Wickens
"Board games are about to get more expensive" says Arcane Wonders president Robert Geistlinger in talks of publishers on "razor-thin" margins
News Rising import tariffs could spell issues for the US board game industry as a whole
Practice your ninjitsu because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming to protect the Castle Panic board game
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles version of Castle Panic board game to release in 2025
Kobold Press soon to launch D&D's very antithesis: a cozy cottagecore TRPG that'll have you swaddled in childhood nostalgia
News RiverBank cozy tabletop RPG set to launch crowdfunding campaign in April
Borderlands and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands to hit Upper Deck with limited-edition gallery prints, trading card sets, and a trick-taking game
News Borderlands and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands characters are coming to Upper Deck
Choose-your-own-adventure style RPG Fighting Fantasy was a UK obsession in the '80s, and it's finally coming to the US
News Fighting Fantasy is back with a Kickstarter and a US book deal
Disney Villainous: Unstoppable! will include refreshed gameplay, a shared board, and communal rules
News Ravensburger announces Disney Villainous: Unstoppable! with refreshed gameplay, a shared board and communal rules
Japanese game developers are using scent and gesture board games to help battle dementia
News Board games are being used to battle dementia in Japan
Fallen London tops out as the most funded tabletop RPG in 2025 with a whopping $687,644 in pledges, and growing
News This gothic TRPG has a fantastic long legacy, and just hit a huge milestone for tabletop games crowdfunding in 2025
Pathfinder NPC romance rules will let players forge loving relationships or "have a villains to lovers arc", much to their GMs dismay
News Pathfinder's upcoming NPC Core sourcebook adds NPC romance rules to form and mould relationships with non player characters
Wanderhome TRPG designer says pairing with Munchkin and GURPS publisher means the team can create "Without getting bogged down in the administrative weeds"
News Possum Creek pairs with Steve Jackson Games, alleviating administrative stresses on the indie company
Fluxx designers are on a roll this month with yet another announcement: Mystery Fluxx
News Fluxx is getting another new edition: Myster Fluxx
Modiphius sets date for delayed Fallout New Vegas TRPG sourcebook, alongside a solo adventure that lets you play as a super mutant, ghoul, or robot
News Modiphius to bring us two new Fallout TRPGs
6 of the most metal tabletop RPG campaigns crowdfunding right now
Features The most metal TRPGs currently crowdfunding in February 2025
Critical Role announces release date for D&D alternative Daggerheart
News The D&D community takes issue with the removal of Orc and Drow stat blocks
D&D community wrestles over lack of Orc and Drow stat blocks in the 2025 Monster Manual: "They should have also removed the goblins, lizardfolk, gith, centaurs, bugbears, hobgoblins, kenku, and kobolds"
News The D&D community takes issue with the removal of Orc and Drow stat blocks
Asmodee to saddle over $920 million debt as parent company splits in 2025
News Asmodee to gain a chunk of its parent company's debt in restructring
MTG lead designer says "Trans people, people of color, and women playing a larger role, are all part of modern fantasy because they’re all part of the actual world"
News Magic: The Gathering lead desginer responds to anti-diversity sentiments
Wingspan review: "One of the greats"
Review This award-winner deserves to be in your collection
I just discovered Lego Febrovery 2025 is a thing and these amazing Sci-Fi designs are making me want to get back into building again
News Some fantastic designs for the Febrovery 2025 Lego event
Brandon Sanderson doubts MTG Aetherdrift's storytelling methods: "Something about it is not clicking with me"
News Brandon Sanderson talks about his concerns over MTG storytelling around the upcoming Aetherdrift set
Come all ye metalheads, behold this system-agnostic TRPG sourcebook for my fellow chaos goblins
News Glumdark is available now on Kickstarter
D&D is "Great for sh*ts & giggles, but it's so saturated with magic that magic doesn't matter" says Legend in the Mist's lead designer
Feature An interview with Son of Oak lead Amit Moshe
Now's the time to launch that queer TRPG idea for Zine Month, to help remedy what's been a dark journey for tabletop media
News Zine Month is the perfect time to launch your queer TRPG crowdfunding campaign
