Katie is a freelance writer with almost 5 years experience in covering everything from tabletop RPGs, to video games and tech. Besides earning a Game Art and Design degree up to Masters level, she is a designer of board games, board game workshop facilitator, and an avid TTRPG Games Master - not to mention a former Hardware Writer over at PC Gamer.
Latest articles by Katie Wickens

A community favorite races straight to the top for September's board game deals, with Heat getting a big discount
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Deals We've rounded up the very best of today's board game deals from across every price range

Best gaming chairs 2025: The best options for work and play
By Duncan Robertson last updated
Buying Guide We've picked out the best gaming chairs you could want for work and play, and found the cheapest ways to get them

This gorgeously weird monster board game warms my Halloween-loving heart, and it's a delight
By Katie Wickens published
Review Is it worth tracking down this mysterious monster of a game?

This is the perfect cozy board game for Fall with its compelling mix of Redwall and city-building
By Katie Wickens published
Review This is the perfect cozy board game for Fall with its compelling mix of Redwall and city-building

Where to buy Pokemon Destined Rivals before resellers snap up the latest TCG set
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Stock If you're looking for the Pokemon Destined Rivals boosters, boxes, and bundles, you'll find them here

This D&D-style board game "pairs gentle strategic fun with tempting press-your-luck mechanics" for a very good time
By Katie Wickens published
Review Fame & Fable is a creative yet accessible and visually stunning ode to TTRPG combat that you must see

I'm pretty sure you won't have heard of this amazing RPG before, but it's a great D&D alternative thanks to "cataclysmic session endings and epic moments"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Is it worth grabbing the RPG version of Root? Our expert weighs in.

I'm convinced that this is still one of the best team board games around, and it deserves to be on your shelf
By Katie Wickens published
Review Is this co-op classic still worth playing?

Legend in the Mist challenges D&D with "incredible flourishes on press-your-luck mechanics to incentivise tough decisions"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Is it worth trying this narrative-heavy, rustic fantasy game?

The Electric State Roleplaying Game review: "The quintessential road trip movie turned TTPRG"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Is this a road trip worth going on? We dig in

In this rat-filled city builder, one wrong move can change everything - and in my case it was forgetting to add a toilet
By Katie Wickens published
Now Playing Now Playing | Ratopia is far more brutal than Rimworld: One wrong move could spell disaster

Break!! review: "A worldbuilder's fever dream of familiar anime tropes, dusted over deep and malleable lore"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Break!! is a brilliant adaptation of old-school pen and paper roleplay

Where to buy Pokemon TCG Prismatic Evolutions stock before it's gone
By Katie Wickens last updated
Stock Here's where to buy Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Prismatic Evolutions products

Where to buy Pokemon Journey Together, the very hard-to-find new set
By Benjamin Abbott last updated
Stock Here's where to buy Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Journey Together products, including boxes, boosters, and bundles.

Lego bounces into Pixar territory to bring the iconic lamp and ball animation to your home
By Katie Wickens published
News Here come's a hit of Pixar nostalgia in Lego form

Quit acting like somebody stole your sweetroll, the Skyrim adventure board game is down to its lowest price since last year
By Katie Wickens published
Deal Save $47.64 on Skyrim – The Adventure Game

Halfoween may have passed, but $20 off the best horror board game means it can always be Halloween in your house
By Katie Wickens published
Deal Save $20 on Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition

Burrow deep and rebuild with up to $32 off cosy city builder board games, featuring woodland creatures and teeny tiny windmills
By Katie Wickens published
Save on these cozy city builder board games, now on offer

New Lego Fortnite sets get weird with massive Mecha Team Leader that's bigger than Lego Optimus Prime, as well as a Klombo model
By Benjamin Abbott published
News Massive mechs and monsters are inbound

Save over $18 on Ravensburger's family friendly fungus game, Mycelia
By Katie Wickens published
Mycelea is just $22 right now; a record low for this adorable board game

Save $30 on Frosthaven in a board game deal that leaves all others out in the cold
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Save 12% on the ice-bound dungeon-crawling version of a top board game

Designer of Disco Elysium spiritual successor TTRPG reveals "key design tenet" mirrored in jazz and progressive metal: "Every misstep, every dead end [makes] the eventual release more beautiful"
By Katie Wickens published
Features Interview with the designer of Disco Elysium's free tabletop RPG spiritual successor

Save up to $30 and support board game publishers affected by the rising China-US tariff crisis
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Board game companies are standing up against the tariff hikes, here's how you can support those affected
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