Katie Wickens

Katie Wickens

Freelance writer

Katie is a freelance writer with over 5 years experience 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 little witch reads on a ledge in a chasm.
Solo RPGs and journaling games give me advantage on mental health rolls in a way D&D couldn't

By Katie Wickens Published

Features Don't sleep on the solo & journalling RPG hype

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Dragon Delves artwork
D&D reveals a trippy alternative to Magic: The Gathering artist Greg Staples' Dragon Delves cover art

By Katie Wickens Published

News The upcoming Dragon Delves adventure anthology will feature illustrations from various accomplished artists

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Screenshots from Doom of Icewind dale
Anyone else befuddled that this ancient D&D video game just got a new DLC in 2025?

By Katie Wickens Published

News Neverwinter Nights video game just got an official Icewind Dale DLC 20 years on

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Characters from Last Train to Bremen
Designer of TRPG about anthro animals escaping a devilish deal acknowledges stereotypes in both band culture and animal folklore

By Katie Wickens Published

News Caro Asercion talks about their Liar's Dice tabletop RPG Last Train to Bremen

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Control board game on production line in factory
"Board games are about to get more expensive" says Arcane Wonders president Robert Geistlinger in talks of publishers on "razor-thin" margins

By Katie Wickens Published

News Rising import tariffs could spell issues for the US board game industry as a whole

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Wandering Galaxy header with characters looking epic
Sandbox sci-fi adventure board game Wandering Galaxy just hit stores, and it's already cheaper than the Kickstarter price

By Katie Wickens Published

Deals Recently Kickstarted Wandering Galaxy board game hits stores at the discounted price of $55.99

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Practice your ninjitsu because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming to protect the Castle Panic board game

By Katie Wickens Published

News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles version of Castle Panic board game to release in 2025

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RiverBank TRPG characters in a line
Kobold Press soon to launch D&D's very antithesis: a cozy cottagecore TRPG that'll have you swaddled in childhood nostalgia

By Katie Wickens Published

News RiverBank cozy tabletop RPG set to launch crowdfunding campaign in April

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best Borderlands games
Borderlands and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands to hit Upper Deck with limited-edition gallery prints, trading card sets, and a trick-taking game

By Katie Wickens Published

News Borderlands and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands characters are coming to Upper Deck

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Covers of the new Fighting Fantasy books
Choose-your-own-adventure style RPG Fighting Fantasy was a UK obsession in the '80s, and it's finally coming to the US

By Katie Wickens Published

News Fighting Fantasy is back with a Kickstarter and a US book deal

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The Disney Villainous Unstoppable box and components on a shelf
Disney Villainous: Unstoppable! will include refreshed gameplay, a shared board, and communal rules

By Katie Wickens Published

News Ravensburger announces Disney Villainous: Unstoppable! with refreshed gameplay, a shared board and communal rules

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A noh mask on a black background
Japanese game developers are using scent and gesture board games to help battle dementia

By Katie Wickens Published

News Board games are being used to battle dementia in Japan

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Blank Slate deal
Blank Slate, the board game TikTok is doing summersaults over, is currently at its cheapest price ever

By Katie Wickens Published

Deals TikTok trending Blank Slate is currently on offer for just $10 at Amazon

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The Fallen London Big Ben clocktower, submerged
Fallen London tops out as the most funded tabletop RPG in 2025 with a whopping $687,644 in pledges, and growing

By Katie Wickens Published

News This gothic TRPG has a fantastic long legacy, and just hit a huge milestone for tabletop games crowdfunding in 2025

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Forest Shuffle card game held up beside a plant
My favorite cozy nature card game is going cheap right now

By Katie Wickens Published

Deals This Forest Shuffle card game is great for Valentines day and only $23.99 right now

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Pathfinder Valentines card for Orcs
Pathfinder NPC romance rules will let players forge loving relationships or "have a villains to lovers arc", much to their GMs dismay

By Katie Wickens Published

News Pathfinder's upcoming NPC Core sourcebook adds NPC romance rules to form and mould relationships with non player characters

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Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin and Possum Creek's Yezba's Bed and Breakfast TRPG
Wanderhome TRPG designer says pairing with Munchkin and GURPS publisher means the team can create "Without getting bogged down in the administrative weeds"

By Katie Wickens Published

News Possum Creek pairs with Steve Jackson Games, alleviating administrative stresses on the indie company

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The cover of Mystery Fluxx
Fluxx designers are on a roll this month with yet another announcement: Mystery Fluxx

By Katie Wickens Published

News Fluxx is getting another new edition: Myster Fluxx

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The Tales card game being played on Valentines day with flowers and chocolate surrounding the scene
Romantic tabletop RPG and board game deals to spice up Valentines 2025 for a full spectrum of lovers

By Katie Wickens Published

Deals Tabletop and board game deals for Valentines day

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Victor, the friendly cowboy robot from New Vegas
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

By Katie Wickens Published

News Modiphius to bring us two new Fallout TRPGs

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The Church of Doom zine open with art shown off
6 of the most metal tabletop RPG campaigns crowdfunding right now

By Katie Wickens Published

Features The most metal TRPGs currently crowdfunding in February 2025

Features
A froglike character from Daggerheart
Critical Role announces release date for D&D alternative Daggerheart

By Katie Wickens Published

News The D&D community takes issue with the removal of Orc and Drow stat blocks

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Drow and Tiefling Toughs
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"

By Katie Wickens Published

News The D&D community takes issue with the removal of Orc and Drow stat blocks

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The Asmodee logo
Asmodee to saddle over $920 million debt as parent company splits in 2025

By Katie Wickens Published

News Asmodee to gain a chunk of its parent company's debt in restructring

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Captain Sisay holding her sword high a the helm
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"

By Katie Wickens Published

News Magic: The Gathering lead desginer responds to anti-diversity sentiments

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