Tabletop Gaming

Tabletop Gaming is the UK’s only monthly magazine dedicated to all types of gaming on your tabletop. From board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures we have you covered every month in 100 pages.

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WHAT’S HOT? • Join us as we take a look at some of the new games that are getting people talking. What’s being viewed and reviewed, and is it right up your street or something you’re crossing the road to avoid?

UPCOMING INDIE RPGS

INDIE RPG INTERVIEW: SLIGHTLY RECKLESS GAMES

A LOOK BACK FROM The Vaults • With a history spanning 11 years, we crack open past issues of Tabletop Gaming magazine to rediscover the games, creators and conversations that shaped the hobby

JUSTICE FOR ALL • Comic-book writer Mark Waid and game publisher Peterson Rodrigues are here to save the day, bringing the iconic characters of the DC Universe to your tabletop so you can be the hero you always wanted to be

YOUR BLOCKY DESTINY AWAITS! • Dotted Games CEO Birgitte Bülow and Head of Games Jonas Resting-Jeppesen reveal a teenninjas-versus-pirates board game celebrating 15 years of the LEGO Ninjago series

GAME ADJACENT • This month’s coolest accessories, add-ons and other game-related gear

NIGHT CITY LEGENDS • James Portnow, the founder of Night Crew Games, shares his card collection as he introduces an exciting addition to the Cyberpunk franchise

CASTLE COMBO

10 OF THE BEST GAMES FROM THE 1980S • While the cult of the new can seem overwhelming at times, the majority of today’s board games riff off old ideas. While modern games have better components, many fail to beat the originals in terms of gameplay. So let’s return to the days of the Cold War, Pac-Man, Live Aid and The Rubik’s Cube to celebrate 10 board games that are historically important and still worthy of your attention.

tabletop Legacy… JOHN BLANCHE • The Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons and Fighting Fantasy artist defined the bleak nature of the grimdark

ON THE CORDS Naru-too many?

VINE! I’LL CHECK IT OUT • New properties bring new Disney Lorcana game mechanics

ROLLING FROM THE HIP • The world’s favourite improvised-comedy group, Shoot from the Hip, is building a sound studio to house its liveplay Dungeons & Dragons series Roll from the Hip – and we’re all invited, says co-founder Tom Mayo

UNBOXED: FROSTGRAVE • More than a decade since its release, creator Joe McCullough unpacks why wizard-based skirmish game Frostgrave has continued to attract new players, while maintaining its core community

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TIMELINES • How a can-do attitude and a desire to keep it local helped create Avalon Hill

ALIBI: BLOOD ON THE TARTAN • Am I the murderer?

BOOKSHELF • Super stacker

SPAGHETTIN • To tinfinity but not beyond

DC BREAKOUT: ARKHAM ASYLUM • A foot race to fly the coop

DISNEY VILLAINOUS: SUCCESS AT ANY COST • Things get frosty

DEADBEARD’S CURSE / THE GLOOM DRAGON • The Luddite’s conundrum

IT’S NOT CRICKET • It’s not perfect

POPPYCOCK! • A little long in the tooth

TRIANGULATION • Third time’s the charm in this word-based party game

FOXGLOVE FARM • Puzzling pastures

HORRIFIED: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS – RAVENLOFT • This second outing adds some bite

KRYPTOTHERA: THE CRYPTID PURSUIT • They who hunt monsters should beware, lest they become one themselves

LEGO NINJAGO: DESTINY’S BOUNTY ADVENTURES • Defend the ship!

TRISMEGISTUS • Alchemy, or fool’s...