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The game box for Don't Starve: The Board Game with a dark spooky forest in the background.
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Don't Starve: The Board Game is Fully Funded in 5 Minutes on Kickstarter, Raising More Than $500k

The Kickstarter campaign for Don't Starve: The Board Game has gone live. Glass Cannon Unplugged's tabletop adaptation of Klei Interactive's acclaimed survival game has been a blockbuster success,…

September 30, 2025 | 01:57 EDT

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Aquaria Board Game, a Game About Making an Aquarium, is Available for Pre-Order

Capstone Games' newest tabletop game, Aquaria, is available now for pre-order. The game is a family-friendly experience about who can build and maintain the most impressive aquarium. The Aquaria Pre…

September 25, 2025 | 04:14 EDT

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Pathfinder Quest Backerkit Campaign Blows Through Funding Goal in 90 Minutes

Paizo's recent crowdfunding project, Pathfinder Quest, is a runaway hit on Backerkit. The board game, which promises an authentic GM-less version of the fantasy TTRPG experience, was fully funded in…

September 17, 2025 | 12:08 EDT

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GAMA Brings Game Store Day to FLGS Retailers This November

The Game Manufacturers Association has announced Game Store Day. This new event by the influential trade organization is part of a new initiative to support retail stores within the FLGS community…

September 16, 2025 | 04:41 EDT

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Asmodee Announces New Asmodee Kids Brand, Bringing Shorter, Child-Friendly Board Games to Tables

Asmodee has announced a new Asmodee Kids brand of board games. The recently renamed tabletop giant's new board game line is dedicated to making shorter, more approachable games for kids. Those games…

September 10, 2025 | 08:05 EDT

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Battle of Hoth Review - Ice Cold Fun

AT-AT's stomp on the hard-packed ice of Hoth, shaking the ground and rattling the hidden bunkers underneath. Meanwhile, hordes of brave Rebel soldiers burst from the snow, sending torrents of well-…

September 8, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

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Quacks Board Game Review - Bubbling Up Some Fun!

So you want to brew potions? Sounds easy enough, right? WRONG! In CMYK's new Quacks, a gorgeous re-vamp of the classic Quacks of Quedlinburg, it's a race against your opponents to bubble up the best…

September 7, 2025 | 12:59 EDT

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Tekken: The Board Game Brings The Iron Fist Tournament to Gamefound

Go On Board's Tekken: The Board Game is a runaway success. The crowdfunding campaign for the tabletop adaptation of Bandai Namco's iconic fighting game has been topping the charts on the platform,…

August 7, 2025 | 04:59 EDT

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The Witcher: Legacy Board Game Brings More Narrative Monster Hunting to the Table

CD Projekt Red has announced a new Witcher board game. This new entry, The Witcher: Legacy, will be handled by Go On Board, building upon the foundation of their past experience with the license to…

August 6, 2025 | 04:13 EDT

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Ikusa: Samurai Swords 40th Anniversary Board Game Coming Courtesy of Renegade Game Studios and Avalon Hill

Renegade Game Studios has announced they are bringing back Ikusa: Samurai Swords. The tabletop publisher is working alongside Avalon Hill to bring an Ikusa: Samurai Swords 40th Anniversary board game…

July 29, 2025 | 04:12 EDT

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Doom Arena Board Game Will Rip and Tear Until It is Done

Modiphius Entertainment has announced an official Doom Arena Board Game. The tabletop publisher behind Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and the Mass Effect board game will be bringing the hyperviolence of…

July 25, 2025 | 02:59 EDT

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Gamefound Acquires Indiegogo, Greatly Expanding The Tabletop Crowdfunding Platform

Gamefound has acquired the crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. This is a major change for Indiegogo, which was one of the earliest pioneers of crowdfunding platforms. This acquisition will lead to new…

July 24, 2025 | 04:03 EDT

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GAMA Joins Second Anti-Tariff Lawsuit Against The Trump Administration

The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is entering its second lawsuit against the Trump Administration. The lawsuit involves the new wave of emergency tariffs being imposed by the US President,…

July 23, 2025 | 03:42 EDT

Ace of Spades
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Ace of Space Review - Shuffle, Deal, Draw

You've hunted them across the West and finally found your target in the town of Sweet Haven, Arizona. The necromancer who destroyed your life and the assortment of evil beings and beasts that…

July 23, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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Designer of Bomb Busters Board Game Wins This Year's Spiel des Jahres

An unexpected co-op board game has won this year's Spiel des Jahres. The Bomb Busters board game has taken the acclaimed award, one many believed was reserved for the critical and commercial card…

July 14, 2025 | 02:01 EDT

Unmatched The Witcher Realms Fall and Steel and Silver
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Unmatched: The Witcher Realms Fall and Steel and Silver Review

The first Unmatched set was released in early 2019 and allowed players to battle with heroes from history and legend. It's expanded since its first release, looping in other IPs and more fighters…

July 22, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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Bring Your Solarpunk Fantasies to Life with Tile-Placement Game Solar Gardens

Pre-orders are now live for Darrington Press' latest board game, Solar Gardens. The tabletop publishing arm of Critical Role's latest project is a strategic, tile-placement board game set in a…

July 2, 2025 | 01:50 EDT

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Tag Team Board Game Brings Co-Op Arcade Brawler Fun To The Table

Hachette Boardgames USA has announced its Tag Team board game. This nostalgic board game, which will be featured at this year's Gen Con, is all about capturing the atmosphere and thrill of an old-…

July 1, 2025 | 05:22 EDT

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Asmodee Announces Distribution Partnership With Maestro Media

Asmodee has announced a new strategic partnership. The recently rebranded tabletop publisher has signed a deal with Maestro Media, which will provide the company with extensive tabletop game…

June 25, 2025 | 02:29 EDT

Final Girl Series 2 Ultimate Box
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Final Girl Series 2 Ultimate Box Review

You survived a killer before, and somehow, you've found yourself in another hunted situation. You keep trying to save the others, but what's hunting you is too quick, and as before, you're the only…

June 26, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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New Details on Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons Emerge From Dungeons Deep

Ravensburger has new details on Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons. This fifth entry in the Horrified board game series will feature iconic monsters, character classes, and puzzle mechanics from the…

June 23, 2025 | 02:19 EDT

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Modiphius Announces Fallout: Wasteland Warfare Second Edition

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare Second Edition is coming. Publisher Modiphius has announced a streamlined version of the officially licensed, narrative-focused miniature skirmish game, incorporating…

June 20, 2025 | 04:37 EDT

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Tabletop Community Joins Forces for Power Word Resist Charity Event

The tabletop industry is coming together for a charity event. The event, Power Word Resist, will include a variety show and a silent auction. The proceeds of which will go to support two nonprofit…

June 17, 2025 | 03:54 EDT

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Maestro Media Announces Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid, A Board Game Based on the Hit Mobile Game

An official Clash of Clans board game is coming. Tabletop studio Maestro Media and developer Supercell have announced Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid, which will bring the comedic tactics game to…

June 13, 2025 | 04:26 EDT

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Mighty Boards Announces Art Society Deluxe Edition Kickstarter Alongside New Board Game, Red North

Art Society Deluxe Edition is coming to Kickstarter. The tabletop publisher Mighty Boards is introducing a new and improved version of one of 2024's biggest games, along with a new board game project…

June 12, 2025 | 06:11 EDT

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Asmodee Acquires the Zombicide IP from Board Game Publisher CMON

Asmodee is buying the Zombicide IP. The recently rebranded tabletop publisher has initiated a new series of strategic acquisitions of prominent board game IPs and studios. Its first most recent…

June 10, 2025 | 03:55 EDT

Elden Ring the Board Game: Realm of the Grated King
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Elden Ring the Board Game: Realm of the Grafted King Review

Combining open-world exploration and challenging combat, the Tarnished can rise and take on Elden Ring the Board Game: Realm of the Grafted King. But does it capture the feel of the lauded video game…

June 13, 2025 | 03:00 EDT

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2001: A Space Odyssey Board Game Tasks You With Outsmarting HAL 9000

Maestro Media has announced a 2001: A Space Odyssey board game. This board game adaptation of the iconic Stanley Kubrick sci-fi film tasks players with disabling the film's antagonist: the ship's…

June 4, 2025 | 02:30 EDT

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Asmodee Rebrands For 30th Anniversary with "Inspired By Players" Label

Asmodee is revealing a new brand identity. In celebration of the global tabletop company's 30th anniversary, its new global rebrand will be consumer-focused, as represented in its new tagline: "…

June 3, 2025 | 03:57 EDT

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HeroQuest The Crypt of Perpetual Darkness, Designed by Joe Manganiello, is Available for Pre-Order

Avalon Hill has announced that HeroQuest The Crypt of Perpetual Darkness is now available for pre-order. The expansion, originally available only through crowdfunding, can now be purchased online or…

May 29, 2025 | 05:30 EDT

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Relax on the Beach with Elizabeth Hargrave's Newest Game, Sanibel

Elizabeth Hargrave is working on a new board game. The same creative mind behind the acclaimed Wingspan and the environmentally minded Undergrove is working on a mild game about exploring a beach…

May 22, 2025 | 03:05 EDT

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Renegade Game Studios Announces Price Increases in Response to US Trade Tariffs

Renegade Game Studios has announced some board game price increases. In response to the adjusted, but still damaging, US trade tariffs on imported Chinese goods, the tabletop studio is bumping up the…

May 19, 2025 | 02:05 EDT

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Adjusted US Trade Tariffs to China Still Poses Problems to Board Game Industry

Recently, the United States adjusted US trade tariffs with China. After a long stretch of uncertainty and financial harm to various industries, Chinese import tariffs have gone from 145% to 30%.…

May 16, 2025 | 05:06 EDT

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Diana Jones Award 2025 Winners Have Been Announced, Their Prize Includes Trip to GenCon

The winners of the Diana Jones Award 2025 have been announced. This sought-after award is given to four emerging designers in the tabletop industry, amplifying the voices of rising talents from…

May 15, 2025 | 04:31 EDT

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GAMA Expo Will Be Moving To Baltimore in the Future

The Game Manufacturers Association has chosen a new home for the GAMA Expo. Due to rising attendance, this tabletop convention, one of the largest in North America, will come to Baltimore in the…

May 2, 2025 | 05:24 EDT

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New Kickstarter Tariff Manager Helps Creators Navigate Volatile Trade Environment

A Kickstarter tariff manager is being introduced. The crowdfunding platform that has given creators of all stripes a chance to bring their projects to new audiences is helping those same creators…

April 29, 2025 | 04:36 EDT

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CMON Reduces Staff and Pauses Board Game Development Amid US Trade Tariffs

Another board game developer is scaling back production in response to the volatile global trade environment. CMON, the developer behind works like Massive Darkness, will pause all board game…

April 24, 2025 | 03:51 EDT

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Mantic Games Announces Assassin's Creed: Animus is Coming to Kickstarter

Mantic Games is partnering with Ubisoft for an Assassin's Creed board game. The tabletop developer behind Halo: Flashpoint will be developing Assassin's Creed: Animus, a game spanning multiple eras…

April 23, 2025 | 01:22 EDT

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Boardlandia Shuts Down Due to US Trade Tariffs

A beloved online board game retailer is shutting down due to the US trade tariffs. Boardlandia, a popular online operation dedicated to quality, cannot move past the 145% (at the time of writing)…

April 23, 2025 | 11:40 EDT

Sniper Elite the Board Game
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Sniper Elite the Board Game and Eagle's Nest Review

He's there. You know he's there. Even before you found the bodies, it's almost like you felt his presence. Always watching. You feel like you're under a constant crosshair. But to save yourself from…

April 29, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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Stonemaier Games Suing US President Over Tariffs

The fallout from the current situation in the United States government continues to land on a variety of industries, but the tariffs have had an outsized impact on the tabletop market. Wingspan…

April 21, 2025 | 05:36 EDT

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Greater Than Games Shuts Down in Response to Trade Tariffs

Greater Than Games is shutting down. The tabletop publisher is reducing its staff and suspending all of its ongoing projects in response to the global economic volatility introduced by the US trade…

April 18, 2025 | 03:49 EDT

Final Girl Series 1 Ultimate Box
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Final Girl Series 1 Ultimate Box Review

You've been doing your best to save the others, but through luck or just pure stupidity, they just kept getting themselves killed, and now you're the only one left. You've collected some gear as best…

April 22, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

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Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents Pre-Orders Now Open

Pre-orders are now live for Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents. This light RPG experience is the tabletop game debut for Titmouse, the animation studio behind many beloved mature animated shows…

April 17, 2025 | 03:13 EDT

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Final Frontier Games Shuts Down Amid Financial Struggles

Final Frontier Games is closing down. The Macedonia-based tabletop developer is closing after nearly a decade of producing board games. This closure results from five years of financial struggle,…

April 15, 2025 | 04:13 EDT

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American Tabletop Awards 2025 Winners Announced, Showcasing Industry Variety

The official awards committee of the American Tabletop Awards 2025 announced their winners. These awards are essentially the US' answer to the prestigious Spiel des Jahres, are intended to represent…

April 9, 2025 | 04:43 EDT

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Helldivers 2 Board Game Fully Funded in 12 Minutes on Gamefound

Today, the crowdfunding campaign for the Helldivers 2 Board Game went live. This tabletop adaptation of Arrowhead Studios' satirical sci-fi shooter was an instant success on Gamefound, reaching its…

April 8, 2025 | 04:38 EDT

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Game Manufacturers Association Opposes New Trade Tariffs

The Game Manufacturers Association has made an official announcement regarding the recent United States trade tariffs. The organization has declared that they oppose the US' 54% tariff on Chinese…

April 3, 2025 | 03:58 EDT