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AT A GLANCE

UNDAUNTED: STALINGRAD SET FOR FALL Osprey Games has

FABIO LOPIANO

The Italian designer of Merv and Ragusa refle his Renaissance-set debut, 2017’s Calimala

10 OF THE BEST EXPANSIONS

…Or rather, the games that deserve them. More, bigger and better is very much the standard rallying cry of tabletop gamers – and when it comes to expansions we’re spoiled for choice. With Undaunted: Reinforcements (p72) and Destinies: Sea of Sand (p80) reviewed in this issue, now is a great time to celebrate some of the best expansions out there

Role Call

What’s that in the sky? Is it a dragon? Is it a superhero? No! It’s a brand new edition of ROLE CALL

NEMESIS

There’s few ruder wake-up calls than coming out of hypersleep to find that your spaceship is overrun with aliens – and they’re not the only ones you have to watch your back for in, Nemesis

SOLITAIRE PRINT AND PLAY

We explore the world of solo gaming one move at a time. This month: the solo print and play

JAMIE NOBLE-FRIER

Tabletop games illustrator, designer and DoodleMeeple community founder Jamie Noble- Frier delivers us a love letter to a Mage Knight in shining armour

AS THE SUN RISES

A tussle for power comes to 10th Century Middle East, and it’s our turn to play it out

STUDIO PROFILE: CUBICLE 7

We talk to Cubicle 7’s founder, Dominic McDowall, about taking our most loved stories to the tabletop and keeping the embers of the Old World alight

TRAVEL EDITIONS HAVE MORE MILEAGE

The million-stretch-goal Kickstarter is missing one thing, a smaller, and possibly magnetic outing

ELEVEN: FOOTBALL MANAGER BOARD GAME

We return from our scouting trip to discover the formation of Portal Games’ new football manager game

PURPLE HAZE

We explore the horror stories of war in Purple Haze

MADAGASCAR

The chess-like Mah Jek, Imagination Games edition Off

NO TAKESY BACKSIES

Each month our in-house agony aunt, Ben Maddox, answers your ludological lamentations

ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAN

We flip through the pages of the solitaire magazine game, Rocky Mountain Man

TALKING TABLETOP

Nate Hayden takes us through our paces in preparation for the gruelling adventure that is Rocky Mountain Man

SANKOKUSHIN: FIVE SACRIFICES

We sat down with Enrica and Francesco of Axis Mundi to talk about their bombastic psychological miniatures game coming to Kickstarter

THE GODS OF ANKH

We bring colour back to the desert, and it’s not just running red

COMPANIONS

We bring you a smorgasbord of roleplaying tools and ephemera, this month: companions

RESPONSIBLE REALISM

Realism is a terrible excuse for making a game less enjoyable

TRITEX GAMES

We caught up with owner of Tritex Games, Jason Thornton, about running this Friendly Local Game Store in Stafford

CLUEDO/CLUE

Anthony Pratt (1903-1994) belied his name when it

BRIAN BORU: HIGH KING OF IRELAND

At first glance, you’d be forgiven for thinking

SIDEREAL CONFLUENCE: REMASTERED EDITION

Just look at this game’s contents. Look at

SAVE PATIENT ZERO

Save Patient Zero simulates the wonders of modern

SAVE PATIENT ZERO

We talk to the designer of Save Patient Zero, Cédric Martinez about trying to save the world first…

LAST MESSAGE

Hats off to the artists behind the sprawling

TERRAFORMING MARS: ARES EXPEDITION

Roll up your sleeves, fire up your breathing

RESIDENTIL EVIL 3: THE BOARD GAME

Resident Evil 3: The Board Game is the

RESIDENT EVIL 3: THE BOARD GAME – CITY OF RUIN

R esident Evil 3: the Board Game -

THE BOOK OF GAUB

We’re suckers for spellbooks. Much like a bestiary,

KYOTO

In Kyoto, you play as representatives of different

CRIME ZOOM: BIRD OF ILL OMEN

A suspicious death, and some unusual responses, Crime

WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF LICH KING

It may be set in the frozen continent

NEUROSHIMA HEX: YEAR OF THE MOLOCH

Congratulations, we can add Neuroshima Hex to the

MITROPIA

War would be a lot less messy if

THE DARK CRYSTAL: ADVENTURE GAME

The latest addition to River Horse’s array of

DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE: SUMMERTIME

Sometimes a song can trigger a sense of

CARTAVENTURA: VINLAND

Choose your own path games are fun for

ASCENSION: SKULLS & SAILS

Just two years after the gamechanging arrival of

STRIXHAVEN: CURRICULUM OF CHAOS

The latest addition to Dungeons & Dragons’ pantheon

UNDAUNTED: REINFORCEMENTS

The Undaunted series has racked up two Must-Play

MACHI KORO 2

You may well have played the original Machi

WELCOME TO THE MOON

After teleporting players to the suburban bliss of

THE RIVAL NETWORKS

I’m not sure when this trend of “twoplayer

MINI ROGUE

Roguelikes have had their meaning diluted. While in

THE SIEGE OF RUNEDAR

In The Siege of Runedar you play a

SOULBOUND: SHADOWS IN THE MIST

Stuffed with darkness, danger and ever-present doom, the

SUSPECTS

Think games like Detective: A Modern Crime Game,

DESTINIES: SEA OF SAND

Five minutes ago I finished my first solo

PHOTOGRAPH

Nicely paired with last year’s Saashi designed Remember

PIER 18

I don’t know if it’s just me but

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

The Princess Bride game, based on the film