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10 OF THE BEST GAMES TO TEST YOUR FRIENDSHIP

Games are meant to bring us together, but sometimes they’re great for creating a bit of friction in a group. Here’s our top picks for games to fall out over…

NOT A FAN OF FANS

I’ve got a secret to tell you…

Role Call

Curious what’s coming up in the wonderful world of tabletop RPGs? Well, then you’d better check out our ROLE CALL!

A LA CARTE

This 1989 dexterity classic is worth cooking up a storm for

ON THE CARDS

We take a looksee at some of the biggest trading card game news of the month and discover what’s on the cards…

ALL IN HAND

We ripple shuffle our way into solo games you can play with a single deck of cards

BILL MULLANEY

Kitbashing king Bill Mullaney (of BillMakesStuff on YouTube) tells us the story of how his adventure evenings are a family affair…

THE SUN NEVER SETS ON CATAN

As we say goodbye to Klaus Tueber, we celebrate how Catan has brought many new players to the hobby – and will do, for years to come

DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS

Looking for your Dungeons & Dragons replacement? We discover the game that put the ‘fun’ in funnel with Dungeon Crawl Classics

AUSTRIA

Squished up between the borders of six other

PANDEMIC

Welcome to the world of hobby gaming. We’re back with your chance to save the world from a deadly virus, together, with Pandemic

FLICK FLEET

Fight the galaxy with your fingertips

LOOK AT THE STARS

Look how they shine for you

CHALLENGERS

An unexpected tournament

LOFOTEN

How to kill a theme and get away with it

FUSE: COUNTDOWN

Rolling to dodge disaster… again.

CORAL

It’s time for your day in the sun.

I WOULD DESTROY THE RING

I Would Destroy the Ring is a standalone

PAN’S ISLAND

Will the superb production values of this hide and seek game hook you in?

7 WONDERS: EDIFICE

Cooperation works wonders

PLANET B

I love it when a planet comes together…

ACQUIRE

Merger manipulation and mass monetary mauling

NO RULES REQUIRED

Our round up of the good, the bad and the ugly of nongaming, nearly-gaming, sort-of-gaming stuff

Cream of the Crop

I think the most delicate way to remember

ISS VANGUARD

Boldly going where no price tag has gone before

WOODCRAFT

I will never ‘log off ’

DICE KINGDOMS OF VALERIA

Same world. Smaller scale.

HAMLET

Too twee, or not too twee, that is the question

RISE

Set society on the right track

MAGNA ROMA

Rome could be built in a day

PLUNDER

Build your own boat

MECH A DREAM

Wired wooliness

THE CITY OF THE GREAT MACHINE

A Clockwork Conundrum

MOBILE MARKETS

Put a ring on it

BLAZON

Up in arms

FROSTPUNK: THE BOARD GAME

Caught between a generator and a cold place

ENDURANCE

A cold piece of play

THE POWERS OF TOWERS

We all know games are good for us, but in what way? Each month Tim Clare untangles the science and philosophy behind what makes games good

IN THE GROOVE

What’s better than a heavy metal roleplaying game? A heavy metal roleplaying game with a wicked soundtrack. Join us as we spin a few dungeons…

BLACK SWORD HACK

In the balance

SHIVER CORE RULEBOOK

When the bump in the night is the sound of dice rolling

CAPE AND CLOAKS AND COWLS AND A PARK

From the creator of ‘game book that still

BOTTLED SEA

Following on from Dying Sands comes another randomhex-adventure

NOTORIOUS

Striking fear into the hearts of the galaxy’s scum, all by yourself.

VERMIS

Vermis: Lost Dungeons & Forbidden Woods is a

ENI

I’m used to games that involve rolling dice.

BASTARDS. PEARLESCENT EDITION

Bastards. opens with a note explaining exactly what

NOVA

The sun exploded, and humanity is struggling to

ZILIGHT!

The standard deck of cards is criminally underused

BATRACHIAN SWAMPS

Batrachian Swamps is a fantastic OSR adventure that

MOONLIGHT ON ROSEVILLE BEACH

Queer of Cthulhu

MOONLIGHT ON ROSEVILLE BEACH

We chat to Richard Ruane about Moonlight on Roseville Beach and making a queer occult mystery game

ARISE YE TARNISHED!

We take a look at Steamforged biggest FromSoft-to-tabletop game yet

THE MYSTIC WOOD

Each month we explore our readers’ attics to find long forgotten gaming gems, this month it’s the mix and match adventure of Mystic Wood. Ryan Byrd lets us know what’s in his attic…

DON’T MAKE ME CHOOSE

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

Four games like… WINGSPAN

This avian collecting mega-hit offers everyone a chance for a chill game of bird spotting, but where do we spread our wings to next?

WHO GOES FIRST?

Join us on a tour of some of our favourite ways to start a game

THE GAMER’S EMPORIUM

We chat to Simon Kendrick about setting up Swansea’s favourite friendly local game store

tabletop time machine

1904 LANDLORDS “Be it known that I, LIZZIE