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REGULARS
Welcome
Editor's Letter
At a Glance
Your 30-second guide to the latest in gaming
First Turn
The Italian designer of Photosynthesis on how he planted the seeds of his forest-building debut
10 of the Best
All together now! Team up with these collaborative titles to end up friendly instead of fighting – and then save the world together (or just count to 100)
Role Call
We visit the far-flung future and far-off galaxies before realising that, deep down, everyone just wants to be orks and animals
All the Jahres
Replaying the winners of the Spiel des Jahres so you don’t have to
My Favourite Game
The creator of mech wargame Farsight remembers the mighty impression Titan Legions left on him as a kid – and why he’s been chasing that feeling with his own designs ever since
Have You Played?
The sweeping adaptation of the fantasy novels has more backstabbing than a chair made of swords, and it makes for one of the most immersive and epic experiences on the tabletop. Prepare to win – and your friendships to die…
The Independent Shelf
Hit the prehistoric basketball court with a team of Triassic superstars in this disc-flicking Jurassic jam that’s an absolute ball
Unearthed Artefacts
++YEAR 3128++INCOMING TRANSMISSION++ found sector d33: pastime x17 – board game - “revolution!”
Kickstarting from Scratch
With Art Deck ready to make its way to backers, all that remains is to simply pop it in the post, right? Not quite, as Holly Gramazio explains
Through the Ages
With near-infinite galaxies comes near-infinite ways to explore them – and tabletop scific continues to boldly go to some of the most inventive corners of the cardboard universe
Play it Smart
What can tokens and cardboard teach you about elements and compounds? Our academic gamers deliver a lesson in tabletop chemistry
Tabletop Time Machine
The Courtship Game is the title of an interesting item
FEATURES
Discover: Lands Unknown
Every player in the world will have a different adventure in Discover: Lands Unknown. Could Corey Konieczka’s story of exploration and survival be the most ambitious game ever made?
Transformers Trading Card Game
Autobots and Decepticons go head-to-head in the next card-battler rolling out from the makers of Magic: The Gathering. Does it have the potential to transform trading card games?
How We Made
The godly tower-building game has been celebrated for its deep strategy and elegance – but behind its simplicity lies a complicated 30-year odyssey
Sensible Object
London studio Sensible Object has made piles of plastic animals a hightech affair, and its latest board game hybrid invites an AI to the table. Could androids really dream of electric meeples one day?
PlayFusion
Cambridge studio PlayFusion is bringing trading card games into the 21st century by connecting the worlds of physical and digital – but it’s been anything but an easy journey
Fowers
Tim Fowers and Ryan Goldsberry have become tabletop rock stars on the back of their cult games and independent attitude.The designer and artist have no plans to play by the rules anytime soon
Toys in Games
Designers are taking childhood playthings and turning them into some of the most inventive and entertaining experiences on the tabletop. Dig out your old Lego, rev up those Hot Wheels and discover a treasure trove of new games you already own
Relationships in Games
A new wave of board games is taking the intimate experiences shared around the table and forging them into meaningful lessons about real-life relationships. You might be surprised what tentacle sex can teach you…
PLAYED
Founders of Gloomhaven
…or rather, flounder in Gloomhaven
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Fourth Edition
New experiences in the Old World
Yellow & Yangtze
Tigris & Euphrates’ golden child shines
Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
Board gaming just got real
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team – Rogue Trader
The small-team skirmish game expands
Forbidden Sky
Electrifying – or shocker?
Dungeons & Dragons – Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Treasure hunting in the city of splendours
Wildlands
A game-changing miniatures skirmish experience
The River
Going with the flow
Tags
A quick-thinking challenge that’s as easy as A, B, er…
War Chest
Swish and chips
Maiden’s Quest
Being first to market in a genre or subgenre is a tricky
Cosmic Encounter: 42nd Anniversary Edition
Designer: Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, Peter Olotka
Gearworks
An interesting brain-scratcher with some rust between the cogs
Seal Team Flix
Counters -strike
Spring Meadow
A tile-laying puzzle that’s no walk in the park
Crossroads of Heroes
A student of gameplay but a master of components
Before There Were Stars
Designer: Alex Cutler, Alex Graffeo-Cohen, Matt Fantastic
Upstream
“Starting with the player who most recently ate salmon”
Dȗhr: The Lesser Houses
An interesting concept betrayed by a villainous ruleset
HOBBY TIPS
Painting guide
Raise the dead by putting a brush to Nagash’s spooky faction of ghosts and ghouls – and learn how to make the macabre models your own
Dungeon Master’s Guide to Roleplaying
Can knowing too much take away from your immersion in a fantasy world or suck the drama out of an encounter? We weigh up whether it’s worth taking a bite of forbidden RPG knowledge
COMMUNITY
Event Report
‘Dirk the Dice’ introduces us to the Manchurian roleplaying gathering and explains why tables aren’t for dancing on – they’re for rolling dice
Shop Spotlight
Matt Pritchard talks about growing the Nottingham vegan board game café from a pile of games in a room to a must-visit spot on a shoestring budget
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