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REGULARS
Welcome
It’s testament to the endless creativity and diversity
At a Glance
Board game café Ludoquist bringing hundreds of titles to London convention’s open gaming area
First Turn
The Australian designer behind Sushi Go!, Bärenpark and Gizmos digs deep into his gaming past to excavate 2007’s Archaeology
10 of the Best
Nearly all games give us a yarn to spin, but there are some that offer a carefully crafted narrative to discover as you play. Here’s a selection of tabletop tales, from spooky horror to epic fantasy, you won’t forget in a hurry
Role Call
Romance, dragons and mind-rending tentacle beasts – this month’s round-up of new releases has just about everything you could ever want from roleplaying!
All the Jahres
Replaying the winners of the Spiel des Jahres so you don’t have to
My Favourite Game
The Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famer and Star Realms co-creator remembers how he went from player to designer
Microgame of the Month
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Have You Played?
The train game so innovative it spawned its own genre remains a complex and rewarding titan of track-laying and stock-trading decades on. Here’s why you should hop on board
The Independent Shelf
Pick a side and inflltrate your way to independence in this trust-nobody retelling of the US revolution
Around the World in 80 Plays
The second entry in our tabletop travel diary sees
Play it Smart
Spoilsports can ruin the fun of playing a game – but they can also become an essential part of making games better, as our experts find out
Through the Ages
We take a close look at the games that will leave you asking whether your friends are really who they say they are
Unearthed Artefacts
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Tabletop Time Machine
The game of Rota was played by the Romans during their
FEATURES
Res Arcana
After racing for the galaxy, Tom Lehmann’s next compact game hands players control of the very elements themselves – and manages to work its magic with just a handful of cards
Wingspan
Elizabeth Hargrave shakes off the down in her gorgeous board game debut, Wingspan. The designer and lead artist Natalia Rojas crack open the shell of their creation
Anomaly
Last year’s Decrypto announced Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance as the inventive designer of the moment. Now he’s following his brain-twisting word puzzler with the galaxy’s most high-stakes game of hide-and-seek
Designer Duos
From married couples to friends turned collaborators, designer duos tell us how they first started making games together and why two heads are often better than one
How We Made
John Yianni’s creepy-crawly strategy game is the smash success that almost never was, until a mixture of luck, faith and effort brought it out of the woodwork
Double L Games
Meet Lily Lockett: the 13-year-old designer who turned her school homework into a board game that might just change the world
Reichbusters
Blast Nazis, robots and zombies with friends in the most OTT vision of World War II to hit the tabletop yet. This is Reichbusters: Projekt Vril, and it’s taking no prisoners
Wargaming on a budget
Wargaming, what is it good for? Finding yourself out of pocket, if you’re not careful. Heed our penny-pinching advice and you’ll be able to save without sacrificing quality
Cubiko Games
For the last decade, Gavin Birnbaum has handcrafted a wooden game every single year. As his inventive auction game Q.E. expands its cult success, the designer tells us why his son is still the first person he needs to impress – and why he doesn’t consider himself a gamer
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A spin-off that marches its way to the top
Forbidden Lands
Old-school roleplaying for a modern world
Alone
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Newton
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Western Legends
Card Fight at the O.K. Corral
AuZtralia
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Gùgong
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Judge Dredd: The Cursed earth
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Tokyo Highway
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Shadows: Amsterdam
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For the glory of the Emperor?
Talisman: Legendary Tales
It’s Talisman but, y’know, for kids
Passing Through Petra
Passing Through Petra certainly makes a statement.
Duelosaur Island
Dinosaur Island for just a pair-odactyl
Cerebria: The Inside World
Playing mind games with psychedelic psychology
Key Flow
Designer: Sebastian Bleasdale, Richard Breese, Ian
Hokkaido
Designer: Kalle Malmioja | Artist: Ossi Hiekkala, Jere
HOBBY TIPS
Painting guide
We emerge from our vault to give the survivors of the post-apocalyptic skirmish game a rad makeover
Dungeon Master’s Guide to Roleplaying
Some characters have already led an epic life before they arrive on the table; others only reveal their past over hours of gaming. Either way, rich backgrounds can often make for unforgettable stories
COMMUNITY
Event Report
Nick Livesey from the Nottingham show discusses throwing open the doors to all sorts of games in 2019
Shop Spotlight
We get on board with the one-of-a-kind London board game café that calls a double-decker bus its home
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