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10 OF THE BEST DISNEY GAMES

With Lorcana releasing this month, we thought we’d check out 10 other great games inspired by 100 years of Disney magic

OVERDRAWN

This month, Matthew wades through the topic of card game expansions, standing firm against the constant flood of new products

TICKET TO RIDE: EUROPE

In preparation for the game’s Western-themed Legacy release later this year, we take a trip with the world’s fastest selling train game

EGYPT

This month we’re off to Egypt; a country

SPACE SOLITAIRE

We take a moment to explore the meditative powers of space warfare in Star Realms

POWER

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WHEN LESS IS MORE

Have you ever opened a box and felt like you were drowning in components? Ben Maddox is here to offer a lifesaver in the form of compact yet compelling games

Unabashedly Unforgettable

2019 Did you know that several news outlets

THE GAME OF LIFE

This month our professional pontificator of tabletop Tim Claire posits how gaming can help us come to terms with our existence

MARTINA FUCHS

We discover the heavy hardcore title that Spiel Des Jahres judge Martina Fuchs loves to play in-between family friendly game playtests

RAGECON

We hitch a ride to the biggest little city in the world as Ben Maddox shows us what’s all the rage at RageCon in Reno

WHY SPIEL MATTERS

Why it’s important to remember that relevancy of Spiel Des Jahres today

FOR THE LOVE OF DAS SPIEL

We interview Spiel Des Jahres juror Martina Fuchs about the extreme lengths she goes to every year to help decide which game from hundreds of possibilities will win the award Interviewed by Matthew Vernall

PATCHWORK

Make some warm memories together with this tile-laying treat

RECTO VERSO

New kid on the blocks

ROLLER COASTER RUSH

Less Thrills, More Spills

DICE SPLICE

A Powder Keg of Fun

PHOTOGHASTS

Old photographs are creepy. A fact Photoghasts hinges

CHAMPIONS!

This could have been a fun game. If

INDIANA JONES: SANDS OF ADVENTURE

Belongs in a Museum

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: ADVENTURE TO MOUNT DOOM

There and back again, again

MY ISLAND

Desert Island Hexes

CRANIUM: 25 TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

What does an egg sound like?

NO CONTEXT

Comic Creation Comedy

SAVERNAKE FOREST

Survival of the Fluffiest

CATAN: SOCCER FEVER SCENARIO

Extra Time

CASTING SHADOWS (AND ICE STORM EXPANSION)

Lipstick on a Shadow Pig

MONSTER INN

This tavern is full of boos

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND SPORE

George Barker sat down with Jack Neville to discuss his debut game of feuding fungi

UNDAUNTED: BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Ace in a Day

CITY OF THE GREAT MACHINE

An Artifice of Anarchy

MAZESCAPE: LABÝRINTHOS

It’s time to point the way out

IERUSALEM: ANNO DOMINI

A seat at the table

MOTHER OF FRANKENSTEIN: VOLUME ONE

Puzzling the origins of a monster

MARVEL D.A.G.G.E.R.

Infinity war. Literally.

THE WITCHER: OLD WORLD

Toss some coins to your witchers

ARCHEOS SOCIETY

Worth Rediscovering

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…

HEED THE CALL

As England prepared for its first ever Flesh and Blood Calling tournament, we followed the action to find out who would be crowned the first UK Champion

LORCANA: THE FIRST CHAPTER

Disney Magic | System: Disney Lorcana

LOST EMPIRES: WAR FOR THE NEW SUN

Competent Card-play

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5TH EDITION

Four games like…

Role Call

Explore exciting new worlds and battle sinister forces with this month’s top new RPG releases

MORK BORG

In a hardcore world where the apocalypse can strike at any time, Chris Lowry and his party of outcasts try their best to scrape through another day

SHIVER GOTHIC : SECRETS OF SPIREHOLM

Become the monster you always feared you would

ACTION POTENTIAL

En-wrap-tured

COWBOY BEBOP: THE ROLEPL AYING GAME

See You, Space Cowboy

ORC BORG

A Neon Punch in the Guts

HYPERBOREA 3E

Antiquated is an understatement

VIKING DEATH SQUAD

If you’re the sort of person to be

WET GRANDPA

Aclassic of the ‘sad roleplaying’ genre, Wet Grandpa

LET SLIP THE WORMS OF WAR

Richard Simpson digs into Mantic Game’s latest game project, as they look to bring one of the barmiest computer strategy game franchises ever made to the tabletop

#SHELIFE

This month we have a look at the collection of our longserving, ludological lord of the games, Ben Maddox

FIVE REALMS GAMING LOUNGE

Who better to open up a game store than a games company? We chat with Dan from Realm Runner Studios about the team’s recently redesigned gaming store in Poole

CIRCA 1648 HANAFUDA

Tabletop games lacking boards and dice are