FULL BOARD GAMING

Welcome

Iwill confess immediately, that this month has almost

STAR WARS™ : UNLIMITED

Is Star Wars™: Unlimited the one you’re looking for? We sit down with designer Tyler Parrott to find out more about this brand-new trading card game, and what sets it apart Written by Charlie Pettit

UNLIMITED FUN?

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Luke Skywalker defeated Darth Vader (or Vader defeated Luke, depending which film you watched) but now you can recreate that battle from the comfort of your own home, right now, with the new Star Wars TM : Unlimited Trading Card Game. But how do you play? That’s where I come in...

IT’S A TRAP

Or is it? Should you be collecting Star WarsTM : Unlimited cards, and if so, which ones?

STAR WARS IN MINIATURE

Is there anything better than playing games with your favourite characters? We sit down with Will Shick about all things Star WarsTM : Shatterpoint, the miniatures skirmish game that feels like it could be for ever yone

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ASSEMBLING PLASTIC MINIATURES

We give you some tips on how to easily build your wargaming miniatures… featuring a guest appearance by Darth Vader!

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE FORCE IN BOARD GAMES

What really is the force? George Barker investigates how game designers have presented their answer to this question in their games over the years

RISE OF THE EMPIRE

Proving it’s good to be bad, the Villainous range of games sees you playing as the evil characters of Disney’s catalogue. With a Star Wars version of the game finding epic expansions, we caught up with Mike Mulvihill, its game designer to find out what goes on behind the scenes in being tempted to the dark side…

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Star Wars: Outer Rim had some unfinished business, but is the 2022 expansion essential for the game to truly shine?

THE HISTORY OF STAR WARS RPGs

RPGs In The Galaxy Far, Far Away

STAR WARS RPGS: WHERE TO START

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away it may be, but we’re bringing Star Wars RPGs a little closer to home

YOUR WORLD YOUR RULES

We want to give you the tools and inspiration to create your own RPG universe. This month, we’ll be using the Star Wars RPG for inspiration, but this campaign concept can be applied to any roleplaying game. Take these starting points and expand and customise them to suit your next epic adventure.

10 OF THE BEST SPACE GAMES

A collection of Ten of the Best Space Games with options for every complexity. Over whelmed by the prospect of setting off a firework in the back garden? Or are you ready to launch for Jupiter on a solo space-mining mission? Find your level here...

QUINNS QUEST

ROLLING A NEW CHARACTER

INTO THE INKLANDS WE GO

Disney Lorcana’s third expansion Into the Inklands is officially on shelves after releasing into Local Game Stores on February 23 rd and all stores on March 8 th so it’s time to take a look at which cards are likely to make the biggest impact on decks as we move into the new format with this new set

ON THE CARDS

We look ahead at some of the biggest trading card game news of the month and discover what’s on the cards… 

tabletop Glossary

Welcome adventurers, to the tabletop – where deck building has nothing to do with the patio, and worker placement isn’t part of a recruitment agency. If the terminology used to describe the games we know and love can feel like trying to learn a new language, let our glossary demystify the terminology, and have you speaking tabletop in no time at all

SHUFFLE BOARD GAME CAFÉ

We caught up with Andrew Woolrich, Co-Owner of the gorgeous Shuffle Board Game Café!

LUXEMBOURG

This month we’re off to the diminutive Luxembourg,

KITTEN GAMES

How do you get children playing games, without being restricted to the classics? The new range from Exploding Kittens has just the games you need, and creator Elan Lee tells us more

THE BOOK NOOK

As our hobby grows, we expand further into other genres. Warhammer TV series? Exploding Kittens Netflix Games? We’ve seen it all. Snuggling into a comfy chair, we’re welcoming you to our book nook, looking at tabletoprelated books to fit between the gaps on your board game shelves

SUSHI GO!: SPIN SOME FOR DIM SUM

You spin me right ‘round, baby, right ‘round

THE SAME GAME

Something a bit different

UNBOXED

Deduce rules…for fun

MLEM: SPACE AGENCY

After their inevitable fluffy takeover of planet Earth, these cats are on a roll

PREY ANOTHER DAY

It’s a bear eat wolf world out there 

ROLL CAMERA AND THE B-MOVIE EXPANSION

Dice, camera, action

SOULAWEEN

Your soul’s on the line

THE A.R.T. PROJECT

But is it ART?

ACQUIRE

Buy the best and sell the rest!

BAMBOO

An odd and cosy home planner to spark joy

APIARY

All bumble, no sting

MONUMENTAL

Build your deck, and your civ

SKOVENTYR

The Little Badger That Could

CASTLES OF BURGUNDY SPECIAL EDITION

As good as it looks

DELIVERANCE

Become angels, fight demons

MY HERO ACADEMIA CCG

High School Showdown

WALKING DEAD STARTER SET

The three mistakes that killed this promising starter set

VAESEN: MYTHIC BRITAIN AND IRELAND

Lose your head

A WICKED SECRET & OTHER MYSTERIES

Something wicked this way comes

TOMORROW CITY

Prepare for a deadly dieselpunk dystopia

TYRANNOSAUR INSIDE

Destroy a Giant Magic Space T-rex…From the inside

THE JOB

The real loot was the friends we stole along the way

THE SILVER BAYONET

Fight well, fight hard! Fight monsters?

THE SILVER BAYONET: THE CARPATHIANS -CASTLE FIER

Gothic horror haunts again

DYSTOPIAN WARS: FORTUNE & GLORY STARTER SET

“Good heavens, those Neo-Victorian firmament fleets are burning the skies!”

DYSTOPIAN WARS BATTLE REPORT

A gritty clash between neo-Victorian steampunk sky fleets! The Union and the Sultanate are squaring off over the ocean and a Book of Legend. Columnist and Prince-in-waiting Chris Lowry brings us a Dystopian Wars battle report, with models beautifully painted by his opponent James Wallace…

STAR WARS™ : SHATTERPOINT FE ARLESS & INVENTIVE SQUAD PACK

Is this the Squad Pack you are Luking for?

STAR WARS™ :YUB NUB SQUAD PACK

Something Wicket this way comes…

HALLS OF HEGRA

Digging victory from the jaws of defeat

THE HIDDEN GEMS

This month, we’re taking a look at the games that you want to be lurking around in your attic.

CROWN & ANCHOR

CROWN & ANCHOR