Welcome

Perhaps it’s the Olympics that has us thinking

A NEW ERA

STAR WARS: UNLIMITEDSHADOWS OF THE GALAXY

THE BEST TOURNAMENTS IN GAMING

Want to try your hand at tournament gaming? George Chr ysostomou highlights some of the best contests in the community

HEAD TO HEAD

Four fantastic head-to-head games – those games that invoke such competitiveness between just two players, and give you the biggest feelings of accomplishment when you win

IMPROVING YOUR SKILLS

Want to get the best out of your abilities? We’ve got some tips on how to hone your hobby

THE ERA OF COMPETITIVE D&D

Think D&D is collaborative? Think again…

LOSING GRACIOUSLY

Losing is a natural part of games, but what happens when you’re trying to handle children’s reactions? Two parents offer their best tips for mitigating those losses…

PLAY CATAN

Organised play is a huge part of the board game scene, and who better to ask about it than one of the great gateway games? We sat with Stephanie Newman, the Development and Organised Play manager for CATAN Studio, the English-language publisher of the CATAN games

BATTLE REPORTS

Battle Reports have become such a big part of the tabletop gaming world, but what do they really bring to a game?

WORLD SERIES OF BOARD GAMES

“You’ve come to the right place for competition!” Jonathan Hagmaier, Chair of the Board at the World Series of Board Gaming (WSBG) says with a laugh. It certainly seems he’s right – WSBG is a huge international event, taking place in Las Vegas in September and boasting huge prizes for successful gamers. We found out more about what it takes to win the grand prize…

BOARD GAME OLYMPICS

No need to run a marathon, enjoy a board game Olympics!

RUNNING YOUR OWN LEAGUE

Got a favourite game? Want to play it a lot more?

PLAYING IS WINNING

When you enter a Tournament or attend Organised Play events, it’s all about winning. Right? Well, not entirely

YOUR WORLD YOUR RULES

Welcome to another edition of Your World, Your Rules, the Tabletop Gaming series that empowers you to play RPGs in a way that expands your campaign and inspires new narratives. This month we’re talking tournaments, competitions, and all manner of strategic play. So buckle up for a new RPG premise that encourages that very same spirit of sportsmanship. Add your own personalities and shock reveals, and bring this campaign to life in the way you see fit!

COOPERATION OVER COMPETITION

Cooperation is the centre of Modiphius Entertainment’s plans

WOMEN INNOVATORS OF PLAY

Last month we caught up with Ellie Dix about designing games, and this month we’re finding out more about her design competition win with Hasbro

PAINTING FOR TOURNAMENTS

Tournaments involving miniatures almost always require competitors to have fully assembled and crucially, painted their miniatures ahead of participating in a match. We explore that skillset (and offer a few tips) in detail

BY THE NUMBERS

THE LAST GAME YOU’LL EVER ER PLAY

Go is the best competitive game in the world: why haven’t you played it yet?

MEGAGAMING

When games go mega…

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

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…

SHIMMERING SKIES

Time to look towards the next expansion in Disney Lorcana : Shimmering Skies

LATVIA

So far in our epic tabletop journey we

LET’S GO! TO JAPAN

Planning your perfect holiday is Japan-easy

TAMASHII: CHRONICLE OF ASCEND

Mind, Body and Data

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DARWIN

The Beagle Has Landed

JORAKU DELUXE EDITION

An unpredictable race to rule Kyoto

MAXIMUM APOCALYPSE: 2ND EDITION

An Apocalypse a Day

HEALTHY HEART HOSPITAL: 3RD EDITION Cubes Cubed

Athird edition of Scott Nelson’s and Anna-Marie Nelson’s

SHIPWRIGHTS OF THE NORTH SEA: REDUX

This Redux deserves a Replay

BLADES & ROSE

Bluffs, double bluffs and suspicious bishops

SHEEP IN DISGUISE

Flocking Good Fun

LOTUS

Petal by colourful petal

EAT THE REICH

Laugh uproariously with a gory background

GIRL BY MOONLIGHT

Magical girls kick butt with friendship powers

VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE: PLAYERS GUIDE

Even more Children of the Night, to help haunt your play sessions

DUNE: FALL OF THE IMPERIUM

Atreides will rise. But will you follow?

VIJAYANAGARA

Extend your influence

DUNE: WAR FOR ARRAKIS

Does the spice flow?

REBEL FURY

The streamlined Civil War

OTTOMAN SUNSET: 3RD EDITION

“If you’ve a date in Constantinople, she’ll be waiting in Istanbul”

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT NEW

Games that stand the test of time

tabletop time machine

PLUCK THE OWL Pluck the Owl was a