Spell Smashers

Welcome

It’s spring, a season of rebirth – and the most appropriate

At a Glance

This year’s Tabletop Gaming Live convention will host

First Turn

Dominion’s creator on how his first-ever game became, and remains, his biggest-ever hit

10 of the Best

Loosen those belts as you prepare to feast your eyes and feed your brain in these delectable games about cooking, serving and eating

Role Call

From Star Wars and Star Trek to Starfinder and The Expanse, we travel between galaxies to bring you the best RPGs landing in the universe this month

All the Jahres

Replaying the winners of the Spiel des Jahres so you don’t have to

My Favourite Game

The Gloom of Kilforth and 1066, Tears to Many Mothers designer remembers the joy of advancing Through the Ages

Microgame of the Month

A FREE GAME FOR YOU TO PLAY INSID EVERY ISSUE OF TABLE TOP GAMING!

Have You Played?

We dive into the simple but punishing push-your-luck underwater treasure hunt that will leave you breathless

The Independent Shelf

The creator of The Resistance opens up a new social game for players to get sucked into

Around the World in 80 Plays

The third stop on our epic board gaming journey sees

Play it Smart

Wargaming puts players on a battlefield without the risks of real-life combat. So what might tabletop games be able to teach actual soldiers?

Through the Ages

We retrace the rise to glory taken by the Pandemic publisher, from its humble beginnings to a place as one of the most influential game makers around

Unearthed Artefacts

++YEAR 3136++INCOMING TRANSMISSION++ found sector F04: pastime x17 – board game - “campaign manager 2008”

Tabletop Time Machine

The idea of making a board game from a classic arcade

Rallyman GT

Jean-Christophe Bouvier’s Rallyman was the racing game nobody wanted. Then it became a cult hit. Now it’s back with a full-throttle sequel that puts the spin into spin-off

Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth

Embark on an app–powered quest across Tolkien’s fantasy world in a Lord of the Rings adventure that will take you from Mansions of Madness to Middle-earth

Proving Grounds

Proving Grounds tells a story you can only experience alone – and it wants to show that solo games are for everyone

How We Made

Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle reveal how their shared love of Magic: The Gathering and Dominion led to the creation of a deckbuilding experience out of this world

La Stanza

Form an all-star squad of artists at the most cultured house party in history as Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro and Paulo Soledade’s La Stanza brings a modern Euro twist to the Renaissance

Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef

Gaming worlds rarely come more beautiful than Tidal Blades. Beneath its dazzling looks, there’s a deep ocean of characters and story to dive into

Fallen London

Victorian steampunk, Lovecraftian horror and tales of whimsy and weirdness welcome you to Fallen London, the roleplaying world of your twisted dreams

War & Pieces

How real-life battles are being won and lost on the tabletop

Comanauts

Scientist in a coma; I know, I know, it’s serious

New Frontiers

Can this board game keep pace in the Race for the Galaxy?

Guardian’s Call

Defend the realm by hoarding and lying

Star Crossed

The tower of love

Mage Knight: Unlimited Edition

Sizing up a tabletop giant

Counterfeiters

Counterfeiters may be the only game with manatee meeple.

Ravine

In Ravine, there’s a card that commands you to ignore

Scorpius Freighter

Rogues’ galaxy

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game: Speed Duel

In the blink of a Blue-Eye

Gorus Maximus

As sure as Maximus was about having his vengeance (in

A Thief’s Fortune

Designer: Konstantinos Kokkinis, Sotirios Tsantilas

Beta Colony

An alpha experience with zeta components

Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done

Knights of the Rondel Table

Ceylon

Board gaming to a tea

Forbidden Lands: Raven’s Purge

Designer: Granstrom, Harenstam | Artist: Gulliksson

Fury of Dracula: Fourth Edition

Fury of Dracula has been a hidden movement classic

Resident Evil 2: The Board Game

Designer: Mat Hart, Richard Loxam, Sherwin Matthews

Wakening Lair

Awaken your inner adventurer

Fireball Island: Thu Curse of Vul-Kar

Designer: Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, Justin D. Jacobson

Legend of the Five Rings RPG: The Emerald Empire

Designer: Carman, Hobart, Sauer, Yoon, Farrese, Sun

Nemeton

Nemeton sees players become druids, reinvigorating

Painting guide

It’s time to turn these Dungeon Depths into dungeon delights, as we tackle the bundle of scenery made for fantasy adventuring

Dungeon Master’s Guide to Roleplaying

In RPGs, doing things by the book doesn’t mean doing everything by the book. Here’s how readymade adventures can be a shortcut to the action – and why you shouldn’t always follow them to the letter

Event Report

Mark Cooke invites us back to the welcoming Harrogate convention – and grills our gaming knowledge

Shop Spotlight

he South Croydon café looks back on its first yearand- a-bit of serving up coffee and cardboard