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Welcome
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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
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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
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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
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LOST EMPIRES: WAR FOR THE NEW SUN
Competent Card-play
THE BINDING OF ISAAC: FOUR SOULS -ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5TH EDITION
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Explore exciting new worlds and battle sinister forces with this month’s top new RPG releases
MORK BORG
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SHIVER GOTHIC : SECRETS OF SPIREHOLM
Become the monster you always feared you would
ACTION POTENTIAL
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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
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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
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