Tabletop Games Archives

Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021October 14, 2021Rob Huddleston

The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending October 15, 2021.

Can You Survive ‘Alien: Fate of the Nostromo’?

October 15, 2021October 14, 2021Rob Huddleston0

While there have been board games based on the ‘Alien’ franchise before, few have done as good a job at capturing the feel and story of the original movie as ‘Alien: Fate of the Nostromo.’

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Kolosssal Games Relaunches a New and Improved ‘Lost Empires: War for the New Sun’

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021Michael Knight0

‘Lost Empires’ is a two-player, head-to-head, card-driven area control game where players take on the role of one of four different factions and battle for control of ancient alien artifacts.

Tabletop Review ‘Warhammer 40,000: Fire Team’

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021Robin Brooks

‘Warhammer 40,000: Fire Team’ is a small box game that contains all the best bits of Sci Fi skirmish game on an easy to use hex board.

Kickstarter Alert: Master Magic With the Tome of Spell Holding

October 12, 2021Z

The Tome of Spell Holding nicely simplifies the ‘D&D’ spell slot system by making an abstract idea tangible, helping players and DMs keep track of spell use at a glance.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Paint the Roses’—Keep Your Head on Straight

October 12, 2021October 11, 2021Jonathan H. Liu0

‘Paint the Roses’ is a clever deduction puzzle with dire consequences for mistakes: don’t lose your head!

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Birdwatcher’

October 12, 2021October 11, 2021Jonathan H. Liu0

Capture the best photos of the birds-of-paradise—and be sure to get them published—to be named the Global Geographic Photographer of the Year!

‘D&D’ Descent into Avernus: Session 8

October 12, 2021October 11, 2021Simon Yule

Game 76 in our GeekDad Plays ‘D&D’ campaign, and the 8th session in our Descent into Avernus story. They made a plan. It quickly unraveled.

Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending October 8, 2021

October 8, 2021October 7, 2021Rob Huddleston

The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending October 8, 2021.

Celebrate the ‘Call of Cthulhu’ RPG 40th Anniversary in 2022 With ‘Call of Cthulhu: Terror Paths’

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Paul Benson

For gamers, the name Sandy Petersen is just as synonymous with the Cthulhu Mythos as its literary creator, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Sandy helped launch Chaosium’s classic tabletop roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu 40 years ago, and has gone on in the intervening years to develop many games steeped in Lovecraftian lore, such as Cthulhu Wars […]

‘The Traveler’s Guide to the Toxic Seas’ Returns to Kickstarter

October 5, 2021Z

Take a moment out of your busy day to explore ‘The Traveler’s Guide to the Toxic Seas’ Kickstarter. It is truly a ‘D&D’ campaign setting like no other.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Top Shelf Token Treasury Set 1

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021Michael Knight0

The Top Shelf Token Treasure Set 1 offers four different groups of colorful tokens which are perfect for upgrading the components of your tabletop games in order to take them to the next level.

Make Colorful Comparisons in ‘Hues and Cues’

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021Jonathan H. Liu0

How well can you describe a particular shade of purple… with a single word?

Reaping the Rewards: Build the Best Habitat in ‘Cascadia’

October 1, 2021October 2, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

Expand the terrain of the Pacific Northwest and create the best habitats for wildlife in ‘Cascadia.’

Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending October 1, 2021

October 1, 2021September 30, 2021Rob Huddleston

The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending October 1, 2021.

Reaping the Rewards: Take to the Seas in ‘Tiny Epic Pirates’

September 30, 2021September 29, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

You’re just a sea dog now, but you have big plans: one day they’ll call you Dread Pirate! But first, you’ll need to hire some crew, plunder settlements, and amass a fortune to bury.

Follow Your Own Path to Adventure When You Answer, ‘What Next?’

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021Paul Benson

What Next? is an enjoyable diversion for a group of adults, but it truly shines in a family setting.

‘D&D’ Descent Into Avernus: Session 7

September 28, 2021September 27, 2021Simon Yule

Last night was the 75th game in our GeekDad Plays ‘D&D’ campaign, and the seventh session in our online Dungeons & Dragons: Descent into Avernus story. We’re playing Descent as the sequel to our Dragon Heist campaign and, rather than set in Baldur’s Gate, we’re using the more familiar (to us at least) Waterdeep.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Take on the Boogeyman and His Minions in ‘The Stuff of Legend’

September 27, 2021September 26, 2021Michael Knight

‘The Stuff of Legends’ is a cooperative tabletop game based on the graphic novel of the same name where players take on the role of toys trying to rescue their boy from the clutches of the Boogeyman.

Tabletop Game Review: ‘Snakesss’

September 26, 2021September 25, 2021Robin Brooks

‘Snakesss’ is a general knowledge party game that sees some players try to convince others of the wrong answers!

Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021September 23, 2021Rob Huddleston

The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending September 24, 2021.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Working Together

Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup: Working Together

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

It seems more important than ever to learn to work together—today’s roundup is mostly cooperative games!

‘The Wild Beyond the Witchlight’ Simply HAS to Be My Next ‘D&D’ Adventure – Here’s Why

September 21, 2021September 20, 2021Simon Yule

In the ‘Wild Beyond the Witchlight,’ players will have no choice but to explore the weirdest, most colorful, outrageous, and happiest corners of your imagination.

Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for the Week Ending September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021Rob Huddleston

The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending September 17, 2021.

‘Gravwell 2nd Edition’: Bigger and (Mostly) Better

September 16, 2021September 15, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

You’ve survived the black hole, but your engines are dead and you’re drifting in space. Can you slingshot your way to safety with your tractor beams?

Return to the World of Itharia in ‘Summoner Wars: Second Edition’

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021Michael Knight

In ‘Summoner Wars’ players take on the role of powerful magic users who can cast spells and summon their armies onto the battlefield. Only the cleverest summoner will emerge victorious.