RuneScape continues to get bigger and better than ever before, today releasing its tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) and board game adaptations under the banner of RuneScape Kingdoms. With the helpful collaboration of Steamforged Games, the leading UK studio for tabletop video game adaptations, like Ni No Kuni 2 and Monster Hunter World, Jagex invites players to step inside the record-breaking RuneScape video game universe — but for tabletop. There they’ll find classic quests and fan-favourite characters aplenty. The TTRPG is titled RuneScape Kingdoms: The Roleplaying Game, whereas the board g ..read more

The 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons is here, and Wizards of the Coast have set out to celebrate the tabletop game in style with exciting announcements that’ll have you reaching for your D20. It’s hard to believe that 50 years ago, Dungeons and Dragons first started as a black-and-white pamphlet. Since 1974, players have been coming together to embrace the heart of this beautiful game: telling fantastical and brilliant stories with friends and family. As the years have gone by, the hobby has only gotten bigger and better, with different ways of playing being shared online and in-person ..read more

Looking for a goose-based tabletop game? Step no further, because One Honk Before Midnight is the game for you. Created by Jack Dixon, the author behind Adventure with Pride, and Andrew Collins, One Honk Before Midnight dares to ask that all-important question: what if you were a very naughty, no-good-at-all goose with a chip on their shoulder and hatred in your heart? If that sounds up your alley, then you’re in for a honking good time. Set in the idyllic town of Stafford-On-Gander, One Honk Before Midnight puts you in the shoes (webbed feet) of an elite gaggle of geese who are determined to ..read more

On Wednesday, World of Darkness announced that second season of actual play show Seattle by Night will stream on the Penny Arcade Twitch channel on October 31, 2023. The first season of Seattle by Night follows a Kindred (World of Darkness’ name for vampires) named Lasombra Betty Lancaster and her coterie. They recently moved to Tacoma to complete a task for the Carmarilla after they suffered a mishap during a mission in Montreal. In season two, Betty and the other Kindred she has encountered recently are working to prove that they are worthy of being accepted by the Camarilla Court of Seattle ..read more

Bored Wreckers Inc.’s Drags 2 Riches is an upcoming deckbuilding card game where you try to slay the competition as a fierce drag queen. Build up your wardrobe and compete in events with other queens in this game that is meant to be “both fun and educational.” Drags 2 Riches is a card game for two to five players played in 30-45 minute sessions. Each player chooses a character to serve as their in-game avatar. These characters each come with a unique trait, and these can change over the course of your session. One of your goals while playing is to improve your wardrobe, “taking it from drab to ..read more

Sapphicworld is an upcoming, kinky, queer, work-in-progress tabletop roleplaying game “with a focus on understanding others, exploring lush realms and bravely facing the strange” from Darling Demon Eclipse. To demonstrate how the game works and give players a taste of the overall vibe, the developers are releasing Sapphicworld – Dream Ashcan on October 4 via itch.io. “This book is but a taste of Sapphicworld, written to aid you in understanding what this game is all about. This ashcan is like a sampler platter for Sapphicworld’s moves, mechanics, character options, locales and characters,” Dar ..read more

If you’ve ever wanted to include Larian Studio’s monumental Baldur’s Gate 3 characters in your D&D campaign, we’ve got great news for you. D&D (also known as Dungeons and Dragons) is known for its vast settings, full of different characters hailing from the Underdark to the glistening jewel of a city known as Waterdeep. Most importantly, though, it lets you inhabit these worlds without prejudice. If you want to be a hero, a villain, or something in between, you can. It’s as simple as that. With your world in yours and your players’ hands, Wizards of the Coast has gone that step further ..read more

If you cast your mind back to the year 2021, you may remember a particular tabletop game that had us all in its clutches: a cutesy, cosy game known as Teatime Adventures. Fast forward to now, and the game from Snowbright Studio has taken the tabletop world by tealeaf and scone, winning fans from Dicebreaker to Oxenventurers and more. It’s not hard to see why, as Teatime Adventures offered a small, but wholesome alternative to Dungeons and Dragons (with gameplay features that even included baking) has since expanded, creating a world that’s cute and welcoming to all marginalized identities. Wit ..read more

On May 21 the winners of the 57th Annual Nebula Awards were announced, with Evil Games’ Thirsty Sword Lesbians taking the Nebula Award for Game Writing. The Nebula Awards is an event that highlights writers of the most outstanding speculative fiction works, with this year looking at works released in 2021. The Nebula Awards have awarded many pieces of fiction outside of games, including TV series like WandaVision, and Films such as Guardians of the Galaxy by James Gunn. On the contrary, it was only in 2019 that game writing was included in the prestigious awards in the first place, with O ..read more

Glass Cannon Unplugged announced that it will be making an official tabletop adaptation of Respawn’s battle royale, first-person shooter Apex Legends called Apex Legends: The Board Game. The game will be funded via an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. Apex Legends: The Board Game will condense the huge lobbies that normally make up the video game’s core mechanic into a two-to-four player, team-based board game. Players still choose to play as one of the Outlands’ famous Legends, the in-game characters fans have come to know and love. Once they’ve chosen who they will play as, players are dropped ..read more