The best four days in gaming, Gen Con, is back at full capacity after two challenging years. Role-playing games of all kinds are having a moment, and there are more outstanding board games than ever before. Card games, deck-building games, and roll-and-write titles continue to surprise with innovative designs and exciting themes. Here are the most exciting titles we found on the floor.
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Gen Con 2022: All the best board games, RPGs, and card games from Indianapolis
The best four days in gaming are back
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September 9
Luke Gygax, son of Gary Gygax, is building a new role-playing game with the rules of D&D
Strange & Grim is the first third-party title announced for Everyday Heroes
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August 26
Teburu could be the digital board game system that finally catches on
A new partnership with Vampire: The Masquerade could broaden its appeal
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August 17
Luxury dice dominate at Gen Con
Dispel Dice, Level Up Dice, and dozens more litter the floor with beautiful, painful-to-step-on treasures
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August 16
Roll-and-write board games are having their moment in the sun
Wingspan creator’s The Fox Experiment leads a pack of new games at Gen Con 2022
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August 12
How to kickstart your miniature Jeff Goldblum collection
Multiple games now feature tiny, charming, unconventionally attractive Mr. Goldblums
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August 11
The most chaotic board games from Gen Con 2022
Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town may be our game of the show
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August 11
Read an exclusive excerpt from R.A. Salvatore’s new Drizzt novel, Glacier’s Edge
Book 2 in The Way of the Drow is out now
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August 10
Gen Con organizers ‘deeply troubled’ over Indiana’s abortion ban, some vendors back out
The convention’s departure would be a significant loss for Indianapolis
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August 9
The new miniatures for The Witcher tabletop RPG are hot AF
Monster Fight Club’s new line debuted last week at Gen Con
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August 8
Queer creators win big at Gen Con’s Ennie awards for 2022
Thirsty Sword Lesbians takes home game of the year, while Wanderhome wins multiple gold
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August 8
Heroscape, the beloved hex-based battle game, is back with a new starter set
Avalon Hill teased the release of HeroScape: Age of Annhilation
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August 5
SolForge Fusion wants to be the next generation of tabletop deck building
The creators of Magic: The Gathering and Ascension are back with something new
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August 5
Warhammer 40K’s newest tabletop RPG embraces the series’ pulp-fiction roots
Cubicle 7’s next game will embrace its d100-based roots
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August 4
Burncycle promises an action-packed robot Ocean’s 11, but at times it feels like drudgery
Chip Theory Games’ latest board game seems to drag on forever
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August 4
Pendragon RPG blends the mysticism of The Green Knight with Crusader Kings
A preview of the soon-to-be-released 6th edition
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August 3
A decade on and Monte Cook Games is still setting the bar for innovation in tabletop RPGs
Co-founders Monte Cook and Shanna Germain talk about keeping it weird — and inclusive — for a decade
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August 3
HeroQuest expansion leans into replayability, giving players more characters to explore
The best thing about HeroQuest is the... rogue?
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August 2
Fans have taken back Android: Netrunner, the popular card game discontinued in 2018
Project NISEI has given new life to the popular Living Card Game
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August 1
Leviathan-class steampunk miniatures will compete with Star Wars X-Wing, Armada
The BattleTech-inspired wargame returns at Gen Con 2022