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Starfield owes its existence to Traveller, one of the first tabletop RPGs

‘What would happen if Dungeons & Dragons didn’t exist?’

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The King Arthur story that inspired Magic: The Gathering’s Wilds of Eldraine

How The Once and Future King inspired the upcoming expansion

By Ana Diaz
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Warhammer’s Old World setting is coming back, and you had better like painting textiles

By Charlie Hall
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Dimension 20’s Mentopolis is a dark, dystopian take on Inside Out

By Rowan Zeoli
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The first adventure published for D&D’s 5th edition finally comes to a close

By Charlie Hall
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Turning popular video games into great board games is a lot harder than it sounds

Polygon spoke with several teams beating their heads against this particular wall

By Scott White
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A Disney Lorcana guide for absolute beginners

By Charlie Hall
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Is Magic: The Gathering’s new set intentionally similar to Disney Lorcana?

By Charlie Hall
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Daggerheart, the Critical Role publisher’s answer to D&D, feels indistinct

By Chase Carter
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Get essential D&D books for their lowest prices ever

By Alice Newcome-Beill
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D&D’s worst book needs an update, and that’s an opportunity for creators of all stripes

By Charlie Hall
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HeroQuest’s new expansion is coming Jan. 2024, and you can pre-order now

By Alice Newcome-Beill
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Get $179 worth of Pathfinder Tales for just $25 at Humble

By Alice Newcome-Beill
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The Metal Gear Solid board game commits a cardinal sin and gets away with it

By Charlie Hall
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Star Wars: Unlimited TCG feels quick and punchy, like a great Star Wars video game

By Charlie Hall
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D&D’s next iteration needs to keep things simple, too

By Charlie Hall
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Local retailer had $300,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering cards stolen at Gen Con

By Nicole Carpenter
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Cosmoctopus board game tackles cosmic horror without invoking Lovecraft

By Dan Arndt
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The PS5’s first discount is happening at GameStop, Amazon, and more

By Alice Newcome-Beill
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D&D publisher updates policies after AI art discovered in latest book

By Owen S. Good
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Call of Duty: The Board Game brings FPS excitement to Gen Con

By Charlie Theel
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Disney Lorcana launch brings out the worst in Gen Con attendees, with reported shoving and verbal abuse

By Charlie Hall
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Fallout, Final Fantasy, and Assassin’s Creed are coming to Magic: The Gathering

By Cass Marshall
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You can already buy Gen Con’s Ennie-winning RPGs

By Alice Newcome-Beill
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Blade Runner RPG publisher Free League wins big at Gen Con’s Ennie Awards for 2023

By Charlie Hall
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Following the success of the Undaunted series, General Orders storms into Gen Con

By Charlie Hall
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Guilty Gear’s board game perfectly translates virtual fighters to tabletop

By De'Angelo Epps
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Betrayal at House on the Hill’s next expansion sets Santa loose with horrid holiday haunts

By Charlie Hall
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Oink Games’ colorful collection of small-box board games wows at this year’s Gen Con

The quirky Japanese publisher is known for its sharp design

By Charlie Theel
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Gen Con 2023: All the best board games, RPGs, and card games from Indianapolis

By Polygon Staff
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Eve Online gets an epic 4X board game, and the miniatures look incredible

By Charlie Hall
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Post Malone has bought Magic’s $2M One Ring card

By Oli Welsh
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