Boardgames

Boardova’s 1984: Unperson turns Orwell’s dystopia into a 60-minute board game

SPIEL Essen adds B2B matchmaking for the business side of board games

Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game returns in refreshed editions

Overclock's solo-first cyberpunk card game campaign gives small-box 4X a clearer pitch

Allplay expands into Masterworks, Epics, and Creations lines led by Dominant Species

The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow gets a 25th anniversary edition for U.S. retail

Exploding Kittens CEO Carly McGinnis takes over Asmodee global publishing

Solis Game Studio moves further into US hobby retail through Southern Hobby distribution

Heroscape: Expeditions gives the miniatures game a dungeon-crawling scenario mode

Asmodee is bringing Bordeaux, a compact Fromage spin-off, to retail on September 18

Stormlight: War for Roshar sets an October 13 Kickstarter date for a major Cosmere board game

Unstable Games spins up Ordinary Magic around designer Marceline Leiman

Gen Con's Camilla Cleghorn hire is about tabletop scale and trust

Mercenaries Wanted turns Gloomhaven into a $24.99 drafting game for shorter game nights

Towers of Sifnos gives Garphill fans a smaller Greek defense strategy box to watch this fall

Cole Wehrle's Buried Giant is turning Gen Con buzz into its next board-game roadmap

Dead by Daylight board game returns to crowdfunding with a 10th anniversary Auris Box campaign

Old Ones Origins brings Forbidden Stars' strategy into Cthulhu at Gen Con

Atalia liquidation shows the squeeze on smaller board-game distributors

The Old King's Crown makes faction asymmetry easier to learn, then turns up the pressure

Memoir '44's 2027 PC version adds a new solo campaign to the classic board game

Tabletop designers push publishers, awards, retailers, and media to credit game creators by name

The Lord of the Rings: Ascension turns a deck-builder campaign into a real budget question

Solo board game research gives quiet tables a real place in the hobby

A 104,000-title study shows solo play has become a major design pattern, which matters for families who need flexible table time.

Sun Rot is the weird board game for tables that like creative risk

Sprout turns plant care into a board game about attention, risk, and patience

Spiel des Jahres 2026 gives families a cleaner board-game shortlist

Mini Rogue is getting a major wave of new board game expansions

Ravensburger’s Labyrinth: Chronicles gets a Wargamer Direct spotlight

7 Wonders is getting a deluxe collector edition with a Gamefound launch planned

Shelfy turns board game boxes into collectibles, with a blind-box catch

ColorSym gives board game publishers a free accessibility language

Artifox Turns Art Theft Into a Two-Player Fox Heist

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Is Becoming a Big Historical Board Game

Wingspan Pocket Shrinks the Bird Engine Without Losing the Table Appeal

England World Cup Skyjo

Azul Kids Hits Preorder

Mantic Games Announces Halo: Campaign Evolved Board Game

Ad Populum Acquires Toys 'R' Us Canada Board Game Brands

ICv2 Releases 'Internal Correspondence Annual' #107

Magic: The Gathering Arena Workers Vote to Unionize

Asmodee's Moodbox Games starts with four party games for casual tables

This Arthurian board game crowdfunder may scratch my Kingdom Come Deliverance itch

Steamforged Refocuses on Warmachine After Redundancies and Crowdfunding Pullback

Spend another five hours moving three spaces in the new Talisman board game from the studio behind Betrayal at House on the Hill

Subbuteo's Tabletop Football Legacy Is Still Teaching Designers How Games Become Culture

Dicebreaker's feature is a reminder that tabletop games can shape memory, creativity, and community long after their first moment fades.

Announcing Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game

City of Six Moons Board Game Uses Alien Language Players Must Translate

Amberspire Review: City-Building With Room to Breathe

Finspan: Sharks & Reefs Expansion Adds Coral Habitats and a June Retail Window

Drillers Preview: Czech Games Edition Reinvents Deck-Building with Future Sight

The upcoming deck-building board game from Czech Games Edition adds a strategic visibility mechanic that could reshape how players approach card combos

Away Team: The Voyages of the Pandora Sets Course for 2026

John Butterfield's narrative-driven board game of interstellar exploration enters GMT's P500 program with a focus on discovery over conflict

CMON Plans Crowdfunding Return After $20M Loss

The tabletop giant posted a $19.9 million loss and is planning a crowdfunding relaunch in the second half of 2026

CMON Plans Crowdfunding Return After $20M Loss

The tabletop giant posted a $19.9 million loss and is planning a crowdfunding relaunch in the second half of 2026