Tabletop Gaming

Tabletop Gaming is the UK’s only monthly magazine dedicated to all types of gaming on your tabletop. From board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures we have you covered every month in 100 pages.

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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO PRINT & PLAY • It’s all well and good focussing a magazine on print and plays, but what actually are they?

THREE PRINT & PLAY GAMES TO TRY • If you’ve never tried a print and play game before, we’ve got a few to start you off and where you might find them.

PRINT & PLAY TOP TIPS • Why not spending an afternoon making something that keeps on giving?

FINDING THE WAY • Wayfarer Games may have started with a Print and Play, but they’re taking you on the journey to their first big box game

THE BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ TO BUILD YOUR GAME • So, you want to make your own board game, but don’t know where to start?

BEGINNER TIPS FOR CREATING YOUR FIRST GAME • American journalist Christopher Hitchins is quoted as saying, “Everyone has a novel in them”. The less quoted part is the end of the sentence, which concluded, “…which is exactly where it should, I think, in most cases, remain”. But forget Hitchens. If it’s in there, let it fly free!

HOW TO BUILD A BOARD GAME CONCEPT THAT STANDS OUT • If you’ve ever wanted to see your name as the designer on a game box, there’s a lot to consider…

A HAND OF CARDS • Cards are a common part of board games, but what’s the point of them? And how might we use them in our own games?

ONLINE RESOURCES TO HELP BUILD YOUR BOARD GAME • There are countless digital and online resources to tap into when creating your board game, so we’ve pulled a few that really do help

BREAKING THE RULES: EMBRACING THE CHAOS AND CREATIVITY OF CHILDREN • Changing the rules of a game can make game designers of us all – especially those of us with children

DESIGNING & PUBLISHING • As the board game hobby grows, so do the designers within it. Ellie Dix talks about her game designing journey and offers a few tips for those starting out…

MASTER OF THE MEEPLES • Can you take a class in game design? It turns out you can

YOUR WORLD YOUR RULES • Welcome back to Your World, Your Rules where we equip you with everything you need to create an RPG campaign with a difference. Irrespective of the title you’re playing, this guide will open up a new realm of possibilities, as you experiment with the premise and add your own characters and twists. With this issue exploring the creation of your own board games, there’s no better time to get pulled straight into one in the midst of your adventure

MAKING IT AS A RPG DESIGNER • It’s one thing to make a board game, but what about an RPG?

UK GAMES EXPO • The biggest event in our calendar was a roaring success – but if you didn’t make it, here’s what you missed!

DEADPOOL COMES TO RPGs • Deadpool is roleplaying in the Marvel Universe, and we’ve got the preview

YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL THIS! • With Ursula’s Return, the fourth expansion of Disney Lorcana fully released and out in the wild we are once again in the fantastic position of being able to see what the most impactful cards in the set are…

ON THE CARDS • We look ahead at some of the biggest trading card game news of the month and discover what’s on the cards…

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MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARITY SHOPS • Looking for a bargain, and to do some good at the same time? Save your pennies and check out your local charity shop for some great gaming opportunities

tabletop Glossary • Welcome adventurers, to the tabletop – where deck building has nothing to do with the patio, and...