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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Welcome

WHAT’S HOT? • Join us as we take a look at some of the games that are getting people talking. What’s being viewed and reviewed? Is it right up your street, or something you’re crossing the road to avoid?

WHAT LURKS BEYOND • Mix Irish mythology with a survival twist – and uncover the upcoming RPG Beyond the Woods

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM • Ten tabletop events for 2025 that you won’t want to miss

WHY GO TO A GAMES EVENT?

PIECES OF THE PAST • Nestled in the heart of Nerwent, a small place found in the Forest of Dean, is perhaps not where you might expect to find a Museum of Board Games, and yet that’s exactly where it is. Its creator and curator, Tony Boydell, brought us up to date with all things with an older date…

THE BEST OF THE SCENE RIGHT NOW • The winter months are here and it is the perfect time of year to gather friends around a table and explore strange new worlds around a gaming table. This month’s indie round-up is full of sci-fi, time travel, and a return to a personal favourite: Blades in the Dark

tabletop Glossary • Welcome adventurers, to the tabletop – where deck building has nothing to do with the patio, and worker placement isn’t part of a recruitment agency. If the terminology used to describe the games we know and love can feel like trying to learn a new language, let our glossary demystify, and have you speaking tabletop in no time at all

3 MORE PUSH YOUR LUCK GAMES

CUTE AS A BUTTON • Rob Burman runs down the absolute best* pocket-friendly Button Shy Games

SAIL THE AZURITE SEA • The latest expansion of Disney Lorcana, Azurite Sea is in stores now and that means just over 200 new cards to use to make new decks, transform old decks and (hopefully) do a whole bunch of winning with

THE CARDS • A monthly look at the world of Trading Card Games. This month? You Get a Card Game, Everyone Gets a Card Game!

NEW YEAR, NEW GAMES • Wanting to try something new this year? Is 2025 the year you finally give that new genre a go? Our list will help you find the right ones

YOUR WORLD YOUR RULES • A new year usually requires a fresh start, and that could mean the beginning of brand-new stories, gameplay sessions and party meetups. If you want to start with a small-scale one-shot, then this could be the place to start, with a little New Year twist. Throughout this column, you’ll be introduced to the setting, personalities and conflicts that could inspire your next campaign. But remember, the fate of your RPG is in your hands. Morph and mould it until it resembles the game you want to play. These suggestions could be applied to any RPG, from Dungeons & Dragons, to Cyberpunk, or Dreams & Machines.

TECH ON TABLETOP • George Chrysostomou looks at the benefits and drawbacks of technology invading the tabletop space

THE STORIES OF ESSEN SPIEL • With another Essen Spiel behind us, all that’s left to do is punch out our shiny new games and reflect on the highlights of the show

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I LOVE YOU • With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, here are ideas of how to say I love you through Tabletop Gaming…

CHAOS ON CAMPUS • Behind the initiative to bring games to students – we catch up with Liz Flynn at Chaos Cards

TRY THIS IF YOU LIKED… AZUL

THE BOOK NOOK • Snuggling into a comfy chair, we’re welcoming you to our Book Nook, looking at tabletop-related books to fit between the gaps on your board game shelves. This month? We’ve been reading Tim Clare’s The Game...