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.

Tabletop Gaming

Welcome

TABLETOP GAMING ADVENT CALENDAR RETURNS

WOULD YOU PAY $999 FOR A POSSIBLE BLACK LOTUS RECREATION?

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS

D&D MEETS LEGO

We asked…

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PLAY TIME • Why do box-printed game-length times never feel accurate? Dan Jolin investigates.

10 OF THE BEST GIFTS FOR BOARDGAMERS • The eternal problem for board gamers and those who love them is ‘what can I get them for Christmas this year?’ The trouble is that with the cycle of Kickstarters that could arrive at any time, or what they already have in their collection or will have added by Christmas Day. Here’s some of our (maybe slightly early) gift ideas that sidestep that tricky problem of trying to find the right game…

RoleCall • New RPGs based on existing rules abound in this month’s ROLE CALL, with everything from D&D to GUMSHOE cropping up in strange, new formats!

ONITAMA • We take the first move in this abstract game where you build the rules as you go. But watch out, whatever you give to your opponent will come back to bite you in the end in Onitama

FOUR RESOURCES FOR SOLO ROLEPLAYING • We explore the world of solo gaming one move at a time This month: Four Tools of the Trade

SEAN McCOY • The creator of indie dying-in-space darling Mothership proposes a chest burstingly good classic, Hearts

THE BEST OF ESSEN SPIEL 2022 • Essen is back, and our intrepid explorer Tim Clare goes to greet it with open arms

HOTSTUFF • The cutest game of the year is coming in hot

V-SABOTAGE • Shh, it’s a stealth mission

TABLETOP GAMING LIVE 2022 IN PICTURES • Our first event in Manchester kicked off with a bang, and here’s some of our favourite moments from the weekend

LITHUANIA

NEWREALMS • A beautiful battle for fantasy kingdoms comes to our tabletops, and your very life is on the line

WHAT’S IN A GAME? STICKS AND STONES • We all know games are good for us, but in what way? Each month Tim Clare untangles the science and Philosophy behind what makes games good

LATECOMERS LEAVE GAMING NIGHT LIMPING • Each month our in-house agony aunt answers your ludological lamentations

2010 • It’s a new dawn to a new decade and gaming is feelin’ good

OUT OF THE WOODS • If you go down to the woods today… you better be really well armed

PLAYED

TWILIGHT INSCRIPTION • Scribble for the galaxy!

OATHSWORN: INTO THE DEEPWOOD • If you go into the woods today, you better bring lots of weapons

FLAMECRAFT • Masterbreath

DOG PARK • Lead the Way

ABSTRACT ACADEMY

SWATCH

STARFINDER: PIRATES OF SKYDOCK • Grand theft astro

SUCCESSORS • He who chases two heirs catches neither

POCKET DETECTIVE • Trousers not included

FIREFLY: MISBEHAVIN’ • Back in the verse two decades on

SUPER FANTASY BRAWL • Slinging spells and standing close to fancy pillars

CARNEGIE • A rollocking exercise in competence

DODO • How do you like your eggs in the morning? Hopefully, wibbling and wobbling

HUNGRY MONKEY

BEQUEST

NOLI • A leaky boat full of great ideas

THUNDERBIRDS DANGER ZONE: THE GAME • Kenny Loggins joins international rescue

CHICKEN VS HOTDOG • Flippin’ good

CACTUS TOWN • Choose your faction, draw your six-gun

ARMADA: TWO PLAYER STARTER SET • Hobby high jinks on the high seas

CLACKS: A DISCWORLD BOARD GAME COLLECTOR’S EDITION...