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.

What turns a good games night into a great one? • Expert reviews and must-play recommendations for games everyone will love

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

UPCOMING INDIE RPGS

INDIE RPG INTERVIEW: RENÉ-PIER DESHAIES

FROM The Vaults • With a history spanning 11 years, we crack open past issues of Tabletop Gaming magazine to rediscover the games, creators and conversations that shaped the hobby

IT’S D&D VERSUS DAGGERHEART! • The full guest lineup has been announced for Italy’s premier pop-culture convention and it sees two heavyweight roleplaying games going head-to-head

HERE BE DRAGON • A 2025 venue change didn’t affect the vibe of one of the UK’s most enjoyable games conventions. Dragonmeet owner John Dodd tells us how this year’s event will be even bigger and better

NIGHT OF THE GOBLIN • The green meanie terrorises New York in a new cooperative adventure that bridges the gap between the tactical miniatures game Marvel: Crisis Protocol and traditional board games. And as Will Shick and Will Pagani explain, more Marvel heroes, villains and missions are already on the way!

GAME ADJACENT • This month’s coolest accessories, add-ons and other game-related gear

UNBOXED: SCOUT • Creator Kei Kajino’s ladder-climbing hi-jinks inevitably lead to a Big Top, as Oink Games set Scout in a circus to wow the international audience

WHICH WITCH? • The latest addition to the Discworld roleplaying game allows you to play as every kind of witch, as it opens up the regions of Lancre, Überwald and the Chalk

AT THE DOUBLE • Alongside an update for the Discworld roleplaying game, 2026 brings us two new board games set in Terry Pratchett’s universe. Modiphius’ Dom Westerland, Haralampos Tsakiris and Evie Moriarty lead us through the mean streets of Ankh-Morpork into the curious L-space of Unseen University

10 OF THE BEST GAMES FROM THE 2010S • While the wider world delivered us Brexit, ISIS and President Trump Act I, the 2010s will be remembered in the tabletop hobby for the continued rise of Kickstarter. The crowdfunding platform brought us Exploding Kittens and Fallen City of Karez – alongside a litany of disasters! – peaking at $12.4m in 2017 for Kingdom Death: Monster. Here are 10 games from the decade you can fund without fear of failure.

YOU ARE THE HERO • In its 40th anniversary year, Fighting Fantasy still draws adventurers to Allansia, and Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 proved the journey is far from over

CITY OF WONDERS • The latest Lorecast shines a light on Hyperia City, Into the Inkdark and Cosmic Quest, as Disney Lorcana maps out its year

TRY THIS IF YOU LIKED… ITO

CHICK’N OUT • Drop lucky

FLIP 7 WITH A VENGEANCE • Flipping brilliant

Tabletop GAMING LIVE • Doncaster Racecourse Feb 20th - 21st 2027

CODENAMES: CRITICAL ROLE ADVENTURES • How do you want to do this?

HERE LIES: UPGRADED EDITION • Solving sleuthing for good

MAYBE. NOT. PERFECT! • Simple concept, clever clues

PAC-MAN CRAZE MAZE • Pill popping is on the cards

SANIBEL • Are you the best at te-shell-ation?

NOT SAFE FOUR WORDS • Childish, but not for kids!

TALLY UP! • Flip 7 with dice

AVALON: THE RIVEN VEIL DELUXE EDITION • For the king!

DUEL OF MELOCH • One last visit to...