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 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

THE INDIE ROUNDUP • It has been a tumultuous month for the tabletop gaming hobby. As tariffs are set to shake-up the fundamentals of many businesses it would be easy to give into despair how political policies are affecting our safe spaces. Now more than ever indie publishers need our help. In the world of RPGs we can get access to new games instantaneously, and they can exist forever in a digital form. Let’s look at some new releases and a game from my early days in the RPG scene you can still get your hands on

GAME PLAN • It’s the biggest board game convention in the country, and thousands of us attend every year – but what are the things you need to know?

BEYOND THE HALLS • UK Games Expo might be once a year, but the fun never stops!

YOUR WORLD YOUR RULES • The prompts for your next TTRPG, no matter the system

UNBOXED: CLUEDO • Rob Burman pops on his detective hat to find out more about Cluedo and whether it’s still worth playing

THE APOCALYPSE GETS ABSURD • Finding humour amidst the wastelands, we caught up with Evie Moriarty about the brand-new Fallout: Factions Core Rulebook

STOP THE PRESS! • Why do games go out of print? From licenses to cost to demand, a lot goes into every reprinting decision

FOR REAL? • The dark underbelly of board game retail: counterfeit games

10 OF THE BEST FOR A BIG FAMILY GAME NIGHT • If you’re gaming with a particularly large family, your choice of games is actually somewhat limited. The majority of games published each year typically cater to up to four, occasionally five players. Consequently, it becomes all too easy to resort to easily obtainable, mass-market games. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this, but there are some real gems to unearth when digging a little deeper….

THE BAN HAMMER COMES DOWN • Why certain decks may be feeling a little blue…

ON THE CARDS • Jet, set, go!

around the world in 80 plays CAMBODIA

NO TOKEN GESTURE • Behind the scenes of one of our favourite custom component makers: Buy the Same Token

TALKING THE TALK • ‘It’s a must-not-follow high-low trick taker with a drafting mechanic.’

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

BARBECUBES • Sizzlin’

HORRIBLE THERAPIST • Embracing the silly side of human experience

SPY GUY FANTASY • Should’ve gone to Specsavers

VADORAN GARDENS (REFRESHED EDITION) • Take a break from the city

ALIBI: 3 INTRICATE MYSTERIES • 3 Pleasant Evenings

DOOMLINGS • Can you be the best, or die like the rest?

CIVOLUTION • Let’s talk about p.16 Module: Procreation, baby

MOLLY HOUSE • Celebration and treachery

CYCLADES: LEGENDARY EDITION • Some stories are worth retelling

NOVA ERA • Build the best civilisation but… don’t be defeated by disasters

JOYRIDE DUEL: NEXT GEN • Mad Max with L plates

MYCELIA • Knowing your...