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

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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

THE INDIE ROUNDUP

BREAK!!: TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING • The BREAK!! RPG is getting an expansion, as Reynaldo Madriñan and Carlo Tartaglia smash their usual release time by almost a decade. Matt Chapman digs into the game’s influences and uncovers what’s next for the TTRPG

TABLETOP GAMING LIVE 2026: PREVIEW • We’re throwing a party and you’re all invited! Come join our team and a whole host of creators, publishers, retailers, speakers, quiz masters and live-playing influencers for an unforgettable weekend!

SCEPTRE PETS AND HOBBIES • “Every adventurer needs a companion!” says Fife’s multipurpose gaming venue!

RETAIL THERAPY • Tracking down the key products to check out and the deals you’ll want to take advantage of

10 OF THE BEST FOLKLORE GAMES • All around the globe, folklore is having a revival. As urbanisation sprawls and technology updates at a rapid rate, many are choosing to rekindle the customs of the past. Swarming with stories and festivities, folklore can help people reconnect with their roots, finding sanctuary in both the natural and the ethereal. This recent shift has also been seen in the gaming industry and here are 10 terrific titles for those who love the weird and wonderful.

UNBOXED: ARCS • How trick-taking helped Cole Wehrle conquer outer space

HAVE YOU HEARD THE WHISPER?S • Drawing deep from the well

ON THE CARDS • Why don’t they just print more!?

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WHAT MAKES A GREAT IN-STORE EVENT? • The strength of some games can rise and fall on their competitive scene, but the importance of competitions goes beyond just the game. We spoke to three experts in the field to find out more: Asmodee’s Oliver McAllister; Atomic Mass Games’ Ross Thompson; and Store Owner Leigh Thomas

SHELF OF SHAME • We’ve all got that one shelf that stores the board games in our ever-growing collection that we’ve yet to play, right? It’s the one glass-half-full types refer to as the Shelf of Opportunity

SECRETS UNLOCKED: THE MYSTERY AGENCY RETURNS • Henry Lewis, Artistic Director of the Mischief theatre group and actor in Marvel Studios’ Vision Quest, explores the puzzle series that drops through your mailbox

TIMELINES • Dive into the rich history of a pivotal tabletop developer

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S FAYRE • Roll up, roll up, to roll some dice

BULLSEYE • Can you beat a bit of Bully?

FEVERPITCH • Back of the net

ACCOMPLICES • May contain lasers

TRY THIS IF YOU LIKED… LINKEE

GATEWAY ISLAND • Package holiday for hobbyist hopefuls

FOCUS • Your turn to be Sherlock

POINT GALAXY • Going interstellar

RED CARPET • Behold, the golden age

UNLUCKY ADVENTURERS • Are you rolling lucky, punk?

BAD TREVOR • What’s so bad about Trevor?

CAT IN THE BOX • Or is it?

CHUPITO! • The Good, the Bad and the Hilarious

DIONYSIA • To play or not to play? That is the question

DOOMLINGS EXPANSIONS • Fuzzy, cute and furiously competing to survive the Apocalypse

FALLOUT: POWER PLAY • Post-apocalyptic dickery

FLIPPERS • Why are boardgamers so cruel to...