Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game is said to be big – how big exactly is not immediately known, but the game is billed as a Magic: The Gathering killer by Ravensburger, the studio that is developing it. To help keep things organized, though, the trading card game has received a dedicated Companion App, which will allow players to build their...

Hasbro, the company behind blockbuster IPs such as Monopoly and Dungeons & Dragons may be looking at integrating artificial intelligence into its board games before long. Hasbro recently announced a partnership with an Italian AI company, Xplored, which the publisher confirms is intended to allow it to develop a new tabletop platform that mixes elements of digital and physical...

Flat River Group has confirmed that it is going ahead with the release of Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, a new cooperative tactical game designed by SlugFest Games. The release date is set for August 3, 2023, and the title is designed by a quarter of prominent developers, including Geoff Bottone, Jennifer Kitzman, Jeff Morrow, and Sam Waller.  SlugFest’s Latest The Red Dragon...

Gale Force 9 (GF9) has confirmed a new World of Tanks: Miniature Game starter set that will allow you to quickly get into the tabletop World War II action, with a number of authentic tank models of 1:100.  The starter set brings you everything you need to play the game, minus a second person, the publisher quips. All four tanks in the starter set...

Terraforming Mars is about to be a lonely business, but this is no reason to sag. The popular game about… well, terraforming the red rock of Mars and turning it into a promised Eden for Earthers is now getting its solo mode expansion. Enoch Fryxelius, the CEO of FryxGames which publishes the acclaimed and highly successful game, has confirmed the...

Dorfromantik, the board game adapted from the eponymous video game, has won the Spiel des Jahres Award, distinguishing itself against a number of worthwhile contenders. The Game of the Year accreditation is one of the most prestigious silverware that a board game can hope for.  The contest, which included other categories, too, saw Challengers win the Kennerspiel des Jahres Awards, which is granted to...

Fans of the Marvel universe who like to play board games rejoice, as publisher Upper Deck Entertainment unveiled “What If…?” This is a new core set for Marvel: Legendary Deck Building Game and will be available in the fall of this year. Upper Deck Announces “What if…?” Core Set Marvel’s animated series “What if…?” based on the comic series of the...

The drama between Upper Deck and Ravensburger over the former’s claims that the latter “seeks to profit from stolen property” in their new game Disney Loricana continues. This time, Ravensburger has issued a motion to dismiss Upper Deck’s lawsuit and called it “more of a PR stunt than a genuine legal dispute”. What’s the Story So Far? Ravensburger is one...

Fans of the instant board game classic Risk have something to look forward to, as its publisher Avalon Hill introduced Risk Strike - a fast-paced alternative that offers a brand new way to play. Risk Strike offers all the intensity of the original title, compressed into a dice and card game that can last as little as 20 minutes...

According to 19 studies, children in families participating in board game nights, or that play board games in general, display a heightened skill in mathematics. The studies introduced the children to a total of 25 games like The Great Race, Dominoes, Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, and similar games of that nature. The results showed that in 32% of the...