Tabletop Archives

For about as long as Magic: The Gathering Arena has been in the public's grasp, there has been an outpouring of feedback about interactivity.

Today, we present you with a Magic: The Gathering Commander deck tech featuring one of the all-new legendary creatures from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths.

In Massachusetts, GameStop has officially ceased all of its business following a state-mandated shutdown of all non-essential businesses due to the Coronavirus.

According to the NPD Group, sales of board games and jigsaw puzzles have risen during the first week's lockdown in the United Kingdom due to COVID-19.

Stay safe, and we appreciate your understanding and patience. What do you think of this decision? Surely it is wise to change this variant card's official name, but is it wise to take this printing off of the market for tabletop Magic players? Let us know your opinion below! Wizards of the Coast has issued a[...]

Wizards of the Coast has officially teamed up with TOHO CO., Ltd. to bring the world of Godzilla to Magic: The Gathering.

Fantasy Flight Games has officially postponed all releases for its market in the United States through the end of April 2020, due to concerns about COVID-19, otherwise commonly known as Coronavirus. Source: Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Games Releases a Statement From the press release found on the Fantasy Flight Games website: Bringing the world's best tabletop games to[...]

Games Workshop just revealed a bunch of new models for Warhammer 40,000!

Gamestop employees are claiming that Gamestop has told them to equip themselves with plastic bags on their hands and arms in order to hand items over to customers.

Games Workshop has decided to spring a few new previews upon us. There are so many of them!

Today, Square Enix has announced that the set known as Opus XI is now available for their Final Fantasy trading card game series.

The tabletop and card game industry is being especially wracked right now, with not only local game stores, but distributors and even gaming companies themselves all being heavily affected worldwide. Therefore, it's no surprise that Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, is being hit pretty hard at the moment. Source:[...]

"March, March, March!" hasn't quite gone as fantastically as anticipated, but don't think I've forgotten about that aspect of the month.

Hey there, card game enthusiasts and those with minor crafting skills! Today, I want to go over how to, with your very own hands (or those of a parent, if you're very young – hey kid, ask your parents' permission!), create a webcam stand for the sake of remote tabletop Magic: The Gathering play with[...]

Tabletop gaming giant Games Workshop, known for all manner of miniatures-based wargames (possibly most notable the games within the Warhammer intellectual property), is finally succumbing to the pressures put upon them by various governments across the globe to temporarily shut its doors. Source: Games Workshop According to a page on the Warhammer Community website, the official news hub for[...]

This special-edition is apparently only limited to a single print run and is well-suited for those who want something, well, darker. Source: IELLO From IELLO's blurb on the game, found on the GTS Distribution website: The legendary King of Tokyo comes to your tabletop in a limited DARK EDITION, where you can discover the dark side of giant[...]

Due to the rampant spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, tabletop gaming giant and Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast has been given no other recourse but to make a slew of online announcements detailing their response to the Coronavirus outbreak and spread Starting today, the company has decided to shut down all Magic: The Gathering[...]

In a world where health is currently the number one priority, most nonessential retailers are taking a stance of keeping closed under all circumstances.

Games Workshop, creator of the aforementioned games, is letting you get your hands on a Zoat model usable in both of those games!

As of today, following much scrutiny over Gamestop's attempts to stay open citing their "essential retail" status, the gaming retail giant is shuttering all of its doors throughout the United States.

Wizards of the Coast has announced that their usual weekly institution, Friday Night Magic, will be hosted digitally on Magic: The Gathering: Arena.

Considering the outbreak of Coronavirus out there in the world, causing all sorts of social distancing and – dare we say – isolation, things look plenty bleak – and especially for tabletop gamers right now Fortunately, companies like Paizo (creator of such games as Pathfinder and Starfinder) have issued responses and periodic updates to keep gamers in[...]

During trying times such as these, with the spread of COVID-19 (also known as Coronavirus) many gamers, and tabletop gamers in particular, are affected heavily by the social distancing tactics taken in response to the pandemic Wizards of the Coast is one of many tabletop gaming companies to provide a response to this pandemic outbreak. Source:[...]

Game creator Gamewright has devised and announced a whole slew of new games coming out in 2020.

Yesterday evening, head Magic designer Mark Rosewater got around to doing something that he hasn't done in recent years.

If you're planning a visit to your local store, we'd suggest you give them a call first or check out their Facebook page to make sure that they're open. As expected, the Coronavirus has made tabletop gamers of all sorts very unhappy Source: Games Workshop Fortunately, Games Workshop has a bit of good news amid this pandemic[...]

At GAMA 2020, the Game Manufacturer's Association's invite-only trade show, members of GAMA voted on the nominees for the 2020 Origins Awards, which promote and award tabletop gaming excellence. Source: Origins Game Fair Some of these nominees are familiar to many of you (and some of them I'd even covered on this very site!), while others are[...]

Well, one of the biggest hobbyist demographics taking a hit from the Coronavirus pandemic is the tabletop gamer demographic, a mostly-social group that thrives on interactions through gaming. Source: Common Sense Gamer And who can blame them? Gaming is a naturally-social experience I, myself, feel like I'm going to burst at all times without getting to play Magic:[...]

Brace yourselves, Infinity players, for "Operation: Kaldstrom" is coming!

Let's talk for a moment about the "Mystery Booster" phenomenon, and how it's generally a boon, but at times can be a bust.