How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People
“Our mortality is actually what gives things meaning and motivates us to do anything at all,” Levitt said. “For a long time I was more of a destination person than…
Paranoia Threatens to Upend Professional Chess
In September, chess world champion Magnus Carlsen accused a younger grandmaster, Hans Niemann, of cheating after losing a game to him in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. After weeks of speculation,…
Solo Tabletop RPGs Are Really Fun, Actually
Photo: HopsAndYeast (Shutterstock) Tabletop RPGs are a great way to socialize, play, and imagine with your friends, but it’s hard to find the time to play regularly. Whether the D&D…
Let This Free App Explain How to Play a New Board Game (So You Don’t Have To)
Photo: Mike_O (Shutterstock) Learning or teaching a new board game can be equal parts challenging and maddening. Either you’re the one trying to explain the rules to an apathetic crowd,…
Mirrorscape Wants to Conjure Your Favorite Tabletop Game in AR
Breaking down cost and technical barriers to the game, as well as organization hurdles, throws open the doors for entire demographics of new players, even subverting certain physical requirements that…
Games Bring Space Exploration Home. But They Omit the Full Risks
Imagine hurtling past asteroids on a cutting-edge spacecraft, calculating the speed boost you’ll get by whipping past a massive planet, navigating space radiation hazards, and developing plausible and speculative technologies…
12 Ways to Repurpose Old Board Games Without Getting Too Crafty
Photo: M.Pakats (Shutterstock) Board games have been persistently popular despite the invention of television, video games, and TikTok, and people of all ages still enjoy an evening spent moving plastic…
Tabletop RPG Workers Say Their Jobs Are No Fantasy
It’s also a challenging industry in which to consistently make money. High-quality, hardcover TTRPG adventure books rely on teams of professionals including writers, editors, illustrators, designers, play testers and, of…
What It Takes to Turn a Video Game Into a Tabletop One
This revolution makes good business sense. The tabletop space has exploded in popularity over the last 20 years, and major publishers have rightly identified the natural crossover appeal between analog…
Indie Video Games Have Finally Embraced the Tabletop Scene
Monster Train isn’t alone. We are living through a renaissance of video games that take direct influence from tabletop ideas. Take 2017’s Slay the Spire, one of the most popular…