Tabletop Reviews

A sprawling tabletop RPG, Mage Knight is a deep and enjoyable experience.

Somehow, a few creators have managed to make hospitals into an engaging, fun theme. Alley Cat Games' Dice Hospital is one such game

Seven is the magic number.

Throughout the game, two to five players each compete to make movies by compiling a theme, a script and some key features like actors and studio props.

A recent release from Arcane Wonders, Critical Mass was developed in collaboration with Tom Vasel and The Dice Tower as part of an 'Essentials' range, which has a specific focus on creating accessible, exciting games.

Big Bang takes the relatively complex concept of the dawn of all life and boils it down into a straightforward, addictive tile-placement game.

Tokyo Highway is a game for two to four players that focuses on building networks of highways that become increasingly more entangled as the game progresses.

Two or more (ideally in even numbers) players split into two teams of detectives, then split again into one intelligence officer and then a number of detectives.

Dwar7s Winter is a compact, straightforward and attractive tower defense board game set in a cartoonish fantasy world.

If you’ve ever played a mobile phone strategy game, then BarBEARians: Battlegrounds should seem instantly familiar.

A city-building board game which still delivers well after 6 years.

Compete with your friends for customers when it comes to having your own burger joint!

Ever fancied running your own pub? Keep your boss in a good mood and hop to it — we're taking a look at dice-placement game Cavern Tavern.

Banishment is produced to a very high standard and it features a strong, thematic push towards its titular activity, which happens to be exorcising a demonic presence.

Takenoko is a surefire family favorite, a game that many, many people have heard of and played previously.

New California is, like most expansions, more of the same. There are five new characters, two completely new scenarios and a literal ton (or about 2 kilograms actually) of additional cards comprising of items, events, locations, allies and…

1066, Tears to Many Mothers is the most recent release from Hall or Nothing, the design and publishing house ran by Tristan Hall. It shares the similar richly detailed artwork of Hall’s debut game, the hugely successful Gloom of Kilforth.

King’s Forge, which has just been restocked after its third print run, is a popular and fun dice drafting game that encourages the players to act as blacksmiths on a mission to craft the most impressive items as fast as possible.

Et tu, Brute? Take your side in the shadowy power struggle to liberate Rome from Caesar's grasp in Liberatores, a game with hidden roles.

Quick and with straightforward rules, Railroad Rivals is a rarity in its genre.