Matthew Sheret delivers an Arthurian card-prompt roleplaying game of frog knights and riverbank troubadours. Read our full review of Ballads of the Lilypond.
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Free Void Flotilla: Vector-based spaceship combat on a coffee table
Free Void Flotilla delivers coffee-table spaceship wargaming with Newtonian vector mechanics, pre-supported STLs, and UK-crafted physical box sets.
Critical Role’s Daggerheart and vintage Dungeons & Dragons headline Lucca60 in Tuscany
Lucca Comics & Games celebrates 60 years with Daggerheart’s Hope & Fear, Joe Manganiello’s D&D Icons, and Marko Djurdjevic’s new roleplaying game project.
UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls
UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.
Star Trek MTG dice set features oversized resin ships and blind boxes
Sirius Dice launches a new line of officially licensed Star Trek accessories for Magic: The Gathering players this November.
Son of Oak launches MacDaire’s Journal Patreon for weekly Mist Engine content
Son of Oak Game Studio launches MacDaire’s Journal on Patreon, offering weekly roleplaying game material, solo campaigns, and Mist Engine design insights.
The One Ring: Free League expands Middle-earth with Gondor, Rohan, and revised rules
Free League launches a major BackerKit campaign for The One Ring roleplaying game, featuring Gondor, Rohan, a new bestiary, and updated core rules.
Against the Starmaster playtest arrives ahead of November crowdfunding campaign
Open Ended Games has unveiled Against the Starmaster, a d100 space opera roleplaying game launching on Kickstarter in November 2026 with a free playtest rules packet.
Wild trapping and the reality of budget Kolinsky sable painting brushes
Chinese manufacturer Golden Maple is selling budget Kolinsky sable brushes directly to painters, exposing the reality of wild trapping for tabletop miniatures.
Dungeons & Shakespeare launches Chaos in Verona adventure module with global livestream
The hit Edinburgh Fringe comedy Dungeons & Shakespeare broadcasts live from Los Angeles to launch its first tabletop roleplaying game module, Chaos in Verona.
