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Monday 24 August 2026

	I think I've found my new favorite low-effort pub board game (Wargamer)
	Gen Con 2026 – Chip Theory Games (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Wizards of the Coast Unveils 'Magic: The Gathering' 'Masters of the Universe' Superdrop (RPGnews.com)
	Strange Slot Simulator First Impressions (Jesta ThaRogue)
	D&D's new playtest underwhelms in the Underdark (Wargamer)
	4 Examples of Good, Bad, and Mixed Communication from Our Iceland Trip (Stonemaier Games)
	Warhammer Tacticus codes for August 2026 (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k's new Space Marine bike captain is SCREAMING White Scars (Wargamer)
	Arcana Unleashed & Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall preview (RPGnews.com)
	Arcana Unleashed & Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall preview (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment Expansion Review (Board Game Quest)
	MTG's The Hobbit proves that small sets do not work (Wargamer)
	Is Expertise Overrated? – Era of Experts Review (Inventors of the South Tigris Expansion) (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	This eye-popping convention wargame brings the retro Xbox multiplayer hit Crimson Skies back to life (Wargamer)
	OBG 596: IPs (On Board Games)
	15 New Game Releases & Restocks - Board Game Buyer's Guide (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 8/24/26 (Board Game Quest)
	Haunted Mouse Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Writing a Better Homebrew Campaign: Linear and Nonlinear Worlds – August 24, 2026 (RPGnews.com)
	RPG Evolution: Welcome to the Uncanny Valley (RPGnews.com)
	RPG Evolution: Welcome to the Uncanny Valley (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Interview with Gregory M. Smith Designer of Viking Dawn: A Game of Viking Exploration & Expansion 800-1040 A.D. from Compass Games (The Players' Aid)
	This goofy Alolan Exeggutor Pokémon card has the most HP ever (Wargamer)
	Podcast #411 Livestream: Dark Sun's changes, new Underdark options, D&D popcorn, Odyssey-themed RPGs (RPGnews.com)
	Podcast #411 Livestream: Dark Sun's changes, new Underdark options, D&D popcorn, Odyssey-themed RPGs (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Warhammer-maker GW seeks new Dark Lord to run the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game (Wargamer)
	Dungeon Crawlers (Culebritas) Backerkit Spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Salamandra Review – Worthy of worship? (Punchboard)
	Asmodee Group - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Mortian - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Roux Dat: Recent Plays of Greylune and Rebirth, and Plussing Your Game Experience (Board Game Gumbo)
	Rubicon Models - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Medusa Miniatures - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Perry Miniatures - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Dale Yu: Review of Capsule Collector (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Printomancer - Mighty Griffin City Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	OldWorld Prints - FORGOTTEN OBSERVATORY Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Fantasy3Dream - Trench Ghosts Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Luis Moreno - City that dreams in Yellow Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Milana Skorik - Rulers of Britain Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Jorrit Schlüter - RPG Adventure Stamps: Forests Set Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	3D Forge - Trade Quarter: Artisan District Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Rolling for Initiative — WotC Really Wants to Sell some 'D&D World of Warcraft' and Happy Retirement Don Reents (RPGnews.com)
	Sure, I'll Play Monopoly (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Bangkok International Game Festival 2026 (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for August 23, 2026 (RPGnews.com)
	Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for August 23, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)

Sunday 23 August 2026

	40k's shiniest and most elite faction is getting a brand new box (Wargamer)
	This upcoming cyberpunk board game is actually designed for solo play (Wargamer)
	Extra Lives: The Interactive Video Game Concert – Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Review (RPGnews.com)
	Delete the war and see what’s left (Big Board Gaming)
	Loop 40 Numbers, Play With Eggs, and Help the Insider (Board Game Beat)
	New York in History and Board Games, #4 (Clio's Board Games)
	Another game of High Frontier 4 All and … (The Tao of Gaming)
	MCDM’s New RPG ‘Crows’ Blends Fantasy, Survival Horror, And… Inventory Management (RPGnews.com)
	'One Piece Card Game' Is Collaborating With 'Final Fantasy's Best Artist ( Polygon.com )
	Designer Diary: Countryball Cards (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	D&D: Unearthing The Arcana Of The Deep Imaskari (RPGnews.com)
	Rocking Raft Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Gen Con 2026 – AEG (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Uncover an extra-dimensional conspiracy in this urban horror TTRPG (Wargamer)
	Video Review: The Struggle for Zorn: The Red Blight from Blue Panther (The Players' Aid)
	Ditch DnD for this upcoming Wuxia fantasy TTRPG from Onyx Path (Wargamer)
	The Pokémon TCG's new Mega Golisopod ex has clearly been taking notes from Gyarados (Wargamer)
	Legolas's dad is the most popular commander from the MTG The Hobbit crossover (Wargamer)
	Azure Arcana Foundry - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Wargame Exclusive - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	UKSTL - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Ral Partha Europe - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Fantasy Miniatures - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Dale Yu: Review of Into the Machine (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Empress Miniatures - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Micro Art Studio - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Warlord Games - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Wargames Atlantic - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Khurasan Miniatures - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Sphere 3D - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Lucid Eye Publications - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	1-48Tactic - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Restoration (Phuc Dung) (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Saturday 22 August 2026

	Lugia and Ho-Oh cards are confirmed for the Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration set (Wargamer)
	TCS: GD’42 Assault on Travino videos (Big Board Gaming)
	MTG's developers are considering making a new 'casual' two player format (Wargamer)
	Moon of the Crusted Snow – Book Review (Meeple and the Moose)
	Design Diary - Pintó (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	This Lucha Libre TTRPG is a love letter to Mexican wrestling (Wargamer)
	The Best New Card From Magic's Hobbit Set Made My Dr. Eggman Deck Unstoppable ( Polygon.com )
	Maestro Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Gen Con 2026 – Upper Deck Entertainment (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Unboxing Video: Sykes-Picot from Hollandspiele (The Players' Aid)
	The dark fantasy that inspired DnD has its very own RPG, and it's 94% off (Wargamer)
	Korpi (Saturday Review) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	Dale Yu: Review of Sandcastles (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Tour the World, Make Cakes, and Fill Your Secret Museum (Board Game Beat)
	News Digest for August 21, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	designer diary: Pilgrim Poker (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Friday Night Shots – Game Systems (Dude! Take Your Turn!)

Friday 21 August 2026

	You can get a D&D popcorn bucket now (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	The 25 best MTG cards of all time (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k Orks army guide (Wargamer)
	Why this MTG format exploded in popularity almost 15 years after it was invented (Wargamer)
	Fall of Berlin — Review / AAR (Big Board Gaming)
	After successful debut, Middle East’s first major tabletop games con faces new challenge securing publishers amid US-Iran war ()
	The Monolith Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Cuius Regio: The Thirty Years War – Unboxing & Overview (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	Quick Peaks – Inca Empire: The Card Game, ARDEVUR: The Game of Resources, Exactly as Planned , Grimcoven, Vanuatu (first edition) (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Call of Cthulhu: Campfire Tales – Scouts Against Cthulhu Review (Board Game Quest)
	Solitaire Playthrough Video: HISPANIA from Draco Ideas (The Players' Aid)
	One of the best Delta Reign Pokémon cards will be much cheaper than expected (Wargamer)
	New D&D Unearthed Arcana adds BG3's gnarliest feature - rules to become a mindflayer (Wargamer)
	FLAMECRAFT with Carl King (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	S11 E566 – Tabletop Scotland 2026 Preview – David Wright & Gemma Harper (We're Not Wizards)
	Co-Designing Lessons for Tabletop Games (Board Game Beat)
	Play Play Asia opens for business! (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Thursday 20 August 2026

	10 Ways to Offer VIP Status Without Exclusion, Gatekeeping, or Elitism (Stonemaier Games)
	D&D Is Playtesting Baldur’s Gate 3’s Nastiest Transformation on Tabletop ( Polygon.com )
	Latest Dungeons & Dragons Underdark Unearthed Arcana Introduces Playable Mind Flayers (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	Dungeons & Dragons is playtesting new Underdark options, including a player-focused transformation into a mind flayer (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Designer Insights from Unearthed Arcana: Underdark Options (Posts)
	Teasers for Heat, Magical Athlete, Dixit, and Secret Museum (Board Game Beat)
	Hanami board game review: A flawlessly sharp euro that's sweet as saké (Wargamer)
	MTG Arena codes for August 2026 (Wargamer)
	250 spicy Truth or Dare questions for couples, FWBs, and dirty game nights (Wargamer)
	This high octane Warmachine lore bundle packs in 41 fantasy books for $30 (Wargamer)
	Ares Games considers extra website protection after suffering multi-day DDoS attack ()
	Pokémon Pocket reveals Team Rocket set with EVIL legendary birds (Wargamer)
	Malediction Review (Board Game Quest)
	Gingham Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Gazebo Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Greylune, Hunt for Blackbeard, Avalon: The Riven Veil (Board Game Gumbo)
	Leaked Secret Lair MTG deck is stuffed with staples and $300+ in card value (Wargamer)
	ANNOUNCEMENT: Courtroom ⚖️ from Mindclash Play (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	History Behind the Cards – A Look at Checkpoint Charlie from GMT Games – Card #5: Berlin Film Festival (The Players' Aid)
	Hit nerd series The Guild gets a D&D crossover full of toilet mimics and "frankly absurd" subclasses (Wargamer)
	Is the 5.5e Dark Sun going to remove controversial aspects of the setting? (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	GW seeks new Warhammer Age of Sigmar studio head to take the reigns (Wargamer)
	Akatori Video Game First Impressions (We're Not Wizards)
	Dale Yu: Review of Computer Junkyard (The Opinionated Gamers)
	18RoyalGorge first impressions (Gameblog)
	Games Played: Wingspan Pocket, Don Quixote (Board Game Beat)
	boardgaming in photos: repacking Pinocchio and playing Syzygy (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Wednesday 19 August 2026

	Madcala – Druid City Games – First Impressions (We're Not Wizards)
	Welcome to Thay: A Traveler's Guide to the Red Wizards' Dangerous Homeland (Posts)
	“Our attempts to do things ‘different from the others’ came back to bite us”: Plaid Hat’s Colby Dauch on The Monolith’s Kickstarter failure and rapid turnaround ()
	Disney Lorcana's new online game could dominate 2027, but only if it moves fast (Wargamer)
	Spirit Train is an utterly gorgeous Ghibli-inspired board game, so why doesn't it entice me? (Wargamer)
	The Mandalorian Saved the Falling Bird from the Pop Art below (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	30th Celebration has a fantastic Base set Charizard figurine, but it's only coming out in one country (Wargamer)
	Get your TTRPG Odyssey fix with these crowdfunders (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Poetry for Neanderthals (Meeple and the Moose)
	Alpha Star issue 3 is incoming--starlane scum, jungle beasts, a murder mystery, and a new heritage! (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	BGG Top Games – 4201 – 4300 (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	This adorable Warhammer 40k cosplay family will melt your heart like a thermal cannon (Wargamer)
	Chai Garam Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Phenomena of Mike Lambo Solo Designs (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	The Battle of Versailles Review (Board Game Quest)
	D&D Arcana Unleashed review - The best 5.5e book so far (Wargamer)
	The 10 Fastest Bans in Magic: The Gathering History ( Polygon.com )
	Guest Blog: The Battles of the American Revolution (BoAR) Tournament at the 2026 World Boardgaming Championships – After Action Report by Mark Miklos (The Players' Aid)
	MTG fan menaces local game night with 6-foot-tall deck of 2000+ cards (Wargamer)
	RPG Print News – Scalemail, Invincible RPG, Blades in the Dark, and More (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	REVENANT – Admiral Edition Review by Carl King (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	The rarest and most expensive Lorcana cards of 2026 (Wargamer)
	Pics from Gen Con VI (Board Game Beat)
	Quartermaster General: South Front (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Tuesday 18 August 2026

	Railroad Tiles, a Tiny Train, and the Quest for Perfection (Gameward Bound)
	MCDM's New TTRPG, Crows: Fortune or Death, Brings Dungeon Crawling Terror (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	Amoebas Are on the Run in Panic Lab (Casual Game Revolution Blog)
	Lab Notes: The Right Chemistry Between Dice and Compounds? (Casual Game Revolution Blog)
	Magic: The Gathering's treasure-making talent card sees 300% price rise (Wargamer)
	Mid-Year Update: D&D Beyond’s 2026 Development Roadmap (Posts)
	The Surprising Reason 'Pokémon' Fans Are Giving The 30th Anniversary's "Ugly" Cards A Second Chance ( Polygon.com )
	5 old board games I'm still playing, because overconsumption is uncool (Wargamer)
	Best tabletop RPGs 2026 (Wargamer)
	Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 04 – Closed for Renovation (The Sequel) (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Four changes Pokémon Pocket must make to save itself and stop its decline (Wargamer)
	D&D now has a Vampire the Masquerade class, but does it actually work? (Wargamer)
	Unstable Unicorns maker launches new studio led by rising star designer Marceline Leiman ()
	Conludo: An interview with Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	All DnD races and species explained (Wargamer)
	Wingspan Pocket Review (Board Game Review)
	Out of Sorts Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Rebuilding Chicago Review (Board Game Quest)
	My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #90: Mob from Time of Crisis: The Roman Empire in Turmoil, 235-284 AD from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Howl's Moving Castle stomps into the Warhammer world with this magical mini conversion (Wargamer)
	The New Old – classic games vs the cult of the new (Topic Discussion) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	Playte: The Game You Play With Food Kickstarter Spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Solving murders with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan’s Merryshire Detective Club (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Kobayakawa Review – One card, five stars? (Punchboard)
	GREYLUNE: Three Rules You Might Miss (on your first play) (Board Game Gumbo)
	Explore GameFiesta! for Latin American Creations (Board Game Beat)
	Dog Poker (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Post Malone Actually Plays His $2 Million MTG One Ring Card ( Polygon.com )
	From the Steel Belt to the Playroom with Steam Power (Gameward Bound)
	Quick Update, Review Recap, and Gen Con Video (Stonemaier Games)

Monday 17 August 2026

	Modiphius Announces Official Discworld Board Games Will Be Available for Pre-Order (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	Kano Board Game First Impressions (Jesta ThaRogue)
	Pathfinder nails one thing other tabletop RPGs are too scared to touch - metaplot (Wargamer)
	The Pokémon Center just dropped a bunch of rare ETBs for TCG sets everyone wants ( Polygon.com )
	Warhammer's biggest model range is about to get even more massive (Wargamer)
	Fighting Gollum and the Confederate army (Board Game Beat)
	All Pokémon sets in order of release (Wargamer)
	The next Gloomhaven board game turns you into the greatest hero of all - an overworked HR manager (Wargamer)
	MTG has a secret, growing cycle of cards representing Tarot's Major Arcana (Wargamer)
	arsEdition tapped Asmodee for toy trade distribution after launching its board game line last year ()
	350 best Charades ideas for kids and adults (Wargamer)
	Tome for dwarves, runes, mines, and monsters (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Like Cribbage? May we recommend these Board Games you may love? (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	I Think This is an OSHA Violation – Final Girl – The Marrek Murders Review (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Top 50+ most expensive rare Pokémon cards of all time (Wargamer)
	Oasis: New Life on a Distant World Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	INCURSION – August Drop – FREE Downloadable PNP Mission and Content (TableTop BoardGames)
	RPG Evolution: Write for RPGs Professionally (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	The best board games of 2026 (Wargamer)
	Interview with Volko Ruhnke Designer of Drachen: Reconnaissance at Verdun 1916 from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	30th Celebration squeezes 50 Pokémon onto two cards, and the results are glorious (Wargamer)
	The 15 best card games in 2026 (Wargamer)
	Stack Overflow: Comics for Kids (GeekDad)
	Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 8/17/26 (Board Game Quest)
	D&D Arcana Unleashed is full of potent magic items, especially for martial classes (Wargamer)
	GW seeks new leadership for three key Warhammer spin-off games (Wargamer)
	Registration for CapCon26 is Live! (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Roux Dat: Wingspan Pocket (with goals), Computer Junkyard, and Hanamikoji (Board Game Gumbo)
	SPIEL Essen 26 Preview: Fragments (Board Game Beat)
	Priced to Move (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Rikka (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Survive DnD-style wizarding school shenanigans in this TTRPG (Wargamer)

Sunday 16 August 2026

	The latest Warhammer 40k previews are green and very, very mean (Wargamer)
	More Than Just Green Cubes: Theme in Board Games, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 311 (Tabletop Bellhop)
	Podcast #410 Livestream: Dragonlance, Paizo, unions, and 600% markups (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Member Survey: What Kind of Board Gamer Are You? (Board Game Beat)
	This solo samurai TTRPG tells a story through stones in real life (Wargamer)
	Designer Diary: Pilgrim Poker (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Euphoria Essential Edition Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Army of the Potomac: Campaigns of 1862 and 1864 – Unboxing & Overview (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	The Pokémon TCG's Darkrai SIR is worth almost $100 less now than when Pitch Black launched (Wargamer)
	Unboxing Video: The Rock of Chickamauga from Flying Pig Games (The Players' Aid)
	More than 10% of the wolves in MTG were introduced in The Hobbit (Wargamer)
	LAIRS: First Impressions (Board Game Gumbo)
	For the King (and me) (Meeple and the Moose)
	Ukiyo-e (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Saturday 15 August 2026

	TCS: Arty GD’42 (Big Board Gaming)
	Learning Board Games the Easy Way: Getting a Leg Up On Greylune (Board Game Gumbo)
	The Ogor Mawtribes' roster of gorgeous new Warhammer minis is now available for pre-order (Wargamer)
	Barely (The Tao of Gaming)
	I hope that the Pokémon TCG's 30th Celebration set remembers to show Raichu some love (Wargamer)
	The secret to success in MTG's newest limited format is… pinecones? (Wargamer)
	Five years of Cube4Me – anniversary sale (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	Jena — Scenario 1, the play-through AAR (Big Board Gaming)
	Designer Diary: Captain Keep Upright (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Revenant Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Unboxing Video: Lonely Cairn: The Franklin Expedition 1846-? from Catastrophe Games (The Players' Aid)
	Meow Tiles (Saturday Review) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	Union Pacific Rides Again (Board Game Beat)
	News Digest for August 14, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Asian Board Games Festival - Malaysia 2026 - what I saw (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)