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Wednesday 12 August 2026

	All DnD classes and subclasses explained (Wargamer)
	Five iconic Pokémon who deserve cooler cards (Wargamer)
	The best Warhammer 40k Horus Heresy reading order, explained (Wargamer)
	DriveThruRPG to Offer Paizo’s Title Catalog (RPGnews.com)
	Pics from Gen Con 2026 IV (Board Game Beat)
	The Final Titan was Red in the face and took a Beat at the Hacienda (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	This delightful new Viking board game steers you across stormy seas with magnets (Wargamer)
	Workers at British RPG publisher Rowan, Rook and Decard form union (RPGnews.com)
	Workers at British RPG publisher Rowan, Rook and Decard form union (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	All Disney Lorcana sets in order of release (Wargamer)
	The rarest and most expensive Lorcana cards of 2026 (Wargamer)
	BGG Top Games – 4101 – 4200 (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Science Stations & Research Outposts Mission Briefs Release (RPGnews.com)
	This Man Changed How I Think... TWICE - Lost In The Shuffle (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	Celebrate LGS with Game Store Day 2026 (RPGnews.com)
	The 30 cutest Pokémon of all time (Wargamer)
	RPG Crowdfunding News – Deadlands, Ultimate Horrors, Forgotten Foes, and more (RPGnews.com)
	RPG Crowdfunding News – Deadlands, Ultimate Horrors, Forgotten Foes, and more (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Peas (Table Talk)
	Cerealian (Table Talk)
	Peter Piper (Table Talk)
	Meeple Mountain Goes to Gen Con 2026 (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Gaming Memories: Volume 03 (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Space, Honey, and Hives: Hibernation Preparation in Apiary (Gameward Bound)
	Qomet Review (Board Game Quest)
	Discussion Thread: In-Game Retribution…is that a thing that is acceptable? (The Players' Aid)
	Warhammer Tacticus codes for August 2026 (Wargamer)
	The most addictive indie game for Warhammer 40k fans just got even bigger (Wargamer)
	D&D's 8 best new feats in Arcana Unleashed, explained (Wargamer)
	Unloved, weedy MTG goblin card suddenly shoots up 550% in value (Wargamer)
	“We’ve been ready for this step!”: Allplay’s Joe Wiggins on its striking push into heavier games, bigger productions and new audiences ()
	HitPlay Pulse: Tickle On – All Content Pass ($250) Giveaway (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Gen Con 2026 – Devir (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Signum Games - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Mad Robot Miniatures - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Goblin King Games - New Pre-Order (Tabletop Fix)
	Flowshape - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Dream Pod 9 - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Mythica Gaming - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Dale Yu: Review of Rocking Raft (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Khurasan Miniatures - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	UKSTL - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Peter Pig Miniatures - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Always Sleep in Armor - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Long Face Games - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Lita Minis - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Butlers' Printed Models - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Next Quest - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Pioneer Days (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Analyzing the Content of Board Game Reviews to Predict Game Weight (Board Game Gumbo)

Tuesday 11 August 2026

	Vox Machina adventure dice sets arrive as Sirius Dice reveals Mighty Nein plans (RPGnews.com)
	Gen Con hires The Dice Tower’s Camilla Cleghorn as head of events as show looks to scale beyond record attendance ()
	Who has the fairest contracts in board games? TTGDA launches publisher benchmark to improve treatment of designers ()
	RPG: Chaosium’s ‘Time Without Tide’ Hits BackerKit Soon (RPGnews.com)
	Eberron Heads For The Frontier In ‘Quickstone’ Available Now On D&D Beyond (RPGnews.com)
	Marceline Leiman Unleashes Ordinary Magic (Board Game Beat)
	Worship Small Gods, Make Jimothy Your Patron, And More With This Week’s 5E Adventures (RPGnews.com)
	RPG: Paizo, Green Ronin Will Finally Get Their Inventory Back From Diamond (RPGnews.com)
	Paizo May Finally Get Consigned Pathfinder Products Back From Diamond Comics (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	D&D's Legends of Avantris tell us how hope, actual play, and premium pledges carried Neon Odyssey to $16m (Wargamer)
	Best MTG Commander precons 2026 (Wargamer)
	Important to whom? Deception, and the wargame that can’t deceive you (Big Board Gaming)
	Best DnD games in 2026 (Wargamer)
	MTG banlist updates and announcements - August 2026 (Wargamer)
	Pokémon 30th Celebration has a rad card by OG Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k factions - all 40k armies and races explained (Wargamer)
	Forest Rivals and the Cursed Cat Button Shy Preview (Board Game Quest)
	Designer Diary: Dragon's Roll / Würfeldrachen (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	The 20 best couples board games for date night in 2026 (Wargamer)
	All Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon in order (Wargamer)
	FlipToons (2) (The Tao of Gaming)
	Rattlesnake Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Strategy & Training Materials for Inferno: Guelphs and Ghibellines Vie for Tuscany, 1259-1261 (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	RPG Evolution: What's New Pussycat? (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	MTG’s 15 Best Goblin Commanders, Ranked From Worst to Best ( Polygon.com )
	Did we really need MTG Star Trek cards in Klingon? (Wargamer)
	My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #89: Frederick Douglas from For the People 25th Anniversary Edition from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Old Ones Origins board game preview: 5 biggest changes from Forbidden Stars (Wargamer)
	D&D World of Warcraft has TWO alternate covers (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Warhammer 40k's pre-painted terrain is about to get serious competition (Wargamer)
	Score! – in-game vs end-game scoring (Topic Discussion) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	Rawr: The Deck Building Game Kickstarter Spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Dwarf Corsairs of the Sea Hammer (Signum Games)
	TT Combat - New Pre-Order (Tabletop Fix)
	Gen Con 2026 – Thames & Kosmos (The Opinionated Gamers)
	No Names Games - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Pwork Wargames - New Sale Announcement (Tabletop Fix)
	Dale Yu: Review of Omens (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Older MiniatureS - Older Miniatures, vol. I Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Dao Miniatures - Samurai 2.0: The Oathbound Host Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Fantasy Miniatures - Fantasy Miniatures Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Falcata 3D Studio - LITTLE GUARDIANS Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Xuxiang - Ti-Space: The Ultimate Cyberpunk Tritium Dice Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Dusje - your own Tonky mini figurine Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	3D IP Studios - LOVECRAFT BOOKS VOL 1 Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Calab MIniatures - Fields of War: Napoleonic 3D Printable Wargame Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Episode 383: Hunt for Blackbeard, Star Wars Unlimited Galactic Championship, Southern Fried Gaming Expo (Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast)

Monday 10 August 2026

	Fallschirmjäger (SCS) — Review (Big Board Gaming)
	Paizo may finally get its inventory back from bankrupt Diamond (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	TCGs drive PAX Aus tabletop expansion as organisers grow segment’s exhibition space by 7% ()
	The Newest Magic: The Gathering Ban List Removes Avatar and Marvel Super Hero Cards From Play (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	War of the 3 Sanchos 1065-67 First Impressions (Jesta ThaRogue)
	This epic new Lord of the Rings board game is a dynamic roll-and-write where you play both sides of the battle (Wargamer)
	GW shocks Warhammer 40k fans with new Nob pics (Wargamer)
	The $60 mythic Badgermole MTG card is finally banned (Wargamer)
	Pics from Gen Con 2026 III (Board Game Beat)
	Preview: 13 Omens is pure TTRPG terror from the studio that brought you Pathfinder (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k spinoff Necromunda gets more glorious Goliath muscle daddies (Wargamer)
	Magic: The Gathering release schedule 2026-2027 (Wargamer)
	Trapped in Hell – Final Girl – Hell to Pay Review (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	OBG 595: Cattywampus (On Board Games)
	10 Hot Board Games Topping 10 Different Categories - High Rollers (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	The best MTG Commanders 2026 (Wargamer)
	Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 8/10/26 (Board Game Quest)
	Nature: Climate Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Crowdfunded euros from smaller publishers dominate Dice Tower Awards as Galactic Cruise claims game of the year ()
	Interview with Sam London Designer of Common Sense: An American Revolution, 1775-1783 from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Warhammer 40k codex release dates for 11th edition - news and FAQs (Wargamer)
	Disney Villainous expansion guide (Wargamer)
	MTG Arena codes for August 2026 (Wargamer)
	The 7 best new spells in D&D's Unearthed Arcana (Wargamer)
	DnD stats and ability scores, explained in simple language (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k Astartes 2 guide - release window, trailer, and easter eggs (Wargamer)
	Top 50+ most expensive rare Pokémon cards of all time (Wargamer)
	The 16 rarest and most expensive MTG cards in the world (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k 11th edition starter guide - all the new rules explained by humans (Wargamer)
	The most expensive Lego sets of all time (Wargamer)
	The 50 best board games that every fan should play, updated for 2026 (Wargamer)
	HitPlay Pulse: Make your TTRPGs sound like a movie. (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	DNUP, Deus (3p), and Café Baras (Board Game Gumbo)
	YuGiOh Master Duel Banlist - August 2026 (Wargamer)
	Yugioh banlist - August 2026 (Wargamer)
	Kickstarter Preview of 2 Button Shy games – The Cursed Cat, Forest Rivals (The Opinionated Gamers)
	South West Cornwall Games Expo 2026 in Review (Punchboard)
	Dragonlance: War Wizard review (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Quick Kickstarter Lesson Recaps: #171-175 (Stonemaier Games)
	Beach Week? Party Games! (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Gen Con 2026 – Luma Imports (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Three Sisters (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Games Played: One Round?, The Crew 3 (Board Game Beat)

Sunday 09 August 2026

	Podcast #409 Livestream: Gen Con, awards, awards, and more awards! (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	This classic out-of-print eldritch horror board game may be remastered in an upcoming crowdfunder (Wargamer)
	Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for August 9, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	The wait is Ogor - Warhammer Age of Sigmar's stompiest faction just got a new preview (Wargamer)
	New York in History and Board Games, #3 (Clio's Board Games)
	Looking for a Group: Finding people to play board games with, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 310 (Tabletop Bellhop)
	Take out superheroes in this DnD alternative inspired by The Boys (Wargamer)
	Designer Diary: Sniper Elite: Operation Kraken (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Formosa Formosa Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Bring the Blades '68 TTRPG to the Americas with this funky supplement (Wargamer)
	Solitaire Video Review: Crusaders: The Siege of Acre 1291 from Blue Panther (The Players' Aid)
	Two new Meowth Pokémon cards have been revealed for international cat day (Wargamer)
	The most powerful mechanic in MTG's Commander format returns, except now it hurts you (Wargamer)
	Dale Yu: Review of Odd Logic (The Opinionated Gamers)

Saturday 08 August 2026

	TCS: GD’42 Part 3 & 4 (Big Board Gaming)
	Dead by Daylight board game gets new crowdfunder for 10th anniversary (Wargamer)
	Pokémon TCG Pocket is losing players according to data from DeNA (Wargamer)
	New Chaos Dragons are now up for pre-order alongside Warhammer's biggest boogeymen (Wargamer)
	There are now more MTG cards with Hatsune Miku in their artwork than Elesh Norn (Wargamer)
	Setting Out on a Buzz-Buzz-Buzz Space Journey with Apiary (Gameward Bound)
	Hunt down classic DnD-style monsters with this Shadowdark bestiary (Wargamer)
	Gen Con in Pictures and Interview with Felicia Day (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Very early Xeno Counterstrike Thoughts (The Tao of Gaming)
	How a horror TTRPG explores the death of a toxic relationship (Wargamer)
	Unmatched: Lee vs. Ali Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Unboxing Video: Battles in the East Volume 2: Uman Pocket and Guderian’s Final Blitzkrieg from Decision Games (The Players' Aid)
	Borealis: Arctic Expeditions (Saturday Review) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	News Digest for August 7, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Regicide Legacy review and photo book (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Friday 07 August 2026

	Giving creators their due credit: better practices for publishers, awards, and media (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	DCeased Lives — and Will Be Released in September 2026 (Board Game Beat)
	SPIEL Essen 26 Preview: Mad Cat Sad Cat (Board Game Beat)
	Jena, 14 October 1806 — Preamble (Big Board Gaming)
	Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship review - SO much more than Pandemic with orcs (Wargamer)
	Critical Role's major D&D campaign officially returns — what to know ( Polygon.com )
	Participatory games aren’t for everyone | Letters (Board games )
	War Thunder's major Heavy Cavalry update brings the boom with big bodies, bigger cannons, and updated battlefields (Wargamer)
	New to Me – July 2026 (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Arcana Unleashed adds an infinite spells glitch to D&D, and it's nothing to do with lube (Wargamer)
	Previously useless MTG card spikes 1,100% as it can now win games instantly (Wargamer)
	Trio of board game industry veterans launch full-service agency Best in Play ()
	Quick Peaks – Art Society, On Mars, Vampire: The Masquerade – Vendetta, Rock Hard 1977: Ear Candy, 7 Wonders Dice (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Gods’ Will Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	A Visit to Ark Nova with Sloths and a Slow Food Franchise (Gameward Bound)
	Mischief Toy Store wins 2026's Diana Jones Award (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	World Boardgaming Championships 2026 Mission Debrief – A Look at the Numbers (The Players' Aid)
	Congratulations to 2026 ENnies Winners! (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Gen Con 2026 Recap (Board Game Quest)
	Epomaker Glyph Review: A Modern Mechanical Typewriter for Writers and Keyboard Fans (GeekDad)
	This genius Warhammer 40k artist paints primarchs in daddy-daughter portraits, and it's cute as HECK (Wargamer)
	All Mine! Spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	You can grab a First Partner Pokémon TCG box for less than half the market price (Wargamer)
	Gambler x Gamble!! (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Duel of Meloch and Dice Tower Awards Recap (Board Game Gumbo)

Thursday 06 August 2026

	A Surprising Opinion About Promos (and Game Store Customers) (Stonemaier Games)
	“This is a time to be disciplined, focused, and clear about why a game deserves to exist”: industry veteran Scott Morris on launching new publisher Steelwing Games ()
	This glorious game table might actually come from Warhammer's Realm of Chaos (Wargamer)
	$10 million stranded Pathfinder books may soon come home, as legal battle nears resolution (Wargamer)
	SPIEL Essen 26 Preview: Infiltrados (Board Game Beat)
	D&D's new Arcana Unleashed subclasses: winners and losers (Wargamer)
	Episode 267 - The Final Episode (Board Game Blitz)
	LUZ Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Stepping Into a Beautiful City in Castellans (of Valeria) (Gameward Bound)
	Galileo Galilei: Luna Expansion Review (Board Game Quest)
	History Behind the Cards – A Look at Checkpoint Charlie from GMT Games – Card #4: Faceoff with the Soviets (The Players' Aid)
	These brand new Borg MTG cards are close to perfection (Wargamer)
	Wargamer's Gen Con picks: our favorite board games, RPGs, and TCGs (Wargamer)
	Gen Con grows to 74,000 attendees, remains world's second largest tabletop gaming convention (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Falling Spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	SDHistCon North: Undaunted 2200: Revolution, Baltic Empires, Penitent ()
	Control Dinosaurs, Fight Aliens, and Organize Squirrels (Board Game Beat)
	Asian Board Game Festival Malaysia 2026 (Penang) is this weekend! (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	The best tabletop games for 2026 and beyond – and the most expensive jigsaw ever (Board Games – Metro)

Wednesday 05 August 2026

	The Board Tabletop Console Review: Large Family Tested (The Tabletop Family)
	How Pokémon TCG fans avoid getting cooked on Walmart Wednesday ( Polygon.com )
	I, for one, welcome Warhammer 40k's handicraft renaissance (Wargamer)
	Two years into the world's most complicated board game, masochist gamers "still don't understand what the camels do" (Wargamer)
	Wizards of the Coast Officially Announces Hatsune Miku Secret Lair Deck for Magic: The Gathering (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	How to play the Palworld OCG (Wargamer)
	Mercenaries Wanted to Spotlight the Omens of Kano (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	MTG card that's perfect for treasure decks sees a 725% price spike (Wargamer)
	Ukraine ’44 — After-Action Report, Part 2: Turns 6–12 (Big Board Gaming)
	BGG Top Games – 4001-4100 (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	3 Obscure Board Games We Still Love - Lost In The Shuffle (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	The 8 biggest chase cards in Pokémon Delta Reign (Wargamer)
	Gen Con tops 74,000 attendees as record-breaking show preps for much-needed venue, hotel expansion ()
	Icaion Revisited: A Solo Review (Board Game Quest)
	Bubble and Shadow Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Back In Time with The LOOP, a Non-Evil Clone, and Management (Gameward Bound)
	My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #88: National American Woman Suffrage Association from Votes for Women from Fort Circle Games (The Players' Aid)
	RPG Print News – Call of Cthulhu, Traveller, Cyberpunk Red, and More (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Inside the Game: Night at the Zoo (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	All-In: Predictions (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Tuesday 04 August 2026

	Asmodee Reports €422.1 Million in Sales for Q1 2026 (Board Game Beat)
	WotC’s newly announced “D&D Icons” line wins an award before making anything (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	How much is every Charizard card in the Pokémon TCG? (Wargamer)
	Henry Cavill Announces Mike Flanagan and Blur Studio for Warhammer 40,000 Streaming Series (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	Asmodee’s quarterly net sales soar again to over €422m, board game revenue jumps 16% ()
	All MTG sets in order, as of July 2026 (Wargamer)
	The Big Haul - Designer Diary (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Terrorize your Warhammer 40k opponents with the Drukhari, the Archon Skari way (Wargamer)
	The Stygian Society Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Moytura Review (Board Game Quest)
	MTG designer says Mystery Booster rulebreakers will combat '5 color soup' (Wargamer)
	Interview with David Thompson Codesigner of Rebels Against Rebellion from Flying Pig Games Currently on Kickstarter (The Players' Aid)
	July 2026 Solo Games Review: Ratings, Awards, and More (Gameward Bound)
	Everything Board Games Spotlight Vintage Board Games & Collectibles (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Table for Two: ‘Six-Sided Seas’ (GeekDad)
	Back in Time – the draw of history in board games (Topic Discussion) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	From Orin the Red to Tasha the Witch: Maggie Robertson talks D&D and her new role in Warlock (Wargamer)
	Four New Heroes Join the Galaxy (Signum Games)
	Designer Series: David Thompson - Rebels Against Rebellion (Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast)
	Lifeboats: Plank of Carneades (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Review – Batman: Detective Comics 2026 Annual #1 – Fragged (GeekDad)

Monday 03 August 2026

	Magic just revealed 25 wild cards in Mystery Booster Commander ( Polygon.com )
	Riot Games Celebrates First Year of Riftbound, Announces Two New Sets (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	Pokémon Center update could change everything for 30th anniversary pre-orders ( Polygon.com )
	Deckers First Impressions (Jesta ThaRogue)
	How a Library Board Game Swap Helped Me Cull 150 Games (Board Game Beat)
	This Question About Our Games Stumped Me (Stonemaier Games)
	Star Wars Unlimited designer reveals the powerful villain card that players are sleeping on ( Polygon.com )
	Bidding Rats – Ratzia Review (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Click That Brick! LEGO Ideas ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Red Dragon’s Tale (GeekDad)
	Russian missile strike destroys Ukrainian Catan, Exploding Kittens publisher’s entire 200,000-strong inventory ()
	Top 6 Assumptions About Women in Board Gaming (And Why They’re Often Wrong) (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	VNTYPL8S Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 8/3/26 (Board Game Quest)
	Wargame Watch – What’s New & Upcoming – August 2026 (The Players' Aid)
	Join the Simplexity Games Convention Team (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Stack Overflow: Comics Grab Bag (GeekDad)
	It's Not the Games, It's the People (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Pilgrim Poker has landed! (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)