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Monday 20 July 2026

	What would the tabletop RPG world look like if D&D wasn't everyone's first game? (Wargamer)
	Thurn und Taxis First Impressions (Jesta ThaRogue)
	D&D: Five Monsters That Can Turn An Encounter Deadly (RPGnews.com)
	Wizards of the Coast Announces Halloween 'Magic Presents' WPN Event (RPGnews.com)
	It's only July, but Drillers is my board game of the year so far (Wargamer)
	Warhammer 40k brings another beloved Ork character back with a vengeance, as a Big Yellow Mini (Wargamer)
	Exclusive: Critical Role reveals tie-in Sallowlands Daggerheart adventure (Wargamer)
	Smash Up Review (Board Game Quest)
	What Is Your Go-To Self-Awareness Question for Internet Interactions? (Stonemaier Games)
	Keep Quiet or You’re Dead – Final Girl – Don’t Make a Sound Review (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Vantage Review – Wonderful wanderlust? (Punchboard)
	Fool Your Friends with Jackbox Games' Fibbage Board Game (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	May we recommend...? Hot Board Game Picks & Cool Recs - Which would you rather play? (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	Wizards of the Coast Reveals New Deets for 'Magic: The Gathering – Reality Fracture' (RPGnews.com)
	Arma 4 release date estimate and Reforger news (Wargamer)
	All Disney Lorcana sets in order of release (Wargamer)
	Run your best actual play | Paint Me a Picture – July 20, 2026 (RPGnews.com)
	Marvel: Crisis Protocol – Sentinels Shake Up the Game (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 7/20/26 (Board Game Quest)
	Godzilla Emerges in the 'Marvel Multiverse RPG' (RPGnews.com)
	RPG Evolution: A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Mayhem Go Down (RPGnews.com)
	RPG Evolution: A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Mayhem Go Down (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Interview with Akar Bharadvaj Designer of Chalice of Poison: The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Wizards confirms this SHARP MTG Hobbit mechanic will return in future sets (Wargamer)
	Voidfall: Flying Into Space with the Tutorial Scenario (Gameward Bound)
	Kabuto Sumo Dice, IMPS, Wildberries Kickstarter Spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Dale Yu: Review of Leylines (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Wargames Atlantic - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Wargamer.pl - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Z-Kino - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Bob Naismith Figures - New Preview (Tabletop Fix)
	Scibor Teleszynski - Kickstarter Ending Soon (Tabletop Fix)
	Privateer Press - New Release (Tabletop Fix)
	Sol Invictus - WWI Cossacks Warband Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Oshiro Models - 28mm Japanese religious range Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Flowshape - YOROK OUTPOST Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Masons Miniatures - OWL LEGION Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Quentin Sculptor - Impermanent King Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Rafal Polkowski - German Paratroopers Fallschirmjäger Crete 1941. Part 1 Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	DecoQuest Workshop - DARKSHIRE: Beneath the Asylum Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Small Cards, Big Hands (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Archie x Terminator, Vampirella x Pathfinder, Vampirella x Darkstalkers (RPGnews.com)
	Rajas of the Ganges (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	A_nchors A_Way — a_way Review (Board Game Gumbo)
	Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for July 19, 2026 (RPGnews.com)
	Freebies, Sales, and Charity Bundles for July 19, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)

Sunday 19 July 2026

	After decades hiding in the jungle, 40k's Exodite Aeldari are finally on the horizon (Wargamer)
	The Best Giiker Games: What to Buy and Skip (The Tabletop Family)
	Mutant spacers and parasitic Würms: The Vast Grimm Bundle of Holding (RPGnews.com)
	Best Board Games for 7 Year Olds: Tested by our Family of 9 (The Tabletop Family)
	NOW HIRING – BATTLEGROUND WEYMOUTH (Battleground Games & Hobbies)
	Then and Now: How our board game tastes have changed, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 307 (Tabletop Bellhop)
	Dungeons & Dragons Reveal Their Gen Con 2026 Plans (RPGnews.com)
	Dale Yu: Review of Le Chocolat (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Lagniappe with Mitchell – Dice Tower East 2026 recap (Entropy, Tea Garden, Wingspan Pocket and more!) (Board Game Gumbo)
	My favorite deckbuilding board game is getting a Lord of the Rings edition (Wargamer)
	Podcast #406 Livestream: $500 Deadfall box set, Arcana Unleashed backgrounds, Deathbringer RPG, and Godzilla! (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	This murder-mystery TTRPG is a must get for Danganronpa fans (Wargamer)
	Evenglow Designer Diary: Never Tell Me The Odds (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	There's now an official Pokémon card that uses the word "yeet" (Wargamer)
	New academic research shows that solo board games are bigger than you might think (Wargamer)
	The Queen’s Dilemma Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Three Days of Gettysburg: Deluxe Edition – Unboxing & Overview (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	Riding into Adventure with the Fun Stories from Questline (Gameward Bound)
	Dungeons and Dragons meets The Odyssey in this epic homebrew campaign (Wargamer)
	Unboxing Video: Vendée 93 from Fellowship of Simulations (The Players' Aid)
	Dale Yu: Review of Movie Night (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Black Site Studio - New Pre-Order (Tabletop Fix)
	Arca Minis - Feudal Japan Villagers & Townsfolk STL Miniatures Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Black Blossom Games - Tidewatch Citizens & Heroes Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	José Jorge Pereiro - HERD OF BEASTS 26: KEM KEM DIORAMA Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Somnderian - A Racket Of Robots Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Chiyoko Yoshida - Old Wild Western Rush Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Mini Art Creations - Cursed Realm: Dark Fantasy Terrain Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	InfiniForm - Sci-fi Desert The Veiled Circle Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Mikle Jane - 50 STL Bases for DnD and Wargames 4 Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Creatorof the STL Worlds - PORT TOWN ( 28 MM, STL ) Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	JQOJr - PANTHEON OF OLYMPUS Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Medusa Miniatures - Fantasy Heroes Vol. 2 Kickstarter (Tabletop Fix)
	Latest Games Workshop pre-orders show that Age of Sigmar is far from Ogor (Wargamer)

Saturday 18 July 2026

	Stuck inside? Our favorite puzzles, games and screen-free diversions keep the spirit of summer alive (Board games )
	MTG The Hobbit has an $85 reprint for a mighty Mox, but it's in Dwarvish (Wargamer)
	Reviews. What Matters? (Big Board Gaming)
	Pies – Board Game Review (Meeple and the Moose)
	All MTG sets in order, as of July 2026 (Wargamer)
	DnD meets Frankenstein in this gothic horror adventure for 5e (Wargamer)
	Designer Diary: Raindrops (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Darkrai can use a sinister bell to score KOs in this new Pokémon TCG combo (Wargamer)
	Entropy Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Adding Innovation and Holiday Cheer to Tenpenny Parks (Gameward Bound)
	Unboxing Video: SPQR: The Battle of Alesia 52 BC from Art of Wargames (The Players' Aid)
	Grab 106 GM-less indie TTRPG books for only $20 this weekend only (Wargamer)
	Vantage (Saturday Review) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	GODZILLA comes to Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	News Digest for July 18, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Dale Yu: Review of Estate: Raise the Realm (The Opinionated Gamers)
	DLP Games Offers You Loyalty, Chivalry, and...Mushrooms (Board Game Beat)
	boardgame shopping in Japan (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Friday 17 July 2026

	BATTLEGROUND WEYMOUTH COMING SEPTEMBER 2026 (Battleground Games & Hobbies)
	Magic: The Gathering release schedule 2026-2027 (Wargamer)
	Wizards of the Coast Announces Full MagicCon 2027 Schedule and New Magic: The Gathering Sets (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	Uchi no Heya (The Tao of Gaming)
	Roll20 Announces New Automatic Map Features in Partnership with Czepeku (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	MTG just gave its worst commander a massive glow up (Wargamer)
	MTG reveals Reality Fracture planeswalkers, 'Echoverse' versions of the Lorwyn 5 (Wargamer)
	Cozy city building board game Tenby hits home in more ways than one (Wargamer)
	All Pokémon sets in order of release (Wargamer)
	Top 50+ most expensive rare Pokémon cards of all time (Wargamer)
	Friday Night Shots – Are We All Required to Like the Same Games? (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Solo play is now one of board gaming’s defining mechanisms, university research of 104,000 titles finds ()
	Professor Dungeon Master Talks Deathbringer (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	The 23 best MTG cards of all time (Wargamer)
	Fallschirmjäger: The Gamble That Cracked Holland — AAR, Part 2 (Big Board Gaming)
	New MTG Stardew Valley and Hatsune Miku Secret Lairs revealed, with 79 cards total! (Wargamer)
	Kings Cup rules - how to play the ultimate drinking card game (Wargamer)
	Get the edge in Warhammer 40k 11th edition with another ingenious, community-made tool (Wargamer)
	Just the Basics: A Visit Back in Time to Tenpenny Parks (Gameward Bound)
	First Impressions for March of the Ants: Evolved Edition (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	Most Anticipated Board Games of Gen Con 2026 (Board Game Quest)
	INCURSION – July Drop – Large Mecha Oni!!! (TableTop BoardGames)
	Between Earth and Sky novels are coming to TTRPG courtesy of Monte Cook Games (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Pokémon TCG reveals a deliciously weird new Mega Tatsugiri ex card, plus a powerful Lida trainer (Wargamer)
	D&D 5.5e is excellent, but one lost 5e feature needs to make a comeback (Wargamer)
	Video Review: Congress of Vienna from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Chaosium's first original TTRPG in 30 years is a game of fallen moons, monstrous mutants, tactical battle, and impeccable puns (Wargamer)
	Mondrian: Color in Motion Review by Jazz Paladin (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Head South with Alexander Pfister and Peter Prinz (Board Game Beat)
	Dale Yu: Review of Tag Team: Arthur’s Legacy (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Inside the Beat: Introducing Our New Ad System (Board Game Beat)

Thursday 16 July 2026

	Come Sail Away! Review (Board Game Review)
	The 22 Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2026 (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Choose Your Magical Faction with New Dungeons & Dragons Arcana Unleashed Backgrounds (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	The Phantom of the Opera – Full Playthrough! (Board Game Gumbo)
	4 fantastic indie tabletop games take the stage at Wargamer Direct (Wargamer)
	Valor Mountain challenges hobby game publishing’s “safe bet” mentality as it ramps up ambitions ()
	This steampunk tank battle RTS is catnip for Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard players, and I'm going to play it to death (Wargamer)
	Launch Day Results: Wingspan Pocket, Duel of Meloch, and Heroes & Villains (Stonemaier Games)
	Huddle: The Fantasy Football Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Finding a Story Through Sketching with Flip Pick Towers (Gameward Bound)
	BGB Podcast #365 – Gen Con 2026 Preview (Board Game Barrage)
	Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Investigator Starter Decks Review (Board Game Quest)
	RAW Video: With the Hammer: Thomas Müntzer & The German Peasant War in Thuringia from Conflict Simulations Limited (The Players' Aid)
	D&D reveals nine new Origin feats that'll unleash cantrip chaos (Wargamer)
	Root creators' new board game is a super wholesome, war-free kart racer (Wargamer)
	Play Something Old: Citadels (Punchboard)
	Imperial Borders Review by Carl King (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Roux Dat: Finspan Sharks & Reefs, 12 Rivers, French Toast (Board Game Gumbo)
	Warhammer Tacticus codes for July 2026 (Wargamer)
	Dale Yu: Review of Last Lantern (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Don't Panic! Matthias Cramer's Strange Creatures Are on Your Side (Board Game Beat)
	Dirty Work (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)
	Preview the arcane factions and backgrounds from Arcana Unleashed (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)

Wednesday 15 July 2026

	Trio (Unboxed the Board Game Blog)
	Choose Your Magical Faction with 9 of the New Backgrounds and Feats from Arcana Unleashed (Posts)
	Paizo Inc. Ends its Partnership with Fan Directory Archives of Nethys (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	"Hollywood, you suck" - D&D champion Felicia Day tells us about The Guild's movie return (Wargamer)
	What's the best Warhammer 40k starter set to get in 2026? (Wargamer)
	Take to the Skies and Journey On! (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	Warhammer 40k reveals even MORE new Ork Boyz, and two new detachments (Wargamer)
	How competitive TCG accessories are influencing hobby retail strategy in Europe: Sanseking [Sponsored] ()
	From Thurn and Taxis to StageCoach, with Andreas Seyfarth (Board Game Beat)
	BGG Top Games – 3701 – 3800 (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Orleans The 2 Player Experience – Board Game Review (Meeple and the Moose)
	Get Weird with Your Next Character in Valda’s Spire of Secrets (Posts)
	Guess 10 Board Games from Sneaky Picture Clues - Lost In The Shuffle (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	Adorable new board game Cozy Stickerville missed out on Spiel des Jahres, but it's won my heart (Wargamer)
	RPG Crowdfunding News – Deathbringer, Sly Flourish, Gary's Appendix, and more (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Chandragupta: Great Battles of the Mauryan Empire – Unboxing & Overview (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	Unbiased – Is There a Representation Problem in Unmatched? (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Origin Story: Heroes and Villains Expansion Review (Board Game Quest)
	A killer new Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes box drops on Sam's Club in just one week (Wargamer)
	On Wargame Reviews. What they are; and What they are not…at least according to TPA (The Players' Aid)
	Maeoni Viper and the Silver Snake Strategy in Ashes Reborn (Gameward Bound)
	GAMA seeks hobby shops setting the standard for design, innovation in 2027 Power Retail Awards ()
	Hogwarts be damned, this new TTRPG is the best wizard game I've ever seen (Wargamer)
	Spiel des Jahres 2026 (Board Game Gumbo)
	Raindrops upcoming game spotlight (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Dale Yu: Review of Sanctuary (The Opinionated Gamers)
	Pathfinder is ending its relationship with Archives of Nethys [updated] (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)

Tuesday 14 July 2026

	Expanding Board Games, and Deciphering the Death of the Author (Board Game Beat)
	Sirius Dice Stirs Hope with Domains of Daggerheart Treasure Packs (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	The MTG Star Trek set reveals the weirdest board wipe yet, and a terrifying Crystalline Entity. (Wargamer)
	MTG teases 4 Star Trek Commander decks, plus diversity and moral choices as game mechanics (Wargamer)
	Forget serialized chocobos, MTG Star Trek's ultimate chase cards come individually hand signed by lead actors (Wargamer)
	Horus Heresy is becoming a customizer's paradise in a way Warhammer 40k never will be again (Wargamer)
	Academic conference puts board game sustainability, environmental theming and more under the microscope ()
	Focused on Feld: Civolution – Acceptance Letter Expansion Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Boss Fighters QR Review (Board Game Quest)
	This remarkable, ultraviolent D&D spinoff is 2026's most anticipated RPG, and it goes live TODAY (Wargamer)
	My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #86: LRRP from Fire in the Lake: Insurgency in Vietnam from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Magic The Gathering Star Trek Cards, Products, And More Revealed In MTG Weekly (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	MEET HEROES OF KUSH (Signum Games)
	The Two Body Problem – design challenges of two-player only games (Topic Discussion) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	Beadle & Grimm's 'Deadfall' set includes minis, posters, and bonus adventures for a whopping $500 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	This new board game is all about keeping your houseplants alive, and I have never related to a game more (Wargamer)
	Will you Tap In, or Tap Out?! (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	You can snap up 8 Pokémon TCG packs from Target for below market price (Wargamer)
	Project: Mist – Video Game First Impressions (We're Not Wizards)
	Episode 381: Realm of Reckoning and Devious (Rolling Dice & Taking Names Gaming Podcast)
	LUZ (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Monday 13 July 2026

	After Dinner, Reach for Ice Cream, Fruit Cocktail, and Moonshine (Board Game Beat)
	Draft the Perfect Spider Dance in 8-Legged Peacock (Casual Game Revolution Blog)
	One Word Can Give You Away in I'm Not a Robot (Casual Game Revolution Blog)
	Paper Fort Games Brings You Into the Flock with Cult of the Lamb Board Game (TechRaptor Tabletop News Feed)
	The Druids of Edora First Impressions (Jesta ThaRogue)
	The 29 cutest Pokémon of all time (Wargamer)
	Disney Villainous expansion guide (Wargamer)
	Best DnD games in 2026 (Wargamer)
	MCR's Gerard Way honors Warhammer great John Blanche live on stage (Wargamer)
	The Pokémon TCG's new anti-scalper measures may well break Japan's government national ID app overnight (Wargamer)
	OBG 593: Tabletop Coach (On Board Games)
	Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week – 7/13/26 (Board Game Quest)
	Dicing Your Way Through the Galaxy – Tiny Epic Galaxies Review (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	JinxO wins 2026 Spiel des Jahres, Rebirth secures historic triple for Reiner Knizia ()
	BATTLEFRONT VALKYRIE: Expansion Set 10 FDG0486 (Fat Dragon Games)
	10 Top Board Games: Including the next Flip 7? - High Rollers (Pair of Dice Paradise: Newest Additions)
	A Carnivore Did It! Review – Is there meat on the bones? (Punchboard)
	What Do We Really Want from a Sequel? (Stonemaier Games)
	boop Shuffle Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	Interview with John Lapham Designer of A More Perfect Union: The Struggle to Ratify the Constitution from Catastrophe Games Coming to Kickstarter Soon (The Players' Aid)
	Well-armed MTG Spider-Man card sees 400% price spike, powered up by new Marvel set (Wargamer)
	Sun Rot is the gnarliest, weirdest new board game, but I can't work out who it's for (Wargamer)
	RPG Evolution: Send in the Clowns (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Haywire Modern Wargame Pre-order Announced by Modiphius Entertainment, now available (EverythingBoardGames.com)
	Roux Dat: The Phantom of the Opera, Red Carpet, and King of Tokyo Godzilla (Board Game Gumbo)
	The Annual Kid Game Clearout (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	More Ogors teased for Warhammer Age of Sigmar in this Sunday Preview (Wargamer)

Sunday 12 July 2026

	Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Great Travel Board Games, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 306 (Tabletop Bellhop)
	Wage adorable warfare in this plush deckbuilding board game (Wargamer)
	JinxO Wins 2026 Spiel des Jahres (Board Game Beat)
	Is Mega Excadrill ex set to burrow into the Pokémon TCG's meta? (Wargamer)
	Since the release of Marvel Super Heroes, MTG's Soul Stone has consistently risen in price (Wargamer)
	Half-Year Gaming Report, 2026 (Clio's Board Games)
	This twisted TTRPG of death and devotion viciously critiques gender norms (Wargamer)
	Podcast #405 Livestream: A TON of D&D news (with special guest Mike Shea!) (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Non-gamer Gaming (The Tao of Gaming)
	Experience DnD in a steampunk Victorian future with this classic setting (Wargamer)
	Fliptoons: Season 2 Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	First Impressions for Danger Forward: The Battle of Gela, July 1943 (The Boardgames Chronicle)
	Unboxing Video: Next War: Iran from GMT Games (The Players' Aid)
	Dice Tower East 2026 – All The Games on Day Two (Board Game Gumbo)
	Boss Fighters Get Jungle Fever (Board Game Beat)
	DETROIT (Hiew's Boardgame Blog)

Saturday 11 July 2026

	War Diary #32 Best Wargame mag available today. (Big Board Gaming)
	Bärenpark – Board Game Review (Meeple and the Moose)
	This Seven Deadly Sins themed dice-deduction board game is a nightmare for parties (Wargamer)
	Wondrous Creatures: Winterfall — Designer Diary (BoardGameGeek Blog )
	We interviewed the designer of this metatextual murder mystery TTRPG (Wargamer)
	Fliptoons Game Review (Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more)
	The Pokémon TCG gets a bunch of new Mewtwo Merch (Wargamer)
	Ditch DnD for rival Pathfinder with a bundle of adventures for 95% off (Wargamer)
	Unboxing Video: Engine Thieves: The Great Locomotive Chase of the 1862 Andrews Railroad Raid from Compass Games (The Players' Aid)
	This nameless trainee is one of the best cards in MTG Marvel Limited (Wargamer)
	The latest Warhammer Q&A gives Age of Sigmar fans a Warcry update (Wargamer)
	Grab Bag: Jungle (Saturday Review) (Tabletop Games Blog)
	Game Market Comes to Gen Con 2026 (Board Game Beat)
	News Digest for July 10, 2026 (EN World: D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews)
	Friday Night Shots – If You Aren’t Playing the Game to Win, Are You Playing the Game? (Dude! Take Your Turn!)
	Stonespine Architects Review, Build a dungeon with cards (Tabletop Bellhop)