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Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era review — Neoprene, Skyrim’s final frontier

Making a dungeon crawler that both appeals to and is actually viable for everyone is the game design philosopher’s stone: a hypothetical...

by Nick Dubs

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WizKids announces new dragon miniatures available for pre-order

As the new 2024 Monster Manual reaches players, WizKids is showing off some of their new dragon miniatures to go alongside the...

by Chris Wyman

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Therapeutic Models in Tabletop — the Bodhana Group’s Branch Riders at SAVE Against Fear

Pennsylvania’s Bodhana Group is one of the first and only organizations to examine the clinical impacts of tabletop RPGs. Even before reading...

by John Farrell

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Ammon Anderson talks Gnome Hollow, Twinkle, Twinkle, and Space Potato?—Tabletop Throwdown S1E13

In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn, Mark Julian, and guest Ammon Anderson discuss their recent gaming experiences, including a charity...

by Mike Dunn and Mark Julian

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Magic: The Gathering Foundations Starter Collection review ⏤ An incredible starting point

The Foundations Starter Collection is another new product being released with the Foundations Set. While the Beginner Box and the Jumpstart packs...

by Chris Wyman

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Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box review ⏤ Is this the best way to learn Magic?

The Magic: The Gathering Foundations releases are more than another draft set. Alongside the standard draft set made of Play Boosters, Foundations...

by Chris Wyman

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Best of Gen Con 2024- Better late than never edition

Convention season was very intense in 2024, with GamingTrend attending more tabletop cons than any other year prior. In fact, we went...

by Mike Dunn, Steven Starkey, Nick Dubs, Mike Case, Mark Julian, Eric Deutsch, Chris Hinkes and Chris Wyman

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Defenders of the Realm: Legends Edition is now live on BackerKit

The classic cooperative board game Defenders of the Realm is back with a new edition crowdfunding on BackerKit. The campaign is now...

by Chris Wyman

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Sky Team introduces its first expansion Sky Team Turbulence

The hit two-player cooperative game of 2023 Sky Team, will have its first expansion land later this year. New challenges and difficult...

by Chris Wyman

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Roll20 announces their Build a Bastion Contest

As the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide arrives for 5th Edition D&D, Roll20 wants you to show off your own bastion creations. The...

by Chris Wyman

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River of Gold review — Rollin’ on a golden river

You know how sometimes you sit down to a new game not expecting too much, only to be blown away by every...

by Nick Dubs

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Quest’s End Whiskey teams up with Dispel Dice for their Dragon Bones dice set

Ever wanted a dice set designed by Matthew Lillard? Now’s your chance as Dispel Dice has helped Quest’s End Whiskey with a...

by Chris Wyman

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Dune: Imperium latest expansion now available for pre-order

The hit deckbuilding game Dune: Imperium’s latest expansion – Bloodlines is now available for pre-order: Sharpen your blades and prepare your Maker-hooks,...

by Chris Wyman

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Critical Role: Heroes of Exandria coming to the UniVersus CCG

UVS Game and Critical Role announced March 7th, 2025 as the release date for the new Critical Role: Heroes of Exandria expansion...

by Chris Wyman

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Escape From Flat Earth review—Don’t bother.

Normally I jump into these reviews with something nice to say, I come out with a nice layout for my thoughts and...

by Raven McIntire

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13 Beavers review — Probability of a good time

Beavers is a kids and family game from tabletop giant Asmodee. As the resident reviewer of family games at GamingTrend I am...

by Mark Julian

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Japanime Games adds three more games to their Roll & Clash system

Japanime Games is releasing three new additions to their line of Roll and Clash games. These games are all licensed properties that...

by Chris Wyman

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Pandasaurus Games releasing Wizards Cup and Unrest: Uprising

Pandasaurus Games is releasing Wizards Cup, a two-player card game where you pick a team of wizards to battle it out: Enlist...

by Chris Wyman

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Defends of the Realm returns with an all new edition November 19th

The classic co-operative board game Defenders of the Realm returns via Backerkit November 19th with their new Legends Edition. This new edition...

by Chris Wyman

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Daggerheart unveils some of its sinister adversaries

Daggerheart Darrington Press’s upcoming RPG revealed some of creatures that will challenge players and Shaun Ellis, Lead Concept Artist shared some of...

by Chris Wyman

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Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict & Fair Folk expansion review — Cube tower of terror

To me, “thematic” is a borderline dirty word. Playing too many early American designs that favored turning you into the DiCaprio pointing...

by Nick Dubs

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Sean Brown on Mr B, Mayfair, and making old games new again—Tabletop Throwdown S1E13

In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn and James Van Tonningen chat with Sean Brown, the head of Mayfair Games, discussing...

by Mike Dunn

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Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth review – The fate of the Middle Earth hangs in the balance.

Lord of the Rings will always hold a special place in my heart. From the first time I read the trilogy in...

by Dan Hinkin

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Animalcatraz preview – This isn’t your normal zoo…

I’ve been soured on prison themed games in the past. Whether it was the basic gameplay or the over the top stereotypes,...

by Dan Hinkin

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Ascension Legends preview – I get by with the help of my legendary friends

In the land of Vigil, the Muses of Malevolence are threatening the world and a new era of heroes must step up...

by Dan Hinkin

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Paverson Games adds more flavor with their new expansion Distilled: Cocktails

Paverson Games announced their new expansion for Distilled titled Distilled: Cocktails. It’s time to literally shake things up with Cocktails, a big-box...

by Chris Wyman