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Game Conventions

Construct the greatest ancient city by building monuments and attracting residents in World Wonders. Plus: highlights from SPIEL Essen 2023, 3D board games, the art of Heather Vaughan, thematic game packaging, and the origin story of Brotherwise Games.

Tales from the Red Dragon Inn is a cooperative dungeoncrawl game with more accessible gameplay. Plus: highlights from Gen Con and Origins 2023, dexterity games, the many expansions of Railroad Ink, and how Button Shy has big plans for their small games.

It’s convention season, which means your gaming groups and social media feeds will be consumed by all the newness. But what of the great games that came out at the tail end of 2022 and the beginning of this year?

One of the UK's most popular tabletop gaming conventions, AireCon is a family-oriented, laid-back convention with a sense of community, unlike traditional conventions filled with stalls.

In Flamecraft, enter a world of tiny artisan dragons who enchant their town with skilled handiwork. Plus: highlights from Gen Con and Origins 2022, ethics at the gaming table, playing the long game in Azul, and a spotlight of Thames & Kosmos.

Weave together fragments of childhood memories in Vivid Memories, the latest spatial puzzle game from Floodgate Games. Plus: 2021 Convention Special, tabletop Winter Olympics, and how Gamewright created a new kind of family game.
Kids Chronicles by Lucky Duck Games is a cooperative family game of adventure, mystery, and investigation. Plus: creative board gaming media, UK Games Expo 2021, casual alternatives to popular games, King of Tokyo: Dark Edition strategy tips, and Breaking Games.

Personalize and print your own Custom Loonacy game with the help of Looney Labs and The Game Crafter. Plus: game designers' pet peeves, Essen SPIEL 2019, the history of dice and meeples, gaming at every age, and Pandasaurus Games' rise to fame.

Hundreds of tabletop gaming conventions, large and small, are happening all over the world in 2020. Check out our convention map to easily find gaming events near you.

As a ghost, give nonverbal clues to your teammates to help them solve your murder in Paranormal Detectives by Lucky Duck Games. Plus: party games, Gen Con and Origins 2019, streamlining your gaming experience, and an interview with Floodgate Games.

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