Considered by many to be the greatest D&D adventure of all-time, "The Temple of Elemental Evil" gets a major nod this March when the latest storyline, simply titled "Elemental Evil", hits the MMO Neverwinter, the tabletop game and beyond. » 1/20/15 12:00pm 1/20/15 12:00pm

In the board game version of the popular Witcher video game series, you and your friends travel around a war-torn realm, completing quests for victory points. Though it has some very clever elements, the game is crippled by poor design decisions. Here's how I'd fix it. » 12/19/14 12:35pm 12/19/14 12:35pm

Amazing Things I Saw While Playing the Best God Game Ever Made » 9/10/14 5:49pm 9/10/14 5:49pm

At last, a new edition of Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook has been released. This version of the world's first RPG wants to satisfy old-school gamers and draw in newcomers at the same time. With its classic feel, combined with buffed and polished rules, it just might succeed. » 8/21/14 1:16pm 8/21/14 1:16pm

The next Assassin's Creed game releases on Feb. 26. Wait, what? Yeah, it's a board game; something called Assassin's Creed: Arena. » 2/15/14 2:00pm 2/15/14 2:00pm

Warmachine, the tabletop wargame that's stealing a ton of Warhammer's thunder, is about to get its first video game adaptation. Provided its fans can raise $500,000. » 7/11/13 12:00am 7/11/13 12:00am

West End and Wizards of the Coast had their go. Now it's Fantasy Flight Games' turn at tackling Star Wars tabletop role-playing, and they're off to a gruff and gritty start with Edge of the Empire. Who wants to be a bounty hunter? » 7/05/13 2:00pm 7/05/13 2:00pm

In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, likely inspired by the release of an MMO-themed Monopoly game, curious commenter Dracosummoner wants to know what games you bring to the table when you're not glued to the screen. » 6/20/12 5:30pm 6/20/12 5:30pm

Competitive board games started as a pastime for the elite, spreading to Europe during Roman conquest, according to a new study published in Antiquity. » 12/06/11 2:00pm 12/06/11 2:00pm

Funding video games is great and all, but lets not forget table top gaming, especially when it involves dice you can eat. Actually all this is, is funding the creation of dice you can eat, but that's enough for me. » 11/30/11 1:00pm 11/30/11 1:00pm

Earlier this year we heard about the Angry Birds' board game from Mattel. Then we had a chance to see the game in action at CES. Now we've noticed that it's for sale over on Amazon for $20. And there are PICTURES! » 11/02/11 5:40pm 11/02/11 5:40pm

I haven't played a tabletop game since my near-obsession with Warhammer back in my college days. » 9/26/11 11:00am 9/26/11 11:00am

Although you'll have to make sure they get a good randomizing rotation in the air before they land-they don't look like they'd roll well-you'd be hard pressed to find a more badass set of number generators than these "thorn dice," available in hard resin or metal depending on how much you'd like to pay. (Platinum… » 3/30/11 4:30pm 3/30/11 4:30pm

Devon Burntwire has, for the last two years, been working on a little project: a custom room, designed solely for games of Dungeons & Dragons. It's now finished, and it's amazing. » 3/08/10 6:30am 3/08/10 6:30am

This is SurfaceScape, a project aimed at taking Microsoft's "Surface" touch-screen table and bending it to the will of a bunch of tabletop gamers. » 12/10/09 4:30am 12/10/09 4:30am

WizKids, makers of all things HeroClix and Halo ActionClix, just got shuttered by parent company The Topps Company. “This was an extremely difficult decision. While the company will still actively pursue gaming initiatives, we feel it is necessary to align our efforts more closely with Topps current sports and… » 11/11/08 11:00am 11/11/08 11:00am