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3 days ago | wargamer.com | Mollie Russell

New Dungeons and Dragons players face a far greater challenge than just learning how to play, and that's finding someone to play with. There are many D&D-curious people out there who are too shy to play with strangers yet don't have a committed group of existing friends to explore the TTRPG with. It's no surprise, then, that publisher Wizards of the Coast has been trying to invent rules for single-player D&D for years.

3 days ago | wargamer.com | Mollie Russell

Board game lovers will find literally any excuse to bring their collection to a social gathering. It doesn't matter what you had planned or how long we're hanging out for; we can and will find a tabletop title that fits the bill. Case in point: I invited my board games to a music festival. I wanted to prove to my friends that a card game or two was a worthy addition to our camping gear. In the end, I was right, but my actions had consequences.

3 days ago | wargamer.com | Mollie Russell

Pokémon Pocket launched its new Eevee Grove set on June 25, so there's a sparkly new Crown Rare for fans to chase. Fans seem divided on whether they actually want this new card, however. The Crown Rare in question is Eevee Bag, an adorkable backpack based on the iconic Pokémon. The new Pokémon TCG Pocket item card lets you choose one of two effects when played. The first gives Pokémon that evolved from Eevee +10 damage when they attack an opponent's Active Pokémon on this turn.

4 days ago | wargamer.com | Mollie Russell

Daggerheart, the hot new Dungeons and Dragons rival on the block, shared new playtests on June 24 that are stuffed with additional character options. This includes upgrades to its two previous playtest classes, two brand-new classes for testing, six ancestries, and six community options. Daggerheart only released in May of this year, but it and publisher Darrington Press have scarcely stopped for breath since the launch.

4 days ago | wargamer.com | Mollie Russell

Last Train to Bremen, a rock-and-roll fairytale TTRPG with board game elements, began crowdfunding its physical edition on June 24. Publisher Possum Creek Games (Wanderhome, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast) describes the tabletop RPG as "a storytelling game of four arrogant musicians who made a deal with the Devil that backfired horribly". The classic Liar's Dice plays a key role in deciding the fate of these musical fugitives.