WHAT’S HOT
The latest and greatest games capturing everyone’s attention, including Avalon: The Riven Veil and Rebirth.

QUAGMIRE
Perplext CEO and Game Designer Chris Handy and Artist Magda Markowska explain why Quagmire’s “frog traffic jam” is the year’s most deceptive tactical treat.

COMMUNITY CHATTER
The Gamer’s Guide Café is a community-focused venue at the heart of Sheffield.

GAME ADJACENT
This month’s coolest game-related gear includes gold leaf dice and a new Warhammer novel in the Horus Heresy saga.

10 OF THE BEST: GAMES FROM THE 1990s
We return to the decade that created the blueprint for most of the games we play today to celebrate that era’s best releases.

D&D ROADMAP 2027
From Dark Sun to Azeroth and, yes, a galaxy far, far away, Wizards of the Coast reveals a bold new wave of future releases.

GAMING FOR GOOD: ROLLING WELL
The two-day Rolling Well conference on the health benefits of gaming was packed with memorable moments – we pick our favourites.

TARGET DARTS: THE LUKE LITTLER EFFECT
How connecting the world and gamifying darts is building a new army of fans in a huge shake up for the sport, courtesy of Luke Littler and Target Darts.

TABLETOP TIME MACHINE
Is it Chess on a hexagonal grid? Is it a Chess-flavoured wargame? The full rules for Hexagonia are lost to time, so you decide!

NATURAL SIX
Matt Chapman tracks down one of the coolest live-play groups performing today to talk diary dilemmas and exploding sauce packets.

UNBOXED: WINGSPAN
Creator Elizabeth Hargrave explains why the original game been such a high flyer, as Wingspan Pocket heads our way.

GLOSSARY
Lifestyle games – can a game becomes an entire hobby in its own right?


Released: 21 August 2026