tabletop games
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8 Games for the Labour Revolution
For no reason at all, this week seems like a good one to talk about labour. Here’s a selection of games that feature strikes, organised workforces, and labour disputes. They run the mechanical gamut from LARPs to cards to dice, and some of them are even free. These games often dive into history and take…
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This Cleverly Designed Deck of Cards Can Turn Into a Chess Board
There are thousands of games that can be played with a simple deck of cards, but Rob Halifax has found a way to make 52 cards even more versatile with a redesign that lets you play games like chess, checkers, and even dominoes with the same deck that entertains you for hours on end with…
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Monterpocalypse Gives Us a Giant Radioactive Corgi, and More in Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, Gizmodo’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This time around, we’ve got a $3,200 contest for families willing to play board games for a week, a few exciting crowdfunding campaigns for 5e-compatible systems, and something that’s so gross I refuse to look at pictures of it anymore.…
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Marvel Returns to Roleplaying, a New Warhammer Box Set, and More Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, Gizmodo’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This time Marvel invades the tabletop with a flurry of cards and dice, Games Workshop lifts the lid on the next Age of Sigmar edition’s starter set, and get ready to sink your teeth into more Vampire: The Masquerade. Check…