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Candy Land’s creator is the kindest one-hit wonder of all time

Eleanor Abbott set out to help sick kids pass the time and accidentally created one of the greatest board games ever

Monopoly's mascot, who wears a top hat and a black and white suit, as depicted by the McDonalds promotion that gives out free food in exchange for codes and playing pieces.
Parker Brothers canonized the wrong version of Monopoly

The original Landlord’s Game was designed to warn players about wealth inequality. The version that survived did the opposite.

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Codenames Critical Role
Codenames: Critical Role Adventures turns D&D into a word game

Play characters from the actual play show’s first three campaigns

foes of middle earth
Battle the Balrog or Saruman in a new Lord of the Rings dungeon crawler

Foes of Middle-earth has already raised more than $600K on Kickstarter

Anime-styled fantasy heroes posing
Gates of Krystalia is an isekai anime TTRPG that understands the assignment

A new expansion launches on Kickstarter Feb. 3.

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Cover art for Terminator 2: The Board Game shows the T-800 riding a motorcycle with John Connor and helping Sarah Connor off the ground while pursued by the T-1000
Play the T-1000 and chase down your friends in the Terminator 2 board game

A Kickstarter campaign is launching later this year

The box for Elizabeth Hargrave's board game Sanibel and its components bags placed on a beach
Why Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave made her newest game for her dad

Sanibel is a soothing but strategic game about collecting shells

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Carol (Rhea Seehorn) looks directly forward while the TV plays. She is on the couch, with a cushion behind her.
Carol’s board game collection in Pluribus is terrible. We’re here to help.

Ditch Monopoly and Risk for SETI and Forbidden Waters

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D&D wizard and familiar go shopping
The best D&D gift ideas for players and Dungeon Masters

Check out beginner boxes, adventures, and new game systems

A closeup detail from the box of the board game Betrayal at the Neibolt House: The Evil of Pennywise, featuring the grinning face of Pennywise the Clown
Where Welcome to Derry ends, Betrayal at the House on the Hill's Pennywise expansion begins

Get terrorized by Pennywise on your tabletop

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Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), Colonel Mustard (Martin Mull), Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn), Mr. Green (Michael McKean), Wadsworth (Tim Curry), Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd) and Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan) stand outside a mansion in Clue.
Knives Out fans should watch this 40-year-old box office bomb

Clue turns the classic board game into a murder mystery farce

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A collage of Black Friday board game deals against a colorful
The best last-minute Cyber Monday board game deals for 2025

Kickstarter hits and legendary party games alike have steep discounts

Psychedelic imagery featuring fantasy monsters with bright neon colors
Titmouse’s first-ever board game started out as a boozy joke

Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents delivers a surprisingly robust TTRPG experience

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A front-on view of The Game Awards trophy
The Game Awards are overdue for a board game category

What’s one more category?

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A card depicting Hattori shown at the forefront of ain image with the Brawlhalla: The Card Game box and components
The team behind the Binding of Isaac board game is adapting Brawlhalla

Brawlhalla: The Card Game launches on Kickstarter Nov. 18

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The 10 best board games we played at Spiel Essen 2025

From the Don't Starve adaptation and the new 7 Wonders game to the latest from Wingspan's designer

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Monopoly's mascot, who wears a top hat and a black and white suit, as depicted by the McDonalds promotion that gives out free food in exchange for codes and playing pieces.
McDonald's Monopoly game has become an exasperating mess

People are doing everything to collect Monopoly codes to get as much free food as possible

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An image of an eagle holding an American flag in its beak, surrounded by the words
Cards Against Humanity releasing free deck roasting Elon Musk over 'space garbage' lawsuit

SpaceX has admitted to trespassing on the card-maker's land amid settlement

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The Stranger Things DnD set is laid out on a table, surrounded by fog.
This Stranger Things DnD set wants you to finish Eddie's lost campaign

Watch out for those demobats

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Kuromi stands outside her purple, spooky mansion, winking at the camera.
Sanrio icon Kuromi is celebrating her 20th anniversary in Roblox

The purple-loving, punk-rock rabbit is hopping into Roblox and Hot Topic this Halloween

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