Tabletop Gaming November 26

Hello gamers! Editing Tabletop Gaming magazine is a bit like being a time traveller. You’re constantly looking forward to the next awesome top-tier event, before looking back at the best of gaming. We have two event previews (Lucca Comics & Games in Italy on p14; Dragonmeet in London on p16), before reliving the recent Fighting Fantasy Fest (p39).  

And while we’re always testing out the next big thing – with a massive 36 reviews in this issue! – with 11 years under our belt, we also wander back through our magazine’s past in From the Vaults (p12), before taking a deep dive into modern classic Scout (p26) and getting schooled on the 1915 game Poleana (p82), which is a big hit in Mexican prisons.  

If only our home office had the qualities of Doctor Who’s Tardis to deal with the number of boxes being delivered at this time of year!  

Happy gaming!  

The full highlights for Issue 120 of Tabletop Gaming magazine include…  

MARVEL: CRISIS PROTOCOL ALLIANCES – NIGHT OF THE GOBLIN  

Will Shick and Will Pagani take us into the Spider-Verse as our heroes try to keep the green fella in check.  

DISCWORLD ROLEPLAYING GAME       

A new sourcebook for the regions of Lancre and Überwald lets you play as any kind of witch.  

DISCWORLD’S NEWEST BOARD GAMES        

Kill Sam Vimes and Readers Digested bring Terry Pratchett’s madcap world to your tabletop.  

LUCCA COMICS & GAMES PREVIEW       

The full guest lineup for Italy’s premier pop-culture convention sees two heavyweight roleplaying games going head-to-head!   

DRAGONMEET 2026 PREVIEW      

A look ahead to the popular London show, as owner John Dodd reviews the move to ExCeL London one year on.  

FIGHTING FANTASY FEST     

Mira Manga becomes the hero in the 40th anniversary year for the classic book series.  

FALLOUT: WASTELAND WARFARE SECOND EDITION  

Evie Moriarty, Lead Game Designer at Modiphius, braves the apocalypse and picks their favourite Fallout faction.  

WHAT’S HOT 

The latest and greatest games capturing everyone’s attention, including Electrify, Falling and -60°.    

INDIE RPG ROUNDUP  

Previewing horror-adjacent projects such as Bloodthirst and chatting with Breathless designer René-Pier Deshaies. 

FROM THE VAULTS   

We pore over 11 years of Tabletop Gaming issues, digging up some exclusive Frostgrave and Vaesen downloads.   

TABLETOP TIME MACHINE 

David Parlett highlights Poleana, a board game that’s surprisingly popular with Mexican prisoners.   

GAME ADJACENT         

This month’s coolest gear includes dice with real flowers in them from Ditzy Little Dice and a Baldur’s Gate III cookbook.  

10 OF THE BEST: GAMES FROM THE 2010s       

The decade that delivered us Brexit and President Trump Act I was still heavily influenced by crowdfunded games.     

DISNEY LORCANA ROADMAP       

The latest Lorecast shines a light on Hyperia City, Into the Inkdark and Cosmic Quest.  

UNBOXED: SCOUT      

Games designer Kei Kajino’s ladder-climbing hi-jinks inevitably lead us to a Big Top.  

TRY THIS IF YOU LIKED       

What to play if you enjoyed Ito.  

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS & WARCRAFT        

The D&D team unveils full details of the World of Warcraft crossover.  

ON THE CARDS  

Ross Gilbert highlights a wider trend among trading card games – it’s not just about the cards anymore.   

REVIEWS  

Our extensive reviews section covers every kind of game no matter which genre you prefer, with Enchanted Ivy, Avalon: The Riven Veil, Remonstered: The Monsters Know What They're Doing, Codenames: Critical Role, Daggerheart: Hope & Fear, Loners, Duel of Meloch, Mazing, Fallout: The Battle for Boston, Honeypot, MÖRK ORG and Split the Hoard just some of the 36 games in our sights this issue.