May 2025 | Vol. XXIV - No. 5

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Board Games 5/6/2025

By: TDmonthly Staff
May 6, 2025

Polygon

Citizen Sleeper is also a solo board game now — and it’s free

The studio behind Citizen Sleeper has released a free manual for a tabletop game set in the series' world.

STLtoday.com

Geekway to the West brings friends, board games together in St. Charles

A woman concentrates on a game of For Crown & Kingdom at a previous Geekway

Wargamer

The top five board game bargains in WizKids’ half price sale

From the colossal Temple of Elemental Evil to the pocket-sized Fantasy Realms, WizKids' board game sale has great value deals on top games.

IGN

Cyclades: Legendary Edition Board Game Review

Cyclades is a rare board game that succeeds in making both a peace and war viable approaches to victory, and this new edition is a step up...

San Francisco Chronicle

I edit board game rule books. Trump’s tariffs are killing thousands of creative jobs like mine

I edit board game rule books. Yes, you can make a living doing that. At least you used to be able to before Trump's trade war.

The New York Times

New York City’s Hottest Hangout Is a 500-Person Board Game Night

New York City's Hottest Hangout Is a 500-Person Board Game Night. At Richard Ye's enormous monthly gatherings, where people play Exploding...

Ars Technica

Trump tariffs terrify board game designers

Massive new tariffs, therefore, implemented without providing any runway to adjust operations and without offering government supports for US...

PC Gamer

Board game publishers lament the devastating impact of new US tariffs on the tabletop industry: 'There is no silver lining. It is a lose-lose-lose situation for everyone involved'

Board game publishers lament the devastating impact of new US tariffs on the tabletop industry: 'There is no silver lining. It is a lose-lose-...

The Verge

Steve Jackson Games says tariffs are a ‘seismic shift’ for board games

The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has also issued a grim warning. “The latest imposition of a 54% tariff on products from China by the...

Polygon

Tabletop teams near panic as Trump tariffs could kill decades of growth

While the tariffs were long expected, one business analyst told CNBC that the administration's plans are “worse than the worst case scenario.”...

IGN

Cyclades: Legendary Edition Board Game Review

Cyclades is a rare board game that succeeds in making both a peace and war viable approaches to victory, and this new edition is a step up in terms of both...

Go2Tutors

15 Board Games That Predicted Real-World Events

By Ace Vincent | Published 19 seconds ago. Related: 17 Times Architects Had to Get Creative in Overcrowded Cities. Board games have long been more than just...

IGN

Cyclades [Board Game]

Release Date, Trailers, News, Reviews, Guides, Gameplay and more for Cyclades [Board Game]

STLtoday.com

Geekway to the West brings friends, board games together in St. Charles

A woman concentrates on a game of For Crown & Kingdom at a previous Geekway

Tabletop Gaming Magazine

Beginner's Guide to UK Games Expo

UK Games Expo (UKGE) takes place in the Birmingham NEC each year. For 2025, it's taking place from Friday 30th May, to Sunday 1st June. If you've been before,...

Wargamer

The top five board game bargains in WizKids’ half price sale

From the colossal Temple of Elemental Evil to the pocket-sized Fantasy Realms, WizKids' board game sale has great value deals on top games.

Varsity Online

Ways to cure your revision board-dom

Cambridge is nothing if not repetitive. The 8-week cycle of essays, lectures, supervisions, and holding back tears in the library is as predictable as ever,...

Medicine Hat News

Geek flags fly high at MHPL’s second Comic Con

[email protected]. Residents were lined up outside the doors of the Medicine Hat Public Library on Saturday to take part in their second annual...

Harrow Online

Prolific board game thief sentenced after police crackdown in North London

A man who stole over £3000 worth of board games, books and toys from a Waterstones store has been sentenced following a Met Police investigation. Paul.

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