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May 2025 | Vol. XXIV - No. 5


Board Games 5/6/2025

By TDmonthly Staff
May 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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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-...
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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...
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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.”...
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