July 3, 2026
July 2026 | Vol. XXV - No. 7
Board Games In The News 7/03/2026
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TDmonthly Staff
July 2026
The Economic Times
Psychology says parents who like to play board games at home with their kids, friends or family aren't sim
Psychology says parents who like to play board games at home with their kids, friends or family aren't simply looking for entertainment.
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The New York Times
What’s Up With Those Creepy Board Games in ‘Widow’s Bay’?
Last month, Apple TV aired the shudder-inducing final episode of its buzzy horror-comedy television series, “Widow's Bay.
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Smithsonian Magazine
3D Printing Gives New Life to an Ancient Game Board Discovered at a Roman Fort Near Hadrian's Wall in England
Researchers in England, equipped with a 3D printer, created a playable replica of Roman Britain's most popular board game,...
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WPRI.com
Board game cafe’s opening delayed due to town approval process
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — If you're wondering when North Providence's highly anticipated board game cafe will officially open,...
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Wargamer
Beloved bird board game Wingspan announces a pint-sized Pocket version
Wingspan Pocket is snappy, simple, and standalone, but it's no less strategic than the original avian engine-building board game.
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BoardGameWire
Plaid Hat pulls funded The Monolith Kickstarter after pledges ‘stagnated’ on day two, plans post-Gen Con relaunch
Plaid Hat Games has cancelled its successfully-funded Kickstarter for upcoming title The Monolith three days after launch, saying it failed...
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Polygon.com
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is getting a new adaptation as an epic deckbuilder
Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance is getting a new release in 2027 with a board game from two award-winning designers.
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PC Gamer
Top scientists uncover way to make Kingdom Come: Deliverance more complicated—turn it into a board game
Here's my problem with Kingdom Come: Deliverance—it's simply not finicky enough. It's too straightforward, I am too able to keep its rules...
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Bell of Lost Souls
Outside the Box – July 3rd: Crawl Breakers, Yune Lobravym & Hussite Wars
Welcome back to Outside the Box, this week with Frieren-ispired Protectors of Humankind, Quake Champions. Kings of War Fracture and more!
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GamesRadar+
Kingdom Come: Deliverance board game with all the gritty RPG elements fans love is on the way
A Kingdom Come Deliverance board game is being made by the award-winning developers of Codenames and SETI.
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