Hex & Co. Built a Beloved Gaming Community—Now It’s Organizing
On Wednesday, the organized workers of board game bar/cafe Hex & Co. delivered a letter to one of the owners, Dr. Jon Freeman, asserting their right to collectively bargain, and…
Get a First Peek at General Strike, a New Comic Supporting the Hollywood Strikes
With hope on the horizon for an end to the WGA strike—and the SAG-AFTRA strike, too, fingers crossed—a new comic is here to celebrate the powerful Hollywood labor movement, with…
Terraforming Mars Creators Will Not Be Using AI in Their Next Project
Enoch Fryxelius, the CEO of FryxGames, took to Facebook today to defend the use of AI in the Terraforming Mars project, and announced that the company’s next board game will…
The Gaming Shelf Gets Outsourced (to Space!)
“In Dukk Börg you are the treasure hunters and gizmo speakers that seek to be the richest ducks of a dying world. You will form your own clan of found…
Terraforming Mars Publisher Calls AI “Too Powerful” Not to Use
Throughout the year, there’s been ongoing concerns about the use of generative AI across various forms of entertainment such as film and TV. Every industry has their own stance on…
The Gaming Shelf Hunts for Hellwhales on the Sea of Death
“Hellwhalers is an original TTRPG for 2-5 players and a guide. It is a game of equal parts nautical and Christian religious horror. Cursed whalers, sent to hell for their…
Grant Howitt’s Eat the Reich Asks If You’re Willing to Be a Monster
“It’s just a pun that got really out of hand,” award-winning game designer Grant Howitt said as he attempted to explain the inspiration behind Eat the Reich. Last year, sometime…
Pirate Borg Is a Grimdark Undead Nightmare Fueled by Sea Shanties
It’s an incredibly busy day at Gen Con—the annual tabletop gaming convention held in Indianapolis—and the Pirate Borg table is full of books, dice, and, off to the side, a galleon…
Hasbro Answers Our Burning Questions About Its Star Wars Ghost Haslab
It took all of five days, but 8,000 people pledged $500 each and made it certain that Hasbro would be making its mega version of the Ghost from Star Wars…
The Gaming Shelf Carves Out the Garden
“In Likeness Machines, you draw tarot cards to determine the future [of] the growing career of a fictional actor. But as your actor faces hardship and failure, the heads of…