One among the finest components of our jobs at Polygon is recommending superior new video games to play. Whether or not it’s indie video games, cozy video games, board video games, or simply the better of the 12 months, we’re all the time attempting to introduce readers to new and thrilling picks. Lists are a smart way to share a number of nice tabletop video games in a quick period of time. However typically it’s enjoyable to do one thing extra personally curated.
That’s why we now have this common open thread devoted to serving to you, our pricey readers, discover the good board game, card game, or tabletop role-playing game to play proper now. Need to begin a month-long marketing campaign with a close-knit group of pals? We now have choices, to be sure. Hoping for one thing quick and candy to kick off a longer evening of gaming? We’ve received one thing that meets that want as nicely.
From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT, I will likely be in the feedback part down below answering your questions and fielding requests for what it is best to play. We beforehand programmed this as a weekly film column however will likely be transferring that model to a month-to-month schedule with extra non-movie advice threads coming your approach week over week, together with video video games, comics, TV, and now tabletop video games as nicely.
I ought to add that this can be a great spot to share what you’ve been taking part in, if you would like to speak about that together with your fellow Polygon readers! Participation may be very welcome, even with out questions.
Just a little bit about me, your curator for this go ’spherical: I’m Charlie Corridor, Polygon senior editor and the first and solely tabletop editor at a main media publication right here in the United States. I’ve been writing about board video games, TCGs, and TTRPGs since earlier than I even labored right here — greater than 12 years at this level. I haven’t performed the whole lot, to be sure, however I’ve my head on a swivel for the latest and the finest in nearly each class — from stable roll-and-writes to darkish and stormy solo journaling video games.
What am I taking part in proper now? Effectively, Dungeons & Dragons evening is Tuesday right here for my group in Northern Illinois, and we’ve been taking part in collectively each week for shut to a decade at this level. However that’s not all! I simply kicked off a marketing campaign of Arcs: Collapse and Battle in the Void, the newest from Leder Video games due out later this 12 months. I’ve additionally been doing numerous reps of Life in Reterra, the newest from Diana Jones Award-winning designer Eric M. Lang. In between portray up extra of my beloved Darkish Angels House Marines after work, I’ve even managed to get in a few rounds of Disney Lorcana’s latest set of playing cards with the children.
Now it’s time to flip it round to you. What sort of tabletop game would you want to play this weekend? Possibly you recognize what you’re taking part in and wish to share how a lot enjoyable that game is! Are you portray something that you really want to exhibit? Leave a comment or a request below and I’ll get to it quickly as I can. Particulars assist, in fact. Let me know a little bit about the different gamers at the table and what they is perhaps into, the previous couple of video games y’all have loved taking part in collectively or aside, and some other related data you’re feeling like sharing.
Listed below are two examples of fine queries from final week’s comics version:
