Consider yourself a horror fan? Enjoy the odd slasher film here and there? Last Friday is a horror board game from Ares Games, that combines hunting and social deduction that places players in the role of young campers attempting to escape the clutches of a murderer on the loose.

Kohaku, which initially launched on Kickstarter is making its way onto our tabletop via retail release as the English Second Edition. So if you were one of the few people like me who missed the campaign. Hover around the Koi Pond, relax and lay some tiles to watch the koi in their habitat flourish.

Mazescape is certainly unique, as players bury their heads in a series of maps in an attempt to escape. Following along, players are given several maps in a box, as they twist and turn their way around the narrow halls and back across pages.

Para Bellum Wargames is now taking pre-orders for their new Version 1.5 Rules for both Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and Conquest: First Blood. This means there will be updated, tweaked and streamlined rules for both their Fantasy mass battle and skirmish wargames.

Warlord Games are now taking pre-orders for their new Blood Red Skies World War II Starter Set! The Battle Of Midway is the focus this time around as the team heads over to the Pacific and the clashes between the US and the Japanese.

Privateer Press continue to reveal new options for those diving into the Pulp fun of Monsterpocalypse. If you enjoy monsters smashing their way through cities then this is a game well worth a peek. They have plenty of fun and unique monsters for you to take control of.

Games Workshop is going to launching Warhammer+ this week on 25th August. This will give you a chance to watch their new Warhammer Animations like Hammer And Bolter plus fix your peepers on their own shows and a back catalogue of digital content.

Games Workshop has previewed some upcoming releases for those diving into the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game! Ardacon 2021 gave the design team a chance to show off new miniatures and terrain.

This game filled me with a ton of excitement, and everybody can get a full perspective now that Wild Serengeti is on Kickstarter, with 27 days still left to go and already a doubled target. We head out to the wild plains of Serengeti to explore wildlife, and the puzzle-solving and the set collecting along with it. 

A new foe is approaching, ready to settle into your next D&D campaign as a brand new Icons of the Realms miniature has been announced. Archdevil Geryon is menacingly gliding in as a D&D Premium figure from WizKids, with an intimidating wingspan and a fearful glare that could stun any enemy caught in its glaze.

For those who have been hitting the Hunter's Lodge as part of the Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game campaign, you will be delighted to know that Steamforged Games has announced the date for the next expansion coming to the title, and this beast is no small feat. The Thunderjaw expansion is on its way, now available to pre-order. 

Have you ever wanted to go to Jurassic Park? I was one of those strange dinosaur kids that knew the name of every dinosaur by the time I was five. However, once I saw the film and Jeff Goldblum’s trick about the water - there was no way you could put me in a park with that madness unfolding. Luckily for us board gamers, we have a backup plan that doesn't require us to leave our own homes. It is the same tactic I took to become a master surgeon and to outswim a shark with my friends. And that is to check out the board game, and Pandasaurus Games has now added Dinosaur Island to their pre-order section on their website.

Wizards of the Coast has added to their Wild Beyond the Witchlight releases of the Adventure book and alt cover, with WizKids announcing the D&D Icons of the Realms: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight sets, of the whimsical creature and character miniatures who reside in the world which is set to open this September.

A new expansion is on the way from Ravensburger for those wanting to expand the options available to them when playing Marvel Villainous. Mischief & Malice adds three new villains into the mix for you to use in this quick, fun strategy board game.

Warploque Miniatures has dropped a surprise announcement this week. They are coming to Kickstarter on 31st August with a new campaign looking to bring ArcWorlde: Tales From The Journal to life.

Kromlech are getting ready for another immense Orktober this year and they have revealed one of the HUGE kits which is going to be available in a few month's time. See what you make of the God-Busta! It seems suitably Orky AND the video is excellent.

If you're looking to bolster your Bolt Action German force then you can now order the Panzer Lehr Squad from Warlord Games. This set comes with ten 28mm metal miniatures that can be used to hunt down Allied armour on the battlefields of World War II.

Lucid Eye has released a bunch of new miniatures for those trying all sorts of different games. If you're into your Wild West wargaming then you now have two characters to snap up. We start with Sundown Ray!

For those tabletop gamers who enjoy some fresh-out-the-box pre-painted miniatures, WizKids has begun to adventure over to Tal'Dorei with brand new and upcoming Critical Role Miniatures. Whether you are looking for a beastly elemental of a mischievous NPC, there is plenty to pick from with the upcoming sets. 

It is now time to grow this fearful adventure, as the new Colonial Marines Operations Manual is now available over at Free League Publishing, as players immerse themselves further into the corps taking a seat comfortably as one of the heroic marines.

Is that lilac I see on a box with dogs on it, and the game is titled Dog Lover?! AEG has announced their upcoming set collection card game, which promises to be jam-packed full of dogs who just won't quit at being delightfully cute, along with providing 2-4 players a chance to care and love said adorable dogs. In the upcoming title, Dog Lover. 

Since March 2021, players have been waiting on the edge of their seats for a scent of news surrounding the release of Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20. Pre-orders went up, and players had been immediately immersed in the themes of the Lovecraftian cosmic horror. The wait is almost over, as Modiphius Entertainment has now announced its release date. So all of those books, dice and accessories that you have pre-ordered - you can expect them to leave Modiphius' warehouse by September 28th 2021. 

This week, Wyrd let us Wyrdos in on a little sneak-peek, looking at two new characters which will be contained in the coveted starter box. However, we won't be looking at how they play in The Other Side, we will be taking a look at their abilities and their chance of survival in a different arena - Malifaux. 

The folks at King Games have been showing off more of the finished miniatures that are coming to backers of their Kingpin Of Dunkeldorf Kickstarter campaign. You might see more of these quirky characters popping up in their store in the not-to-distant future too!

Victrix are going to be expanding on their Dark Age collection with a set of plastic miniatures in 28mm to represent the Romano-British. This first preview offers up a peek at some of the options you'll get in the set for Late Romans and Romano-British soldiers.

Games Workshop has announced that this weekend, for twenty-four hours only, you'll be able to watch one of the episodes of Hammer And Bolter coming to Warhammer+ at the end of this month.

Wargames Atlantic has added another set of 28mm plastic miniatures for you to pre-order! Their Classic Fantasy range expands with a Goblin Warband now available to add into the mix. 

Warlord Games has teased more for Blood Red Skies this week. Their World War II dogfighting game is heading out into the Pacific with a collection of miniatures themed around the Battle Of Midway.

AEG are incredibly well known for their vast range of board games. Whether be the cheese wearing Lederhosen in Cubitos, or sewing a cosy-cat quilt in Calico, there really is a wide range of board and card games to pick and choose from.  However, when two worlds collide - there is a chance for these titles to become something bigger. Edge of Darkness Expansion Emissaries of the Vale is currently on Kickstarter and although this game may belong within the Edge of Darkness universe, the expansion ties to another glorious and fantastical title from AEG, Mystic Vale. 

Did you miss your chance to back Monster Hunter World: The Board Game on Kickstarter from Steamforged Games? Do not fret, you have one last chance to get your hands on all the pledges and add-ons you might have missed the first time around. All thanks to Gamefound. 

It is now time for the cats to step up, as Magical Kitties Save the Day is about to hit retail stores in November, after a very successful Kickstarter campaign. The kitties need to save their humans from the crazy fantasy folk that lurk in their hometown, and even take on a few mastermind racoons along the way, in the upcoming RPG adventure.

Do you consider yourself stealthy? Like to lurk in the shadows, making the ones you love jump? As you leap out of darkness and scare the bejesus out of them! The upcoming board game from Brotherwise Games requires stealth, poise and grace. As players head into a deadly mission with courage in tow. In the new exciting title, Night of the Ninja. 

It seems like an age since there has been some new content for the DC Deck-Building Game, with fans eagerly awaiting new heroes, new systems and growth to see their favourite DC Heroes play out some epic battles on the tabletop. With recent news from Cryptozoic Entertainment, it has now been confirmed that there will be no more releases in 2021, however, there are already some products confirmed for 2022 that will excite fans looking to build their decks for both Rivals and Injustice. 

The SBG Magazine is a pretty great community endeavour by fans of The Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game and Issue 11 is getting an early reveal at ArdaCon this weekend. So, if you're going you'll be able to snap it up for your collection!

Funko Games are bringing The Rocketeer to the tabletop as part of a new board game project. The Rocketeer: Fate Of The Future is a new two-player strategy game based on the Disney movie from the 1990s and of course, the comic!

Ragnarok Miniatures ran a pretty awesome Kickstarter earlier this year looking to add an army of angry Fantasy Dvergr into your games of Norse Mythology. There was even a little sneak peek at their next range as part of the campaign too. Now, we're getting a better look at the Draugr who are coming soon.

North Star Military Figures is once again working with Osprey Games to provide a collection of 28mm metal miniatures for one of their games. The Silver Bayonet from Joseph A. McCullough is coming this November, dropping you into a dark and twisted version of the Napoleonic period. 

Wargames Atlantic has announced a new 28mm plastic set for those venturing into a bit of World War I wargaming. As someone who has always been tempted by the period and playing as the British, this new set of British Infantry 1916-18 has got me scratching my chin and thinking. 

Fan of Tabletop Games on Steam? Well, you are in luck! For the second year now, Valve Corporation has now confirmed and announced that they will be running the Steam Digital Tabletop Fest this October. But this year, we won't be getting a full scope of all digital tabletop titles in the limelight, 2021 is focused on Role-Playing Games. 

The newest expansion to the Summer-themed set Azul: Summer Pavilion has most recently been released, entitled Azul: Glazed Pavilion Expansion, providing new content and puzzles to be completed this 2021 summer.

Building a Fort as a child is so satisfying and liberating. When you have a group of friends together, ready to construct a new foundation for nothing more but to conspire madness and corrupt into mischief. The 2-4 player board game from Leder Games does just that, and now there is an expansion underway, and players have been told that they are allowed to get their own pet, in Fort: Cats & Dogs Expansion. 

Whilst we were all diving into fresh new board games to keep ourselves and our families entertained in the early stages of hibernation, Jamey Stegmaier over at Stonemaier Games had his thinking cap on, creating a roll-and-write and began to teach others how to play and engage live on Facebook. After many a prototype and growth and development into a roll-and-write, Jamey had announced on the 13th August that an official pre-order date is coming, and this September, players can get their hands on a brand new and very special roll-and-write from Stonemaier Games, entitled Rolling Realms.