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Featured Articles Published: Dec 23, 2025 Adam Knight

12 Great Light Games from 2025

The first entry in a three-part look at standout games of 2025 focuses on lighter, highly accessible titles that work for nearly any group or setting. These picks balance simplicity and depth, making them welcoming entry points that still satisfy experienced players. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 22, 2025 Jules-Pierre Malartre

Adventures in Faerûn – A First Look

Adventures in Faerûn and Heroes of Faerûn reaffirm the Forgotten Realms as a core D&D 2024 setting, giving DMs and players updated tools alongside iconic characters and villains. With concise lore, flexible short adventures, and strong hooks across the Sword Coast and beyond, Adventures in Faerûn makes launching or homebrewing a new campaign fast and easy. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 15, 2025 Adam Knight

The Noble Knight Universe – 2025 in Review

Noble Knight Games builds on long-established strength as a retailer, community hub, and supporter of the tabletop hobby, connecting players with new releases, rare classics, and carefully curated pre-owned games. An expanded warehouse, improved search tools, active in-store events, and ongoing creator and community support reinforce a healthy, player-driven tabletop ecosystem. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 12, 2025 Andrew B.

Publisher Spotlight: Black Oak Workshop

Black Oak Workshop is a small, family-run dice maker known for bold themed designs, popular Kitty Clacks, and a friendly convention presence. With most products funded through Kickstarter and new releases on the way, the company continues to grow through creativity and community. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 10, 2025 Jules-Pierre Malartre

Heroes of Faerûn – A First Look

Heroes of Faerûn is a focused D&D 2024 sourcebook that gives players rich new subclasses, backgrounds and Realms-specific lore rooted deeply in Faerûn. It unifies iconic characters, adds features like circle magic and a fold-out map and stands out as the strongest Forgotten Realms player guide since 5e. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 09, 2025 Adam Knight

Battles on the Road: Travel-Size Solo War Games

Solo war gaming is getting smaller and faster without losing its strategic depth, with titles from White Dog, Worthington, and others offering smart, portable challenges. These compact designs deliver replayable, engaging battles you can play anywhere. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 04, 2025 Adam Knight

Essen Inspiration: What to Play Now to Enjoy Next Year’s Biggest Games

Essen’s big upcoming releases all have excellent stand-ins you can enjoy now, from Sanctuary, New York Zoo, and Revive to Godtear, Descent, V-Commandos, and Memoir ’44. Whether you want zoo-building, civilization games, fantasy quests, stealth missions, or squad tactics, there’s already a great option waiting on the shelf. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 02, 2025 Adam Knight

The Best Board Games of Quarter 3 2025

Recent tabletop releases range from sharp sci-fi duels and polished two-player adaptations to tense solo campaigns and sprawling fantasy adventures. Highlights include new sets for Compile, The White Castle Duel, Black Flight, Marvel Champions: Civil War, and the massive, story-driven Kingdoms Forlorn. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Dec 02, 2025 Adam Knight

2024 Charles S. Roberts Awards: Modern Warfare

The 2024 Modern Warfare winners highlight four inventive designs ranging from fast, narrative-rich squad tactics to tense and replayable solo challenges. Purple Haze leads the pack with an immersive Vietnam campaign shaped by meaningful choices and tight tactical play. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 24, 2025 Adam Knight

Category Showcase: Historical Miniatures

Historical miniatures at Noble Knight span everything from fast pirate skirmishes to deep WWII and ancient warfare systems, with many games letting you mix models across publishers and scales. The hobby stays flexible and budget-friendly, making it easy to explore different eras, build the armies you love, and dive into varied tabletop battles. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 17, 2025 Adam Knight

The Charles S. Roberts Awards 2024 – World War Two

These World War Two picks range from streamlined tactical battles to full-day campaign experiences. Panzer North Africa ultimately stands out by bringing fast, detailed tank duels to life. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 17, 2025 Adam Knight

Charles S Roberts Awards 2024: World War One Games

Caporetto 1917, Italia 1917–1918, and Mud & Blood showcase fast, varied World War One designs from nimble impulses to operational depth. Schutztruppe: Heia Safari stands out for its asymmetric East African campaign and likely took the win. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 13, 2025 Andrew B.

Publisher Spotlight: Battlefront Miniatures

Battlefront Miniatures began over fifty years ago in New Zealand and has grown into a global leader in tabletop wargaming with its flagship game, Flames of War. Known for high-quality 15mm miniatures, detailed rules, and immersive terrain, the company helps players bring historical battles to life while supporting a worldwide community of hobbyists through events, starter sets, and upcoming releases like the Early War line launching in 2026. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 10, 2025 Jules-Pierre Malartre

The Fallbacks: Dealing With Dragons – An (Almost) Spoiler-Free Review

Johnson’s Dealing with Dragons channels classic Forgotten Realms with brisk pacing, rich lore, and engaging ensemble growth. A satisfying showdown with Ashardalon lands cleanly and teases future threads with the Harpers, the Arcane Brotherhood, and a Dark Horse comic. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 10, 2025 Adam Knight

2024 Charles S. Roberts Awards: The U.S. Civil War

The 2024 Charles S. Roberts U.S. Civil War slate ranges from streamlined to sprawling. Standouts are Gettysburg 1863, Shiloh: The First Day, Tattered Flags, and Thunder on the Mississippi, with winner Rebel Fury prized for speed, clean maneuver, and replayability. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Nov 03, 2025 Adam Knight

2024 Charles S Roberts Awards: Napoleonics

The 2024 Napoleonics winners span accessible strategy to deep simulation: 1812: Napoleon’s Fateful March leans on hidden orders and attrition, while Alliance streamlines card-driven diplomacy. For heavier play, Napoleon’s End brings classic hex-and-counter battles, Winter’s Victory delivers ultra-detailed tactics, and I, Napoleon offers a compact solo life story. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Oct 21, 2025 Jules-Pierre Malartre

Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands–A First Look

Start with a treasure chest, not a rulebook. Heroes of the Borderlands turns D&D 2024 into fast, friendly adventure. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Oct 20, 2025 Adam Knight

Four Horror: 2025’s Scariest Movies and the Games to Go With Them

Four standout horror films meet board games that mirror their mood and momentum. From candlelit co-ops to breezy hauntings and taut resistance drama, it wraps with a quick House of 1000 Corpses bonus. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Oct 13, 2025 Andrew B.

Publisher Spotlight: Warlord Games

Founded in 2007 to champion 28mm historical minis, Warlord Games grew from Romans/Celts into a leading catalog anchored by Bolt Action, Black Powder/Black Seas, and Weird War II Konflikt ’47. They support hobbyists with paints, terrain, and events, with refreshed WWII armies and new K’47 plastics coming soon. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Oct 06, 2025 Adam Knight

Category Showcase: Miniatures and Games

Miniatures gaming blends building/painting with tactical battles; top picks include Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Battletech, Warmachine, Infinity, Malifaux, Conquest, and Wild West Exodus. Grab a recent starter, find a play group, and use publishers like Games Workshop, Gale Force Nine, and WizKids for supplies—mix minis for RPGs, but watch scale. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Sep 29, 2025 Adam Knight

The Fantasy Board Game Ladder: Heavy Games

The fantasy board game ladder peaks with heavy hitters like Spirit Island, Millennium Blades, War of the Ring, and Conquest. From epic campaigns to tactical minis and complex Euros, these games highlight the genre’s depth and imagination. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Sep 22, 2025 Adam Knight

The Fantasy Board Game Ladder: Medium Games

Medium-weight fantasy games mix accessibility with strategy, from Euros like Empyreal and Vindication to conflict-driven titles like Root and Tyrants of the Underdark. Miniatures and campaign games such as War Cry, Mythic Battles, and Sleeping Gods add tactical depth and narrative replayability. … Read More

Featured Articles Published: Sep 18, 2025 Adam Knight

2024 Charles S. Roberts Awards: Medieval Era Games

The 2024 Charles S. Roberts medieval category highlights games ranging from the quick duels of A Gest of Robin Hood and the historic battles of Men of Iron: Norman Conquests to the solo depth of Sword of Orthodoxy and the fast-paced tension of Vijayanagara. The winner, Tanto Monta, blends diplomacy, intrigue, and warfare in Iberia, showing how medieval wargames can be both varied and compelling. … Read More

Gaming Groups, Events & Conventions Published: Sep 17, 2025 Ben

Fall In-Store Trade Days – 2025

Make the journey to our Castle for Fall In-Store Trade Days and put cash in your pocket! … Read More