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Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 1: The Music and Artistry of Sofia Isella

Tabletop gaming does not and should not sit in a vacuum. It absorbs whatever the wider culture is generating, whether…

13Apr 20264 Apr 2026

Magic Monday: 10 Cards to Enrage Your Commander Pod

Commander is a format built on big plays, splashy spells, and the unspoken agreement that everyone gets to do something…

12Apr 20268 Apr 2026

Movie Review: Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has haunted literature and cinema for two centuries, but Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 adaptation feels like a…

Voting Opens for 11th Annual Golden Geek Awards

21 Feb 201721 Feb 2017

Ah, democracy, what a grand thing! Well, mostly... It's been a strange year... But this example of democracy will be fun, I promise! Board Game Geek have launched the voting for…

5 on Friday: 10/02/17

10 Feb 201722 Feb 2021

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for a little digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be…

Judging a Game by Its Cover

8 Feb 201728 Oct 2023

Just a short pictorial post today. Having recently spent some time looking through the work of the late Wayne England, I’m struck by how much artistic talent exists within our…

The Grauniad Continues to Grok Board Games

Although I've said before that I'm not too bothered about whether or not tabletop gaming becomes 'mainstream', it's still nice to see mainstream publications giving my hobby some positive attention.…

5 on Friday: 03/02/17

3 Feb 201722 Feb 2021

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for a little digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be…

Asmodee Tease World of Darkness Apps

Tabletop juggernaut Asmodee have recently tweeted an image promoting current nd upcoming apps for mobile devices. The image promotes staple titles such as Small World, Pandemic and Ticket to Ride, along with an upcoming…

14 Hour Time-lapsed Twilight Imperium 3

This is excellent. Reddit user Plolock has shared a fantastic time-lapse of one his recent games of Twlight Imperium 3. TI3 is a fantastic game, but it is also long and…

Card Game Reskins Are the Shovelware Titles of the Tabletop Hobby

1 Feb 201731 Jan 2017

I’m sure that all halfway dedicated videogamers will be aware of the concept of shovelware. This is generally low quality software, churned out for quantity rather than quality, with no…

Painting Board Games

One of the things that originally appealed to me about Board Games was that they represent a singular product. I'd played miniatures games before, such as Warhammer and Hordes, but the sheer…

Let’s Talk About PETA and 40K

30 Jan 201730 Jan 2017

Hypocrisy really rankles me, as does being misled or lied to. It is hardly surprising, bearing this in mind, that I am therefore not a fan of PETA, a so-called…

5 on Friday: 27/01/17

27 Jan 201722 Feb 2021

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for a little digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be…

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Hunter: The Vigil Bundle at Humble Bundle

We are known well (among those who know us well) for our love of the World of Darkness and the Chronicles of Darkness. Hell, Alex and I have argued over it on our podcast…