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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…

5 on Friday 20/02/26

20 Feb 202617 Feb 2026

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for an all-new 5 on Friday. We’re going to start with 5 exciting releases for this week before moving on to…

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Droll and Move

19 Feb 202631 Aug 2025

Oh, I remember this! I liked writing this one. It's all about dice-based games, particularly those can be described as 'roll and move' games. The classic, if reductive, image is…

RPGs

D&D Sucks and So Do You: Character Deaths and How Much They Reveal Your Abandonment Issues

18 Feb 202617 Feb 2026

Death in D&D is supposed to be dramatic, meaningful, and narratively satisfying. It’s also a mirror. How your character dies (and how you react) says more about your emotional baggage…

Miniature Games…

WiP Wednesday 18/02/26: Prussians and RPG Minis

Just a quick check-in on the painting front. I've not finished any minis for a while. The last time I shared completed models was back in mid-January, with these four…

Weather In My Ribs: Poetry is Taught Wrong

17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026

Here's a poem I had some fun with recently. It doesn't quite scan, but I called it a day and moved on. I'm not one to spend long on these…

TV Reviews: Mayfair Witches, Season 1

With a cast this strong, Mayfair Witches should have been spellbinding. Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa, Harry Hamlin, Beth Grant, and Annabeth Gish bring talent and presence to every…

Stonemaier, CMON, and Kickstarter: A Study in Withdrawal

16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026

Two of the biggest names in modern board gaming have built their business on, and then stepped away from, Kickstarter, but the paths they took couldn’t be more different. Stonemaier…

Bundle of Holding: Downcrawl-Skycrawl

Bundle of Holding has a new offer up! Downcrawl and Skycrawl are paired toolkits by Aaron A. Reed, both built around the same idea: you don’t need a pre‑written world…

Magic Monday: Binder Proxying

There’s a particular kind of low‑level irritation that settles into the hobby once you’ve been playing long enough: the quiet, recurring chore of moving the same expensive cards from one…

CMON Buys Time, Not Stability

CMON has spent the last two years trying to outrun its own momentum. The company that once defined big‑box, big‑plastic crowdfunding is now better known for delayed campaigns, missing financial…

Movie Review: Fantastic 4: First Steps

Marvel’s long-awaited reboot of its “First Family” arrives with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a film drenched in retro-futuristic 1960s aesthetic. Director Matt Shakman leans hard into the period design;…

Movie Review: Sinners

14 Feb 20266 Feb 2026

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is the kind of film that reminds you why cinema matters. Set in the Deep South of the 1930s, it’s a lavishly serious vampire blowout that doubles…