Tabletop_Gaming__Issue_27__February_2019

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t’s testament to the endless creativity and diversity of

tabletop gaming that this month’s issue features a card

game about medieval magic and alchemy (Res Arcana,

p18) next to a board game about birds (Wingspan, p24),

while our packed Played section runs the thematic gamut from

17th-century scientists travelling around Europe (Newton)

to political corruption in Ming-dynasty China (Gùgōng).

As always, we’ve gone behind the cardboard to

delve into the minds of those who come up with those

experiences that keep us pinned to the table for hours

on end. Whether it’s the influence of classic music on the

creator of Anomaly (p32), the unlikely success of Hive

(p42), the teenager who turned her school homework

into a game (p48), the indie visionary who realises his

ideas in wood (p62) or our chats with designers who work

best in a pair (p38), you’ll find no better exploration of

the who, what and why of the games you’re playing – and

should be playing.

Once you’ve heard about how the games were made, you

can make sure you’re enjoying them to the full; this month’s

mag includes tips on painting miniatures (p85), roleplaying

(p90), saving money on wargaming (p58) and even being

a spoilsport (p51). Just don’t blame us if that last one

means you end up looking for single-player games.

Matt

EDITORIAL
EDITOR Matt Jarvis
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CONTRIBUTORS Anna Blackwell,
Sam Desatoff , Owen Duff y, James
Dyson, Robert Florence, Sam
Illingworth, Richard Jansen-Parkes,
Dan Jolin, Andy Leighton, Phil
Robinson, Alex Sonechkina, Charlie
Theel, Paul Wake, James Wallis,
Eric Watson, Chad Wilkinson

HEAD OF DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Lynn Wright

DESIGN Richard Hallam

COVER IMAGE Res Arcana

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