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How Cribbage Scoring Works: Fifteens, Pairs, Runs and the Crib Explained

Learn cribbage scoring in a fixed order — fifteens, pairs, runs, flush and nobs — with worked examples, the 29 hand, and why 19 is a joke.

From Sketch to Card Face: How Indie Card and Board Game Makers Commission Art

Learn how to hire, budget, and manage freelance illustrators or art studios for tabletop card games while keeping card set designs consistent.

Exploding Kittens Curse You! hits stores in December 2026

The new Exploding Kittens card game brings spells, sabotage and secret packs to games for two to five players.

Card Games: How Practicing Bad Positions Can Make You a Better Player

Mistakes happen in every card game. Learn how practicing bad positions, from trading card games to FreeCell rescue puzzles, makes you a better player.

Renegade announces Unstoppable: Outerdark expansion

Unstoppable: Outerdark will take the Dungeon Crawler Carl: Unstoppable campaign to a new planet, with four bosses and brand-new mechanics.

Why Digital Card Games Are Investing in Outsourced Art

How Hearthstone, MTG Arena, and other digital TCGs scale visual content through outsourced art teams – and what it means for smaller studios.

What Makes an Iconic Yu-Gi-Oh! Character Worth Displaying?

Discover how to choose Yu-Gi-Oh! figures for display by evaluating visual silhouette, scale, story connection, and material finishes.

New TCG Revealed in Something Is Killing the Children #50 Variant

BOOM! Studios has revealed the first card from a new TCG in a special edition of Something Is Killing the Children, but the game remains a mystery.

Exploring the features of tempered-glass and cloth gaming mouse pads

Compare speed, stopping power, and durability between tempered-glass and cloth gaming mouse pads to choose the best surface for your playstyle.

The hidden information that makes card games interesting

An exploration of hidden information in card games, analyzing how uncertainty, bluffs, and resource management shape strategic decision-making in TCGs...

Ascension Announces Two Collector's Editions for 2026

Stone Blade Entertainment will bring two special editions of Ascension to retail in October 2026, featuring promo cards and expansions in premium vers...

Marvel HeroClix to Get Secret Wars Collection in June 2027

WizKids will bring characters from Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Alpha Flight to Battleworld in a new Marvel HeroClix set.

Exploding Kittens Eyes Lasting Franchise Under New Studio Head

Joeri Hoste takes charge of the studio and wants to take Exploding Kittens beyond the card game that started the company.

Palworld: Eternal Ascent booster set due in January 2027

Bushiroad has unveiled Eternal Ascent, a new 100-card booster set for the Palworld: Official Card Game.

What a Solitaire Win Rate Actually Measures

Learn how abandoned deals, draw modes, and replays fundamentally alter the meaning of a solitaire win rate calculation.

Palworld Official Card Game sells 4,4 million packs

Bushiroad reports that Dawn of Palpagos has sold 4,4 million packs worldwide since July.

Jurassic Park TCG Comes to the US in November 2026

The English edition of Jurassic Park TCG launches in the United States with two booster packs and two starter decks, exclusively through GTS.

Richard Garfield's Final Titan to Launch in the UK

Richard Garfield's new card game combines character drafting and dice battles, with an exclusive preview at Tabletop Scotland in September.

Fantasy Realms: Egyptian Legends Arrives in May 2027

The new indie Fantasy Realms game takes the conflict to the Nile, with gods, pharaohs, quests and abilities tied to the afterlife.

Dragon Shield: Art Announces Fuka and The Empress Accessories

Arcane Tinmen will launch Dragon Shield: Art sleeves and a playmat featuring Yumeko artwork in November 2026.