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Laser Chess game Deflection is out now providing a fun new strategy game

By Liam Dawe, 20 Sep 2021

Take down the enemy King with a great big laser, that's the aim of the game in Deflection. It's basically the original Laser Chess updated for modern platforms by Coreffect Interactive.

Humble has a pretty big Starfinder RPG bundle going with physical goodies

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jul 2021

Yes, this isn't exactly Linux gaming (we do cover other geeky things…) but the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Starfinder is still thoroughly interesting with some physical goodies included too.

The popular board game Brass: Birmingham gets the digital treatment

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jul 2021

Brass: Birmingham, a popular board game that had a big and successful crowdfunding campaign which was the sequel to Martin Wallace's original game Brass has now been made into a digital game.

Pawn of the Dead is a fun Zombie twist on Chess in the style of Battle Chess

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jun 2021

Love Chess but want something a little different? Pawn of the Dead seems like it could be exactly what you want.

If you're looking for a virtual table-top check out the latest Foundry VTT

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jun 2021

Foundry VTT (Foundry Virtual Tabletop) is probably one of the absolute best there is for playing virtual table-top games on Linux and there's a huge new release out with a new video to explain the whole thing.

Pixels customizable smart dice seem like an interesting way to spice up your tabletops

By Liam Dawe, 10 Mar 2021

While I haven't yet jumped into the deep end of virtual tabletop experiences myself, the likes of Fantasy Grounds Unity and Foundry VTT support Linux and look really good. Want to spice them up if you play already? Enter the Pixels dice.

AI-made maps for your favourite adventures? Dungeon Alchemist sounds very interesting

By Liam Dawe, 15 Feb 2021

With an aim to release in late 2021, Dungeon Alchemist is an AI-powered mapmaking tool for both players and dungeon masters to use with your favourite Virtual Tabletop Application.

Chess with lasers? That's sort-of what you'll get with DEFLECTION

By Liam Dawe, 11 Feb 2021

Always on the look out for the next fun strategy game to sink some time into, I came across DEFLECTION and it looks pretty much like a game of Chess with a whole lot of lasers.

How about a nice game of Chess with Lichess

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2021

Chess, it's a classic right? So how about a nice game of Chess? I am in fact talking about Lichess, a free and open source browser-based online Chess game.

Want a great virtual tabletop for RPGs? Check out Foundry VTT

By Liam Dawe, 21 Nov 2020

After we pointed out Fantasy Grounds Unity adding Linux support a while ago, some readers pointed out another virtual tabletop experience for fans of making and playing tabletop RPGs with Foundry VTT.

Enjoy a battle of magic cults in the digital board game October Night Games - now on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2020

Following on from a successful Kickstarter campaign in September 2020, Octobear Knight Games have released their digital board game October Night Games.

Tsuro - The Game of The Path is a gorgeous digital adaption out now

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2020

A new digital adaption of the original board game Tsuro is out now with Tsuro - The Game of The Path, and it's really lovely.

Virtual tabletop app 'Fantasy Grounds Unity' appears on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 9 Sep 2020

Enjoy traditional tabletop games and RPGs? SmiteWorks have release Fantasy Grounds Unity into Early Access recently along with Linux support.

Ancient board game Hnefatafl arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 18 May 2020

Hnefatafl, the ancient 'board game of the vikings' just recently had a version ported to Linux from developer Philippe Schober and it sounds like quite a complete package.

Silmaris: Dice Kingdom will have you rule over a kingdom using dice

By Liam Dawe, 1 May 2020

Silmaris: Dice Kingdom caught my attention recently when it was announced this week, a story-based game full of random events where you're trying to restore your kingdom using...dice.

The Dragon Clan have entered Armello with a new DLC

By Liam Dawe, 4 Sep 2019

The cast of Armello has grown bigger with the newly released The Dragon Clan DLC adding in four new characters.

The developer of Gloomhaven wants to see what kind of demand there is for Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 5 Aug 2019

Gloomhaven, the digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game recently entered Steam's Early Access program and it appears the developer Flaming Fowl Studios continued to be open about Linux support.

Strategy game "ATRIUM" released recently, it's pretty much the game Carcassonne

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jul 2019

Carcassonne is that you? Well if you want to play something almost the same, ATRIUM just recently released from Black Potion.

Axis & Allies Online from Beamdog now actually has a Steam page and some screenshots

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2019

Axis & Allies Online, the digital adaption of the classic that Beamdog announced last month is coming to Linux and we can now actually see what it looks like.

Steampunk strategy board game 'Gremlins, Inc.' is celebrating a third birthday, has a big sale

By Liam Dawe, 12 Mar 2019

Gremlins, Inc. is a very interesting strategy board game with a steampunk world, it's now been out for three years and they have a huge discount on Steam.

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