
Katie Wickens
Katie is a freelance writer with almost 5 years experience in covering everything from tabletop RPGs, to video games and tech. Besides earning a Game Art and Design degree up to Masters level, she is a designer of board games, board game workshop facilitator, and an avid TTRPG Games Master - not to mention a former Hardware Writer over at PC Gamer.
Latest articles by Katie Wickens

Take down the motherfluffling system with this Cy_Bear Punk TRPG
By Katie Wickens published
News Fluff n' Fury cyberpunk TRPG Kickstarter is open for pledges now

Pokemon store is now selling life-size Gardevoir plushies which don't look creepy at all
By Katie Wickens published
News Pokemon Center Online has started selling life-sized Gardevoir plushies

Fully funded in 12 minutes, this card game combines 3D printable miniatures with deep strategic deckbuilding
By Katie Wickens published
News Malediction mini infused card game closes funding today

Build a tavern with your pals in Stewpot, a cozy worldbuilding TRPG
By Katie Wickens published
Feature Preview of Stewpot, the tavern building TRPG

I'm getting big Disco Cop vibes from Blades in the Dark's upcoming swinging sixties supplement
By Katie Wickens published
News Blades in the Dark is getting an official '60s themed supplement

Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - Wildspire Waste review
By Katie Wickens published
Review

Break!! TRPG's moral alignment system is far more relaxed than D&D and reminds me why I love tabletop all over again
By Katie Wickens published
Feature An interview with Break!! TRPG designer

D&D Unearthed Arcana teases psionically bonded Dragon Knights, frigid incorporeal Rangers bursting through enemies, and Rogues teleporting on a bloodlust high
By Katie Wickens published
Feature Exploring some of the subclasses from D&D's most recent Unearthed Arcana release

ENNIES tabletop RPG award makes a U-turn on AI submission policy
By Katie Wickens published
News The ENNIE awards will no longer be accepting AI submissions

Comic book company that owes WotC and Hasbro over $1,900,000 files for bankruptcy
By Katie Wickens published
News Diamond Comic Distributors files for bankruptcy but not all is lost

Pandemic designer's upcoming Lord of the Rings board game will let Sam's big heart boost your rolls
By Katie Wickens published
News Pandemic board game creator is making a Lord of the Rings board game

D&D subreddit moderator says the Twitter link ban has "done a great job pulling all the shitheads out of the woodwork"
By Katie Wickens published
News Reddit moderators rally against Musk

I just spotted Break!! TRPG designer dropping heaps of free content, now I'm tripping over the ominous capitalization of something called "the Ending"
By Katie Wickens published
News Break!! TRPG designer teases new lore for the game around something called the Ending in their blog

Hoist the Jolly Roger, Lego just paired with One Piece and if there isn't a movie in the works I'll eat my straw hat
By Katie Wickens published
News Lego just announced a collaboration with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, makers of the One Piece live action show

D&D Monster Manual eat your heart out, a Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons game is coming so no one has to run a oneshot
By Katie Wickens published
News Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons is coming

Fail hard and realize your true potential through the power of intent in this diceless TRPG
By Katie Wickens published
News Realis TRPG is available for pre-order now

Sate your Cities Skylines obsession with Lego micro skyline MOCs: From Mordor to The Little Mermaid, and heaps of real-life cities too
By Katie Wickens published
News Lego mini skyline MOCs are a thing, and I can't get over how adorable they are

New D&D not piquing your interest? Dragonbane's newest free old-school quickstart adventure will surely sate your appetite instead
By Katie Wickens published
News Dragonbane's newest quickstart adventure just dropped and its free

Dolmenwood Review: "A beautifully dark array of narrative seeds waiting to be sewn"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Dolmenwood is a deadly but rich and fascinating TRPG

World of Warcraft artist who worked Catan 6th edition thinks artists who don't "just reproduce a trending style have [...] better chances to be noticed"
By Katie Wickens published
Feature Catan artist gives advice for aspiring board game artits

I just discovered there's a free preview of the Dungeons & Ruins 5e compatible sourcebook and I can't wait to roll up some awful traps
By Katie Wickens published
News This D&D 5e compatible dungeon designer is available for pre-order right now

Carcassonne review: "Inoffensive family fun with heaps of replayability"
By Katie Wickens published
Review Should you buy it in 2025?

There's a Catan version of the Exit board game coming, for which I am both excited and bemused
By Katie Wickens published
News Exit: The Game is getting a Catan version
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