Abigail Shannon
After graduating with a BA in English and Sociology, I followed the great Irish tradition of emigrating immediately. Nine months into a retail position at CeX, while lost in the deeply meditative process of cleaning gamer gunk™ off an Xbox 360 controller, it occurred to me that there had to be a better way to make a living from my love of nerdy guff.
And so began my freelance writing journey. And so it continued until I finally landed the fabulous role of Tabletop & Merch Writer here at GamesRadar+.
As someone who is as artsy-craftsy as they are tabletop-gamey, I love tending to the fine details of miniature painting just as much as I love roleplaying crushing my foes in combat. So, expect coverage of Dungeons & Dungeons, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer, and heaps more as I find new hobby rabbit holes to fall down.
Latest articles by Abigail Shannon

MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s autistic hero may be able to protect the multiverse but that doesn’t make her immune to sensory overload
By Abigail Shannon published
News Narset appears in some heartfelt disability representation in the first episode of MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s Magic Story

This Catan Kickstarter will yassify your copy of the board game, and it's already hit $300,000 in pledges
By Abigail Shannon published
News Shut up and let me trade my resources

What’s more metal than saving $70 on this Mörk Borg TTRPG bundle?
By Abigail Shannon published
Deals More Mörk for less

Get up to 50% off Candela Obscura, Critical Role's spooky Call of Cthulhu-inspired TTRPG
By Abigail Shannon published
Deal

MTG players will pay more in future as Magic’s Head Designer confirms “higher MSRP” will be the norm for Universes Beyond sets
By Abigail Shannon published
News A $37.99 Collector Booster isn't the exception, it's the rule

The first MTG Spider-Man previews have landed, and you can pre-order the set right now
By Abigail Shannon published
News The first sneak peak into MTG Marvel's Spider-Man shows Venom, Doc Ock, and Green Goblin appearing in upcoming set.

New Lego Jurassic World T-Rex is roughly the size of a corgi
By Abigail Shannon published
News The latest addition to the Lego Jurassic World collection is a massive, posable, 3000+ piece T-Rex

Invincible TTRPG due to hit Kickstarter later this year, with contributions from D&D Beyond's founder and Mork Borg's illustrator
By Abigail Shannon published
News A tabletop roleplaying game based on the hit comic books series Invincible is coming from Free League

Score a $50 saving on Star Wars: Unlimited TCG's latest set
By Abigail Shannon published
Deals Pick up a Twilight of the Republic Booster Display for 42% off

MagicCon Chicago preview panel reveals MTG Avatar: The Last Airbender, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commanders, and more
By Abigail Shannon published
News A look into the future of Magic: The Gathering

Fallout New Vegas is the perfect TTRPG that just hasn't been made yet
By Abigail Shannon published
Feature Trade your blackjack cards for d20s

MTG Final Fantasy Commander decks cost 40% more than an average precon, but that hasn’t stopped them from selling out almost immediately
By Abigail Shannon published
News Cries of "shut up and take my money" have been heard loud and clear

Ready to really spice up game night? Enjoy 60% off the Hot Ones board game
By Abigail Shannon published
Deals It's more fun than it looks, trust us

Latest MTG Final Fantasy spoilers reveal first-ever Saga creature, Emet-Selch, and retro PSX art
By Abigail Shannon published
News The latest wave of MTG Final Fantasy spoilers reveal the set's mechanics, art treatments, and more

MTG Final Fantasy Commander precons meld essential Magic archetypes with favorites from across the FF series
By Abigail Shannon published
News Cloud, Terra, Tidus, and Y'shtola feature as face Commanders in the upcoming Universes Beyond release

If you keep killing your house plants, you’ll be happy to see these lowest-ever prices on Lego Botanicals
By Abigail Shannon published
Deals

Nearly 70 years after its creation, I can finally buy the wargame designed by my favorite anti-war novelist
By Abigail Shannon published
News So it goes ... and then comes back, apparently

Save $722 and experience Pathfinder’s best adventure path with this massive Humble Bundle deal
By Abigail Shannon published
Deals That's a lot of money off

MTG Aetherdrift addressed one of the most common player complaints but it still won’t solve product fatigue
By Abigail Shannon published
Feature All gas, no breaks

Pokemon TCG: Destined Rivals leaks suggest the upcoming set won’t feature Team Rocket as prominently as its Japanese counterpart
By Abigail Shannon published
News Prepare for trouble (but not that much)

These record-low prices on social deduction games will let you bring all the deceit of The Traitors to your game night
By Abigail Shannon published
Deal *evil laugh*

This crowdfunding project wants to treat Transformers fans to 12 inches of Breastforce
By Abigail Shannon published
News 10,000 backers or bust

If you like Zombicide, these Marvel Zombies deals are a no-brainer
By Abigail Shannon published
Deal Braiiiiiiiiiiiins
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