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

I haven't seen Catan this cheap since the sales some two years ago
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Catan is currently its best price since 2023

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

Good boy Yamper joins Build-A-Bear and comes with a teeny tiny cape
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Yamper is now available on the Build-a-Bear online store

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

Sounds Fishy bluffing game is enjoying a deep (sea) discout with 27% off right now
By Katie Wickens published
Deals The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim board game's Dawnguard expansion is at it's second cheapest price ever right now

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

Create megoliths and cave paintings in deep prehistoric strategy board game Doggerland, now half price
By Katie Wickens published
Deals The Doggerland board game is currently only $40

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

Onyx Storm: Empyrean unabridged audiobook is out now and $41 off with 3 months of Audible
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Out today, Onyx Storm: Empyrean is cheap on Audible for a limited time

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

Pre-order the D&D Monster Manual 2024 for cheap before they're consumed by the collective gelatinous cube that is the Dungeons & Dragons fandom
By Katie Wickens published
Deals D&D 5e Monster Manual (2024) is available to pre-order for cheaper than the expected retail price

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

RPG veteran Josh Sawyer finally drops screenshots of a potential Pillars of Eternity TRPG rework
By Katie Wickens published
News Josh Sawyer teases content for a rework of the Pillars of Eternity pen-and-paper TRPG

Naked Snake and The Boss Metal Gear Funko Pops are available to pre-order right now, but they're going fast
By Katie Wickens published
Deals Metal Gear Funko pops are available to pre-order now

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
Features 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?

Sharpen your DM skills with $741 worth of D&D 5e compatible books for just $25
By Katie Wickens published
Deals A bunch of deals on D&D 5e compatible sourcebooks
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