Gift Guide: Tabletop Gaming From Austin

Rolling the dice on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is just one way to kill some time over the holidays

"...In fact, we're living in the golden era of tabletop, which means plenty of board games and role-playing games..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Matthew Monagle

Everything You Need to Know About TableTop Day

Gamers unite in Wil Wheaton-created holiday

"...Good news and bad news, gaming fans...."

April 3, 2014 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Announces Gaming Award Nominees and Hosts

WWE star Xavier Woods to co-host ceremony in March

"...proved it this morning when they announced the SXSW Gaming Awards nominees and hosts...."

Jan. 25, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists Announced

Mix of blockbusters and indie faves top the list of noms

"...Now in its third year, the SXSW Gaming Awards returns with its trademark mix of big-budget titles..."

Jan. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Vigilante Gaming Bar Welcomes Both Novices and Experts

New tabletop haven might be your next favorite watering hole

"...Gaming bars have taken the social setting of your favorite..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Feature by Robert M. Reyes

SXSW Announces Gaming Awards Winners

From Nintendo blockbusters to local faves

"...In a great year for video games, the SXSW Gaming Awards ceremony honored everything from the year's most-talked-about creations..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Tabletop Games for the Holidays

Whether you're a neophyte or a gaming guru, we've got you covered

"...with a copy of Ticket to Ride, a European-style tabletop game from Days of Wonder (Small World, Five Tribes),..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Interactive: Gaming Expo

March 7, 2014. 39 photos.

"...The SXSW Gaming Expo is a free and open-to-the-public series of events..."

March 8, 2014 Photo Gallery

SXSW Gaming at a Glance

From the Expo to the Awards, it's time to play

"...It may not be free anymore, but SXSW Gaming has stepped its game up every year to make..."

March 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Milo Webb

What's on the Gaming Boards

Gearing up for 1998 Titles

"...What's up for some of Austin's gaming companies in 1998? Kayte VanScoy took an informal poll..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

SXSW Gaming Events

The little brother of the Fest grows up

"...out on its own a bit this year. SXSW Gaming celebrates video and board gaming as well as wider..."

March 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Game On

Welcome to the golden age of tabletop gaming

"...Radakovich produces Wil Wheaton’s webseries called TableTop. It’s one of a handful of shows on the..."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Playing With the Werewolves

Half party game, half role-playing game, and all party

"...to do about these early spring doldrums, Austin’s low-fi gaming community has one word for you: werewolves...."

March 6, 2013 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

The Dungeon Masters

From the filmmaker who make the Roky Erickson doc, You’re Gonna Miss Me, comes this astute and empathetic survey of Dungeons & Dragons gamers.

"...director McAlester's documentary takes three gamers and shows how tabletop fantasy fits into their lives. Reunited with frequent crackerjack..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The New Nerddom

Wizard World Austin Comic Con tackles diversity

"...phone number'." It's lead to a different experience for tabletop gaming correspondent Amanda Lune, who argued that it's a..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wizards of the Coast Opening New Austin Studio

Gaming mega-brand opening Austin studio under veteran director

"...lucrative world of collectible card games, as well as tabletop figure-based games (the massively successful Star Wars Miniatures), plus..."

April 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Big Games, Big Money

DreamHack Austin puts competitive e-sports center stage

"...to a local area network, allowing for face-to-face multiplayer gaming sessions among attendees with practically no latency. But it..."

June 1, 2018 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

What's Next for RWBY?

Highlights of this week's panels from RTX

"...That’s not the only gaming news. Specialty publishers Limited Run have teamed up with..."

July 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel Recap: Dungeons & Dragons in the Writer's Room

Is playing role-playing games the best training for writers? Maybe.

"...Tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons have been used..."

March 17, 2018 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

“Queer and Then Nerd Convention” Haven Con Returns

Local queer fandom convention is all rainbow, all geek, & all set to go

"...if everything is still not enough, there will be tabletop gaming going on constantly from 11am until 11pm each..."

April 19, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

One in a Crowd

Local crowdfunding campaigns

"...Austin legendary tabletop gaming company Steve Jackson Games..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: Satanic Panic

Book seeks crowdfunding, plus Short Term 12 returns

"...the decade that reason forgot, from the crusade against tabletop gaming, to the bizarre religious pamphlets known as Chick..."

May 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Badge Required

Your guide to free events at week two of SXSW

"...events in the Austin Convention Center, such as the Gaming Expo, the MetroRail line drops you off right at..."

March 18, 2016 Features Feature by Tucker Whatley

The Best Places to Play Board Games in Austin

Find a good tabletop to throw down and throw dice with friends

"...this cafe is a wonderful entry into the board gaming world. Casual and nonchalant, here’s where you move your..."

Feb. 7, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

RTX Orders a Stuber

Rooster Teeth snags special screening of the SXSW favorite

"...subscription service to Austin with a live version of tabletop fantasy gaming yuckfest Dimension 20. DM Brennan Lee Mulligan..."

May 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...festival, and more. June 13-16 Travis County Expo Center Film/TV/Gaming/Pop Culture Festivals Indie Meme Film Festival..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Zero Charisma Celebrates 10th Anniversary at AFS Cinema

Role-playing comedy rolls a 10

"...that their little story about gamers, social awkwardness, and tabletop politics has proven so resilient and resonant. "Occasionally," Graham..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Zero Charisma

Join us for the Austin nerdcore comedy tonight

"...live-tweeting to Zero Charisma, the 2013 comedy about a tabletop roleplaying obsessive (Sam Eidson) as he goes on the..."

May 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One in a Crowd: "The Rink"

Get groovy on wheels by crowdfunding this horror short

"...There was major news in Austin's gaming community last week when industry legends Wizards of the..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...your desk? Pick up a figure from the successful tabletop game...."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

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