10 best tabletop games and TCGs to play for summer 2026

Terraria is a board game now (Paper Fort Games)

This summer sees the launch of a host of exciting new board games and role-players, as well as new expansion sets for Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon.

Any time of year is a good time to be playing tabletop games, although, just like with video games, it’s also good for announcing and previewing upcoming new titles, with lots of buzz already around talk of a new edition of Warhammer 40,000.

The UK Games Expo 2026 is in May – the country’s biggest celebration of cardboard, miniatures, and imagination – where gamers will head to Birmingham ...