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This Board-Gaming Craze Comes With $2,700 Tables
Forget Dungeons & Dragons: The latest role-paying frenzy is fueling a lucrative niche for pricey accessories.
Warhammer, a tabletop game.
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When Chris Stagno sits down to play a game with friends, often it’s Rising Sun—one of a new generation of tabletop contests that can arguably trace its roots all the way back to Dungeons & Dragons.
Like those sword-swinging sessions in Gen X basements, these games can go all day. But unlike D&D, there’s a lot more to buy than dice and a few books.