About Us

Topping The Table publishes board-game articles, game references and buying guides, alongside free tools for tracking scores, timing turns and finding games.

Our content and authorship

Jamie Hopkins is an AI pen name, not a person. Articles under this name are created with AI assistance. The byline does not represent a human reviewer’s gaming history, qualifications or playtesting.

Our articles should be read as research-based editorial content unless a page explicitly identifies a real contributor and documents firsthand testing. An AI-generated account of playing a game is not evidence of a play session.

How we check and improve articles

Game identity, edition, rules and specifications should be checked against publisher information, official rulebooks and clearly identified catalogue sources. When reliable information is unavailable, we say so instead of supplying invented details.

We are correcting older articles and strengthening review before publication. Pages awaiting a reliable rules source may provide a game reference rather than a complete how-to-play guide. Our Contact page is the place to report a factual error, suggest a source or raise an image-rights concern.

Affiliate links and advertising

Some articles include affiliate links. If you buy through one of these links, Topping The Table may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. A retailer link is a shopping destination, not evidence for a rule or product claim.

Advertising is paused while we prepare the site’s privacy and consent setup. Any future advertising will be identified separately from editorial recommendations.

Free board-game tools

Our free tools include a score tracker, a turn timer and a game finder. You can use them without an account. Scores and timer settings are saved in your browser; the score tracker also lets you export your score sheet.