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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 21).

The tabletop AI tax: Why policing machine learning is costing indies their livelihood

June 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Live from the UK Games Expo 2026, industry leaders break down the devastating timeline and financial costs of policing generative AI allegations in independent tabletop publishing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, uk games expo

Titan retail push brings Forbidden Planet to Reading

June 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The world’s largest sci-fi retailer is opening a flagship store at Broad Street Mall in Reading, anchoring a major new hub for Berkshire comic and card game fans.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Forbidden Planet

Intergalactic popcorn from Joe & Seph’s turns out pink and green ahead of Supergirl launch

June 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Premium snack makers Joe & Seph’s launch an official Supergirl movie tie-in popcorn mix, but the heroic red and blue aesthetic looks surprisingly pink and green.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: food, Supergirl

Juliette Burton brings her introvert-friendly tabletop game show to Edinburgh Fringe

June 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover how Juliette Burton’s Board to Distraction gamifies the traditional comedy stage with Trivial Pursuit mechanics designed specifically for introverted tabletop gamers heading to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: humour, uk games expo

White-collar grimdark: Mörk Org makes its retail debut

June 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Beyond Cataclysm Books brings corporate despair to the tabletop with Mörk Org, an agile office culture parody game compatible with Mörk Borg that made its retail debut at the UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Johan Nohr, mork borg, uk games expo

All aboard the Bigfoot Bus: How Parable Games is bringing Fortean horror to SHIVER this summer

June 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

From Fortean magazine pastiches to high-profile praise from Paizo design staff, here is the full post-show breakdown on British indie RPG SHIVER: Cryptids.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragonmeet, Jason Bulmahn, parable games, shiver, uk games expo

Post-apocalyptic insect RPG Tales of the Kytin Age reveals future expansions Franzia and Bluecliff

June 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discovered at UK Games Expo, the decades-in-the-making tabletop RPG Tales of the Kytin Age is expanding with new post-apocalyptic sourcebooks exploring mutated Europe.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: uk games expo

Stinky Potions card game could see fast-tracked crowdfunding following overwhelming Expo reception

June 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Manchester-based indie outfit Sharkbait Games is considering bringing its debut card game Stinky Potions to Kickstarter months ahead of schedule after a breakout showing at the UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, uk games expo

Graham Walmsley unmasks The Cthulhu Conspiracy in post-UK Games Expo reveal

June 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Independent publisher Thieves of Time quietly showcased a surprise prototype for Graham Walmsley’s unannounced roleplaying game, The Cthulhu Conspiracy, at the UK Games Expo.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, Graham Walmsley, uk games expo

From farmers markets to UK Games Expo: How Blurrb bridged the gap into the tabletop hobby

June 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover how a professional marketer with zero gaming background took a carbon-balanced party game from local community farmers markets straight to the UK Games Expo floor.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, uk games expo

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