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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for all things gaming. This is your primary hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the vibrant worlds of tabletop gaming. We delve deep into immersive tabletop roleplaying games, strategise over the latest board games, and shuffle up for compelling card games. Our passion is for the analogue experience, the roll of the dice, and the community around the table.

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Never Going Home: Haunted Trenches RPG bundle

March 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Never Going Home is a game of shared storytelling. Gaming groups collectively create a soldier Unit and play through their experiences.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, horror, never going home, wet ink games

Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: More Monsters

March 16, 2025 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Amazing Adventures is a d20 game of modern adventure. Amazing Adventures uses familiar old school rules but keeps the roll high vision of later editions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: amazing adventures, rpg tips, world building

Celebrate JAWS’ 50th anniversary with this updated version of ‘The Game of JAWS’

March 16, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

That’s right, it’s been 50 years since the classic shark horror movie JAWS was released – and now, one of the classic games, The Game of JAWS, has had a MAJOR update!

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: board games, jaws

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #300

March 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG news: Origins Awards finalists, D&D on Yoto, Hasbro’s boss on AI, LOTR starters, and the Monty Python RPG (yes, it’s out!)

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crowbar creative, exalted funeral, Monty Python, Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, starfinder

Shadowdark smashes a million again with The Western Reaches setting and a premium edition

March 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In 2023, Shadowdark hit $1.3 million on Kickstarter and won multiple awards. Two years later, and Kelsey Dionne’s The Arcane Library looks set to repeat and better that tally with The Western Reaches setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, shadowdark, the arcane library

Celestial Bodies: Pilot mechs to fight over dead gods

March 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Celestial Bodies is a funding Kickstarter from Binary Star Games. They’re asking for $30,000 and have raised $26,700 with April 3rd as the end date. It’s looking good for the publisher’s first campaign.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, solo

Sneak Peek: Hellborn Descended interview and art gallery

March 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Studio Hex is soon to launch a TTRPG inspired by Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel, except it’s a combat-centric game.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: studio hex

2025 Origin Award finalists announced

March 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Origins Game Fair is at the Greater Columbus Convention Center from June 18th to 22nd.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: awards, gama, Origins Award, Origins Game Fair

Tiny Supers (but a lot of them): A TTRPG flash sale

March 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gallant Knight Games’ TinyD6 system started with Tiny Dungeon and grew, but stayed tiny. In particular, it grew large enough to include Tiny Supers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alan bahr, bundle of holding, gallant knight games, tinyd6

Impressive innovation: Hero Forge offer 3d-printed custom dice

March 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I don’t need any more dice and haven’t tested Hero Forge’s claims that their new dice are balanced but I am incredibly impressed at their custom dice offer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 3d printing, dice, hero forge, kickstarters

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