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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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Red Mage: GMless solo-friendly Ironsworn gaming

February 18, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Red Mage, characters explore the wilderness and slaying monsters. Games can be played in 45-minute chunks and are based on Ironsworn. The SRD of that game is free to download.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chamomile has adventures, ironsworn, kickstarters, solo rpgs

Mutant Crawl Classics returns to the Bundle of Holding after 4 years

February 18, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game is based on Goodman Games’ Dungeon Crawl Classics and is fully stand-alone. The DTRPG for the core rules describes the game as “triumph & technology won by mutants & magic’.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, goodman games, mutant crawl classics

Rustpunk: Solo the apocalypse

February 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mythos Manuscript kicked the heck out of their Kickstarter target for Rustpunk. The game is a solo TTRPG set after the apocalypse and in a post-nuclear world.

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

This Is Where The Stars Died: A wargame without minis that you can play solo?

February 16, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Is it a wargame if you don’t move minis around a battlefield and can play alone?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Scott Malthouse, solo rpgs, trollish delver games, wargames

Genre Police: Notes From The Field Part 1

February 16, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Every so often, I have a bad season and a series of game sessions that don’t fire how I expect them to.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: daggerheart, darrington press, genre police, rpg tips

Check out the trailer for the horror-filled VR game ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’

February 16, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Hey, my dude, do you like xenomorphs? The thrill of the Alien movies? Maybe even playing some of the games? In that case, would you like to fully immerse yourself in a hostile environment which pits you against some tricksy, terrifying xenomorphs – and facehuggers – who are just out to get you?

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: alien

Snowbright Studio announces the 2025 Nonbinary Tabletop Award winners

February 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The second-ever Nonbinary Tabletop Awards have concluded. Snowbright Studios, who set up the program to uplift and celebrate nonbinary representation in tabletop games, has announced the winners.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jay dragon, snowbright studios, w.h. arthur, Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Dunderdagar

February 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s Patrons voted Dunderdagar the February 2025 RPG Publisher Spotlight winner.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragonbane, spotlight

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #296

February 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Friday’s TTRPG news: Netflix revives a D&D show, Chaosium launches QuestWorlds, Jared Rascher ends RPG reviews, and publishers support queer love. Plus, new Audio EXP podcast this weekend!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chaosium, Dungeons & Dragons, netflix, routinely itemised

Queer Love TTRPG and LARP bundle: Burn injustice down to the ground!

February 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a call to arms at DriveThruRPG and a Queer Love Bundle.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundles, charity, Evil Hat Productions, lumpley games, onyx path publishing, Pelgrane Press, Thirsty Sword Lesbians

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