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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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Continuing the archive of independent Games reporting (Archive Page 130).

40 years later: The DC Heroes RPG returns

November 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the original DC Heroes RPG, characters could be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other iconic heroes to take on the likes of Brainiac, Lex, The Joker and Sinestro.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: batman, Cryptozoic, dc comics, dc heroes, kickstarters, Superman

Gary Gygax’s daughter calls her father “sexist” in response to recent D&D row

November 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s worth noting that Gary Gygax was proudly a biological determinist. It’s unclear whether Gary would refuse any of the preface.

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, Jason Tondro

Fantasy-punk rebellion double-trouble! Spire and Heart both have bundles

November 25, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Both games are from Rowan, Rook & Decard. The Heart bundle expires on Tuesday, 17th Dec, and so does Spire.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, rowan rook and decard

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Sketchy Van RPG

November 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve been able to line up none other than ‘Space Wizard at Sketchy Van’, Andrew Duvall, for an interview.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cairn, cartography, exalted funeral, Into The Odd, Limithron, pirate borg, spotlight

Oops! Mood lights! A review of Queen by Midnight – Quarter Past

November 23, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pretty cool, huh? Sadly, our first foray into Queen by Midnight – Quarter Past was a disaster.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, darrington press, reviews

Routinely Itemised: RPGs 284

November 23, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Catch up on the latest tabletop gaming news, including Elon Musk’s feud with Wizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games’ charitable donation, a unique 5e bestiary project, a tribute to Amber Cook, and the rise of BlueSky’s RPG community.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arkham Horror, Dungeons & Dragons, edge, Gary Gygax, routinely itemised, wizards of the coast

Household: The really big/small TTRPG runs bundle with crowdfunder

November 21, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you don’t have the Household TTRPG and aren’t tempted (or have missed) the bundle deal, then the quickstart is a Pay What You Want at DriveThruRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, household, pay what you want, two little mice

Pay What You Want: The OSR of “Rustwater” Quickstart

November 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The system is OSR, and the tone of the game isn’t happy. The result is a weird fantasy RPG set in a cursed world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Old School Renaissance, pay what you want, the black hack!

Dawn of the Orcs: Dark strategic storytelling

November 20, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game suits 1 to 8 players, doesn’t need a GM, uses strategic decision-making and fuses it with storytelling to create and modify the world’s first Orcs to win a war.

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

Get the Telltale Collection game bundle with this amazing Humble deal

November 19, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

If you’re a fan of Telltale Games – or have always wanted to try their unique blend of storytelling and gameplay – Humble has got a fabulous deal for you, which includes eight Telltale Games titles.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: humble, humble bundle

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