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Games news, reviews and discoveries
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.
We also keep you plugged into the digital scene, covering highlights from the worlds of PC blockbusters and the latest releases for Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation. But whether you roll dice or mash buttons, our heart lies with the tabletop. Power up and dive in.
Wolves Upon the Coast: A Mythic Sandbox Hexcrawl
Your history is gone. You are free. Sail into a mythic, dark-age sandbox with the Wolves Upon the Coast bundle. Get the complete 540-hex OSR campaign and supplements for $17.95.
Genre Police: Uninvent Yourself
The “Genre Police” explores how the shared language of TTRPGs can accidentally limit our creativity when switching between roleplaying systems.
Venger’s Decks launches free playtest for The Chaos card-based roleplaying game
Venger’s Decks releases a free playtest for The Chaos, an old-school inspired roleplaying game contained within a single deck of cards.
Genre Police: Lost In Static
“Help! My player won’t leave the inn!” We break down the four types of passive players and how to engage them without railroading.
Review: The Creative Game Master’s Guide to Extraordinary Locations: & How to Design Them
Duncan Rhodes applies travel writing expertise to roleplaying games in this review of thirty original fantasy locations. Discover how real world geography creates session sustaining set pieces for 5e and beyond.
New Dungeons & Dragons job openings signal a major digital shift
Wizards of the Coast is hiring for several Dungeons & Dragons roles, focusing on a major rebuild of the D&D Beyond platform and new game design talent.
Small Folk in Big Coats: A collaborative struggle for sartorial supremacy
A new roleplaying games zine, Small Folk in Big Coats, challenges players to pilot a trench coat while pursuing secret, conflicting goals.
From Elizabeth Moon to Aaron Allston: How Surbrook Press builds encyclopaedic RPG worlds
Veteran RPG writer Michael Surbrook discusses his upcoming portal fantasy setting Well of the Worlds and adapting beloved literary universes for the tabletop.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #349
A short month packed with TTRPG developments: We cover the passing of Patrick Campbell, the US board game tariff situation, and new releases like Skies Above. Explore the latest RPG tips and a curated summary of reviews and interviews.
