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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.

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.

Free to Download: DoubleZero – Primer

November 20, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

DoubleZero is a toolset for tabletop gaming. It works in any modern setting that does not favour characters with magical, paranormal, or superhuman skills. The rules engine is ideal for mystery, espionage, thrillers, procedurals, and drama.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, James Bond, lightspress media, traveller

Convictor Drive: Armored by Grief – A Kamen Rider-inspired tabletop RPG hits Kickstarter targets

November 20, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kamen Rider is a motorcycle, insect-themed superhero that’s been airing as a TV show in Japan since the early 70s.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, LionWing Publishing

A sneak peek inside Villainous Champions of the Shadow Keep for 5E

November 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has secured permission to show you the pitch video for Villainous Champions of the Shadow Keep before the Kickstarter launch on the 22nd.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons

Competition: Win a Zweihander Fantasy Horror RPG Starter Kit

November 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Starter Kit is an evolution of the original ZWEIHÄNDER game, providing both new and veteran gamers with all the tools needed to play their first fantasy horror role-playing game. It’s beginner-friendly, and backward compatible with the current ZWEIHÄNDER game line.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions, daniel d. fox, James Introcaso, zweihander

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #179

November 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A handy overview of RPG news from Geek Native and around the web. There are big-money deals, reviews, game bundles, interviews and headlines from the tabletop games community.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cy_borg, Dungeons & Dragons, eone, Free League Publishing, hasbro, Krampus, routinely itemised

Competition: Win the SWADE-powered post-apocalyptic The After

November 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Tales from the Trail Vol II is a compendium for THE AFTER featuring a full plot point campaign that takes place over three unique and exciting adventures.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions, Fainting Goat Games, savage worlds, the after

Chronicle Connection Plus: A solo TTRPG to practice your dating game

November 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rookie Jet has made some anime-inspired RPGs set in horrible worlds or confronting dangerous people. Chronicle Connection Plus is a dating RPG. I suppose there’s a clever and cynical joke about sticking to the theme!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, rookie jet studio, solo rpgs

Free League announces The Walking Dead RPG

November 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Walking Dead TV series is wrapping up with its usual dramatic flare, and the tabletop RPG will head to Kickstarter in the Spring of 2023.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, Nils Hintze, the walking dead, Tomas Härenstam, year zero engine

Physical Beginner Box for Battletech included in the new Introduction bundle

November 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The deal is good until about Friday 2nd of December, plus or minus timezone wiggles and comes in four tiers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battletech, bundles, Catalyst Game Labs, humble bundle

Space 1889 aims for a new iteration of the iconic steampunk RPG and it is set a decade After

November 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Space 1889 appeared at the dawn of the steampunk movement. The boilerplate hulls of aerial gunboats and the hardy ethernauts who braved the dark reaches of space developed in parallel with the aesthetic so many know and love.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, space 1889

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