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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.

Board game hit Magnate gets a global release and exclusive retailer promo

February 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the game you try to move tenants into your buildings: so in a very meta-move I thought it would be fun if you could have game businesses / tenants that all have thematic effects.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games

Caves come alive as 5e creatures: Caver & Cube Familiar Minis, Books, and the C20 (Cave D20)

February 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Severed Books have absolutely torn through the Kickstarter campaign goals for Caver & Cube Familiars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, kickstarters, models, severed books

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #141

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A cluster of RPG news furnished at bullet point speed on a week of debate-sparking 5e RPG, a new boss for Roll20, the evil Red Wizards and a Daredevil star in a new show.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Ad Infinitum Adventures, Arcadia, cyberpunk red, Darklight Interactive, Deborah Ann Woll, doctor who, Dungeons & Dragons, earthdawn, ed greenwood, exalted funeral, fandom tabletop, fasa, godbound, goodman games, haunted west, ico partners, kevin crawford, laidback dungeon master, Legendary Games, Modiphius Entertainment, nightpath publishing, old-school essentials, Paizo Publishing, paizocon, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, routinely itemised, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Steve Jackson Games, tabletops & tentacles, tales of xadia, They Came From Beyond the Grave, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory

Xenos Rampant sci-fi warfare and Lion Rampant 2e warfare joins Osprey’s 2022 roster

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Busy Osprey Games have announced two more games; two new miniature wargames for 2022.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: osprey games, wargaming

Furhaven is a 5e setting for D&D newbies and young fans

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kim Bourrie is a 3d modeller and game designer who combines both talents in Furhaven. The Kickstarter for the 5e setting includes 3d-printable models and an introductory setting.

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

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Shawn Merwin

February 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the time of writing, there are nearly 80 products on Shawn’s credits page at the DMsGuild, and as we’ll discover below, he was one of the first people ever to be published there.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ghostfire gaming, spotlight

Free to Download: Wizards of the Coast re-release Crypt of the Smoke Dragon

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This self-contained game gives you and your friends the experience of playing the Dungeons & Dragons game in an easy-to-learn format.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, Jeff Grubb, TSR, wizards of the coast

Free to Download: Judge Dredd rulebooks from Osprey Games hits DriveThruRPG

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

It’s a false alarm for a new Judge Dredd RPG, or even an old one.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, free to download, judge dredd, judge dredd & the worlds of 2000 AD, osprey games, rebellion

Cute and dark, honestly: the RPG Zin Never Dies charms it’s way closer to Kickstarter success

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nemo Dowme has taken inspiration from anime feature-length to weave an RPG of fairy tale charm and the darkness of cautionary folklore. The result is the Zin Never Dies tabletop RPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, kickstarters

All new small-time capers gone wrong: Fiasco 2020 bundles up

February 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bundle of Holding has a new Fiasco deal with the revamped and smoothed game from the 2019 Kickstarter on offer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bully Pulpit Games, bundle of holding, bundles, fiasco

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