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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 74).

The Dreadnought interview with Liminal Artifact: The Final Act?

August 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Kickstarter for Liminal Artifact’s Dreadnought: War of the Heretic King is live, funded and describes the new TTRPG as a nobledark finale to the Exquisite Corse series.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalypse engine, kickstarters

Tales of Argosa Rules and Cairn World Building

August 12, 2025 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

The Tenements are the remnants of a Mighty City that fell in a Great War against the Skorn.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cairn, old school essentials, world building

Genre Police: Rule-ing Power

August 11, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Most games have mechanisms of keeping the ‘balance’ between the players and the GM, with most systems being weighted in favour of the players.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, rpg ideas

Hit Point Press fund “living” minis

August 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hit Point Press reassures that they’re designed to be used on any TTRPG that uses a 1-inch scale grid, which is standard for D&D, Pathfinder, Savage Worlds, and Gloomhaven.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: hit point press, humblewood, kickstarters, minis

Rolling for Connection: How TTRPGs combat loneliness

August 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The journey from feeling isolated to finding your “tribe” is a significant one. Tabletop roleplaying games provide a unique and effective map for that journey.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

Routinely Itemised: RPG #321

August 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new DM for the world’s biggest roleplaying game stream? Find out who, plus get the exciting news about a Diablo TTRPG and the buzz around Draw Steel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical role, darrington press, diablo, draw steel, Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised

Green Ronin releases £12 Playtest for next generation of superhero RPG

August 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Available on DriveThruRPG for nearly $15, this playtest edition is a significant step towards the full release of the fourth edition, which was previously confirmed for a 2026 launch.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Green Ronin Publishing, Mutants & Masterminds, playtest, Steve Kenson, superhero

Catalyst Game Labs unveils pre-painted My Hero Academia miniatures game

August 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The forthcoming My Hero Academia: Miniatures Game is a competitive experience for two or more players. Each player will take control of a team of three characters, choosing from a roster of aspiring heroes from U.A. High School or the series’ formidable villains.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, minis, my hero academia

From a teen’s dream to gothic noir RPG: The story of Candlelight Inquisition

August 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Imagine putting questions to a questioner. Here, I ask game designer Will Fish questions to uncover the gothic details about the investigation TTRPG Candlelight Investigation.

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

An Unholy Alliance: Heroes and villains unite in the Doom Guard board game and TTRPG

August 3, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Doom Guard roleplaying game is part of the Necessary Evil universe, originally conceived by Clint Black in 2004

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, kickstarters, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, superheroes

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