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Welcome to the heart of Geek Native: the Tabletop & RPGs category. This is your primary source for the latest RPG news and essential TTRPG news, from blockbuster releases to indie Kickstarter discoveries. We provide in-depth reviews of roleplaying games, board games, and card games, helping you decide what's worth your time and your shelf space. Whether you roll dice, shuffle cards, or push miniatures, you'll find your community and your next obsession right here.

Stay ahead of the curve with our popular Routinely Itemised summary. This regular feature is your essential digest of the TTRPG industry, curating the biggest news, trends, and hidden gems into one unmissable roundup. It's the best way to stay informed on the business of tabletop gaming.

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Tabletop & RPGs Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Tabletop & RPGs reporting (Archive Page 101).

What the UK Games Expo might tell us about the future of Frosthaven

June 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cephalofair Games had a stand at UK Games Expo; of course, they did. UKGE is one of Europe’s largest expos, and Cephalofair is one of the world’s most successful and renowned tabletop game companies.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cephalofair games, gloomhaven, uk games expo

Chaosium announces new CEO and Executive Producer for RPGs in major staff shuffle

June 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium, the publisher of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest and the brand new Age of Vikings, has a new CEO.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: age of vikings, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, michael o'brien, Mike Mearls, runequest

Fanatical has a 95% saving bundle on Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG

June 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, players face a choice: they can build a new noble House from the ground up, restore a forgotten lineage to its former glory, or forge their own path among the stars. Whatever their decision, the ultimate goal is the Imperial throne.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, drivethrurpg, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, fanatical, Modiphius Entertainment

Uknite the Realm: “Deth Metvl” after “Escape the Domain of the Night Hag”

June 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Previous TTRPGs from Uknite the Realm include Samurai Goths of the Apocalypse and the horror Shh!!, in which bad things happen if the players speak louder than a stage whisper.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: uk games expo

Level Up Your Pride: The LGBTQ+ RPG bundle is here!

June 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Headlining the collection is Evil Hat Productions’ award-winning and popular TTRPG, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, alongside Possum Creek Games’ charming Yazeba’s Bed and Breakfast.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast

Pay versus Play: Women in TTRPGs

June 2, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The panel’s guests consisted of Dr Rachel of Science and Sorcery, Chelsea, the co-owner of publisher The Wanderer’s Tome, Aida from Euphoria and Jess Jewel of the production company 12 Sided Studio.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Flabbergasted!, the wanderer's tome, uk games expo

Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: Lovecraft County

June 2, 2025 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Amazing Adventures is a d20 game of modern adventure that uses familiar old school rules but keeps the roll high version of later editions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: amazing adventures, horror, lovecraft, world building

Genre Police: Mechanical Shutdown

June 2, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

The response floored me. ‘That’s not how this works, right? We failed the roll, so the information is locked off’. I was totally baffled.

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

Wrastlevania: The craziest game 9th Level have ever made

June 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ultra Dracula is immune to all weapons, and the only way to defeat the monster is to pin him three times.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, backerkit, Castlevania, chris o'neill, Metroid, uk games expo

UK Games Expo Awards: Monte Cook Games and Free League Publishing win Best Roleplaying in new format

June 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UK Games Expo was the biggest yet, with 42,000 people attending the multi-hall event in the NEC. There were also changes to the UK Games Expo Awards this year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: awards, doomsong, Free League Publishing, mantic games, Monte Cook Games, The One Ring, uk games expo

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