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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 20).

The One Ring: Hands of the White Wizard

June 30, 2026 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Free League gives GMs the ultimate Middle-earth campaign choice in Hands of the White Wizard. Discover how your players can alter history and stop the fall of Saruman.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, Middle-earth, The One Ring

Genre Police: You have chosen…Poorly

June 30, 2026 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

When players deliberately trigger traps or make terrible choices, is it sabotage or storytelling? Discover how to handle chaotic risks in roleplaying games.

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

How publishers are reimagining Free RPG Day for a hybrid world

June 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free RPG Day 2026 reveals a hybrid future for tabletop gaming, blending brick-and-mortar store support with direct digital downloads and active crowdfunding funnels.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, cbr+pnk, dolmenwood, exalted funeral, free rpg day, mythworks, Necrotic Gnome, Shadowrun

Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan trades cosmic dread for cosy village crime in Merryshire Detective Club

June 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pelgrane Press drops a free GUMSHOE preview for Merryshire Detective Club, a cosy fantasy murder mystery roleplaying game by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, free to download, Gareth Hanrahan, gumshoe, Pelgrane Press, robin d laws, simon rogers

Inside Strange Stories: How Chris Lackey is swapping dense manuals for audio prep

June 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The co-host of The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast drops a new standalone horror TTRPG designed for fast, single-session gameplay and effortless audio-based GM prep.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, horror, lovecraft

Tacitus Publishing opens public playtest for crunchy high fantasy game The Red Wyvern RPG

June 28, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tacitus Publishing launches an open playtest for its upcoming high-crunch tactical system, The Red Wyvern RPG, featuring a hybrid percentile and d10 dice pool engine.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

Explore Altdorf and beyond: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay bundle

June 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Grab 19 DRM-free items in the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Bundle. Dive into the mud, blood, and grim dark peril of the Old World with Fanatical’s latest deal.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, cubicle 7, fanatical, warhammer

Routinely Itemised: RPG #367

June 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Catch up on essential TTRPG news with a look at Free RPG Day, the Origins Awards, and the BackerKit and DriveThruRPG partnership.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: darrin drader, Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised, wizards of the coast

Adventure design and statistical precision: A chat With Dice Average RPG

June 25, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dice Average RPG talks to Geek Native about ditching the D&D 5e market, moving into system-neutral OSR design, and their upcoming module releases.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dmsguild, Dungeons & Dragons, spotlight

Grab over £960 of dark fantasy with the Professor DM’s DCC Essentials bundle

June 24, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Secure over £960 worth of old-school rulesets, variant rulebooks, and virtual tabletop aids for £29.74 in this charity-backed collection.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, dungeon crawl classics, goodman games

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