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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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The Edinburgh Horrors, Long Dead Ink RPG adventure and Tarot cards Mysterious Islands is a solo RPG board game hybrid that supports up to four more players Free to Download: DoubleZero – Primer Convictor Drive: Armored by Grief – A Kamen Rider-inspired tabletop RPG hits Kickstarter targets A sneak peek inside Villainous Champions of the Shadow Keep for 5E

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The Edinburgh Horrors, Long Dead Ink RPG adventure and Tarot cards

November 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s an exiled Russian Countess, lost magic, a cute dog, a posh hotel and what might be a werewolf (a bit like 2022 then).

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Mysterious Islands is a solo RPG board game hybrid that supports up to four more players

November 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Oliver McNeil is back on Kickstarter again with project 33 and another in The Storymaster’s Tales hybrid series. These are part game book, part RPG and part board game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cards, kickstarters, oliver mcneil, pirates, solo rpgs

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: dating, 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

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