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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.

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Tabletop & RPGs Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Tabletop & RPGs reporting (Archive Page 5).

BBC Radio comedy writer Rebecca Channon designs The Witching Hour puzzletale

September 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

PostCurious and BBC comedy writer Rebecca Channon launch The Witching Hour, a physical puzzle adventure game exploring hedge mazes and witch trials.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bbc, card games, crowdfunding

Chaosium brings Call of Cthulhu to Stirling Castle for a live historical game

September 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium and the University of Edinburgh bring Lovecraftian horror to Stirling Castle for a live roleplaying games event set in 11th-century Scotland.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: actual play, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, michael o'brien, Scotland

Ars Magica Definitive Edition lands in stores as fan tracker provides free access

September 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Atlas Games launches Ars Magica Definitive Edition into retail while fans at Project Redcap publish the open licence rules for free.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ars magica, Atlas Games, john nephew, jonathan tweet, mark rein-hagen

When to order a Christmas gift for a tabletop player so it arrives in time

September 16, 2026 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Order custom handmade dice bags and trays by 1 December to guarantee Christmas delivery. Read maker shipping deadlines and tabletop gift ideas from GameFancy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, dice bag

QuestXR blends augmented reality with Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying system

September 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

QuestXR takes Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying system outdoors, launching a BackerKit reservation for its real-world augmented-reality tabletop roleplaying game.

Filed Under: Mobile, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Augmented reality, backerkit, basic roleplaying

Pokemon 30th anniversary card values driven by scarcity not hype

September 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As the Pokemon trading card game approaches its 30th anniversary, local retailers warn against release day hype while auction records top $360,000 for rare cards.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, infographics, pokemon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, thistle tavern, trading cards

One Night Adventures: Low-prep Fifth Edition modules built for single sessions

September 14, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Read our exclusive interview with Tavern Publishing on funding One Night Adventures, single-session fifth edition modules built for the 2024 rules.

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

Leadership shakeup at Steve Jackson Games echoes the 1990 Secret Service raid

September 14, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steve Jackson steps down as CEO of Steve Jackson Games, appointing Sabrina Gonzalez to lead the company through its current tariff and manufacturing challenges.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: steve jackson, Steve Jackson Games

Misbehave: Solo and 1-on-1 monster roleplaying games

September 13, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hexy Studio’s Misbehave brings tactical solo and 1-on-1 roleplaying gamebooks to Kickstarter, putting players in control of the monsters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: solo rpgs

Glass Cannon Unplugged signs Nimble creator Evan Diaz for new roleplaying games

September 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Glass Cannon Unplugged partners with Nimble creator Evan Diaz to build a new range of fast, tactical roleplaying games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

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