Hoyuk is a settlement building board game set 10,000 years ago. The game usually costs $54.90 and is available from Mage Company. Read on to discover how you can win a copy. I found a great video showcasing the game, based on the Kickstarter preview, by jPlay. If you’re curious as to feel of the […]
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Kickstarting Blake Northcott’s Final Empire
The Arena Mode series from Blake Northcott grew on the author’s hard earned reputation, writing skills and Kickstarter funding. The first novel, Arena Mode, 543% funded and the second, Assault or Attrition, hit 401%. This is the pitch for the third in the series – Final Empire. [Back this Campaign] The novel includes art from […]
We Are the Night: a Review of Blood & Smoke – the Strix Chronicle
After getting my mind completely blown by the greatness that was Demon: The Descent, I decided I hadn’t had enough of the new, post-God Machine World of Darkness. And so I promptly double-clicked on my review pdf copy of Blood & Smoke: the Strix Chronicle and began reading. Did I find more of the same excellent story-gaming […]
Vow of Honor offers a world full of dishonor
Sigil Stone Publishing and Ben Dutter have a fresh Kickstarter campaign for the RPG Vow of Honor. Geek Native’s community have already had a peak into Vow of Honor but we’re curious gamers and wanted to know more. Ben kindly agreed to an interview. If you only had three sentences to describe Vow of Honor […]
Oh boy! RPG drinking stat pint glasses
Drink teaches you how to dance and gives you the confidence to do so. What adjustments do you need to make to your character sheet? Wait, what? The dance skill is just an illusion? This could get messy. [Product Page] The monkeys over at Think Geek are selling these pint glasses for gamers in packs […]
7 fumble dice memes
Arg! Thanks dice. How you mock us.
Post-apocalyptic wheeling and dealing: Raid and Trade turns to Kickstarter
MAGE Company have another Kickstarter project live that’s gaining traction. Raid and Trade is a board game in which characters have to negotiate, explore, fight and make tough decisions to make it from the ruins and into the Golden City. [Back this Campaign] The Kickstarter launched today, that’s November 3rd, and already looks healthy. It’s […]
Exclusive sneak peak! Inkwell Ideas launch new DungeonMorph campaign
The original DungeonMorph Dice Kickstarter from Inkwell Ideas raised over $20,000 from 379 backers. It funded back in 2011. Years ago. Now the clever RPG design company is back with a campaign that includes cards, PDF and font to support a city and town theme. You can back it here. The premise is simple but […]
Intelligent and farsighted: A review of the 6d6 RPG 2nd Edition
I got my copy of the second edition of the 6d6 RPG by backing a Kickstarter. The campaign came in 330% funded and that’s a feat that even some of the biggest names in the industry would be pleased with. Gamers who missed the Kickstarter will soon get a chance to buy the books at […]
D&D 5e suffers digital set back as Wizards of the Coast and Trapdoor breakup
Trapdoor Technologies is an independent digital book and platform expert that had landed the contract to build the digital toolset to support Dungeons & Dragons 5e. The decision by Wizards of the Coast to outsource this development made sense. They had struggled with their own tools for D&D 4. The problem seemed to be WotC […]
