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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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Review: ‘How am I Weird?’ is a game that’ll have you laughing out loud at the weirdness of your peers Hasbro’s UK partner on HeroQuest slaps big discounts on the game Free to Download: Sunset RPG – complete with trigger warning Cursed Dice – d9, d11, d13, d15, d17 and d19 for your collection Review: ANGER SMASH (Grrrrrr!) by How Am I Weird Games

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Review: ‘How am I Weird?’ is a game that’ll have you laughing out loud at the weirdness of your peers

November 13, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Here at Geek Native we were lucky enough to get our hands on a free review copy of How Am I Weird? and loved every second of it!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

Hasbro’s UK partner on HeroQuest slaps big discounts on the game

November 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hasbro apparently couldn’t stretch to making the tricky British financials work. Zavvi stepped in, presumably with a promise to buy in bulk, and brought the adventure game here.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, hasbro, HeroQuest, sales, zavvi

Free to Download: Sunset RPG – complete with trigger warning

November 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Forteller Games is known for audio supplements for games like Gloomhaven but has now branched into creating their own TTRPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download

Cursed Dice – d9, d11, d13, d15, d17 and d19 for your collection

November 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Impact! Miniatures say the dice are as “fair as possible” given that they have got an odd number of sides, each one created by someone trained to work with geometric design.

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

Review: ANGER SMASH (Grrrrrr!) by How Am I Weird Games

November 11, 2024 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Here at Geek Native, we unexpectedly received a free review sample of Anger Smash by How Am I Weird Games, so here’s Bronwen’s review.

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Pale Tides: Folk horror and witchcraft in a RPG

November 11, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paul Scott Canavan, an artistic and art director for Magic: The Gathering, has brought a horror TTRPG to Kickstarter. It’s funded and will run until November 30th.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, tarot

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #282

November 9, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tabletop RPG world catches up with Mongoose Publishing’s annual report, Hasbro’s declining D&D sales, the release of the first official Blades in the Dark supplement, and the arrival of Krampus-themed content

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blades in the dark, Dungeons & Dragons, john harper, Krampus, Mongoose Publishing, routinely itemised, traveller

Ashes Without Number: Sine Nomine ends the world and sets Kickstarter alight

November 7, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kevin Crawford, the one-man-power that is Sine Nomine Publishing, is back on Kickstarter. Ashes Without Number is an RPG for the end of the world, and that can be whatever terrible end you fancy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Apocalypse, kevin crawford, kickstarters, sine nomine publishing

The Dracula Dossier: Where espionage meets the supernatural

November 7, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The campaign is inspired by the award-winning Armitage Files for Trail of Cthulhu, highlighting the importance of player agency and the Director’s improvisation. Players use Dracula Unredacted, a specially annotated version of the original novel, to uncover clues and follow leads.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, gumshoe, Night’s Black Agents, Pelgrane Press

Draconis convinces gamers that D&D can be pacifist

November 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are several game modes in Draconis, and one is all about pacifism without even dangerous spells.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarter, studio agate

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