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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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Continuing the archive of independent Tabletop & RPGs reporting (Archive Page 16).

Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga rises from the grave on Kickstarter

May 8, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragon Ball Z: The Board Game Saga rises from the grave. Pop Art Games and Lynnvander Studios bring the cancelled anime adventure to Kickstarter on 9 June 2026.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, dragon ball

Worldbuilding: Pirate Borg

May 7, 2026 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Sail into a haunted eighteenth-century Caribbean with Pirate Borg, a rules-light tabletop roleplaying game where muskets, magic, and Lovecraftian horrors collide on the high seas.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mork borg, pirate borg, pirates, world building

UK Games Expo 2026: Judges’ Awards Shortlist Revealed for 20th Anniversary

May 6, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UK Games Expo 2026 Judges’ Awards shortlist has been revealed. See which tabletop and roleplaying games are competing for this year’s People’s Choice.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Avalon Hill, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, Cubicle 7 Entertainment, Days of Wonder, Free League Publishing, frostgrave, hit point press, Iello, kings of war, mantic games, osprey games, ravensburger, Steamforged Games, uk games expo, uk games expo awards, Warmachine

Goodman Games secures official Elric of Melniboné license for 2027 release

May 6, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Goodman Games announces official Elric of Melniboné tabletop material for 2027, featuring dual compatibility for both Dungeon Crawl Classics and Fifth Edition systems.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dungeon crawl classics, Elric of Melniboné, goodman games, michael moorcock

Safe Mode: Disabled – The PbtA exploring the duality of digital identity

May 6, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Safe Mode: Disabled is a new roleplaying game on Kickstarter using dual playbooks to explore the divide between real-world identity and digital avatars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, powered by the apocalypse

Hobbit Tales and Isengard expansions join The One Ring line this summer

May 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free League targets June for three Middle-earth releases exploring Saruman’s decline in Isengard and classic Shire adventures for The One Ring.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Francesco Nepitello, Middle-earth, the lord of the rings, The One Ring

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Lowdown in Highport

May 5, 2026 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

Map your journey from Nyrond to the Pomarj as your party tracks the Slave Lords through the World of Greyhawk in this classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign guide.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, greyhawk, world building

Beyond the board: How Syncanite Games is pitching a ‘crystal punk’ empire at Cannes

May 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Syncanite Games launches Expansion I on Gamefound while preparing a series pilot pitch for the Cannes Film Festival. Discover the future of this crystal punk world.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Augmented reality, gamefound

Legend in the Mist Launchfest begins as Son of Oak prepares for June shipping

May 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Son of Oak reveals Legend in the Mist has raised $1.75 million ahead of its physical launch. Discover how Amit Moshe is using narrative-first roleplaying games to bridge the gap for 5e players during the month-long Launchfest event.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: amit moshe, legend in the mist, Son of Oak Game Studio

Beyond the Maps: Wizards of the Coast completes its transition to an official virtual tabletop platform

May 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast releases the free Zombie Clot Play-Along Pack, but the move signals a strategic shift towards gated seasonal content and an official pivot to Virtual Tabletop branding.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: d&d beyond, Dungeons & Dragons, Ravenloft, wizards of the coast

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