Girdy breaks down the severe time and money toll of the “tabletop AI tax” as indies fight community suspicions, plus record-breaking UKGE 2026 logistics and Paizo’s brutal playtest.
Archives for June 2026
Valley of Cats launched at Cymera: A new GNAT system adventure gamebook from David M Donachie
David M Donachie launches Valley of Cats, his newest fantasy adventure gamebook, at Edinburgh’s Cymera Festival. Discover the fast-paced GNAT system.
Routinely Itemised: RPG #363 & #364
Catch up on two weeks of tabletop news: UK Games Expo growth, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s new TTRPG, WotC’s D&D Beyond council, Neon Odyssey’s record Kickstarter, and June’s Publisher Spotlight.
The tabletop AI tax: Why policing machine learning is costing indies their livelihood
Live from the UK Games Expo 2026, industry leaders break down the devastating timeline and financial costs of policing generative AI allegations in independent tabletop publishing.
Titan retail push brings Forbidden Planet to Reading
The world’s largest sci-fi retailer is opening a flagship store at Broad Street Mall in Reading, anchoring a major new hub for Berkshire comic and card game fans.
Intergalactic popcorn from Joe & Seph’s turns out pink and green ahead of Supergirl launch
Premium snack makers Joe & Seph’s launch an official Supergirl movie tie-in popcorn mix, but the heroic red and blue aesthetic looks surprisingly pink and green.
Juliette Burton brings her introvert-friendly tabletop game show to Edinburgh Fringe
Discover how Juliette Burton’s Board to Distraction gamifies the traditional comedy stage with Trivial Pursuit mechanics designed specifically for introverted tabletop gamers heading to the Edinburgh Fringe.
White-collar grimdark: Mörk Org makes its retail debut
Beyond Cataclysm Books brings corporate despair to the tabletop with Mörk Org, an agile office culture parody game compatible with Mörk Borg that made its retail debut at the UK Games Expo.
All aboard the Bigfoot Bus: How Parable Games is bringing Fortean horror to SHIVER this summer
From Fortean magazine pastiches to high-profile praise from Paizo design staff, here is the full post-show breakdown on British indie RPG SHIVER: Cryptids.
Post-apocalyptic insect RPG Tales of the Kytin Age reveals future expansions Franzia and Bluecliff
Discovered at UK Games Expo, the decades-in-the-making tabletop RPG Tales of the Kytin Age is expanding with new post-apocalyptic sourcebooks exploring mutated Europe.
