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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for all things gaming. This is your primary hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the vibrant worlds of tabletop gaming. We delve deep into immersive tabletop roleplaying games, strategise over the latest board games, and shuffle up for compelling card games. Our passion is for the analogue experience, the roll of the dice, and the community around the table.

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Steamforged leads Iron Kingdoms: Strangelight Workshop to D&D and Kickstarter success

July 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The new standalone game of occult and weird investigation in the steampunk world will use D&D’s 5e system. You can see progress, with about a week on the clock, on the pitch page.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, iron kingdoms, Steamforged Games

Dungeons & Dragons Gamelings are due in November

July 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s Gen Con season, and we’re getting D&D news aplenty. As ICv2 points out, WizKids is releasing a new range called Dungeons & Dragons Gamelings.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, wizkids

Spirit possession x ideomotor effect: WB sells Exorcist and Beetlejuice ouija boards!

July 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It was the fact that the very American and surely wholesome Warner Bros, WB brand was selling Ouija boards that caught my attention.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beetlejuice, Warner Bros

Free to Download: “Mooks and Minions” TTRPG promises fun choices

July 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mooks and Minions plays fast, chaotic, and messy. The system uses exploding D6, and the dice even determine movement.

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

Taking the ‘V’ Out Of ‘Virtual Tabletop’ and Onto Your Tables

July 29, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

I will admit that I have always felt conflicted about playing in-person vs being online – each bringing a completely different experience!

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

Iconic BattleTech goes in for Total War … but discounted in this bundle

July 29, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re looking at the digital versions of a board game here, and there’s a pair: BattleTech Total War, which returns from a run in 2022, and ebook play aids in BattleTech Readouts.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battletech, board game, bundle of holding, bundles, Catalyst Game Labs, mecha

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #267

July 27, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week in TTRPG news: Christmas in July sales continue, Wizards switches to Dark Horse, a new Expanse RPG emerges, CD Projekt Red teases a new game, D&D LEGO minifigs are available for pre-order, and Stormlight Archives RPG reviews are mixed.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: critical kit, dark horse, Dungeons & Dragons, routinely itemised, shadow scar, the expanse

Spiel Des Jahres 2024 best board game winners trigger retailer warning

July 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’d write this off as marketing speak, but I’m scarred over how long it took me to find Boop after it started winning awards!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game

Cozy Companion: The Nonbinary Tabletop Award returns

July 25, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Nonbinary Tabletop Award will return this year with nominations open from August 1st, closing on December 31st, and with people encouraged to nominate themselves.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: snowbright studios

Powered by Perilous Pamphlets: Less is four times more TTRPG

July 24, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Philip Reed Games, Crumbling Keep, Headcheese Productions, and Egg Embry Publishing are all in the Powered By Perilous Pamphlets promotion.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cy_borg, kickstarters, old school essentials, philip reed

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