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Board Games Reports

Geek Native provides an authoritative and independent perspective on Board Games, a topic we have followed for more than 13 years. This collection of 254 articles evaluates industry shifts through original reporting and critical analysis. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Dungeons and Dragons meets modern dating in indie party game

May 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover the tabletop convention debut of two indie games from Orcwood Games, including a cooperative baking race and a chaotic fantasy matchmaking card game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, card games, dating, uk games expo

First look at Spacedogs, a cooperative narrative space-crawler uncovered at UK Games Expo

May 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover Spacedogs, an upcoming sci-fi deck-builder board game revealed at UKGE. Read our exclusive preview of this anthropomorphic cooperative adventure.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, uk games expo

Medusa Games Unveils Final Demo of The Great Fire of Chicago at UKGE 2026

May 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Medusa Games unveils the final demo of The Great Fire of Chicago, 1871 at the UK Games Expo. Find out why this highly anticipated board game is worth the wait.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, uk games expo

Tickets for the 2026 York Board Games Convention go on sale this June

May 23, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The York Board Games Convention returns to St Peter’s School this October with expanded gaming space, prominent sponsors, and free entry for children under 16.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, convention, osprey games

New Peaky Blinders mystery game tasks players with clearing Tommy Shelby

April 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Investigate the death of Clifford Brown and clear Tommy Shelby in the new Cryptic Killers Peaky Blinders game. We explore the 1920s mystery and marketing claims.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, menkind, peaky blinders, shopping

Amigo Games closes its doors: The end of an eight-year American experiment

April 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

AMIGO Games Inc. has closed its US offices after eight years, citing tariff uncertainty and rising costs. We fact-check and report the full story of the German publisher’s American experiment.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games

New research links high complexity gaming to social wellbeing

March 31, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover which modern board games outrank chess in complexity and how new research from the University of Plymouth links gaming to social wellbeing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, chess, mental health, stats

From Sword World to En-nichi: How Mugen Gaming is bridging the gap between Japanese indies and Western tables

March 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Japanese festival board game En-nichi is coming to Kickstarter in English. Can Kansas City publishers Mugen Gaming and Vala Foundry translate its “cosy” matsuri charm while maintaining authentic production standards?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games

Rebellion releases free rulebook for Ian Livingstone’s Judge Dredd board game

February 13, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rebellion Unplugged has released the rulebook for Ian Livingstone’s classic Judge Dredd board game as a free download. Get the PDF here.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, free to download, Ian Livingstone, judge dredd, rebellion unplugged

Couples beware: The top 10 board games that cause the most arguments

February 13, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

New research reveals that Diplomacy is more likely to cause arguments than Monopoly. We look at the top 10 board games that spark the most conflict on Reddit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, game of thrones, loaded dice, monopoly, risk, root, Settlers of Catan, stats, twilight imperium

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