The winner of the RPG Publisher Spotlight for April has been announced, and it’s Keith DEdinburgh. We’ll get in touch with Keith.
Tabletop Scotland
Tabletop Scotland has grown into the country's leading convention for board games and roleplaying games, hosted at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. This archive chronicles Geek Native's long-term coverage of the event's evolution. Rather than just a list of past attendees, these historical records document shifting industry trends, from the early playtesting of breakout indie titles to major product launches by established publishers. This collection serves as a definitive timeline of the community milestones and game demonstrations that have shaped Scotland's premier tabletop trade fair.
Oranges and Lemons is a trading board game flavoured by a creepy English nursery rhyme
Many people will know that Oranges and Lemons references the bells of churches within the (or close to) the City of London. Did you know there are several theories about the origin of the rhyme, though?
Get a sneak peek of ‘Deep Regrets’ before you can buy it [quick video tour]
One of the games that stood out to me the most at Tabletop Scotland was Deep Regrets, which raised a whopping £637,077 on Kickstarter a wee while back (and is still accepting late pledges). Girdy apparently missed it at the time, but I’m here to remedy that.
Review: Neon City Overdrive [Tabletop Scotland playthrough]
When looking over the Tabletop Scotland games online, I got so excited at the prospect of playing a game about cyberpunks that I immediately signed up for the Saturday game of Neon City Overdrive. I was glad I did!
Session -1: Dawn of Worlds
There are games where creating the world in story terms is also part of character generation. It’s an idea I’m fond. Dawn of Worlds is different; this is not a theatre of the mind world. As you play through Dawn of Worlds, you’ll get the names of gods, peoples, technology levels and a complete world map.
Exclusive: Grumpy Gorilla producing a Rosebyrne Manor card game
Grumpy Gorilla sells Magic: The Gathering, Drunken Monkey Barrell (DMB) 3d dungeon tiles and Rosebyrne Manor.
Haggis 11: TTRPG zinemaker created this 2-page scenario specifically for Tabletop Scotland 2024
Never Mind the Dice Rolls has developed a short two-page scenario SPECIFICALLY for Tabletop Scotland 2024! How cool is that?!
Are newbies welcome at Tabletop Scotland? POV from a first-timer
Despite not being quite over Fringe, having started college again and am throwing self into volunteering in the arts duties, I was super excited to come along to Tabletop Scotland with co-editor – and Tabletop Scotland veteran – Girdy.
Rivers of London: “Jimmy’s Last Dance” will follow “The Font of All Evil”
The Rivers of London TTRPG line editor Lynne Hardy is at Tabletop Scotland this weekend, and while she’s busy dealing with many fans, Geek Native may have managed to wrangle an exclusive.
Tiny Spaceship: Gaming conventions cause this Kickstarter to fly
The good news is that Tanya insists on making digital files for games free and that crowdfunding has reached its goal. You can see the tally or join in on the pitch page.
