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.
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.
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.
Folklore in fantasy RPGs? Over, under or inappropriately used?
At Tabletop Scotland, Adam of Blackwell Games, Brian Tyrell of Stout Stoat Press, author of the “Pict-ish” Carved in Stone, Pablo Clark of The Old King’s Crown and Chaosium’s Lynne Hardy and Associate Editor of Call of Cthulhu and Rivers of London champion talked about folklore in fantasy RPGs.
Litter Tray: Interview with Gareth Edwards from Farplace Games ahead of Tabletop Scotland
With Tabletop Scotland fast approaching (just one more sleep!), I was really lucky to catch up with the amazing Gareth Edwards from Farplace Games to learn more about his upcoming game Litter Tray, and also to hear about what’s next for the charity!
The future of Tabletop Scotland: A talk to Dave Wright
I wondered whether all this faith in the Tabletop Scotland team would be tested by the movie and reached out to the convention organisers.
Tabletop Scotland quits Perth and moves to Edinburgh
Tabletop Scotland 2024 will move to Edinburgh and the Royal Highland Centre. Despite the name, the Royal Highland Centre is further south than Perth and just outside Edinburgh.
Beyond Cataclysm Games bought every d13 in the world for a solo RPG
First, said Dave, they bought up all the d13s in Europe and then had to go further afield to acquire enough dice. Beyond Cataclysm Games got to the point where they believed they had bought every spare d13 in the world.
The spirits of Catherine Redgate arrive at Tabletop Scotland
This post, though, is an art one focusing on the spirits you can find on various goodies in Catherine’s online shop. They’re presented here with permission.
Tabletop Scotland: Exhibitors tell us why they and we should line up
Going to miss out on Tabletop Scotland? You can grab snippets of it via Geek Native’s social and Discord.
