Ancient Robot Games

Several dice trays on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The vegan leather trays have colourful illustrations

Two sizes of dice trays open and laying flat on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

Dice trays in two sizes, small and regular, on a table in the Edinburgh board game store. The small trays are on top of the regular ones.

Mini but mighty

The shop favourite vegan leather trays from @evannave.bsky.social now come in a small solo size! The adorable mini trays are locally made and perfect for travel use or as a solo dice tray

Come have a browse, we're open until 7pm today!

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The board game Fate of the Fellowship on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The game has illustrations of the Lord of the Rings characters on the cover.

Fate of the Fellowship is out today!

Work together to destroy the One Ring and save Middle-Earth. Do you have what it takes to evade the Nazgûl and Sauron's searching Eye?

Come get yours while stock lasts, we're open late today!

#ancientrobotgames #fateofthefellowship

Heading down to @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social later for my first game of Battletech in 20 years...

The board game café Ancient Robot Games board game library of games available to play in store. There are shelves of board games by a window.

The board game Iliad on a table in the Edinburgh board game cafe Ancient Robot Games. The game has a canvas mat, score markers with different colours and tile pieces

The board game Ichor in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. There are tokens of different mythical creatures and deities.

The board game Lure with a picture of a fish on the cover. There are different colour dice, tokens and cards with illustrations of fish.

We have plenty of new games in the games library! Here are some highlights:

Iliad and Ichor, the 2 player games of strategy and mythology
The competitive fishing game Lure
Things in Rings, the game of deduction and Venn diagrams
The fast-paced Overs, The Cricket Game

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The game Blood on the Clocktower on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. Shelves of board games are visible in the background

Blood on the Clocktower is back in stock! A Demon and its minions are tormenting innocent villagers! Can you find the Demon in this game of deduction and deceit?

We also run weekly Blood on the Clocktower nights at @arworkshop.bsky.social, just grab a ticket from our website!

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Star Wars Unlimited Legends of the Force decks on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

The starter sets for the card game Gundam on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

Packs of the board game expansion Sea Salt & Paper Extra Pepper on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The packs show an origami style illustration of a crab.

The board game Ink on a table in Ancient Robot Games board game store. The cover has an abstract colourful illustration

This week's new releases!

We have new TCGs including the new Gundam card game and the Star Wars Unlimited Legends of the Force set full of Jedi and Sith

The popular Sea Salt & Paper has a new Extra Pepper expansion with new cards and new effects!

Finally, build the most beautiful patterns in Ink!

The owner of the board game shop Ancient Robot Games and the game designer Dave Beck sitting by a table and smiling. There is a copy of the board game Distilled on the table.

Huge thanks to the game designer Dave Beck from @paverson.bsky.social for coming to see the shop yesterday! And thank you to everyone who tuned in for Dave's Whisk(e)y Wednesday live from the shop, check it out if you haven't already!

#ancientrobotgames #distilled

Strong thoughts and feelings from next week's guest 🤬

Next week's guests are Pablo Clark and Andrew Mckelvey of Eeerie Idol Games, an Edinburgh-based, independent board game publisher currently working on The Old Kings
Crown 👑

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott

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Dave will be broadcasting live from @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social  in Edinburgh for Whisk(e)y Wednesday today at 12 pm CST / 6pm BST 
Tune in for an exciting Gen Con update! If you are in Edinburgh pop in store for goodies and giveaways! https://www.youtube.com/live/-FpANDqbRL8?si=yz7X6Sw7kgc8P1Pm

Communist Vacuum Leaders make for the best puns 🤣

Check out the
latest episode of the Ancient Robot Podcast where the guys go over their weekend at the
@ukge.bsky.social

Tune in NOW to hear more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Youtube! ️

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott

RPGs on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The games include Tail-end Charlie, Love and Barbed Wire, Inner circle, the Long Road Home, A Cool and Lonely Courage, Expect three visitors and Starguild

Have you seen our new selection of RPGs from @planesailinggames.com yet?

The games range from a blackjack-driven dark comedy to being inspired by the Hobbits travelling back after completing their quest!

Come have a browse, we'll be open until 7pm today!

#ancientrobotgames #planesailinggames

Making or want to make tabletop games in Edinburgh? The Ancient Robot Workshop is a new
community and coworking space in Edinburgh! 🎲 Check out @arworkshop.bsky.social

See our new episode of the Ancient Robot Podcast this Wednesday!

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott
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The board game Apothebakery set up ready for a game in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

Details of the board game Apothebakery. There are cards with different adventurers and their diagnosis and the baked good required to heal them.

A close up of the Apothebakery board game alchemy station board.

The board game Apothebakery open on a table in the Edinburgh board game store Ancient Robot Games. The game board, cards and canvas bags in different colours are visible from the game box

Calling all Apothebakers, the culinary alchemist healers!

Get ready to forage ingredients, brew elixirs, and save adventurers in need of healing! Will you gain the highest reputation as an Apothebaker?

Come have a look at the beautiful Apothebakery by @luxlupo.bsky.social

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The board game Mysterium on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

Copies of the board game Cascadia Junior on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The game has illustrations of animals.

The board game version of Exploding Kittens on a table in the Edinburgh board game store Ancient Robot Games.

Restocks and new versions of our favourite games!

Our old favourite Mysterium is back! Can you interpret the ghostly visions correctly? 👻

Create your own ecosystems in the new Junior version of the popular Cascadia🌱

Avoid the Exploding Kittens in this board game version of the popular game! 😺

The board game shop Ancient Robot Games window display with board games in the different colours of the rainbow

Happy Pride everyone!

Ancient Robot Games is a space for everyone, today and all year round. As always, we want to thank you all for being such a welcoming community!

Hopefully see you soon! We have a Discord as well where you can chat to others in the TTRPG community :)

There's also @arworkshop.bsky.social, a dedicated space for tabletop game creators

Heya! Yes, we're taking part in the Free RPG day! Free items will be given out with any purchase related to roleplaying games

A Non-Slodgy Cake 🎂

Gelbs' new saying is going to be a hit in the reviewing sector! This episode is packed with geeky game chat with the games journalist Iain McAllister @giantbrain.co.uk

Tune in NOW to hear more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Youtube!

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott

A photo of the outside of Ancient Robot Games

Popped in to @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social

Beautiful, light space! Equally nice inside, fab selection too. Fully booked, can't wait to pop back.

Picked up Quacks of Quedlinburg & Castle Combo 🥳🥳

Arcworlde miniature game starter sets on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The sets include a wizard starter set, halfling starter set, vampire starter set and an ancient dead starter set.

We now stock Arcworlde, an independently produced narrative skirmish miniature game by @warpminiatures.bsky.social

Welcome to a whimsical fantasy world full of magical settings and fantastical creatures from vampires to wild elves 🧙

Come have a browse, we're open until 7pm

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Copies of the TTRPG book Scurry on a table at the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The cover has illustrations of a mouse and flowers.

A new edition of Scurry by @stoutstoat.co.uk was released this week!

Create your own forest creatures and scurry through Scotland’s undergrowth!

Scurry is great for new fans of TTRPGs as well as experienced players because of
🐾 Simple rules that are easy to pick up
🐾 Fast-paced games

Alan Partridge and Game Skits?

Dougal and Gelb sit down with game journalist, Iain McAllister of @giantbrain.co.uk to discuss his process for reviewing board, card, and role-playing games, and how he started out in the world of game podcasting🎙

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott

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Ancient Robot Games board game shop staff member smiling behind a stall full of board games and RPG zines.

People playing tabletop games at Cymera festival.

Games at Cymera festival. There are multiple tables full of people enjoying games.

Thanks everyone who came to see us at the Games Space at @cymerafestival.co.uk last weekend! It was great to meet so many of you, whether you stopped by to say hi or stayed for a game.

Keep an eye on our socials for updates on future events!

#ancientrobotgames #cymera2025

Several games on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The games include Setup, Muster, Power Vacuum, Hotshot Pickleball, Smug Owls, 21X, Hex effects, Tacta, Don Quixote The Ingenious Hidalgo, For the Emperor and Game Chest.

Coming back from @ukge.bsky.social also means a whole pile of new games for the board game library! Book a table to come and give the new games a try!

#ancientrobotgames #ukgamesexpo2025

Cognitive Quarantine: The Psychology of Roleplaying in Games 🎲🧠

@joermurphy.bsky.social joins the guys to discuss his research into group dynamics within roleplaying games.

Tune in NOW to hear more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Youtube! 🎙

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott
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Cymera Festival games strand web page info

This weekend is @cymerafestival.co.uk #Scotland 's #Festival of #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Writing in #Edinburgh /online I've produced the #Games strand along with our pals @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social free/pwyc please come along and join the fun www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-games #Cymera25 🧵

Ancient Robot Games board game shop staff members smiling under a sign saying UK Games Expo 2025.

New RPG zines layered on top of each other on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

We're back from @ukge.bsky.social

We had a blast and of course picked up sooo many new games we're excited to share with you. Here are just some of the new zines 👀 Can you spot any of your favourites?

#ancientrobotgames #ukgamesexpo2025

Fallout Factions Rulebook, The Operators minis and King of the park mini on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

We finally have Fallout Factions, the miniatures game based on the beloved videogame series! And we're throwing in the King of the Park miniature with purchases of the rulebook. Come get yours, we're open until 7pm today!

#ancientrobotgames #falloutfactions

Roleplaying Jam Sessions 🎸

Dougal and Gelb are joined by @joermurphy.bsky.social discussing his research into the group dynamic of roleplaying games.

Keep an eye out for the full episode, releasing next week 📆

Produced & edited by Ryan Scott

#ancientrobotgames #podcast

New board game Hotshot Pickleball in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The game has illustrations of pickles playing pickleball. Shelves of board games are visible in the background.

Deep regrets, the popular board game in the Edinburgh board game cafe Ancient Robot Games. The game has illustrations of a ship on sea.

The games Kelp Shark vs Octopus and a Gentle Rain on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.

The TTRPG Shadowdark in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The game has black and white illustrations.

We've been spoilt for choice of new releases and restocks lately

Hotshot Pickleball by the local designer Robert Gelb is out!

We have a selection of aquatic games from the horror game Deep Regrets to the lovely a Gentle Rain, and the 2 player Kelp Shark vs Octopus

Finally, Shadowdark has arrived!