A selection of games available on sale at Ancient Robot Games: Barcelona the City of Silver, Forgotten Waters and Scholars of the south tigris on a table. Behind them shelves of games with sale signs can be seen.
📢 It's the final day of our sale 📢
We have a selection of board games available for 20% off the marked price! Come have a browse, we're open until 7pm as usual
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Poster for a Rock Trust Game Night on 26th of September at 7pm at Ancient Robot Games board game shop.
Join us next week for a board game night to fundraise for the Rock Trust, a local youth charity!
The tickets are £4 per person as usual for a cosy night of board gaming and a good time. We hope to see you all there!
Tickets are available through the link in our bio!
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The winner of yesterday's Gwent tournament at Tabletop Scotland smiling next to a sign saying 'How about a round of Gwent?'
Congratulations to Iain, winner of yesterday's Gwent tournament!
We're all ready for another day of games at @tabletopscot.bsky.social, come say hi!
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The card game Gwent on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.
Gwent is out today!
Set in the universe of The Witcher, Gwent is a card game of quick wits and strategy!
We're also hosting Gwent tournaments at @tabletopscot.bsky.social this weekend. Grab a ticket on their website and battle for victory 🏆
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Copies of the Northern Lights Ticket to Ride board game shop Ancient Robot Games in Edinburgh. The cover shows a snowy scenery with a train
A collection of Ticket to Ride games in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games: New York, San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, UK, Northern Lights and Europe versions.
All aboard 🚂
We have added Northern Lights to our Ticket to Ride collection! Travel through Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark in the Ticket to Ride Northern Lights
What's your favourite version of Ticket to Ride?
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Board games on a pile in the Edinburgh board game store Ancient Robot Games. There is a roll of 20% off stickers in front of the pile of board games
Super summer sale 📢
We're getting everything ready for our first ever board game sale starting tomorrow 🗓️ Come down to the shop to see our selection and get a great deal!
Stay tuned for more details!
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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!
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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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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!
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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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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!
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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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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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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!
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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!
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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?
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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!
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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
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Don’t be buying Gelb Star Trek Monopoly 👀
Dougal and Gelb talk about what makes a good game reskin… and what doesn’t, looking at you, Catan!
Tune in NOW to hear more from the guys on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Youtube! 🎙
Produced & edited by Ryan Scott
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A table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games with the games Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders Duel, Carcassonne and Life in Reterra.
The Asmodee Try Me Buy Me demo day is on today! 📢
Pop in to try Carcassonne, Life in Reterra, Ticket to Ride Europe, or 7 Wonders Duel until 6pm today!
#ancientrobotgames #trymebuyme #boardgames
Gamers smiling in front of Ancient Robot Games board game shop
Gamers smiling in front of the Ancient Robot Games board game shop
A game in progress in the 24 hour RPG-athon. The players are sat by a table smiling
A game in the 24 hour RPG-athon with the players smiling around a table
We were so happy to be the venue for the @edinfoodproject.bsky.social 24 hour RPG-athon! Thanks everyone who donated, stayed and played, or popped in for the mini quests last weekend!
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The game Dialect on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.
New indie RPGs in the Edinburgh board game shop including Frontier Scum and Fire in the Gorge.
New indie RPG stock in Ancient Robot Games, including Goblin Country, Viva la Queer Bat, Warped Beyond Recognition and Feathertail Falls.
New indie RPGs from Peregrine Coast Press are here! We have everything from Dialect to Goblin Country!
While you're looking for your new favourite RPG, why not take part in the @edinfoodproject.bsky.social mini quest today until 7pm and tomorrow between 10:30 and 12pm!
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Interior of the Edinburgh board game cafe Ancient Robot Games. There are tables and chairs, a table full of games, large windows and a pride flag by one of the windows.
Happy early May bank holiday!
We hope you're all enjoying the sun today! We'll be open until 7pm as usual today, so why not pop in for a game 🎲
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Ten one-page roleplaying games for younger players in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. Two skeletons are dancing on the cover.
New hardcover One-page RPGs volume 1 and 2 in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.
New hardcover One-page RPGs volume 3 and 4 in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.
New hardcover One-page RPGs volume 5 and 6 in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games.
📢 New hardback editions of Grant Howitt's one-page games are here! 📢
The one-page RPGs are packed with a variety of adventures from silly to serious. We also have Ten one-page games for younger players including Honey Heist 🍯 and Crash Pandas 🦝
Come get yours in store!
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A game of Ironwood by Mindclash Games being demoed at the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. Two players are sitting by a table with a game board between them.
The board game Septima being demoed in the board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The picture has a close up of a sign with witches and the words try Septima. Behind the sign a game board and player boards can be seen.
Hex-citing games of Septima and Ironwood!
Thank you to everyone who came to try Ironwood and Septima on Saturday! And a huge thanks Mindclash Games for fantastic demoes! We're so glad to be able to highlight games we really enjoy.
Keep an eye on our socials for future events!
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New stock: Pokémon Prismatic Evolutions Accessory Pouch on a table in the Edinburgh board game shop Ancient Robot Games. The pack includes booster packs and an Eevee accessory pouch.
Evolve your collection!
The Prismatic Evolutions Accessory Pouch is finally here! The pack includes booster packs from Scarlet & Violet Prismatic Evolutions and of course the adorable Eevee pouch for your cards.
Catch yours in store, we're open until 7pm as usual!
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Making sure your friends have the worst possible time… in a fun way!
Dougal and Gelb talk elegant design based games, like High Society and Courtisans! Episode 1 of the Ancient Robot Podcast is out NOW on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube!
Produced & edited by Ryan Scott Film
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