Unlock the video game ‘Heaven’s Vault’ to discover the real treasures within fantastic alien archaeology and ancient languages. This is one for the word-nerds! Read More
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Category Archives: Games
Tabletop Review: Unicorn Dice from Metallic Dice Games
GeekMom Elizabeth reviews Unicorn Dice, from a Kickstarter by Metallic Dice Games. Read More
What to Do? Just Grab on to ‘Munchkin: Disney Duck Tales’ (A Woo Woo)
Since the early 2000s, Steve Jackson games have been entertaining us with ‘Munchkin’ and its various offspring, and just when you think there’s nothing else to expand with, well here come race cars, lasers, aero-planes. Read More
‘Autocomplete’: A Guessing Game for the Search Engine Savvy
‘Autocomplete’ is an adult-oriented card game in which players must guess which words and phrases are the most commonly searched for. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘kNow!’
‘kNow!’ is a trivia quiz game with a twist; it is played using the Google Assistant to reveal the answers, keeping it constantly up-to-date. Read More
Tabletop Review: ‘Death Eaters Rising’
GeekMom Elizabeth reviews the new ‘Harry Potter’ inspired tabletop cooperative game ‘Death Eaters Rising’ from USAopoly/The OP Games. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Listography’
‘Listography’ is a party-style board game for three to six players ages 12 and up where players make lists of items in a given topic. Read More
Kickstarter Alert: “Oom-Pah!”
If play is the best way to learn, then “Oom-Pah!” is the best tabletop game for music! Available on Kickstarter NOW! Read More
The Nominees Announced for The Game Awards 2019
The Game Awards 2019: ot’s time to cast your votes and show your love for the video games that made an impact in your life this year. Read More
Sims Can Have a Total College Experience in ‘Sims 4: Discover University’
GeekMom Elizabeth reviews ‘The Sims 4: Discover University,’ the newest expansion for ‘The Sims’ franchise from Electronic Arts. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Home Alone’
During October and November, we will be reviewing a selection of new games ideal for families during the holiday season. Today’s pick is ‘Home Alone.’ Read More
Tabletop Review: ‘Dragon’s Cave’
GeekMom Elizabeth reviews ‘Dragon’s Cave,’ a family game from Blue Orange Games’ 2019 releases. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Dough Nab’
‘Dough Nab’ is a quick-paced, donut themed game that will have everyone laughing as they race to snatch colorful donuts from the table. Read More
Tabletop Review: ‘Smart 10’
GeekMom Elizabeth reviews portable quiz game ‘Smart 10,’ a Fall 2019 release from Banagrams Inc. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Tremor’
From PAX Australia and live on Kickstarter, ‘Tremor’ is a fantastic maze-building tile-game with some organized chaos for good measure. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Reveal’
‘Reveal’ is a game for two to four players or teams aged eight and up whose tag line claims it has “no questions… Just answers”. Read More
Add a Superhero Punch With ‘Marvel Fluxx’
With your favorite Marvel characters as Keepers in entertaining Goal pairings, ‘Marvel Fluxx’ is a fun addition to the ‘Fluxx’ family. But don’t let Thanos snap his fingers! Read More
An Impromptu Un-parented Game Day
Recently we had an unplanned, and unprepared for, day at home. While Dad cleaned the kitchen and I worked on a project, what would the munchkins get up to on their own? Read More
How Quitting Video Games Made Me Miserable (And How I Fixed It)
Pregnant with our first child, I heard all the standard questions. Yet, there was one question I never prepared for: “When are you going to stop playing video games?” Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Who Did It?’
‘Who Did It?’ is a short and silly card game where players need to deflect blame away from their own pets when “an impressive poo is found.” Read More
