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Use your math skills to outrace the Math Monster to the entrance of the cave in Math Path Monster! What Is Math Path Monster? Math Path Monster is a cooperative children’s game for 2-4 players, ages 6 and up, and takes about 20-30 minutes to play. You can purchase a copy from Amazon for $19.99. […]

Last year, I reviewed the Solo Stove Pi Dual-Fuel Pizza Oven and had a blast making pizzas for my friends and family. Using the Pi as a wood-burning pizza oven brought its own challenges, as there’s a constant need to check the oven’s temperature and add wood to try and keep things at optimal temperature […]

I’ve read and reviewed several novels by Adrian Tchaikovsky for GeekDad. His output is prodigious. Tchaikovsky is, as it says on the back of Alien Clay, “one of the finest writers of SF right now.” What amazes me, is not the number (and often length) of his novels, but how different they all are. Adrian […]

The Founder and C.E.O. of Galactic Cruise is retiring in a few years, and looking for his successor. His company offers travelers extended space vacations, but with the comfort of a luxury cruise. As a supervisor, you will build shuttles, satisfy Galactic Cruise guests, and also help the company thrive by enhancing the company network, […]

If you’re a fan of Kenan and Kel, and didn’t get a chance to catch Good Burger 2 on streaming, then good news! The movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment and Nickelodeon Home Entertainment. It is also available on Digital. Even better news, Nickelodeon is providing one lucky GeekDad […]

It’s been a while since Princess Peach, the longtime ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, has received top billing in a video game. The last time was 2006’s Super Princess Peach, which, while a competent enough DS-era platformer, was a little hampered by the shoe-horned inclusion of an emotion-based gameplay mechanic. The Emotion Meter basically meant […]

To celebrate the theatrical release of Arthur the King, the film based on the book Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home by Mikael Lindnord, Lionsgate is giving away two copies of the adorable children’s book The Adventures of Arthur the King. This book is an exclusive promotional item, and is […]

You know that feeling when you sit down on your old couch, and after an hour or two your butt starts to get sore from the lack of cushioning? Well, we recently became intimately familiar with that sensation. There followed some brief discussions between my girlfriend and myself regarding possibly replacing the cushions. However, those […]

Focusing on mostly picture books, we have a lot of interesting proposals for March. Doris by Lo Cole (Author) This lovely red elephant doesn’t want to stand out and hates the attention, so she will romp from page to page, saying aloud: Stop looking at me! and trying to diffuse herself among the colorful fish, […]

Piece together strange floating islands to create the most valuable map! What Is Confusing Lands? Confusing Lands is a micro card game for 1 or 2 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 10 minutes to play. It’s currently available to pre-order from Envy Borne Games for $14.99. The game rules are pretty easy, […]

It’s hard to believe that Farscape first premiered on March 19th, 1999 on the Sci-Fi Channel. That’s right, it’s been 25 years since this groundbreaking science fiction series made its debut with, fittingly enough, the pilot episode Premiere. Farscape is about an astronaut, John Crichton, who is flying an experimental craft when he finds himself […]

Cute Creature Art Class: Enchanting Anime Beasties – Learn to Draw Over 50 Magical Monsters by Naomi Lord (Author) The curious combination of magical creatures and kawaii features is not so easily achieved. Naomi Lord shares the secrets of her particular style in this how-to-draw book featuring 57 anime fantasy creatures. Inspired by Dungeons and […]

The weather is getting cooler, leaves are changing colors, and animals are preparing for winter. In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Leaf was originally funded on Kickstarter in the fall of 2022, and was delivered to backers last fall (2023). This review is based on my […]

We love science here at GeekDad and we love the FACTopia books too. So we absolutely fell head over heels for the latest outing in the series, Science FACTopia! What Is Science FACTopia? The FACTopia books treat us to a trail of facts. 400 interlinked nibbles of knowledge that follow on from one other throughout […]

Today’s books are about magic: incantations and spells, demons and demon-hunters, light and darkness. Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird and Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I’d finally read the first Lightfall book, and I was pleased to see that there was already a second book out and a […]

Thirty years ago I installed a demo of a new game from a 3.5 inch floppy disk that was included with a video game magazine. Named X-COM: UFO Defense, this turn-based strategy game featured tactical combat as humans fought to save the Earth from an alien invasion. I loved the game, which I subsequently purchased, […]

It’s March 10th once again, meaning that it’s time to celebrate Nintendo’s diminutive plumber with video game deals, special promotions, and career retrospectives. MAR10 Day savings are available until March 17 via the Nintendo eShop, with highlights including a bevy of top-shelf titles for a cool $39.99. We’re talking Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Luigi’s Mansion […]

Zombies have taken over the school and have a plan to end the world! It’s up to the kids to stop them, using a device that jumps into memories. What Is Flashback: Zombie Kidz? Flashback: Zombie Kidz is a mystery-solving game for 1 to 4 players, ages 7 and up, and takes about 30 minutes […]