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2023 turned out to be a pretty good year for those of us who enjoy science fiction and fantasy movies. Here’s my list of the top 10 best science fiction movies of the past year. 10. Robots. A somewhat surprisingly good movie about a near-future in which robot dopplegangers are commonplace. Gold-digger Elaine (Shailene Woodley) […]

In 1989, an adventure game by Milton Bradley and Games Workshop called HeroQuest began hitting tables and taking players into a fantasy world where a party of heroes delve down into dungeons, fight against many monsters, and search for treasure while completing a variety of quests. This lite role-playing game focused on action rather than […]

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Most likely when this is published my family will be sitting around the tree unwrapping some gifts, but if you’re here then you can enjoy I’ve read recently—two novels and two non-fiction books—wrapping up the last of my reading resolutions for the year! The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko […]

I’ve been covering AtmosFX’s digital decorations for quite a bit now, and they never disappoint. Each holiday season they add a few more to their catalogue. As I wrote about back in October, AtmosFX created four new Halloween decorations this year, and for this Christmas, they’ve added 3 new festive offerings for your holiday decorating. […]

Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #3 cover, via DC Comics. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #3 – Jeff Parker, Writer; Michelle Bandini, Trevor Hairsine, Artists; Alex Sinclair, Colorist Ray – 9/10 Ray: An absurd concept for a series has turned into a great holiday treat from DC, as the battle to save the world from Santa’s greatest […]

Some books came up on my radar in Spanish and I will point out to both available versions, in English and Spanish alike. First up a poetic board book: Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman (Author) Christian Robinson (Illustrator) You’re told that This won’t work, But how will you know If you never try? A young […]

When you begin doing your own laundry, you learn the importance of sorting your clothes. While this may seem more like work than having fun, a new card game begs to differ. Piles is a fast-paced free-for-all card game where you have to sort different types of clothing into sets. What Is Piles!? Piles is […]

I heard once that the hardest single thing to do in sports is hitting a major-league fastball. I have no real idea if that’s true (I saw it on the internet, so it must be true), but I can say that now that I have had the opportunity to see a fastball (virtually) thrown by […]

You may recall that GeekDad ran a giveaway last week for a Blu-ray of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. To celebrate that the film is now available on 4K Ultra HD, 4K Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD, we’re giving away a 4K Ultra HD copy! Here’s a synopsis of the film: After years of being sheltered […]

For many tabletop roleplaying games, the game master will rely on a dry erase grid and a hefty dose of imagination to generate encounters for their players. But many prefer a more visual approach, employing 28mm-scale terrain in order to set the scene. While this creates a stronger feeling of immersion for the players, terrain […]