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Ever since I first saw the small Tantive IV blockade runner being pursued and captured by the enormous triangular-shaped star destroyer in the space above the planet Tatooine over four decades ago, I have enjoyed spending time in the Star Wars universe. Whether watching movies and television shows, reading novels and comic books, or playing […]

You had me at “cake.” Cake makes everything better and yet, I own very few cake-related games. Elevenses and perennial favorite, Go Nuts for Donuts, but that’s about it. Now I can add Cake of Doom to that list. Cake of Doom is a fun, simple-to-play game of cake and bribery. It will soon be appearing on Kickstarter (10th […]

Ancient Night by David Bowles (Author) David Alvarez (Illustrator) At the start of things, the elders say, the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bright and round in the star-speckled dark of the sky. I love myths, I feel they are constant sources of information and that they invite us to wonder […]

JMBricklayer, a newcomer in the building set scene, has released several incredible products with a wide range of themes from medieval to modern, from vehicles to buildings, and even some sci-fi themed sets. There new series of modern buildings not only look great, but they are filled with details. I had the opportunity two build […]

Postcards from Congo by By Edmund Trueman Foreword by Didier Gondola I love graphic novels as a vehicle for history. There is so much to be learned from them. Their combination of imagery and text can yield endless combinations that help us remember information in an entertaining way. As a Latina, African culture is very […]

I have been a bit delinquent in my game reviews lately. There are a number of reasons, but a lot of it has to do with how my gaming habits and tastes have shifted over the past couple of years, often prompted by the pandemic. I went from hosting big game nights to kludging together […]

Dark Dweller by Gareth Worthington is a slim book that crams in lots of classic science fiction ideas. Singularities, first contact, and sentient spacecraft to name but three. Of my recent SF reads, Dark Dweller reminds me both of James Smythe and Gareth Powell What is Dark Dweller? The novel opens in a future dystopia. In […]

Sauron’s shadow has fallen across Middle-earth, and the One Ring must be destroyed. Lead your fellowship from the Shire’s green pastures to Rivendell, survive the Mines of Moria, march on Isengard, and finally reach Mordor. Along the way you must avoid the temptations of the One Ring as you deliver it to the fiery heart […]

Roll the chunky die, gather tentacle tiles, and collect special octo-pies to meddle with your opponents—the first player to eight tentacles of the same color wins! What Is Octopie? Octopie is a kid-friendly, set collection game for 2-4 players, ages 5 and up, that takes about 15 minutes to play. The game retails at $17.99 […]

Last month I had the opportunity to review Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught, a competitive skirmish game where each player takes control of one of the two factions included in the game. Every faction comes with six different characters, each with a different role. During most games, players choose only five of the six characters in […]

When one thinks of structures to make with building blocks, castles, homes, and even police or fire stations may come to mind. However, one iconic structure that is only recently being produced for building sets is the lighthouse.  JMBricklayer, a newcomer in the building set scene, has released a series of buildings, one of which […]

As most of our tabletop readers know, we’re big fans of Dune: Imperium here at GeekDad. Besides the originial game winning the 2021 GeekDad Game of the Year, we’ve enjoyed the two expansions and the Deluxe Upgrade Pack for enhancing the presence of Dune: Imperium on the game table. Rise of Ix, Dire Wolf’s first […]

Our Full-Sized HomePod and our HomePod mini side by side (Photo by Skip Owens) With Apple recently releasing and shipping the latest version of their full-sized HomePod (HomePod 2), I figured this would be a good time to share how my family has been using our two HomePods over the last few years. What is […]