Here is the board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending November 26, 2021. Gaming News To all of our US readers, we hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Of course, that also means it’s holiday sale time, and your favorite game company is likely joining in […]
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If you’re tired of bad city planning, then maybe today’s Daily Deal, SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition, will help reduce some of the frustration. You’ll get to build your own virtual cities the way you want to. Got traffic jams? Make more, wider roads. Not enough things for the kids to do? Throw in an amusement […]
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This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debuts its first Star Wars themed balloon. Here’s some random facts about other famous parades.
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GeekMom Sarah ponders her favorite part of Thanksgiving: The Parade as we all get ready to overeat this week.
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Have you ever wanted to frolic in the forest whilst singing about the importance of treating others fairly? This “do unto others” attitude is embodied in the song (and new video) from the pride of Canada, the Oot ‘n Oots. “The Golden Rule” comes from their recent collection, Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule and features […]
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Not counting things like special edition bundles and colorways, there are currently three different Nintendo Switch consoles available in the wild here in North America. And that’s great, right? We do, after all, love choices! Unfortunately, this can muddy the waters for holiday shoppers not already familiar with the video game marketplace—non-geek-dads, -moms, and -grandparents, […]
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‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game’ is an official tabletop game based on the hugely popular ‘Skyrim’ video game.
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Warner Bros. Animation and the creative team behind Story Pirates brings us a Thanksgiving miracle in their original podcast series: Bugs & Daffy’s Thanksgiving Road Trip.
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Play those epic games on the small screen with today’s Daily Deal, the Dragon X5 Bluetooth Gaming Controller. This Bluetooth-enabled controller works with smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, set-top boxes, PCs, and the PS3 gaming system. And since it can go for 10 hours before needing to be recharged, the Dragon X5 will keep going way […]
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Last week I wrote about a book where the main character jumped back and forth along her own timeline, living her life out of order. This week I read two more novels both featuring characters with different difficulties staying in the present, though for different reasons. It occurred to me that, although I live my […]
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If there’s one thing we here at GeekDad and GeekMom can agree on, it’s gaming; we are unapologetically for it! Some of us prefer console or PC games, while others are pen-and-paper roleplayers. Others still devote countless hours annually to help determine the winner of our esteemed tabletop Game of the Year award. (This year’s […]
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How did Margaret Beaufort go from daughter of a tainted family to mother of a king? Find out in the first of a three-part series!
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GeekMom Elizabeth reviews ‘Jungle Journey’ from Ravensburger’s Escape Puzzle Kid line.
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If you’re in New York or Los Angeles in the next few weeks, don’t miss the ‘Stranger Things’ pop-up stores.
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If you are looking for a way to talk about race and what it is to be American, outside the world of ‘Sesame Street,’ Immedium has you covered.
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All geeks, regardless of political persuasion, appreciate intellectual freedom, right? So speak up!
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If you’re looking for smart-looking, versatile outerwear, OROS has you covered. Literally.
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‘Jurassic World Evolution 2’ will have you breeding dinosaurs, building habitats, and containing them when the inevitable happens.
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Regular GeekDad readers will probably be aware that my main game for the last 4 years has been Warhammer Underworlds. This has changed what I look for in a tabletop miniatures game. With a busy life eating into the time I can spend playing games, something that is easy to set up and quick to play is […]
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This post was sponsored by Thames & Kosmos. The amount of time people spent in front of an electronic screen was already an issue before the COVID-19 pandemic. Then virtual classrooms and conferences led to even more screen time. As a result, many people are looking for hands-on activities that stimulate the mind and use […]
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