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Unbored Games: Serious Fun for Everyone

November 20, 2014December 15, 2017Rebecca Angel

Whether you work with kids, have kids, or are a kid yourself, I recommend Unbored Games!

Ruckus: The Goblin Army Game

November 9, 2014November 23, 2017Rebecca Angel

Check out Ruckus: The Goblin Army Game for multiple levels of non-stop fightin’ action for the family.

Ninja Dolls, Zombie Plants, and Gloom

October 8, 2014December 15, 2017Rebecca Angel

Custom-made Halloween peg dolls, a plant that dies and comes back to life, and a game where you kill off your family to win!

How Ecological! A Review of EcoFluxx

September 23, 2014December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

EcoFluxx is one of the many games in Looney Labs’ line of Fluxx card games. GeekMom Melanie wonders, is it worth buying another Fluxx game?

Pirate Week: Gamin’ Like a Pirate

September 14, 2014December 16, 2017Rebecca Angel

Avast! What will yer hearties be doin’ to pass the time on deck September 19th? Idle pirates are a dangerous lot, so here are some suggestions fer gamin’.

8 Current Favorite Family Games

August 10, 2014December 15, 2017Rebecca Angel

So what are your family’s current tabletop favorites? Here are a few choices from GeekMom Rebecca!

Giveaway: Pokémon TCG: XY-Flashfire Booster Box and Theme Decks!

August 6, 2014December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin1

GeekMom is giving away a Pokémon TCG: XY-Flashfire booster box and a pair of theme decks to one lucky reader!

Southern Maine Family Game Festival

October 20, 2013December 15, 2017Sarah Pinault

If you feel like playing games all day and video game all night, you might want to be in Maine on November 2.

The First Kaijudo Card Sliver, Revealed!

June 17, 2013December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin

GeekMom is thrilled to reveal the very first card sliver in the new Kaijudo contest that has fans scouring the internet to piece together a series of all-new, super-rare cards.

Congratulations to The Winners of Our Kaijudo: Clash of the Duel Masters Prize Packs!

June 9, 2013December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin

Congratulations to our Kaijudo: Clash of the Duel Masters winners!

Enter to Win One of Five Kaijudo Clash of the Duel Masters Prize Packs!

May 27, 2013December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin13

GeekMom is giving away five Kaijudo: Clash of the Duel Masters prize packs to our lucky readers!

First Look: Three New Pokémon Black & White Plasma Storm Cards

December 13, 2012Nicole Wakelin

The brand new Pokémon Black and White Plasma Storm cards don’t hit store shelves until February, but you can get your first look at three of the new cards right now!

Games, Cosplay, and The Guild at PAX East

April 11, 2012December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin2

One of the cons I look forward to most is PAX East because it focuses on all kinds of games. It doesn’t matter if you favor PC, Xbox, or Wii, or board games, RPGs, and card games. If you’re a gamer, then this is your con. In its third year it was even better […]

The GeekMoms Podcast #12: Pokemon, Sportsmanship and Genetics?

January 5, 2012Nicole Wakelin

GeekMoms Corrina Lawson and Cathe Post join Nicole Wakelin to talk about how to catch ’em all with your kids. It’s more than just a collectible card game that sucks the cash out of your wallet. Kids learn everything from sportsmanship to genetics. No really, give it a listen and you’ll see just how much […]

Fall Fun With Looney Labs

October 5, 2011December 15, 2017GeekMom3

What do you do on your anniversary when you suddenly find yourself with a babysitter on a week night, a few extra hours and cash in hand? Why you sit in Starbucks, drink cider and check out two new games from Looney Labs, that’s what! My love of the card game Fluxx is certainly no […]

GeekMom Talk Like a Pirate Day!: Ahoy Matey, No Parlay In These Rules

September 19, 2011December 15, 2017GeekMom1

Many moons ago, before the onslaught of home ownership and parenthood, when flexible income and free time were to be had in abundance, ah good times, I’m sorry where was I? Back in the day, my husband and I used to play a lot of games. My husband is a board game geek, and I […]

On Kids and Gaming

August 29, 2011December 15, 2017Nicole Wakelin

I spent last weekend tucked away in the New Hampshire White Mountains eating too many s’mores and sleeping in a tent with my family. We made plans for this trip back in April along with two other families and I had been looking forward to it all summer. As the weekend approached, however, the weather […]

Here There Be Dragons: Looney Labs’ Seven Dragons Game

June 22, 2011Sarah Pinault2

Since rumors of the Pottermore website began, my husband has been daydreaming. An off hand comment by me that I might be interested in playing a Potter MMO, has him fantasizing about all night gaming sessions side by side. With that in mind we’re going old school and pulling out the card games to get back into […]

Wake the Sleeping Queens

January 11, 2011GeekMom2

On a recent blizzardy day, the kids on our floor had an impromptu playdate in the hall. Once everyone was exhausted from the obstacle course, someone brought out the card game Sleeping Queens. The kids plunked down on the floor in two teams: a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old versus a 5-year-old and a 6-year-old. The […]