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Kickstarter Alert: Kwintessens

May 27, 2017December 12, 2017Evil Genius Mum3

Any game with the opening line “our previous alchemist blew up; applications now open” is already off to a good start. Check out my review of Kwintessens!

CheckPoint: 48-Hour Gaming Marathon for Mental Health

May 19, 2017December 15, 2017Evil Genius Mum

CheckPoint is running a 48-Hour LiveStream Gaming Marathon this weekend. Because gaming IS good for your mental health and your gaming community.

Great Scott! Box Art, Image, Sinister Fish Games

Reaping the Rewards: ‘Great Scott! The Game of Mad Invention’

April 30, 2017December 12, 2017Sophie Brown2

‘Great Scott! The Game of Mad Invention’ is a card game in which you play as inventors competing to claim the title of Royal Inventor to Queen Victoria.

The 7th Guest Kickstarter, Image: Trilobyte Games

Kickstarter Alert: The 7th Guest: The Board Game

April 11, 2017December 12, 2017Sophie Brown

The latest retro video game to produce a tabletop version is one of my all-time favorites, ‘The 7th Guest,’ which is currently funding on Kickstarter.

Fidget Cube – Not for Me After All

March 23, 2017December 12, 2017Dakster Sullivan2

Fidget Cube is a great tool for some. Sensory nightmare for others.

Dinosaur Island, Image: Pandasaurus Games

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Dinosaur Island’

March 17, 2017December 12, 2017Sophie Brown

Create “the world’s greatest dinosaur theme park” by researching DNA, building rides, and balancing dull herbivores against exciting but riskier carnivores.

Kickstarter: ‘The Internet of Mysterious Things’ Picture Book – Ending Soon

February 26, 2017December 15, 2017Claire Jennings

I first discovered Lisa Seacat DeLuca when she kickstarted her first book, ‘A Robot Story.’ Lisa is now kickstarting a second book, ‘The Internet of Mysterious Things.’

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Mined Out’

February 22, 2017December 11, 2017Sophie Brown

‘Mined Out’ is a short, easy-to-learn game available to back on Kickstarter, in which players compete to expand their mines, buy upgrades, and dig up gems.

Attention Cosplayers: Check Out This Affordable Vacuformer Kickstarter

February 13, 2017December 15, 2017Ruth Suehle

If you keep wanting a vacuformer but can’t justify the time to build or the price to buy, check out this Kickstarter for an affordable desktop version.

bionicTOYS Flex-Bricks: Because Nature Is Flexible

December 7, 2016December 9, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley2

Nature is flexible which is why you should check out these LEGO compatible flex bricks now on Kickstarter. bionicTOYS are great for construction-based play. Your children will learn physics as they play!

Kickstarter Alert — Think Ink Pens: Fidget for Focus

December 4, 2016December 9, 2017Shiri Sondheimer1

A fidget multi-tool, you say?

Cloth Armoury: Kickstarting an Arsenal of Fashion Weaponry

November 26, 2016December 9, 2017Karen Walsh1

With a line of nerdcore wear, Cloth Armoury’s Kickstarter provides an arsenal of fashion.

‘Unreal Estate’: Real Fun in Unreal Places

October 17, 2016December 15, 2017Samantha Fisher

See how much real fun can be had in unreal locations with ‘Unreal Estate’ now on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Luminous Ages’

October 12, 2016December 9, 2017Evil Genius Mum

‘Luminous Ages.’ It can be PvP. It can be co-operative play. It can be competitive play. Let’s just say, it covers a lot, and it’s up on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Cake Duel’

September 27, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown

In Cake Duel, use your army of Sheepies and your cunning skills of deception to relieve your opponent of all their cakes.

Kickstarter Alert: ‘Area 51’

September 10, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown

In this Kickstarter board game, you work as a secret government agent in 1950s America and conceal evidence of extraterrestrial activity.

‘HoliMaths X’: A Multiplication Game That Won’t Make You Hate Times Tables

September 7, 2016December 15, 2017Ruth Suehle

Currently on Kickstarter, ‘HoliMaths X’ is a card deck multiplication game. But most importantly, it’s flexible and fun.

Girls, Boys, Robots: Everyone Is Welcome Here

September 3, 2016December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

This week Geek Speaks… Fiction! welcomes Corie Weaver, the editor of the ‘2017 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide,’ an anthology for younger readers that focuses on science fiction, diversity, and representation.

Kickstart These Wizard Dice

August 27, 2016December 8, 2017Rebecca Angel

What’s new with the Wizard Set of Polyhero game dice? Perty, perty, perty dice!

Kickstarter Tabletop Preview: ‘Tiki Island’

August 19, 2016December 8, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

Save your Islanders, save the world…