‘Dough Nab’ is a quick-paced, donut themed game that will have everyone laughing as they race to snatch colorful donuts from the table. Read More
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Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Dough Nab’
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Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Reveal’
‘Reveal’ is a game for two to four players or teams aged eight and up whose tag line claims it has “no questions… Just answers”. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Super Slow Sloths’
‘Super Slow Sloths’ is a family game in which players become a sloth character and compete to be the last one to cross the finish line. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Tiny Epic Dinosaurs’
Reading Time: 9 minutes Put on your work boots and make sure your health insurance is paid up, because we’re headed to the dinosaur ranch. Feed and breed those dinos for lucrative contracts, and try not to get stepped on in the process! What Is Tiny Epic Dinosaurs? Tiny Epic Dinosaurs is a game for… Read More
XYZ Game Labs’ ‘ArchRavels’ – Cast On!
Reading Time: 3 minutes The team at XYZ Game Labs is on a nice roll: A Borderlands-licensed version of their first game, RobotLab was a hit at Gen Con 2019; they’ve hosted two successful Gen Con tournaments of their second game, Inoka – a rock-paper-scissors type card game with more strategy and fantastic art –… Read More
Tabletop Kickstarter Alert: ‘Wizardz Bluff’ Returns!
Reading Time: 9 minutes Photo: Gold Cauldron Games Shape-shifting wizards, elemental spells, and risky wagers abound in Wizardz Bluff! Wizardz Bluff originally launched on Kickstarter in 2018 but was not able to fund, so designers Ron and Jayson Smith did some further development and tweaking, and are coming back with a new campaign next week.… Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘The Search for Planet X’
The Search for Planet X is a deduction-style board game currently funding on Kickstarter in which you must search for the fabled Planet X. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘The Grand Carnival’
Reading Time: 6 minutes The carnival is coming to town! And it’s up to you to make it the most impressive carnival this town has ever seen…do you have what it takes to build The Grand Carnival? What Is The Grand Carnival? The Grand Carnival is an action-selection, tile and polyomino placement game for 2-4… Read More
Introducing the American Tabletop Awards
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I’m happy to introduce the American Tabletop Awards! I was invited to be a part of the award committee, which is made up of ten people involved in the board game industry and media, and we’ve been discussing and voting on games over the past few months. I’m excited to… Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup: A More Perfect Union?
Reading Time: 5 minutes My fully-fortified stone castle in After the Empire. (Prototype shown) Photo: Jonathan H. Liu Well, this fall has been a bit of a whirlwind for me! I took a little bit of a breather from Kickstarter reviews this summer because I was traveling, and I have a number of prototypes lined… Read More
Sign Up with S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hail Hydra in ‘Codenames: Marvel’
In ‘Codenames: Marvel,’ players work in teams to identify all their cards from a grid before the opposing team identifies all theirs. Read More
Tabletop Kickstarter Alert: Richard Garfield and Ken Jennings Team Up With ‘Half-Truth’
Reading Time: 8 minutes You have probably never really wondered what might come from a team-up of one of the biggest names in gaming with the all-time winningest player on Jeopardy, but just in case you did, wonder no more: the answer is Half Truth, a trivia party game with a unique mechanic. What Is Half Truth?… Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Animalchemists’
Reading Time: 6 minutes Collect ingredients, craft potions, and then use those to create powerful spells! Who will be the most successful of the Animalchemists? What Is Animalchemists? Animalchemists is a card game for 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with… Read More
Weekly D&D Actual Play Launches on GeekDad
Reading Time: 3 minutes <img data-attachment-id="337689" data-permalink="https://geekdad.com/2019/07/weekly-dd-actual-play-launches-on-geekdad/dungeonsanddragons_launch/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/07/dungeonsanddragons_launch.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="dungeons_and_dragons_launch" data-image-description=" D&D DieRolling Launch on GeekDad ” data-medium-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/07/dungeonsanddragons_launch.png?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/07/dungeonsanddragons_launch.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1″ class=”wp-image-337689 size-full” src=”https://i1.wp.com/geekdad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/07/dungeonsanddragons_launch.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ alt=”DieRolling Launch” width=”1200″ height=”675″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ />DieRolling are six Dungeons & Dragons Twitch/YouTube streamers from England Dungeons & Dragons actual play live streaming is here! Introducing DieRolling – the proud new partner… Read More
‘Forbidden Sky’: Leacock’s Latest Lacks the Charm of Its Predecessors
‘Forbidden Sky’ is a cooperative, tabletop game where players work together to power up a rocket on a secret floating power platform. Read More
AEG Big Game Night for Gen Con… and Gen Can’t
Reading Time: 2 minutes AEG hosts a Big Game Night at Gen Con each year where they run demos of their games. This year, AEG is opening up the event to folks who can’t make it to Gen Con, too: game stores have the opportunity to host a Big Game Night, which also gives them… Read More
Nothing But Fun in ‘Men at Work’
Reading Time: 5 minutes I love dexterity games. Anything that involves stacking or slicking or rolling or balancing. Games like Jenga, Junk Art, and Suspend. They’re easy to learn and–even better–easy to teach. They don’t come with any of the assumptions or stigma of heavy, crunchy boardgames. Instead, you can break them out at a moment’s notice and… Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Be The Last Person Standing in ‘Swindled’
Reading Time: 5 minutes What Is Swindled? Swindled is a game for 2-6 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $23 for a copy of the game. New to Kickstarter? Check out our crowdfunding primer, and visit our Kickstarter… Read More
You Won’t Be Afraid To Go Back To Game Night With ‘Jaws’
Reading Time: 13 minutes What Is Jaws? Jaws is a game for 2-4 players, ages 12 and up, and takes about 50 minutes to play. It’s currently available exclusively at Target for $29.99. Jaws Components Everything in the box (except the rulebook). Image by Rob Huddleston 1 double-sided game board 1 Shark Mover 2 Boat… Read More
8 Great Things from the UKGE 2019!
Reading Time: 6 minutes On June 2nd I visited the UK Games Expo for the second time. This ever-expanding con is the UK’s largest tabletop show and on the evidence of this visit, it’s going from strength to strength. Due to family commitments, I only get to visit on the final day, when things are… Read More
