‘Are You Dumber Than a Box of Rocks?’ is a trivia game in which the human players compete against a pair of rocks to see who is the smartest. Read More
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‘Frostgrave’ Campaign Battle Report #3 — The Silent Tower
Reading Time: 6 minutes Here in Atlanta, Georgia, there are twelve of us who are playing in a Frostgrave campaign. Frostgrave is a skirmish wargame—low cost of entry (Core Rulebook is only $16 on Amazon), only 10 miniatures needed, a couple of D20 dice, and you’re ready to play. The game takes place in the… Read More
Two Perfect Party Games for Grown-Up Gatherings
I’ve recently come across two perfect party games for adult get-togethers: Eyetoons and Weird Crushes: British Hunks. Read More
‘Frostgrave’ Campaign Battle Report #2 — Genie in the Bottle
Reading Time: 5 minutes Here in Atlanta, Georgia, there are twelve of us who are playing in a Frostgrave campaign. Frostgrave is a skirmish wargame—low cost of entry (Core Rulebook is only $16 on Amazon), only 10 miniatures needed, a couple of D20 dice, and you’re ready to play. The game takes place in the… Read More
Games Workshop at the New York Toy Fair 2019
Reading Time: 1 minute The New York Toy Fair 2019 is in full swing* and Games Workshop has announced a number of new small boxed games, similar to the ones they released last year. The announcement also revealed the fruits of their new relationship with Funko. Full Games Workshop’s official rundown of the reveals, check… Read More
‘Cobra Paw’: Develop Your Ninja Skills in This Tile Grabbing Game
Cobra Paw is a fast-paced game in which players compete to be the first to spot the tile with the correct symbols on it. Read More
‘Show and Tile:’ The Game of Abstract Tangram Artistry
Show and Tile is a party game for three to six players aged eight and up which asks you to create pictures from colored tangram tiles. Read More
Frostgrave Campaign Battle Report — The Mausoleum
Reading Time: 7 minutes Here in Atlanta, Georgia, there are twelve of us who are playing in a Frostgrave campaign. Frostgrave is a skirmish wargame — low cost of entry (Core Rulebook is only $16 on Amazon), only 10 miniatures needed, a couple of D20 dice, and you’re ready to play. The game takes place… Read More
Celebrating Our Own Dave Banks
Reading Time: 6 minutes Dave Banks (with confetti) with a few of the GeekDads at Gen Con 2019. Today we say farewell to one of our long-time GeekDads: Dave Banks is stepping down from his role as Games Editor and game reviewer, after about a dozen years of contributing to the site. He’s seen the… Read More
Unite your team in ‘A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game’
Reading Time: 8 minutes Are you ready for some good old fashion robot bashing, smashing, and clashing? In A.E.G.I.S., not only do you get to battle it out with your team of robots, but you can also combine robots into stronger, faster fighting machines! What Is A.E.G.I.S.? A.E.G.I.S. is a 2-4 player tactical combat game… Read More
Announcing the GeekDad 2018 Tabletop Game of the Year
Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of weeks ago, we announced our finalists for the Tabletop Game of the Year. There were a lot of great games in the group and a game, we feel, for just about everyone — because families come in all ages! Recently a handful of us got together and played… Read More
‘D&D’ Curse of Strahd: Session 81 – The Finale
Reading Time: 6 minutes Session 81: A Strahd Act to Follow Strahd’s body exploded in a ball of mist. For a second it seemed to form the shape of an old man’s frail body, dragging itself back into the coffin. Then the mist began to sizzle and evaporate in the brilliant light of the Sun… Read More
D&D Curse of Strahd: Session 80
Reading Time: 8 minutes Session 80: Die Strahd V: A Good Day to Die Strahd Strahd’s brides snarled and hissed, spitting at the heroes. In spite of the bright sunlight shining from Gimble Timbers’ sword, they rushed forward, fearlessly attacking the party. They must protect the master. Within seconds they had separated, each one focusing… Read More
Reaping the Rewards: Can You Survive the ‘Ravine’?
Reading Time: 7 minutes You and a few others have survived a plane crash into a ravine—but can you survive until help arrives? Forage for food, build shelter or weapons, and get ready for whatever comes in the night. In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Ravine,… Read More
Kickstarter Alert: ‘Oddbods Go-Kards’ Is a Tabletop Racing Game Full of Wacky Family Fun!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oddbods Go-Kards is a smart and quirky card-powered racing party game that’s fun for the whole family. This post was sponsored by the Oddbods Kickstarter campaign. Race your characters around the customizable track and use the special effects cards and wild corner events to win the game! Oddbods is a wacky game… Read More
Announcing the 2018 Game of the Year Finalists
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s December, so it’s time to start thinking about the very best things of this year. We have picked our favorite games for 2018 and soon we’ll choose the one that will receive our Game of the Year award. In the meantime, please have a look at our list of nominees… Read More
Delve Deep into the Ultimate D&D Mega-Dungeon with Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Reading Time: 6 minutes Dungeon of the Mad Mage is the latest Dungeons & Dragons campaign from Wizards of the Coast and is it HUGE! This is the mega-dungeon of whisper and rumor and it has finally been released for 5th Edition. Dungeon of the Mad Mage Ever since a brief interlude in Hoard of… Read More
Kickstarter Alert: Play ‘Kaboom Universe’ and Save the Dinosaurs From Extinction!
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was sponsored by Tembo Games. In Kaboom Universe, you are the little green alien trying to save Earth’s dinosaurs from extinction. You must strategize to pick up dinosaurs and protect them from the falling meteors, all the while your opponents may be deflecting the meteors headed for their dinos… Read More
‘Trade on the Tigris’ Review–That is Some Ungodly Barley
Reading Time: 10 minutes (Picture by Logan Giannini) When I was a little kid my family was good friends with another family who happened to have two girls of almost exactly the same age as my older brother and I. We would get together multiple times each week, play games, go to the park, and… Read More
8 Reasons We Need Kids Playing RPGs
Reading Time: 12 minutes RPGs came about in a time when so many things didn’t exist: pre-World of Warcraft, pre-HBO-Game of Thrones, and pre-internet. In those early days, players sat down and let their imaginations provide the imagery, the sounds, and the story. All you needed was some paper and a pencil (often the GM… Read More
