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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.

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 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.

‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row

January 27, 2017June 24, 2019Sophie Brown1

‘Timeline’ is a cute card game that’s all about getting your dates in a row.

GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #3: Games

November 22, 2016December 15, 2017Jenny Bristol

For this week’s GeekMom gift guide, we cover some of our favorite games!

10 Fantastic Family Games for Your Game Closet

October 22, 2016December 9, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley2

Our family loves board games and, as a homeschool mom, I rely heavily on board games as a resource for learning. Our homeschool routine is built upon carefully selected read-alouds and educational family games. I’ve seen so much learning happen in this way.

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.

The Animal Games, Image: Big Imagination Games

Kickstarter Alert: ‘The Animal Games’

August 11, 2016December 9, 2017Sophie Brown

The Animal Games is an imaginative card game that asks players to explain how various animals would compete, and win, in dozens of sporting activities.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Galactic Sneeze’s ‘Spank the Yeti’

June 8, 2016December 8, 2017Lisa Tate

The offbeat minds behinds behind ‘Schmovie’ are squeezing their creative juices into a new adult party game.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Great Scott!’

April 30, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown6

In ‘Great Scott!’ the whimsical 19th-century parlour game that never was, players use cards to build ridiculous inventions and explain them to each other.

GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide #3: Tabletop Games

November 17, 2015December 15, 2017Jenny Bristol

If tabletop games are on your loved ones’ wish lists this year, check out our recommendations! There’s something here for everyone.

Halloween Games © Sophie Brown/Shiri Sondheimer/Days of Wonder

Fun & Spooky Games Whatever Your Halloween Plans

October 27, 2015December 15, 2017Sophie Brown

To help you celebrate Halloween I’ve picked out six games in six different styles including board games, video games, and games to play with kids.

Tabletop Games: ‘Super Genius’ Series

October 15, 2015December 4, 2017Rory Bristol

‘Super Genius’ is a collection of flashcard-based games with a lot of room for educational sandbox play, and includes many rules for games kids can play with them.

Tabletop Game: ‘Lanterns: The Harvest Festival’

August 11, 2015December 3, 2017Rory Bristol

‘Lanterns: The Harvest Festival’ is a tile placement game with an Asian festival theme. Players place tiles, strategically giving each player lanterns each turn.

Tabletop Game: ‘Dungeon Roll’

August 2, 2015December 3, 2017Rory Bristol

‘Dungeon Roll’ is an opposed-press-your-luck strategy game published by Tasty Minstrel Games. Players form an adventure party to delve into the dungeon. Each round gets more difficult, and if they bust, they are forced to fight the dragon!

Tabletop Game: 'Martian Dice'

July 1, 2015December 3, 2017Rory Bristol

‘Martian Dice’ is a press-your-luck dice game with unique and interesting mechanics.

GeekDad’s Best Board Games of 2014

January 6, 2015December 2, 2017Corrina Lawson

GeekDad’s picks for best tabletop games of 2014!

Zombicide: Can You Survive?

April 19, 2014November 23, 2017Sophie Brown3

Zombicide allows you and your friends to work together to achieve objectives in a customizable world filled with the undead.

Late to the Game: Pandemic–iPad vs. Board

November 5, 2013November 24, 2017Sophie Brown

Pandemic is the latest game to offer a digital experience, so I’ve taken a look at both the 2013 tabletop remake and the recently released iPad game, comparing the two.