Tabletop Archives

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!

‘HOP!’ Game Review

November 15, 2016December 15, 2017Evil Genius Mum

Cute figurines, fun challenges, and the chance for my kids to outsmart me. Again! 4 out 5 floating minions for a new tabletop game, HOP!

PAX Aus 2016: Preview

November 2, 2016December 9, 2017Evil Genius Mum

I have my Pokemon cards, my DS, my lab coat, and my comfy shoes–I’m ready for PAX Aus 2016 this weekend in Melbourne! Who’s with me?

Tabletop Game—’Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age’

July 21, 2016December 8, 2017Rory Bristol

‘Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age’ is a tabletop strategy game featuring your own personal empire set in–you guessed it–the Iron Age of history. If you’re looking for a game that challenges you to hone your strategy and decision-making skills, ‘Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age’ is your next favorite game. The game is played with dice, pen, and paper and is playable by 1-4 players.

‘Kill Doctor Lucky’: Deluxe Edition Video Play and Review

July 10, 2016December 8, 2017Melody Mooney2

We gathered together some friends and members of our Geeklings and Parental Units meetup group to film a round of play with the review copy of ‘Kill Doctor Lucky’ the Deluxe 19.5 Edition.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Alienish’

July 7, 2016December 8, 2017Sophie Brown

‘Alienish’ is a part-quick-fire, part-memory game that helps you to quickly learn the basics of an alien language.

Tabletop Game: ‘Rattus Cartus’

October 16, 2015December 15, 2017Rory Bristol

The king is dead, the year is 1347, and you can become the ruler, as long as you don’t die of The Black Death!

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: ‘Machi Koro’

October 4, 2015December 4, 2017Rory Bristol

Machi Koro is a card drafting and dice rolling game in which players try to develop their city faster then their opponents. Everyone stays active, even on other players’ turns. The first player to finish all of the landmarks wins.

Popular Games vs. Geek Gamers: Can They Impress?

August 31, 2015December 15, 2017Sophie Brown3

Sophie and her husband decided to play two hugely popular, yet non-geeky games—Yahtzee and Clue—both of which recently received a Firefly-themed makeover, to see if they could be won over.

Elder Sign © Fantasy Flight Games (Fair Use)

Late to the Game: ‘Elder Sign’

June 20, 2015December 15, 2017Sophie Brown1

Elder Sign is a cooperative dice-rolling game based on the Cthulhu Mythos in which you and your fellow players work together as a team of researchers investigating a museum, attempting to prevent the rise of an Ancient One.

The Hare and The Tortoise: A Fast Family Favorite

March 10, 2015December 2, 2017Sarah Pinault

Looking for a new game to play with the whole family? Tales and Games: The Hare and The Tortoise just might fit the bill.

GeekMom TableTop Games Quiz

December 11, 2014November 22, 2017Sophie Brown2

To inspire you to think about giving games this holiday season, I’ve put together a quiz featuring some of the most popular games on the geek circuit.How many of them can you identify?

Kicking off TableTop Season Three: Tokaido

November 18, 2014November 23, 2017Sarah Pinault

TableTop returns for Season Three with Tokaido and a great group of gamers taking the long road to Kyoto together.

Late to the Game: Carcassonne

June 14, 2014November 23, 2017Sophie Brown

Carcassonne is a classic tabletop board game, which allows players to collect points while building towns, monasteries, roads, and farms in the French countryside.

Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist

May 17, 2013November 24, 2017Cathé Post

This week, the GeekMoms were watching record-breaking videos, gaming videos and more. To save you from losing time searching for the geeky videos from this week, these videos and several others (along with the playlist from last week) can be found on the GeekMom YouTube channel. Here are a couple of the featured videos from the playlist, including the world’s smallest movie, Wil Wheaton pretends to be a sort of dinosaur, and some Warhammer Joey.

Late to the Game: The Settlers of Catan

April 26, 2013November 24, 2017Sarah Pinault9

GeekMom Sarah was recently exposed to the wonderful world that is The Settlers of Catan. If you are unfamiliar with the game, join her in her discovery.

International TableTop Day © Geek & Sundry

Was International TableTop Day Really Worthwhile?

April 6, 2013November 24, 2017Sophie Brown6

Last Saturday was the first International Tabletop Day, organised by Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton and the lovely folks over at the Geek & Sundry YouTube channel. Over 2,000 events were held across 50 countries and six continents making the day an incredible success for all involved. But was it really?

International TableTop Day: Creating New Gamers

March 30, 2013November 25, 2017Sarah Pinault4

Today has been a momentous day. The first International TableTop day, and the day my son became a Gamer. He has been playing board games for a while now but this was his first event, and his first independent purchase.