If you’ve ever wondered what Dungeons & Dragons is actually all about, or always wanted to play but you’re too shy to ever try in real life, these D&D groups are just for you.
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Looking for a new game to play with the whole family? Tales and Games: The Hare and The Tortoise just might fit the bill.
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TableTop returns for Season Three with Tokaido and a great group of gamers taking the long road to Kyoto together.
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The GeekMom favorite talks about being a geek, The Big Bang Theory, his hobbies, and his new TV show on Larry King Now.
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If you’re looking for a little more Wil Wheaton in your life, and who isn’t? Then I suggest you head over to wilwheaton.net today as he finally announces that top secret project of his.
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Get a peek at Stone Brewing’s new Imperial stout, Stone Farking Wheaton w00tStout, a collaboration with Wil Wheaton, Drew Curtis, and Greg Koch.
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An ode to video games and Neil Gaiman’s big-screen debut await your hard-earned cash.
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My family and I went to the Phoenix Comicon last Friday. It was an interesting visit because we went without a plan, and it was Rory’s first time at this kind of con. The kids and I had been to this one twice before. But we purposely went for only a short visit this time, and didn’t even crack open the program.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
Continue ReadingWe’d love to have you join us live tonight on the Geek & Sundry YouTube channel for the geek parent hangout, starting at 8pm Pacific. But hey – Mike and I are parents, so we know things get busy, life is chaotic, and people get tired and like to go to bed early. So if you can’t make it to the live hangout, never fear – the lovely folks at Geek & Sundry will have it archived for whenever you have a moment.
Continue ReadingWith San Francisco’s Moscone Center under renovation, WonderCon moved to Anaheim this year–and seemed to bring a bit of the Bay Area’s rain and chill wind along with it. We shivered our way between hotel and convention center, dodging clusters of purple-eyeshadowed cheerleaders who were competing in a tournament in the next hall over. Here […]
Continue ReadingOne of the traditions that enter your home when you have a baby is that of lullabies. Whether you’re singing them yourself or you have some form of electronic gadget blaring out tinny, beepy versions of “Rock-a-Bye Baby”, chances are that by the time you’re hitting the 12 week mark, you’re getting a little sick […]
Continue ReadingThe day you have kids, you have to change your language. I don’t mean you have to learn a new one, but that you have to start eliminating all the words you don’t want them to use once they’re old enough to talk. This is not an easy task. Once you try to stop saying […]
Continue ReadingGoogle sent out emails to users to let them know that they’re changing their privacy policy and Terms of Service, effective March 1. That’s usually enough to start a good panic, and I doubt it will be different this time. Just how “evil” is Google? Well, it probably depends on who you ask. There were […]
Continue ReadingNicole Wakelin is again joined by GeekMom Kristen Rutherford to talk about her work on the special The Nerdist Year in Review which airs right after Doctor Who this Christmas Eve on BBC America. She also shares some interesting tidbits about the show’s special guests including Wil Wheaton and Nathan Fillion. They also talk about the scary […]
Continue ReadingIn episode three Nicole Wakelin is joined by Cathe Post to discuss her recent adventure at PAX in Seattle including the latest games from the convention as well as old favorites on the shelf back home. And because it was THE geek issue of the week, they also talk about the Gizmodo post that rocked the geek world […]
Continue ReadingIn episode two Nicole Wakelin and “Chaos” Mandy Horetski talk about the perils and benefits of exposing your kids to zombie cosplay, attending Dragon*Con while pregnant (it can be done) and the fun of collecting autographs. Questions? Thoughts? Suggestions? Email podcast@geekmom.com (Note: Mandy was bit soft at the start, but it levels out within a minute or […]
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