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Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Listography’

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019Sophie Brown

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‘Cobra Paw’: Develop Your Ninja Skills in This Tile Grabbing Game

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019Sophie Brown

Reading Time: 3 minutes Cobra Paw, Image: Bananagrams What is Cobra Paw? Cobra Paw is a fast-paced game from the team behind Bananagrams in which players compete to be the first to spot the tile with the correct symbols on it. Components: Two “Catnippon” Dice 21 Tiles (“Clawfuku Stones”) Instructions How Do You Play Cobra […]

‘Show and Tile:’ The Game of Abstract Tangram Artistry

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019Sophie Brown

Reading Time: 4 minutes Show and Tile, Image Jellybean What Is Show and Tile? Show and Tile is a creative party game for three to six players aged eight and up which asks you to create pictures from colored tangram tiles. Other players must then guess what you have created while you must guess their […]

Family-Friendly Robot Building Fun With ‘ROBiTS’

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018Sophie Brown

Reading Time: 4 minutes ROBiTS, Image: Quick Simple Fun Games ROBiTS is a fast, family card game designed by GeekDad John “Hex” Carter and Mat Nicholson. Players compete to take the robot pieces they need from the production line, earning bonuses for matching colors. Components 91 Cards: – 20 Green “Big Henry” Parts – 15 […]

4 Modern Stacking Games That Rise Above the Rest

July 13, 2017Sophie Brown

I want to introduce you to four hugely different stacking games that all have one element in common – you win by placing items on top of one another.

‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row

January 27, 2017Sophie Brown1

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

10 Fantastic Family Games for Your Game Closet

October 22, 2016May 29, 2020Caitlin 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.

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‘Unbored Treasure Hunt’ Sparks Imagination and Creativity

October 21, 2016Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

We are a game loving family and we cannot resist a new find. Today I’m going to tell you about a new favorite game in our closet: ‘Unbored Treasure Hunt.’

ThinkFun’s ‘Memory Yoga’: A Fun Twist on an Old Classic

September 28, 2016Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley1

What happens when your traditional memory game meets yoga poses? ‘Memory Yoga’ from ThinkFun! Work on balance, coordination, mindfulness, and memory in this fun twist on an old classic!

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Cake Duel’

September 27, 2016December 13, 2017Sophie Brown

In Cake Duel, use your army of Sheepies and your cunning skills of deception to relieve your opponent of all their cakes.

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Kickstarter Alert: ‘The Animal Games’

August 11, 2016Sophie 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: ‘Alienish’

July 7, 2016December 13, 2017Sophie Brown

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

Review: ‘Space Match’

March 9, 2016Shiri Sondheimer

The kids think ‘Space Match’ is better than TV. Which in and of itself makes it worthy.

‘Littlecodr’ Puts Your Pint-Sized Programmers in Charge—of You!

February 26, 2016Kelly Knox

Littlecodr is an active, hands-on option for teaching young kids simple programming concepts.

Escaping a Locked Room With Your Gifted Geek

February 25, 2016Lisa Natcharian

Are you raising a gifted child? Starting to worry that as she gets older, you won’t have as much in common, or that he’s paying way more attention to video games than to you? It’s time to lock yourselves in a room together.

Potty Humor on the Game Table – ‘Who Tooted?’

October 16, 2015Tony Sims1

I know in my house, it is tough to find games that everyone enjoys. Boys and girls; younger and older; moms and dads – most “family” games are either too complicated or too childish for everyone.

Popular Games vs. Geek Gamers: Can They Impress?

August 31, 2015Sophie 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.

'King's Quest: A Knight to Remember' is a Game to Remember

July 31, 2015Kelly Knox

King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember heralds the return of Sierra Games’ classic adventure game franchise.

‘Splatoon’ is a Blast For Squiddos of All Ages

June 1, 2015Kelly Knox

It’s an all-out, all-ages turf war in ‘Splatoon’ on the Wii U!

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How To Raise Word Geeks

April 10, 2015Laura Grace Weldon

This book, however old and tattered, holds the power to create word nerds. Do you have one?

The Hare and The Tortoise: A Fast Family Favorite

March 10, 2015Sarah 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.

Gamin’ Up New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2014Rebecca Angel3

New Year’s Eve is the time to play loooong games. Here’s a list of ones that you have around – and ones that you should!

Parent’s Guide to Pokémon Part 2: Playing the Game

June 12, 2014Cathé Post3

GeekMom shows you how to play a game of Pokemon with your child.

BrainBox: Educational Family Fun

February 4, 2014Sophie Brown

BrainBox is a simple game with editions aimed at every age group and interest that combines memory skills with other subjects in a fun game.

Super Mario 3D World is Frustration-Free Family Fun

November 25, 2013Kelly Knox1

Super Mario 3D World is a stress-free and frustration-free family game experience, and flat out fun.

Destination: Great Family Games for Casual Gamers

August 13, 2013Sophie Brown

Destination is a British board game which places players in the role of a taxi driver attempting to visit all of his or her destinations and return to the taxi rank first.

Roll For It, by Calliope Games, Enters Final Days of Kickstarter

May 16, 2013Cathé Post

Roll For It is a new dice game by Calliope up on Kickstarter now. The game is a strategy and press-your-luck game with hints of other dice games thrown in. My husband and I played a demo of it at PAX Prime in 2012 and really enjoyed it. The Kickstarter only has a couple of days left!

Review: Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show

December 23, 2011Admin

I am new to the game show genre of video games and I was skeptical about the amusement offered by Electronic Arts’s Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show. I approached my fifteen year-old son (and usual laboratory subject) with …

A Board Game for All Ages – Awkward Family Photos

November 7, 2011Judy Berna

A few years ago we bought our first kitchen table. We’d lived with hand me downs for years and decided it was finally time to pick something that fit us. We ended up with a long wooden table with lots of leaves. It’s wonderful for family meals, whether all four kids are around or not. […]

A GeekDad’s Daughter Reinvents Chess, Part 2: How to Play Plastic Animal Chess (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

May 1, 2011Admin

In response to the groundswell of interest, admiration and inquiries about Mark Changizi’s daughter’s reinvention of chess, here are the full set of rules of Plastic Animal Chess: The game proceeds like a normal game of chess. The board is …

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