If role-playing at Gen Con is your thing, you might look into putting some table time with NASCRAG on your calendar. Read More
NASCRAG: 38 Gen Con Years and Counting
Time Travel and ‘Star Wars’ Fandom: Steve Sansweet and Rancho Obi-Wan
There was a time machine in the main hall at ‘Star Wars’ Celebration. At least, it felt that way to some of us. Read More
Talking ‘Star Wars: Smuggler’s Revenge’ With Writer F.J. DeSanto
The “Smuggler’s Trilogy” of ‘Star Wars’ radio plays came to an end at Celebration Orlando, wrapping up with ‘Smuggler’s Revenge’ – a fitting mix of drama, romantic tension, humor, and familiarity — while still exploring some new (if not canon) story ground. Read More
‘Star Wars’ Celebration Orlando: What We Loved
One of the neatest things about a Star Wars Celebration is its’ single-universe focus means pretty much everyone in attendance has one thing in common: they’ve been personally moved by some corner of the ever-expanding ‘Star Wars’ universe. Read More
New ‘Star Wars’ Goodies from ThinkGeek
The ThinkGeek team unveiled some new ‘Star Wars’ goodies at their Celebration Orlando booth at the opening of the convention. Read More
Designing ‘Rogue One’: Doug Chiang at ‘Star Wars’ Celebration
In a presentation at ‘Star Wars’ Celebration in Orlando, ‘Rogue One’ production designer Doug Chiang offered a neat look into the ideas and development of several key visual elements of the first ‘Star Wars’ standalone movie, including a fun dive into the evolution of the wonderful character of K-2SO. Read More
Limitless Adventures: Tools for Fifth Edition D&D Building
Limitless Adventures creates and sells PDF collections of standalone encounters, side quests, locations, and non-player characters using Wizards of the Coast’s open source 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons SRD rules. (This post is sponsored by Limitless Adventures, which provided several of its products for review. Opinions are my own.) Read More
Len Peralta Debuts ‘HeelCut’
Take a peek at prolific artist and geek dad Len Peralta’s new autobiographical comic, ‘HeelCut.’ Read More
‘Munchkin’ – A Little Holidays, A Little Horror
‘Munchkin’ is ready for the holidays with their Zombie game and Christmas Lite expansion pack. Read More
GeekDad Review: Wyvren Gaming’s ‘Onami’
Wyvren Gaming (the misspelling is intentional) successfully Kickstarted Onami back in May, and reached out to GeekDad prior to this year’s Gen Con about meeting up for a demo. The team set up shop at the convention with one of the more eye-catching smaller booths I’ve seen: Onami – which can mean “wave” in Japanese… Read More
GeekDad Review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Tyrants of the Underdark’
GeekDad reviews ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Tyrants of the Underdark,’ the newest board game from the creators of ‘Lords of Waterdeep.’ Read More
‘Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons’
Check out the teaser trailer for the upcoming documentary “Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons” Read More
Kickstarter Alert: ‘Dungeon Fantasy’ RPG, Powered by ‘GURPS’
Steve Jackson Games is Kickstarting ‘Dungeon Fantasy’ RPG, a standalone boxed set that will contain everything needed to play a classic fantasy role-playing game using ‘GURPS’ rules: five full-color rulebooks with new original art, cardboard figures, combat maps, and dice. Read More
Newest ‘Munchkin’ Set Brings ‘Grimm Tidings’
Steve Jackson Games’ newest ‘Munchkin’ set brings ‘Grimm Tidings’ in a folktale-inspired edition of the card game. Read More
Gen Con 2016: MetaArcade Platform Demo
GeekDad test-drives MetaArcade’s digital edition of a classic ‘Tunnels & Trolls’ RPG solo adventure. Read More
Gen Con 2016 Role-Playing Old and New
Role-playing at Gen Con is always a treat: This year, GeekDad John Booth learned the 41-year-old classic ‘Tunnels & Trolls’, and Monte Cook’s ‘Cypher System’, as well as enjoying a return to ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’ Read More
‘Munchkin’ at 15: A Gen Con Interview
Steve Jackson Games launched ‘Munchkin’ at Gen Con 2001—15 years prior to this year’s recently-concluded convention—so naturally, it’s time for a milestone celebration. Read More
‘The Munchkin Book – The Official Companion’
In a series of essays from geek gamers, ‘The Munchkin Book: The Official Companion’ celebrates Steve Jackson Games’ popular card game. Read More
Going Back to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Until this past weekend, it had been 35 years since I hadn’t seen a new ‘Star Wars’ movie on or before opening day. I broke that streak on purpose with ‘The Force Awakens,’ so my college-age daughter and I could see the ‘Episode VII’ debut together. Read More
GeekDad Review: Munchkin Gloom
Atlas Games’ Munchkin Gloom brings together Keith Baker’s card game of doom with the puns and backstabbing of Steve Jackson’s Munchkin. Read More
GeekDad Review: Smash Up Munchkin
I don’t get to play ‘Munchkin’ as often as I’d like to, but I’m a big fan of the writing and artwork that goes into every version and expansion of the game. And since I’d never played AEG’s ‘Smash Up,’ the opportunity to play this year’s new combination of the two–‘Smash Up Munchkin’–was one of many Gen Con 2015 treats. Read More
‘Mars Attacks: The Dice Game’ and ‘Ten-Minute Takedown’
Pluto’s gotten plenty of attention lately, but let’s talk Mars. Read More
‘D&D’ Fifth Edition: One Year in, Beyond the Game
One of the unsung accomplishments of Wizards of the Coast is the development of this three-volume set in such a way that the books can be enjoyed and appreciated by geek families who’ve never even played ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’ Read More
‘Star Wars: Smuggler’s Bounty’ – Well Worth Catching
I’m a longtime fan of the ‘Star Wars’ radio dramas, and attending the one-off live performance of the audio play ‘Smuggler’s Gambit’ was one of my favorite things about Star Wars Celebration VI back in 2012. Read More
Young Sherlock Holmes Revisited
Young Sherlock Holmes recently became available via Netflix “Instant Watch.” I was both excited and apprehensive because I remember really enjoying this movie, and, well, I’ve been badly burned by nostalgic revisits before. (I’m looking at you, Krull. I’m. Looking. … Read More
Game Review: Dungeons & Dragons – Attack Wing
Having played a brief demo of WizKids’ Dungeons & Dragons – Attack Wing at this summer’s GenCon, I was really looking forward to the fall release of the Starter Set. I’ve finally had the chance to play a few sessions, and am itching for more. Read More
Book Review: Chicks Dig Gaming
I’m a huge fan of the sharing of memories with fellow enthusiasts of geeky stuff. If you’ve got recollections of getting lost in a maze of twisty passages, all alike, I dig that. Or if you never got all the sand out of Kenner Luke’s hollow arm after recreating his Tatooine adventures; or if you can vividly remember the real-world setting in which you finally reached the words, “Well, I’m back,” he said. for the first time, then you’ve got a story I want to hear. Read More
Comic Book Artists: Next Generation – A Visit to The RAID Studio
Comic Book Artists: Next Generation is a short but neat documentary about The RAID (Royal Academy of Illustration & Design) Studio currently running on AT&T U-verse Buzz. Read More
Release Day: Exterminite
Today marks release day for Exterminite: a five-issue digital comic collaboration from Geek A Week artist and podcaster Len Peralta, Broodhollow and Starslip creator Kris Straub, and Borderlands writer and Gearbox Software Chief Creative Champion Mikey Neumann. Read More
Munchkin Adventure Time
Steve Jackson Games and USAopoly announced Munchkin Adventure Time during Gen Con 2013, and the game made its debut just about a year later — and it’s [insert your favorite Adventure Time thumbs-up catchphrase here]! Read More
GeekDad Book Review: The Art of John Alvin
You know John Alvin’s work, even if you don’t know his name. Starting in 1974, the Massachusetts-born artist created dozens of the movie industry’s most memorable posters, from Blazing Saddles to The Lion King to E.T. and Blade Runner. He also designed a range of other movie-tie-in imagery, like the original Star Wars Concert poster and a popular fifteenth-anniversary Alien print. Read More
Munchkin Treasure Hunt Is Munchkin for Munchkins
Steve Jackson Games has unveiled its first product aimed to include players of single-digit age — six and up: Munchkin Treasure Hunt. GeekDad received one of a very few advance review copies, and now that we’ve played a few games, we’ve got good news for Munchkin fans with young kids: it’s really fun. Read More
