Brave the Danger of the ‘Deadly Doodles’ Dungeon
Rather than a “roll-and-draw,” ‘Deadly Doodles’ is described as a “draw-and-draw” game for 1-4 players ages 8 and up.
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Author: John Booth
Writer John Booth lives in northeast Ohio with his wife and daughter. He is the author of the book "Collect All 21! Memoirs of a Star Wars Geek – The First 30 Years."
XYZ Game Labs’ ‘ArchRavels’ – Cast On!
GeekDad takes a peek at XYZ Game Labs’ forthcoming knitting-themed ‘ArchRavels,’ unveiled at Gen Con 2019 and fully funded on Kickstarter.
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‘Wisdom from Mom’ – Advice for Living: Something for Pretty Much Everyone
Jenny Bristol’s latest book, her first foray into non-fiction, gives us nice reminders that everyone can use a little wisdom now and then.
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Sneak Peek: Gaming with GeekDad at Gen Con
Gen Con 2019 is nearly upon us, and the GeekDad team is excited for so many reasons – not the least of which is our annual Gaming with GeekDad event!
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Family Fun in the ‘RobotLab’
Should you and your family visit XYZ Game Labs’ RobotLab card game? GeekDad gave it a whirl at Gen Con and shares the experience.
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‘The Dungeon Alphabet’ – A to Z for Your RPG
GeekDad reviews the expanded fourth printing of Goodman Games’ ‘The Dungeon Alphabet: An A-to-Z Reference for Classic Dungeon Design.’
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Kickstarter Alert: ‘Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons’
The filmmakers behind the upcoming documentary ‘Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons’ have launched a Kickstarter to get their movie through post-production, with an eye (aha!) on premiering the movie at Gen Con 2018.
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‘Dungeon Fantasy’ – Powered by GURPS
‘Dungeon Fantasy – Powered by GURPS’ from Steve Jackson Games is everything you need to get started with the system, focused on one genre, in a single box.
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Two Bees, or Not Two Bees: That Is ‘Munchkin Shakespeare,’ No Question.
Last year, Steve Jackson Games got me to break a six-year Kickstarter-free streak with two personally-irresistible projects, one of which was ‘Munchkin Shakespeare Deluxe.’
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Gen Con 2017: Talking and Testing ‘Tunnels & Trolls’
When I played the demo version of the Tunnels & Trolls Adventures app at last year’s Gen Con, I was impressed with the way the digital update of the classic solo adventure “Naked Doom” combined a pencil-and-paper roleplaying game feel with digital story telling elements.
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Gen Con 2017: Steve Jackson Games – ‘Munchkin’ and More
I always look forward to visiting the Steve Jackson Games team at Gen Con. Here’s what’s new this year!
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NASCRAG: 38 Gen Con Years and Counting
If role-playing at Gen Con is your thing, you might look into putting some table time with NASCRAG on your calendar.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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Len Peralta Debuts ‘HeelCut’
Take a peek at prolific artist and geek dad Len Peralta’s new autobiographical comic, ‘HeelCut.’
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‘Munchkin’ – A Little Holidays, A Little Horror
‘Munchkin’ is ready for the holidays with their Zombie game and Christmas Lite expansion pack.
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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 […]
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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.’
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‘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”
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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.
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Newest ‘Munchkin’ Set Brings ‘Grimm Tidings’
Steve Jackson Games’ newest ‘Munchkin’ set brings ‘Grimm Tidings’ in a folktale-inspired edition of the card game.
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Gen Con 2016: MetaArcade Platform Demo
GeekDad test-drives MetaArcade’s digital edition of a classic ‘Tunnels & Trolls’ RPG solo adventure.
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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.’
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‘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.
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‘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.
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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.
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