Andrew Hackard: Memories of the ‘Munchkin’ Czar
John Booth shares some memories of Andrew Hackard, ‘Munchkin’ Czar, who passed away this past week.
Continue ReadingJohn Booth shares some memories of Andrew Hackard, ‘Munchkin’ Czar, who passed away this past week.
Continue ReadingRather than a “roll-and-draw,” ‘Deadly Doodles’ is described as a “draw-and-draw” game for 1-4 players ages 8 and up.
Continue ReadingGeekDad takes a peek at XYZ Game Labs’ forthcoming knitting-themed ‘ArchRavels,’ unveiled at Gen Con 2019 and fully funded on Kickstarter.
Continue ReadingJenny Bristol’s latest book, her first foray into non-fiction, gives us nice reminders that everyone can use a little wisdom now and then.
Continue ReadingGen 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!
Continue ReadingShould you and your family visit XYZ Game Labs’ RobotLab card game? GeekDad gave it a whirl at Gen Con and shares the experience.
Continue ReadingGeekDad reviews the expanded fourth printing of Goodman Games’ ‘The Dungeon Alphabet: An A-to-Z Reference for Classic Dungeon Design.’
Continue ReadingThe 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.
Continue Reading‘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.
Continue ReadingLast 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.’
Continue ReadingWhen 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.
Continue ReadingI always look forward to visiting the Steve Jackson Games team at Gen Con. Here’s what’s new this year!
Continue ReadingIf role-playing at Gen Con is your thing, you might look into putting some table time with NASCRAG on your calendar.
Continue ReadingThere was a time machine in the main hall at ‘Star Wars’ Celebration. At least, it felt that way to some of us.
Continue ReadingThe “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.
Continue ReadingOne 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.
Continue ReadingThe ThinkGeek team unveiled some new ‘Star Wars’ goodies at their Celebration Orlando booth at the opening of the convention.
Continue ReadingIn 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.
Continue ReadingLimitless 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.)
Continue ReadingTake a peek at prolific artist and geek dad Len Peralta’s new autobiographical comic, ‘HeelCut.’
Continue Reading‘Munchkin’ is ready for the holidays with their Zombie game and Christmas Lite expansion pack.
Continue ReadingWyvren 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 […]
Continue ReadingGeekDad reviews ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Tyrants of the Underdark,’ the newest board game from the creators of ‘Lords of Waterdeep.’
Continue ReadingCheck out the teaser trailer for the upcoming documentary “Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons”
Continue ReadingSteve 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.
Continue ReadingSteve Jackson Games’ newest ‘Munchkin’ set brings ‘Grimm Tidings’ in a folktale-inspired edition of the card game.
Continue ReadingGeekDad test-drives MetaArcade’s digital edition of a classic ‘Tunnels & Trolls’ RPG solo adventure.
Continue ReadingRole-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.’
Continue ReadingSteve 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.
Continue ReadingIn a series of essays from geek gamers, ‘The Munchkin Book: The Official Companion’ celebrates Steve Jackson Games’ popular card game.
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