The expansions for ‘Fireball Island’ are in stores now: add a giant rolling boulder, an angry swarm of bees, or a wrecked pirate ship to your (already dangerous) island! Read More
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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Fireball Island’ Expansions
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Reverse Deck-Building in ‘Shake Up’
It’s time to trim the fat in this tech company. As a business consultant, it’s up to you to come up with the best proposal about which employees to keep and which ones to, uh, “retrench.” Who will survive this ‘Shake Up’? Read More
‘Evolution: The Video Game’ Celebrates Charles Darwin’s Birthday
‘Evolution: The Video Game’ launches today on Charles Darwin’s birthday, and North Star Games is giving away 1,000 copies of the board game to celebrate! Read More
Stack Overflow: Grab Bag
Enjoy today’s grab bag of picture books, comic books, and novels! Read More
Stay Toasty With the Volt Omega Heated Hoodie
Fight back the chill with the Omega Heated Hoodie from Volt. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Vindication: Leaders & Alliances’
As you work to regain your honor, you’ve managed to build some rapport with the leaders of the various guilds: the Leaders & Alliances expansion opens up new opportunities for ‘Vindication.’
‘Ganymede’: Ready for Launch
On our journey into deep space, Ganymede is a way station: the large settlers ships are launched from this moon of Jupiter, after settlers are shuttled from Earth, with a stopover on Mars. Recruit settlers with the right skills to fill the ship rosters and increase your corporation’s reputation in this race to the stars. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Welcome Your Tidy Robot Overlords in ‘Mechanica’
Let’s get ready for OPERATION CLEAN! Make your robot vacuum factory as efficient as possible so every human domicile can be properly surveilled–er, served! Read More
Get Your ‘Evolution’ Digital Beta Key!
The digital version of the ‘Evolution’ tabletop game is launching next week, but you can give it a try now! Read More
‘Bigby Bear’ GeekDad-Exclusive Preview and Giveaway
Check out this GeekDad-exclusive excerpt of ‘Bigby Bear’ and enter to win a copy for yourself! Read More
‘KOI’ Is Delicious and Dastardly
Ah, to be a koi, catching dragonflies and frogs to eat. If only those other koi didn’t keep getting in your way. And who put that rock there? ‘KOI’ is peaceful and tranquil… until the game begins: then it’s every fish for itself! Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup
Hang onto your wallets, folks! It’s time for a Kickstarter tabletop roundup. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Hyperspace’
Deep in space, far from our own home, alien civilizations have arrived at a new star system, and each one is interested in establishing dominance on its many planets. Prepare your engines for the leap into ‘Hyperspace’! Read More
Stack Overflow: 15 Interactive Books for Kids
My five-year-old loves books of all sorts, but she’s particularly fond of books that interact with her, whether that involves looking for hidden objects, lifting flaps, or being given silly actions to do while reading the book. Today’s stack is all about interactive books! Read More
Reaping the Rewards: Wretched Scumbags Seek ‘Vindication’
You are a wretch. Cast onto this hostile island, you will work to regain honor—gaining mastery of heroic attributes, recruiting companions, defeating monsters, and acquiring relics. This is the world of ‘Vindication.’ Read More
Stack Overflow: Getting Serious About Series
There are fewer than 30 books in this Stack Overflow column. Which ones will spark joy for you? Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Battle of the Bards’
It’s time for the ‘Battle of the Bards’! Performers from all over Tessandor have gathered to sing their odes to glorious adventures—but which troupe will capture the most audiences? Read More
Reaping the Rewards: ‘Chronicles of Crime’
A body has been found: are things as simple as they appear, or is there some foul play involved? Better hit the streets, meet the neighbors, talk to co-workers, and look for clues. Scotland Yard is on the case in the ‘Chronicles of Crime’! Read More
Explore Time Travel in an Excerpt of ‘Here and Now and Then’
Read an excerpt from Mike Chen’s upcoming time travel novel, ‘Here and Now and Then’! Read More
Stack Overflow: Our Favorite Books of 2018
What were your favorite books of 2018? The GeekDads and GeekMoms share our best reads of the year. Read More
Celebrating Our Own Dave Banks
Today we say farewell to one of our long-time GeekDads: Dave Banks is stepping down from his role as Games Editor and game reviewer, after about a dozen years of contributing to the site. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Tsuro: Phoenix Rising’
The stars have been stolen from the sky, and paper lanterns have been sent up to replace them. Phoenixes, drawn by the lights, are transforming the lanterns into new stars. Be the first to create a new constellation in Tsuro: Phoenix Rising! What Is Tsuro: Phoenix Rising? Tsuro: Phoenix Rising is a game for 2 to… Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘New Salem’ Relaunches Today
‘New Salem,’ a card-drafting, hidden-role game from Overworld Games, is on Kickstarter now! Read More
Stack Overflow: 2019 Reading Resolutions
What do you want to read this year? The GeekDads and GeekMoms share our reading resolutions for 2018. Read More
Geek Links: Read the ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Script for Free!
Have you seen ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ yet? Here’s a great way to dig into the spider-verse a bit deeper. Courtesy: Syfy Read More
Stack Overflow: 2018 Year-End Reading Reflections
As the end of the year draws near, many of us book geeks like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve read in the past year, particularly compared to our reading resolutions from the beginning of the year. Read More
Stack Overflow: 4 Books About Making Movies
Today, I’ve got a short stack of big books about movies! Read More
Stack Overflow: 6 Books for Kids About Dinosaurs
I’ve got dinosaurs on my mind lately—let’s dig in! Read More
Reaping the Rewards: Can You Survive the ‘Ravine’?
You and a few others have survived a plane crash into a ravine—but can you survive until help arrives? Forage for food, build shelter or weapons, and get ready for whatever comes in the night. Read More
Construction Continues in ‘Imhotep: A New Dynasty’
As we continue to design and build our monuments, the gods have started to watch our activities … Read More
