Jonathan H. Liu is a stay-at-home dad in Portland, Oregon, who loves to read, is always up for a board game, and has a bit of a Kickstarter habit. I can be reached at jonathan at geekdad dot com.
Travel through the mountains, collecting gear for your adventurer and packing it into your ever-expanding bag. Do you have what it takes to be the best squire? Read More
Today’s stack: a grab bag of comic books! Read More
The American Tabletop Awards (founded last year) announced its second round of winners, for games released in 2019. Read More
I’m continuing the theme from last week: here are more books celebrating Women’s History Month! Read More
For many, tabletop games are also a source of community and comfort. Here are some ideas for how to enjoy tabletop games during this period of social distancing. Read More
Inspired by the story of the Sedlec Ossuary, this micro card game tasks you to stack a pyramid of skulls to best honor the wishes of the deceased. Read More
March is Women’s History Month here in the United States, so today’s column is a collection of books about women! Read More
Today’s column has kid spies and kid detectives, alligator spies, psychic agents, and giant fish creatures. Espionage, investigations, conspiracies, and legends! If you like puzzling out clues and tracking down secrets, here’s a list for you. Read More
Take a look at these cool tabletop projects on Kickstarter! Read More
Mind MGMT is actively recruiting agents with latent psychic abilities. Your testing has already begun. Read More
Feel that chill in the air? The weather is shifting, and snow is starting to fall. It’s time to gather up food, dig your shelters, and ‘Hunker’! Read More
Welcome to Tumble Town, population: you. Gather up some building plans and start construction on Main Street, and see who can build the best town from scratch! Read More
Place your bets on your favorite gladiators—and then use some sneaky tactics to make sure they win! Read More
It’s time for another Kickstarter tabletop roundup! Read More
Today’s stack is mostly picture books (plus a handful of others) that are great reading for Black History Month—from the Queen of Soul to the First Lady, from a little kid to the oldest student, these are stories worth sharing. Read More
‘Letter Jam’ is a clever little game that will have you assembling letters, decoding clues, and unscrambling words. Read More
Today’s stack takes a look at some fascinating visions of the world: what it could have been, what it could become, what it looks like from a different angle. Read More
Bad news: there’s a werewolf on her way to devour you. Good news: you have a chance to stop her. Read More
Today’s stack: books in a series! Read More
The planet is about to explode (again)—it’s time to ‘Lift Off! Get Me Off This Planet!’ Read More
The GeekDads and GeekMoms share our reading resolutions: what we’re planning to read in 2020. Read More
Now that the year is drawing to a close, we’re taking a look back to see how we did with our reading resolutions for 2019. Read More
Your team has just landed on an unfamiliar planet, and things are in critical condition. You must explore the planet and research new technologies so that you can fulfill a few tasks necessary for survival. Remember: you’re not settlers here; you’re ‘Unsettled.’ Read More
The good news: chicken scientists have discovered time travel.
The bad news: they’ve opened a time vortex, and there’s only room for one chicken in the escape pod.
Who will survive this Chicken Time Warp? Read More
Today’s column includes a few excellent picture books, and one coffee table book! Read More
Today’s column is all about gorgeous, oversized books. You probably don’t need to get all of them (at least not all at once) but they’re definitely fun to peruse! Read More
Bad news: you’ve just died. But the good news is: the ‘Paranormal Detectives’ are on the case. If you can tune in to their psychic abilities, you might just be able to tell them what happened! Read More
Why does Terence have several passports? What’s the significance of Helen’s necklace? Is Carlo’s restaurant engaged in something shifty? Each character in this game has 3 Secrets—can you figure them out? Read More
The museum exhibit is set to open in 5 minutes, but somebody has stolen the MacGuffin? Work together to find the culprit before time runs out! Read More
Congratulations: you’ve discovered fire and mastered some of the basics like bartering and hunting. What will you develop next? Pursue science, exploration, technology and military power to weave the most compelling Tapestry of your civilization. Read More
