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.
North St. Bags are designed, sold, and made in Portland, Oregon, and whether you need a bag for work or play, they’ve got you covered. I was recently sent one of their Davis backpacks to review, along with a few accessories. Read More
Your quest for world domination continues in ‘Becoming a Monster,’ an expansion to the mad scientist game ‘Nefarious.’ Read More
‘Wanted Earth’, a tabletop miniatures game about heroes battling invading aliens, has relaunched on Kickstarter today. Read More
In February this year, Thinkfun launched a Kickstarter campaign for ‘Roller Coaster Challenge’, a puzzle game about building your own tiny thrill ride. It is now available in stores. Read More
“Reaping the Rewards” shows you the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s topic is ‘Go Nuts for Donuts’, one of my family’s favorites. Read More
Mabot is a modular robot kit from Bell Robot that lets your kids (and you) assemble all sorts of cool robots, vehicles, and more. Read More
Today GeekDad is excited to show you an exclusive sneak peek of ‘All Summer Long,’ an upcoming graphic novel by Hope Larson. Read More
‘Sol: Last Days of a Star’ has been delivered to Kickstarter backers and is now hitting retail. Here’s a look at how it turned out. Read More
Today I take a look at the finished version of ‘Leaders of Euphoria,’ a Kickstarter-funded title from Overworld Games. Read More
Here are the latest Kickstarter tabletop projects that have caught my eye. Read More
‘Before the Earth Explodes’ is a 2-player 4X card game, now on Kickstarter. Read More
‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ returns for its third season this Friday—here’s the official trailer! Read More
Nine races have developed the ability to journey to the stars—now it’s a race to see who will become ‘Master of the Galaxy.’ Read More
Now that we’ve completed Deck 3 in ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask,’ we get to choose role cards, gaining new powers and abilities for the rest of the adventure. Read More
It’s a busy week on Kickstarter! Here are a couple of tabletop projects you may want to keep your eye on. Read More
The High Council has called for a Trial of Nature’s Grace: the students of the School of Life will take their spells and creatures, and race through the four elemental realms, with the help of Xyleria’s ‘Legendary Creatures’! Read More
I love books that celebrate the joy of reading. Books about books produce a particular sort of joy in my brain. Here are seven picture books about the magic of stories. Read More
The GekkoPod is a camera accessory that can grab onto just about anything so you can get the shot you want. Read More
What’s an adventuring party to do when they’ve lost their equipment? Why, hit up the local Magic Maze Mall and steal it, of course! Read on to find out what makes ‘Magic Maze’ a Spiel des Jahres nominee and—more importantly—a GeekDad Approved title! Read More
At the end of June, Netflix introduced a new feature: interactive stories! Read More
Can you master the puzzles and inventions, or will you get lost in ‘The House of Da Vinci’?
Today’s column is about one of my favorite topics again: time travel. Read More
Five years ago, Chris James, the founder of Stratus Games, started a Casual Game Revolution. This month, he’s asking you to join him. Read More
The Selk’bag is a ridiculously cozy wearable sleeping bag that keeps you warm and mobile. Read More
Here are the latest announcements and stories that caught our eyes this week. Read More
Your cousin has discovered something in his explorations of Egypt, and has written a mysterious letter—you arrive to find him missing. Follow the clues, but beware the glimpses of forbidden knowledge! Read More
Comics don’t have to be about Men in Tights, or even superpowers (though of course we love those stories, too). There are a lot of great comic books that tell other types of tales; today’s Stack Overflow features several I’ve read recently. The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew I’m woefully late… Read More
Having dealt with “Empty Graves” and the Forgotten Pharaoh Cultists, we move on to Deck 3 of the ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask,’ “Shifting Sands.” Read More
‘The Awkward Yeti’ is a hilarious webcomic that often features the adventures of Heart and Brain, as well as a host of other organs. In ‘OrganATTACK!’, you and your opponents each have a set of these organs, and compete to remove everyone else’s organs with a host of ailments. Read More
Join Button Shy’s Game of the Month Club! Read More
Kickstarter Gold is your chance to revisit some of the best projects from the past few years. Read More
Okja, a Netflix Original Film from director Bong Joon Ho, will be released on June 28. Here’s what you need to know. Read More
