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You Got Your Christmas on my Chanukah!

December 27, 2016December 9, 2017Samantha Bryant1

I married a nice Catholic boy a decade ago. For ten or so years now, we’ve been doing both Christmas and Chanukah.

Review: ‘No Thank You, Evil’: The Adventure Continues

November 8, 2016December 13, 2017Samantha Bryant

A new expansion is available for ‘No Thank You, Evil!’ Well worth the investment.

Ten Years of Gaming at Atomic Empire

August 7, 2016Samantha Bryant

To get over the #GenCant blues, we celebrated ten years in the game store business with our friends at Atomic Empire.

We Have a Winner: Manly Wade Wellman Award

July 22, 2016Samantha Bryant

John G. Hartness, an author from Charlotte, North Carolina, was just awarded the 2016 Manly Wade Wellman Award for speculative fiction for ‘Raising Hell,’ a novella featuring Quincy Harker, the immortal magic-wielding child of Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker from ‘Dracula.’

Thank You ‘No Thank You, Evil!’

July 20, 2016December 13, 2017Samantha Bryant6

‘No Thank You, Evil!’ is an excellent starter kit for gamers who want a role-playing campaign that works for the entire family.

Review: Mad Libs: The Game

March 22, 2016December 9, 2017Samantha Bryant

Mad Libs: The Game is a safe game for all audiences, if a little mild for more experienced gamers.

Review: Hello Fresh Meal Service

February 8, 2016Samantha Bryant3

Hello Fresh is a meal subscription service offering healthy meals with organic ingredients. All the ingredients are delivered to your door, ready for you to prepare and enjoy.

Extra Life Gaming Marathon: Followup

November 9, 2015Samantha Bryant

Extra Life Game Day 2015 was a grand success, raising more than six million dollars.

Extra Life Gaming Marathon: Play Games. Heal Kids.

October 24, 2015Samantha Bryant1

Extra Life is a fundraising push initiated by Sarcastic Gamer and benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals throughout the country.

‘Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn’: Game Review

August 17, 2015Samantha Bryant2

Ashes is a game for 2-4 players with quick set up, easy to understand game organization, and high levels of interaction. A he said/she said review.

‘Storm Hollow’: A Storytelling Game for the Whole Family

August 2, 2015December 14, 2017Samantha Bryant4

‘Storm Hollow’ is clever in a child-appealing way, without being adult-alienating. In other words, it’s a great game for parents who enjoy roleplaying games to enjoy with their children.

GenCon Day 2: The Writer’s Symposium

August 1, 2015December 14, 2017Samantha Bryant

The GenCon Writer’s Symposium brings literary luminaries, publishing bigwigs, writers, and fans together to talk about speculative fiction from nearly every angle.

Day 1 at Gen Con: The Big Picture

July 31, 2015Samantha Bryant

Gen Con is big. Whether you count in attendance (more than 120,000 people), events (more than 11,000), or dollars (more than 50,000,000), it’s the largest annual consumer fantasy, electronic, sci-fi and adventure game convention in North America.

'Galxyz' Science Education App: A Review

July 22, 2015December 13, 2017Samantha Bryant2

‘Galxyz’ is a fun new educational app with a science focus for upper elementary age kids. It uses narrative and animation to draw kids into Next Generation Science Standards.

It's the End of World… And I Feel Fine

July 8, 2015December 13, 2017Samantha Bryant

There’s a good variety of apocalypse across the triptych. We’ve got widespread devastation due to illness, alien invasion, zombies, a comet, environmental degradation, genetically modified foods, A.I., and many more. The sheer variety in the way these authors ended the world was amazing, as was the diversity of setting and voice.

ConCarolinas: A Small Con With a Big Heart

June 1, 2015Samantha Bryant2

ConCarolinas came to Concord, NC, May 29–31, 2015 in a new, more spacious location at the Embassy Suites. The con describes itself as a “general multi-genre multi-media convention.” In practice, this means that ConCarolinas has a little bit of something for everyone.

‘Splatoon’ Global Testfire: A Lesson in Patience

May 26, 2015Samantha Bryant

When we heard that Nintendo was having another Global Testfire of their upcoming game Splatoon on May 23rd, there was a lot of excitement at our house. My husband and eight-year-old daughter had played an earlier Testfire and had both talked up the game ever since. I was anxious to see it for myself and give the […]