Announcing the 2023 GeekDad Game of the Year
We played through all ten of our finalists in one weekend. Which game took home the prize?
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Category: Gaming
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Tiny Epic Cthulhu’
The town of New Arkhamoore is overrun with shamblers as the Great Old Ones try to cross the portal from their realm to ours. Decipher the Necronomicon to learn the secrets that will allow you to seal the portals before it’s too late!
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Add More Maps and Monsters for ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught’ with ‘Nightmare of the Frogmire Coven’
‘Nightmare of the Frogmire Coven’ is an expansion to ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught’ which adds new monsters, new maps, and eight new scenarios, six of which form a story arc.
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Mystery Dice Packs Make the Perfect Stocking-Stuffer
Mystery dice sets are a great way to add a dash of excitement and adventure to your holiday gifting.
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Kickistarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Boundless Stride: Into the Denlands’
The forest is in danger, not only with wildfires and landslides, but also howler grems intent on destruction. As new Scouts, you are charged with a mission to drive off the grems and protect your homes!
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Dungeons and Dragons Gifts for Every Kind of Geek
As Dungeons and Dragons moves into the next phase of its development, and as we move into the holiday season, it’s time to look at the best gifts for every kind of geek.
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GeekDad/GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide – Games
In case you hadn’t noticed, we love a good game around here. Card games, board games, dice games, video games, we are equal-opportunity gamers here. We love them all, whether they fit in our stockings or barely fit in the trunk of our cars. Here’s a selection of some of our current favorite games to share with your friends and family this holiday season.
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Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup
Run a fast food chain, public transit, or an underground fungal network in these tabletop games!
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Get to the Top of the ‘Puppy Pile’
Get your puppy to the top of the pile when it’s time to pick a winner!
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Announcing the 2023 Game of the Year Finalists
Here are the ten games we have picked as finalists for our Game of the Year award!
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Improv Comedy and High Fantasy Collide in ‘Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!’
‘Whose Line Is it Anyway’ meets ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’
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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Kinfire Chronicles: Night’s Fall’
The world of Atios is covered in a mysterious darkness, and only a few places have kinfire lighthouses to hold it back. You are a Seeker, a professional adventurer who ventures outside the walls of the city.
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A Matter of Timing — GeekDad Reviews ‘Super Mario RPG’ for the Nintendo Switch
Everything you love about ‘Legend of the Seven Stars’ is still here in this contemporary ‘Super Mario RPG’ adventure.
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Kickstarter Quick Pick: Bring Home a Modular Arcade With the Polycade Sente
The Polycade Sente is a stylish and versatile arcade machine with a rich pedigree.
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Grab Your Coffee and a Copilot — It’s Time to Land This Plane in ‘Sky Team’
Take on the roles of pilot and copilot as you and your partner work in tandem for a smooth and safe landing.
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Beware of Mutant Cows! Experience the Legendary Edition of ‘Phandelver & Below: The Shattered Obelisk’
One of Wizards of the Coast’s strongest adventures, coupled with an excellent Beadle & Grimm’s set.
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Conquer the World in Under 30 Minutes with ‘Risk Strike’
‘Risk Strike’ is a combination dice rolling card game based on the original ‘Risk’ board game.
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Poultry in Motion – GeekDad Reviews ‘WarioWare: Move It’
‘WarioWare: Move It!’ is great for family gaming—garlic-breathed protagonist notwithstanding.
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Hitting the Campaign (Game) Trail
This year has seen a lot of campaign games! Here’s some of what I’ve been playing.
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Manage Your Team to Victory in ‘Eleven: Football Manager’
While plenty of kids dream of someday becoming a world-famous (and exceptionally wealthy) soccer player, how many more dream of spending their days sitting at a desk that overlooks the pitch, hiring and firing players and staff, and being even more fantastically wealthy as the team’s owner?
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GeekDad First Impressions: ‘Super Mario RPG’ for Nintendo Switch
The weird and wonderful world of ‘Super Mario RPG’ is coming soon to a Nintendo Switch near you.
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Build Your Hotel Empire with ‘Big Boss’
Originally released in 1994, and based on Sid Sackson’s classic ‘Aquire’, ‘Big Boss’ finally gets a release outside of Germany thanks to Funko.
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You’ll Be Stoked to Hang Ten with ‘The Perfect Wave’
Thanks to The Op’s great new game ‘The Perfect Wave’, I can enjoy a slice of the surfing lifestyle.
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Reaping the Rewards: Earn the Title of Master Distiller in ‘Distilled’
Great gameplay and components makes ‘Distilled’ a tasty treat.
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‘Earth’: Pursuing Growth and Seeking Balance
Create your unique island, filled with terrain and plants that will attract wildlife to create bountiful ecosystems.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup: Games and Gizmos
Some games and tabletop accessories currently seeking funding.
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Introduce Kids to D&D with Young Adventurer’s Guides
An ever-growing collection of resources is making Dungeons & Dragons more approachable for kids. The Young Adventurer’s Guide books can help you introduce any setting, class, race, and/or monster to your kids with books written at an approachable reading level.
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‘Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse’ Makes a Splash in 5E
In the 5th edition release of the iconic interplanar setting, there are three separate resources, each of which assists your DM with the Herculean task of bringing a multiverse to life.
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Know Thy Stuff and Know Thyself to Out-Trivia Your Opponents in ‘CDSK’
If you’re looking for an easy-to-learn trivia game with a twist, then might I suggest ‘CDSK’?
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘SOURCE’ and ‘TimeStrike’
‘SOURCE’ is a system of modular components that can be put together and stacked to create a variety of different game spaces for all types of games. ‘TimeStrike’ is an accessible miniatures wargame and Boss Battle Royale for 2-3 players, though the game is scalable and more players can be added with multiple sets. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.
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