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Category Archives: Gaming
Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for Week 4 of 2019
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending January 25, 2019. 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
Nintendo Starts 2019 Strong With Bowser, Boxing, and Bargains
Another Mario Bros. classic is back and better than ever, the spirit of ‘Wii Fit’ lives on in a calorie-busting new Switch exercise title, and a trio of outstanding 3DS releases are about to get a whole lot cheaper. Read More
Looking for More D&D One-Shots for Fifth Edition?
Some of the best content coming out for Dungeons & Dragons right now is in the plethora of printed and downloadable D&D one-shots available from multiple publishers around the world. Last year I set three new Dungeon Masters the task of testing some out and I got some great results. So I decided to do the same this year, adding a brand new DM to mix the mix. I also had a cheeky look at a one myself. 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
New Toca Boca Makes Creative Screen Time
The latest and greatest apps from Toca Boca, how do we love you? ‘Toca Kitchen Sushi’ and “Toca Life: World’ continue to amaze. Read More
How to Decorate, Modify, and Otherwise Improve Your Favorite Board Games
At the junction of crafting and gaming, that point at which hobbies intersect, it becomes possible to take a game which has no inherent flaws and improve an aspect of it that you may not even have realized needed an upgrade. These are the game mods I’ve made to my own collection. Read More
Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for Week 3 of 2019
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending January 18, 2019. 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
‘BattleTech’ — Giant Mech Warfare in the 31st Century
‘BattleTech’ is a tabletop wargame that puts players in the cockpit of giant mechanical robots (called BattleMechs). These MechWarriors duke it out by maneuvering in and around terrain such as trees, lakes, and more… and firing deadly weapons such as lasers and missiles. Read More
‘Dungeon Mayhem’: Who Will Be the Last Hero Standing?
‘Dungeon Mayhem’ is a deck-based competitive card game for 2-4 players aged 8+ and can be played in 10 minutes. It’s a turn-based free-for-all Battle Royale that sets player versus player in a bid to see who will be the last hero standing. Read More
Frostgrave Campaign Battle Report — The Mausoleum
My opponent, Sebastian, and I created a three-dimensional area of battle, with plenty of places to hide and block line-of-sight… which can be critical to surviving. Read More
Ready, Set, Dromedary! — A ‘Camel Up’ Review
‘Camel Up’ is a game about racing camels through the desert, and yet it’s about as far from “dry” and “dusty” as you can get. Read More
Save Your Games From Liquid Destruction With a Spoaster
I found Spoasters as an Indiegogo campaign from designer Sherwin Chan. He wasn’t specifically marketing Spoasters towards gamers, but the use case seemed pretty clear to me, and I ordered some. Read More
Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for Week 2 of 2019
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending January 11, 2019. 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
Unite your team in ‘A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game’
Are you ready for some good old fashion robot bashing, smashing, and clashing? In A.E.G.I.S., not only do you get to battle it out with your team of robots, but you can also combine robots into stronger, faster fighting machines! Read More
New Year, ‘New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe’
‘New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe’ is the perfect game to start your year off right and keep your family entertained well into 2019. Read More
My Arcade’s Retro Champ Takes Real NES/Famicom Gaming Everywhere
My Arcade’s upcoming Retro Champ console is the portable NES player you didn’t know you needed! 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
Dungeon Master Resources: D&D Minis
My current adventuring party are in desperate need of adequate representation on our monthly game nights. However, finding the right D&D minis to adequately represent your characters and NPCs is not always easy. Read More
Review: ‘Atari Flashback Classics’ for Nintendo Switch
In a world that has a new technological wonder every day, sometimes you just need some old-school gaming and ‘Atari Flashback Classics’ for Nintendo Switch fits the bill nicely. Read More
Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for Week 1 of 2019
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending January 4, 2019. Read More
Announcing the GeekDad 2018 Tabletop Game of the Year
We’ve played all the finalists and agonized over the pros and cons of each game … and we decided on a winner. What’s our pick for best game of 2018? Click and find out! Read More
When Bird Collecting Meets Engine Building, The Results Are Very Good
You may have read about Stonemaier Game’s next title, “Wingspan.” Today, we can finally tell you what we think — and it’s really good. Read More
Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News for Week 51 of 2018
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending December 28, 2018. Read More
‘Bexim’s Bazaar’ – Brand New Monthly RPG Gaming Magazine
Bexim’s Bazaar is a brand new monthly magazine for gamers and RPG lovers featuring tons of exclusive content, resources, and material for GMs, DMs, and players to develop and enhance their games. Read More
The ‘Giant Book of Battle Mats’ Is THE Must-Have for DMs/GMs
The folks at Loke Battle Mats have upped their game. They’ve just released the new Giant Book of Battle Mats; it’s a book of laminated pages that can be used as 2D terrain in any fantasy game setting. Read More
