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Gabrielle Zevin’s ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow:’ A Book Review

September 19, 2022September 18, 2022Robin Brooks

‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ by Gabrielle Zevin is steeped in the history of gaming and delivers a story with real emotional heft.

Show Your Logical Love This ‘Star Trek’ Day With ‘Vertical Chess’

September 8, 2022September 7, 2022Paul Benson

Celebrate Star Trek Day in style with Vertical Chess.

Running out of Time by Simon Fox: A Book Review

August 29, 2022August 28, 2022Robin Brooks

Simon Fox’s ‘Running out of Time’ involves micro time-travel as a young refugee battles to gain asylum in the UK.

Back To School Guide 2022

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022Dakster Sullivan

It’s time for the kiddos to get back to school and to help you get through it, I have come up with a list of items you should consider adding to your cart.

Kickstarter Alert: Leviathans is Finally Here!

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022Angela Leach

While at GenCon, my husband Jason and I had the opportunity to talk with Catalyst Game Labs about their ongoing Kickstarter for ‘Leviathans: The Great War.’

GenCon for the First Time: Days Three Through Five

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022Angela Leach

Like many tabletop, RPG, and board gamers, Gen Con has long been a bucket list item for me.

GeekDad Daily Deal: Flux 7 TWS Earbuds with Wireless Charging Case and Power Bank

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022Darren Blankenship

Time for a change with the Flux 7 TWS Earbuds with Wireless Charging Case and Power Bank!

Celebrate International Chess Day With Some Geektastic Chess Sets From The Noble Collection

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022Paul Benson

The Noble Collection has licensed chess sets for every geeky taste.

‘Equinox’ by David Towsey: A Book Review

July 11, 2022July 10, 2022Robin Brooks

‘Equinox’ by David Towsey is a gripping gothic horror tale set in a very peculiar universe of day and night.

Bring the Love and Thunder to the ELEGOO Mjolnir Printing & Painting Contest

July 7, 2022July 5, 2022Paul Benson

Print and paint your own Mjolnir, and you might win a 3D printer.

Why Play ‘Moonstone?’ An Agents of Sigmar Podcast

July 7, 2022July 5, 2022Robin Brooks

Why play ‘Moonstone?’ Because it’s awesome, that’s why. Check out this ‘Moonstone’ overview and listen to the latest Agents of Sigmar podcast!

Cooking From Kids’ Books

June 29, 2022June 28, 2022Derrick Schneider

Food in children’s books is just as evocative as in adult books.

How To Memorize Maps

June 23, 2022June 22, 2022Derrick Schneider

How I memorized the world’s map after Globle and Worldle showed me how awful my geography was.

‘Tell Me An Ending’ by Jo Harkin: A Book Review

June 15, 2022June 14, 2022Robin Brooks

‘Tell Me an Ending’ examines the idea that we are the sum of our memories. If you start taking them away, what happens to the whole?

The Horus Heresy – Podcast, Pictures and Unboxing!

June 6, 2022June 5, 2022Robin Brooks

Robin checks out the ‘Horus Heresy,’ the background story for the ‘Warhammer 40,000’ setting.

On May the Fourth, Happy 12th Anniversary of the GeekDad Book

May 4, 2022Ken Denmead

12 years ago, I had the surreal and rather delightful experience of publishing my first book, aka GeekDad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share.

Tabletop Review: ‘Root: The Roleplaying Game.’

April 13, 2022April 12, 2022Robin Brooks

Root: The Roleplaying Game. Bring adventure and intrigue to the Woodland realms as your team of animal vagabonds go exploring!

‘Our Child of Two Worlds:’ A Book Review

March 31, 2022March 30, 2022Robin Brooks

Cory and the Myers family are back in ‘Our Child of Two Worlds.’ Another wonderful family-focused science fiction novel.

Good News, Bub! The Mondo Wolverine 1/6 Scale Figure Is Now Available.

March 11, 2022March 10, 2022Paul Benson

Missed out on Mondo’s 1/6 Wolverine? Then you’re in luck!

Kickstarter Alert: ‘SpaceGym’ Campaign Is Live – Get You Family Space Fun Now!

March 4, 2022Ken Denmead

Check out the Kickstarter campaign for ‘SpaceGym,” a fun family game about activity and space!

Recreate “That” Famous Meme With the Wolverine 1/6 Scale Figure – Limited Edition SDCC Variant by Mondo

February 28, 2022February 27, 2022Paul Benson

This figure perfectly recreates the “Sad Wolverine” meme in three dimensions.

Tabletop Review: ‘Elector Counts’

February 16, 2022February 15, 2022Robin Brooks

‘Elector Counts’ mixes ‘Warhammer’ and social deduction. It’s a standalone, quick-to-play card game for 2-4 players.

Giveaway Alert: Family Fun and Space Facts Are Hopping at the ‘SpaceGym’

February 3, 2022March 1, 2022Ken Denmead

We here at GeekDad and GeekMom love to support geeky parents creating things to do with their kids. Today, we’re bringing you a giveaway and Kickstarter preview for just such a project: SpaceGym.

‘5 Minute Stories for Family Time:’ A Book Review

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022Robin Brooks

‘5 Minute Really True Stories for Family Time’ is another great way to spread a love of reading, culture, science, and the world around us with younger children.

4 Stories of Wars the Never Were – Book Reviews

January 24, 2022January 23, 2022Robin Brooks

Speculative Fiction loves to reimagine the World Wars. These four books tell the stories of wars that never were.

Enter a ‘Portal to the Universe:’ A Book Review

December 29, 2021December 28, 2021Robin Brooks

‘I Am a Book, I Am a Portal to the Universe’ is a visually stunning books that will switch on young and inquisitive minds.

Tabletop Review: ‘Bladeborn’

December 15, 2021December 14, 2021Robin Brooks

Earlier this year I reviewed Fire Team, a small box game by Games Workshop available through more traditional retail outlets. This month I’m back to look at Bladeborn, which is being released in the same format. The two games share much of the same DNA, with similar rules mechanics. Bladeborn takes the world of Warcry and smashes it into the hexes […]

‘The Hood’ by Lavie Tidhar: A Book Review

December 8, 2021December 7, 2021Robin Brooks

Last year, I reviewed By Force Alone, an Arthurian retelling that pulled no punches and reinvented the famous legends around Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Like all Lavie Tidhar novels, it was an invigorating read. By Force Alone, it turns out, was the first novel in a quartet: The Anti-Matter of Britain. Now the second […]