“You are here, you have always been here, you always will be here, and we will fight for you to be here. In our history. In our culture. And in our games,” Sydney Adams writes in her post, “I’m a game designer at Wizards of the Coast, and I have had the privilege and honor […]
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Saturday, February 6 is Sámi National Day. Though, to be honest, it should be Sámi International Day because the Sámi people and their homeland, Sápmi, stretch across Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Russia. You may know the area as Lapland, famous for Santa’s workshop. It is so much more than that. Geeks certainly have more in […]
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Welcome back to How to Play Magic: The Gathering: Baby’s First Magic Deck! This is Part 2 of the series where we continue to build this mono Green ‘Food’ themed deck by Mason Clark. In case you missed it, you can catch up with part 1 here. Let’s start with talking about Planeswalkers. Planeswalkers Now that […]
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Welcome to Part 1 of How to Play Magic: the Gathering: Baby’s First Magic Deck! Since 1993, Magic: the Gathering has brought joy to all ages. Now with multiple ways to play, including with little to no start up cost, it’s more accessible than ever. If 2020 has taught me one thing, it’s that we […]
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Smash Up is one of those games for which we have made an effort to collect all the expansions. It’s pretty quick to learn, set up, and play, and there seems to be a fun theme for every personality. It is also one of those games our oldest kid has been able to figure out […]
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There’s still a little time before February 2 to get your hand on a copy of Groundhog Day The Game from Funko, especially if February 2 lasts a very long time. If you are a fan of the Bill Murray classic movie then I really think you should. Go ahead, I’ll sit and listen to […]
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There’s still a little time before February 2 to get your hand on a copy of Groundhog Day The Game from Funko, especially if February 2 lasts a very long time. If you are a fan of the Bill Murray classic movie then I really think you should. Go ahead, I’ll sit and listen to […]
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You can do a lot with a $4.99 bundle in Magic: The Gathering, in both digital formats. There are two ways to play on the internet: Magic: The Gathering Arena and Magic: The Gathering Online. You can get pretty far for free, however, there will most likely come a time where that $4.99 price tag will […]
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What are some things you need to know before playing MtG‘s Kaldheim? Every new expansion in the Magic the Gathering realm comes with it’s own abilities, unique cards and lore to match the beautiful art. If you’re antsy do dive right in, boot up that PC and log onto Magic the Gathering Arena or Magic […]
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Mom life is synonymous with chaos. Magic the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons have kept me going during this pandemic. It breaks my heart to see a mom’s hobbies fall to the wayside, or not prioritized as self care. In my journey towards self discovery, getting in touch with my hobbies has been vital for […]
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I really like board games designed where there’s not just one particular way to win, especially when the play mechanic is fairly straight-forward and the strategy makes up the real challenge. Whistle Mountain from Bezier Games is exactly that sort of game. GeekDad Paul and I both received copies of this game to review from […]
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As we begin the final countdown to Christmas Day, and the elf looks for ever more unusual places to hide, we are finding ourselves with some fidgety kids on our hands. My kids are five, eight, and eleven, and still fully sold into the jolly old elf himself. They are currently wired to the max. […]
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Let’s be clear: My preference will always be for a real garden. I love getting my hands dirty, watching the plants grow, yelling at the crows as they eat all of my tomatoes again. There really is something therapeutic about being in the garden. But I also recognize how lucky I am to have this. […]
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Escape rooms have been all the rage, but COVID has shut down a lot of places that host such events just as our oldest kid, A, was getting to the right age where this might be an activity he would like to try. Since then I’ve discovered some interesting at home versions of escape rooms […]
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The Little Hands Card Holder from Gamewright is a helpful little gadget that allows younger players to more easily hold onto a hand of cards without dropping, bending, or accidentally revealing them to other players. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. With many of us staying home over the holidays this year, tabletop gaming […]
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This coming Saturday (December 5) is International Ninja Day. Don’t worry if you didn’t realize; it tends to sneak up on you. That’s why it pays to be prepared. As part of our new Make / Play / Watch / Read series, we have four suggestions to help you celebrate the Art of the Ninja. […]
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Over the past few years, ThinkFun games have become a regular feature of our tabletop collection, especially for our kids. While I’m used to ThinkFun being one pf our go-to brands for puzzle style games, I was definitely interested to take a look at their board game offerings, especially when I first came across Mystic […]
Continue ReadingAll Images: Sarah Pinault As a lifelong Disney junkie, it has been one of the great joys in my life that Disney has started looking to the parks for inspiration for movies and such. I remember finding a soundtrack CD of the music from the rides almost twenty years ago, and thinking it was one […]
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Did someone on your list ask for Pokemon cards? Do you feel slightly overwhelmed by the variety of different sets available? GeekMom is here to help!
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Jane Austen-themed gifts are always appropriate for fans of her works. Here are some obvious and not-so-obvious options for gift giving (or for treating yourself).
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Competetive or cooperative, cards or consoles, we hope you find some great gaming gift ideas from the GeekMoms’ suggestions.
Continue ReadingFor cyberMonday check out Carl Van Ostrand’s Kickstarter Kapow!, complete with customizable dice!
Continue ReadingThe ‘Star Wars Destiny’ Two-Player Game is a new ‘Star Wars Destiny’ starter set designed to allow a fully playable game from a single box.
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Dust off them wands, folks, there’s magic afoot. The Augmented Reality game ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ is on its way, but the magic is around you now.
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Sometimes we have stories from conventions that don’t fit our usual categories. Like when a D&D campaign was derailed by a mission for marriage equality.
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‘Warehouse 13: The Board Game’ is a cooperative game based on the SyFy channel show ‘Warehouse 13.’
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Replay FX isn’t only the world’s greatest arcade; it’s a fantastic, fabulous, loud, bright family affair I can’t recommend highly enough.
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‘Tatsu’ and ‘Hive’ are two-player strategy games from Gen 42 Games, you play as dragons and insects attempting to defeat your opponent.
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Dakster’s son takes a look at the latest ‘Sudden Strike’ game.
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‘Beasts of Balance: Battles’ is the first full expansion for the unique, app-enabled board game ‘Beasts of Balance’ and introduces competitive play.
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