This April, Sophie and Scott picked up a varied selection of books including the conclusion to a series that has spanned nearly 20 years, the latest novel from David Duchovny, and a fascinating memoir by an MIT astrophysicist. They hope you find something to enjoy from this month’s reviews. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
I often wonder whether my offspring will inherit my loves, my passions, my obsessions. When my eldest was a baby we would load the iPod with Beatles albums and play them while he slept. Who knew it would take the Beat Bugs to secure his love, and Star Lord’s Walkman to take him deeper. We […]
Monoprice delivers an amazing tenkeyless gaming keyboard with Cherry MX switches at an amazing price this holiday season!
‘The Ultimate RPG Quest Keeper’ and ‘The Ultimate Random Encounters Book’ are easy, inexpensive roleplaying aids that inspire and foster creativity for both players and DMs.
GBC’s new Autofeed+ Home Office Shredder helps you take those old documents and safely dispose of them.
We are a things family. We buy things, lots of things. We each collect something. We each have a favorite kind of souvenir we get when we travel. We’ve never adopted the approach that many of our friends did when we all started having kids, with all wooden toys, no synthetic fibers and the like. […]
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for the week ending October 22, 2021.
Epson releases a new scanner that will let families speed through the digitization of all those classic family photos called the Epson FastFoto FF-680W.
Game 76 in our GeekDad Plays ‘D&D’ campaign, and the 8th session in our Descent into Avernus story. They made a plan. It quickly unraveled.
Since French inventor Georges Claude first dazzled guests at the Paris Motor Show in 1910 with his neon lighting invention, the neon sign has been a beautiful mix of commercial art and pop culture. It can be bright and celebratory like a nightclub or carnival, nostalgic like old diners or service stations, or a little […]
This summer’s Be the Artist 2021 will help readers discover visual art-related words. The Word: Iconography Iconography is everywhere, and we see it all the time. It comes from the Greek word for image, “ikon.” This term can refer to early, more elaborate paintings with certain images being attached to meaning. This was the case in […]
Cryo’s theme is organically woven with the gameplay, and provides a great ticking time clock for the game as you race to get your crewmembers to safety before sunset freezes over the surface of the planet.
Last night was the 65th session in our online Dragon Heist D&D campaign and the level six heroes had successfully managed to heist the dragon.
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 […]
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 […]
Raise your hand if you want to re-do the beginning of 2021. Don’t get me wrong: flipping the page on the calendar is not the same as waving a magic wand of 2020 and making all the bad stuff go away. We have to take responsibility for that ourselves. However, if the first two weeks […]
Travel across the Andes with your trusty llamas to deliver wool and colorful dyes to the villages.
If we have learned anything from Douglas Adams, it is that a towel is the most important possession we own. Never has that been more true than this year. With the world on lock down, in desperate need of hand sanitizer and toilet paper, a towel is more vital this year than in years before. […]
Tablewar offers gamers great accessories to make playing more immersive as well as easy and portable!
This past week has been absolutely mad, so I figured you could use some music to help you unwind. Stay safe and stay healthy, friends!
We put our discounted game passes to good use. Photo by Corrina Lawson Last year, I took the plunge for my family and purchased the top tier, Diamond Elite, of the relatively new Six Flags membership benefits plus a basic season dining pass for the four of us. I wanted to see exactly what benefits […]
Picture books are a fantastic way for younger kids to learn about real people who have made an impact on the world. These picture book biographies cover a wide range of people: artists, programmers, detectives, and even the Buddha!
The Nintendo Switch Lite is the latest example of Nintendo’s long tradition of stellar handheld gaming systems.
‘The Last’ is isolated in a Swiss hotel after a nuclear apocalypse. If that wasn’t bad enough, one the final 20 is a murderer.
Ready for more photos of Gen Con? Here’s Part 2, which covers Thursday, August 1.
It’s time for another Kickstarter roundup!
This week, Luke reviews ‘Spirou: Diary of a Naive Young Man,’ ‘Taxi Tales: The Fragrant Lady,’ ‘Seven Places Without You,’ ‘Mister George, Volume 1,’ ‘Melvile: The Story of Samuel Beauclair,’ ‘American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990s,’ ‘The Wrath of Fantômas,’ and ‘Stellar, Volume 1.’
Assemble your team and take control of key points on this tiny 3D terrain, in the latest Tiny Epic game from Gamelyn Games and Scott Almes.
Last night was the first session in our new online Dungeons & Dragons Waterdeep Dragon Heist campaign and it started with a tavern brawl.
It’s 2019 and who doesn’t want their kids to be awesome!? Help them on their way with these two books to help them discover their brilliance!
