GeekMom/GeekDad PAX Scavenger Hunt Begins NOW!
This year’s PAX Prime panel includes a photo scavenger hunt. Happy hunting!
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GeekDad’s PAX East Preview
Now spanning two coasts, west and east, the annual PAX conventions in Seattle (PAX Prime) and in Boston (PAX East) have become the two largest gaming events in North America. With PAX East only in its third year, organizers are …
Great Geek Debates: Dragon*Con vs. PAX
For the past three years, convention-going geeks have had to choose: Dragon*Con or PAX. Two conventions on opposite ends of the United States, each with its own unique programming, occurring during the same Labor Day weekend. What’s a geek to …
Great Geek Debates: Comic-Con vs. PAX
San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC): Started in 1970, grown so large that LA is trying to convince it to move venues. It began as a comic book convention and now encompasses video games, movies, TV shows, non-comic books, toys, and …
Playing Games at PAX, Part Three: Dungeon Crawl
You read that right: Munchkin Zombies! Now, I have to admit that I’ve only played Munchkin once or twice and I’m not a huge fan—it’s fun with the right crowd but doesn’t offer the depth of strategy that I tend …
Playing Games at PAX, Part Two: Taking Over the World
I first spotted Mayfair’s Settlers of America at their booth (next to the Settlers of Catan Surface table) but didn’t stop to play it that day. Sunday afternoon Dave, Michael and I visited the “University of Catan” room to ask …
Playing Games at PAX, Part One: Lighter Fare
After Wok Star I broke out Scrabble Flash for a quick filler game. It’s a new game that Hasbro sent me shortly before PAX; since it fits in a small plastic case I decided to just take it with me. …
PAX: First Impressions
It was sort of a last-minute decision for me to attend PAX Prime. I’d read (with some amount of envy) about the GeekDads attending PAX East earlier this year but hadn’t even considered the possibility of attending PAX myself, at …
HTC Vive: Your Own Personal Holodeck, Pre-order February 29th
News that the HTC Vive will be preordering February 29th, with an April release, rekindled memories of my most substantial experience from PAX Prime 2015.
Virtual Experiences: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Cast AR
Virtual and augmented reality technologies get more exciting every day. Comparing them by spec sheets doesn’t tell the whole story. Here are my experiences with three big products coming our way based on game demos I played at PAX Prime.
Announcements From Calliope Games
Calliope Games is a GeekDad favorite—I first met Ray Wehrs at PAX Prime several years ago, and since then it’s become a tradition to make a trip to the Calliope booth at the beginning of a convention (and sometimes also at the end). This year at Gen Con, Wehrs made several announcements about some things that Calliope has in store.
mc chris's Revenge of the Nerd 2 Tour Rolls On
As if Dragon Con and PAX Prime somehow didn’t provide enough entertainment for your waning weekend, tonight also marks the last big push of mc chris’s Revenge of the Nerd 2 Tour.
Roll For It, by Calliope Games, Enters Final Days of Kickstarter
Roll For It is a new dice game by Calliope up on Kickstarter now. The game is a strategy and press-your-luck game with hints of other dice games thrown in. My husband and I played a demo of it at PAX Prime in 2012 and really enjoyed it. The Kickstarter only has a couple of days left!
What’s New in the World of Munchkin
It’s been a while since we looked at all the cool new stuff from Munchkin, so let’s kick down the door and see what new treasure there is for us. First up, at PAX Prime this past weekend, Steve Jackson …
Critically Cool (GeekDad POTD)
A great picture of our own Jonathan Liu next to the giant 20-sided die near the Wizards of the Coast D&D bus at this year’s PAX Prime. As uploaded to the GeekDad Flickr Group.
Paul and Storm Rock a Solo (Sort of) Concert
Paul and Storm’s fame has been growing by leaps and bounds in the geek world recently, mostly through their touring with Jonathan Coulton, their appearances at PAX Prime and East, and their awesome w00tstock series. As someone who’s been enjoying …
‘Acquisitions Incorporated’: 5 Things I Love About This ‘D&D’ Book
If you’re a DM, why would you not want to have the stat blocks for the entire Acq-Inc team up your sleeve for that moment when your players think they’re safest? And if you’re a player, you can’t help but get carried away looking at all the brand new options for building really interesting—if not totally flawed—new characters and franchises.
Gen Con 2018 Recap With Photos, Part 3
Day 3 of my Gen Con coverage!
Gen Con 2018 Recap With Photos, Part 1
Here’s a look at Day 1 (and a half) of Gen Con 2018!
‘Crownfall’ Opens the ‘War for the Crown’ Adventure Path in Epic ‘Game of Thrones’ Meets ‘Pathfinder’ Style Action
‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘Pathfinder’ in the latest ‘Pathfinder Adventure Path,’ ‘Crownfall, War for the Crown’ part 1. Want some political intrigue, complete with back stabbing nobles, assassinations, and the threat of war? The first installment of ‘War for the Crown,’ designed for 1st level characters, is the perfect place to start!
Gen Con Info Dump (With Photos!), Part 1
I’ve got a pile of photos and stories from Gen Con, so let’s dive in! Here’s Day 1 (and a half).
My 10 Cosplay Goals for 2017
As a cosplayer and prop maker, I thought it important to write down my goals for the new year to hold myself accountable on actually achieving them, so here are my 10 cosplay goals for 2017.
Building a PC for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
Virtual reality looks awesome, but it demands a beefy PC. Here’s my parts selection, construction, and video of the build.
‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game’: Into the Abyss!
Two years ago I got a few friends together and started playing the ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game,’ and we’re still going strong. We just started the latest set, ‘Wrath of the Righteous.’
GeekGirlCon 2015 Recap
GeekGirlCon just held their fifth annual convention here in Seattle, WA. GeekGirlCon is all about celebrating women and their contributions across the sciences, technology, arts, and gaming.
Kickstarter Alert: ‘BattleTech’ Returns to PC
Harebrained Schemes has launched their much anticipated Kickstarter today to bring ‘Battletech’ back to the PC.
Kickstarter Alert: ‘Gala Collider’ Mixes Cards With 4x Space Fun
Gala Collider brings card mechanics and satisfying depth to the 4x genre, delivering a engaging experience in bite-sized strategy goodness!
Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 016: ‘Pirate Puzzle’
This episode we briefly talk about Captain Owen’s new big boy room–it’s still in the works but expect a lot more about it including a full write up. Then we spend the rest of the episode playing with a Melissa & Doug pirate puzzle–Captain Owen’s first 48-piece puzzle!
‘That Dragon, Cancer’ Is an Emotionally Powerful Experience
My time talking with Ryan Green and playing his demo for ‘That Dragon, Cancer’ left me an emotional wreck, which is exactly why you should play it too.
Kickstarter Alert: Save the World in ‘Eco – Global Survival Game’
Kickstarting now, ‘Eco’ is a multiplayer global survival game. With the ultimate goal of saving the world from the impending destruction of the Earth by an incoming massive meteor, the game is part ecosystem simulation, part world survival, and much of your progress towards achieving the world-saving goal is dependent on group decisions.