GeekDad’s SFGE 2017 Recap
GeekDad writers attended the 2017 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo (SFGE) in Atlanta and share their experiences of this fun weekend of gaming.
Continue ReadingGeekDad writers attended the 2017 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo (SFGE) in Atlanta and share their experiences of this fun weekend of gaming.
Continue Reading‘Sky Skipper,’ a long lost Nintendo arcade cabinet, will be available for play at next weekend’s Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo.
Continue ReadingDon’t be fooled by the blood and gore you may see at Monsterama in Atlanta, this is a family-friendly event for horror and fantasy fans.
Continue ReadingFor the previous two years, the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo has been an outstanding two days of classic pinball and arcade games side-by-side with modern versions of the same style games. This year, however, SFGE also introduced tabletop games to the mix, offering up 14,000 square feet of gaming tables and inviting companies such as Asmodee and Renegade Game Studios to demo their games.
Continue ReadingSnoot’s ‘Dank Memes’ is not an album to be missed, and neither is the band itself; they’ll be performing tonight at the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo.
Continue ReadingCONjuration knows its audience and what it wants to be – a place to be yourself, to celebrate your fandom, to interact with other friendly faces, and to experience just a little touch of magic.
Continue ReadingIt’s been a week since Maker Faire Atlanta ended, and I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and go through my stack of business cards, brochures, and photos and ponder what I saw, the people I met, and the fun hands-on activities that were available.
Continue ReadingWhether this will be your first Dragon Con or your twenty-eighth, here are a few things to consider to make the most of your Labor Day weekend.
Continue ReadingThe countdown is on for the South’s premiere geek-centric weekend. Here’s a few things we’re looking forward to at Dragon Con 2015!
Continue ReadingLast weekend was HeroesCon in Charlotte and the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo in Atlanta, in addition to that Saturday being Free RPG Day. I could only pick one, and I made the right choice: SFGE.
Continue ReadingFor Father’s Day 2015, I spent a good amount of time with my family that included a nice trip to the pool on a 95+ degree day in Atlanta. But earlier that day, I spent two hours reliving some of my favorite moments from my childhood at the 2015 Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo… and it was glorious.
Continue ReadingBack in 2010, I attended the first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire held on Georgia Tech’s campus. That day, there were less than 50 exhibitors, the September weather was unbelievably hot, and there were no vendors for food and water… the sole provider of anything that day was King of Pops, an Atlanta-based popsicle vendor, that proceeded to sell out in record time. Still, it was a start…
Continue ReadingIf you’re going to be in the Atlanta, Georgia area the weekend of June 27-29 and your children are fans of LEGO, then you absolutely must plan to attend LEGO KidsFest.
Continue ReadingThe worst thing about the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire… is that it only happens once a year. The event was held at Georgia Tech on the Tech Green, a football field-sized area right in the heart of the campus. Booths were setup around the perimeter, with the big green grassy area open for kids to run and catch frisbees being flung from a robot and launch their handmade paper rockets. There were 3D printers galore, robots, artists, homeschooler groups, hackerspaces, inventors, hobbyists, and much more.
Continue ReadingFor those of you in or around the Atlanta area (or stopping in for a visit), may I please direct your attention to Titan Games & Comics. It’s actually located in Smyrna, GA, a 30 minute drive from the airport (if you take 285 N and exit Cumberland Parkway), and three months ago the team there relocated to a new location. Titan Games & Comics has been around for 27 years, folks! So if you haven’t discovered them, here’s your invite!
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