A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Founder’s Edition of The Arena, a new game table from Game Theory Tables which incorporates a 65″ touch-screen display directly into the playing surface. This edition offered not only the lowest prices for the table, but also promises to ship out in September. The Founder’s Edition was […]
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Research now backs up everything we geeks already knew: Gaming is GOOD for you! From improving your mental health, pain management, and even boosting rehabilitation after surgery, science is proving more and more how gaming has the potential to do great things for your health. The secret lies in “how” you self-medicate with games, both […]
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<img data-attachment-id=”328584″ data-permalink=”https://geekmom.com/2020/04/animal-crossing-new-horizons-a-mental-escape-from-the-pandemic/animal-crossing-new-horizons-image-dakster-sullivan-copy/” data-orig-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/04/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons-Image-Dakster-Sullivan-copy.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ data-orig-size=”1200,675″ data-comments-opened=”1″ data-image-meta=”{“aperture”:”0″,”credit”:””,”camera”:””,”caption”:””,”created_timestamp”:”0″,”copyright”:””,”focal_length”:”0″,”iso”:”0″,”shutter_speed”:”0″,”title”:””,”orientation”:”1″}” data-image-title=”Animal Crossing New Horizons Image: Dakster Sullivan copy” data-image-description=” Animal Crossing New Horizons Image: Dakster Sullivan copy ” data-medium-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/04/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons-Image-Dakster-Sullivan-copy.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/04/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons-Image-Dakster-Sullivan-copy.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1″ src=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/04/Animal-Crossing-New-Horizons-Image-Dakster-Sullivan-copy.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ alt=”Animal Crossing New Horizons Image: Dakster Sullivan copy” width=”1200″ height=”675″ class=”size-full wp-image-328584″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ />Animal Crossing New Horizons Image: Dakster Sullivan copy
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<img data-attachment-id="327078" data-permalink="https://geekmom.com/2020/03/a-guide-to-npc-diversity-in-rpgs/friendsfoes/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/friendsfoes.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1400,788" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="friendsfoes" data-image-description=" NPC guide to diversity ” data-medium-file=”https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/friendsfoes.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/friendsfoes.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-327078″ src=”https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/friendsfoes.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&ssl=1″ alt=”Cover of Friends, Foes, and Other Fine Folk” width=”1400″ height=”788″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ />Image By Dungeon Masters Guild Friends, Foes, and Other Fine Folks Games reflect life. Life reflects games. The world of gaming is filled with players […]
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Unicorn Dice from Metallic Dice Games. Photo by Elizabeth MacAndrew. Every Tabletop RPG Group has at least one hoarder of pretty/shiny/sparkly polyhedral dice. In my group’s current line up of players, I am most certainly that player and I have absolutely no shame about it, especially when it comes to Unicorn Dice. Between social media […]
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There is a quote doing the digital rounds, where to learn a new skill requires 400 repetitions but if you learn through play, it only takes 10-20. I can’t find the official scientific research to back that one up but every teacher I have spoken to this year says it is true. And now I […]
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There is something ultimately satisfying about mastering the elements and traversing across environmental disasters. Sure, it’s in the form of a board game but the sense of accomplishment is still there. Tremor is exactly all of that–with the added joy of smashing my opponents into the ravaged ground!! What is Tremor? Like many post-apocalyptic games […]
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Reading Time: 12 minutes <img data-attachment-id="323449" data-permalink="https://geekmom.com/2019/10/the-search-for-planet-x/the-search-for-planet-x-image-foxtrot-games/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/The-Search-for-Planet-X-Image-Foxtrot-Games.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="The Search for Planet X, Image: Foxtrot Games" data-image-description=" The Search for Planet X, Image: Foxtrot Games ” data-medium-file=”https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/The-Search-for-Planet-X-Image-Foxtrot-Games.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/The-Search-for-Planet-X-Image-Foxtrot-Games.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1″ class=”size-full wp-image-323449″ src=”https://i2.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/The-Search-for-Planet-X-Image-Foxtrot-Games.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ alt=”The Search for Planet X, Image: Foxtrot Games” width=”1200″ height=”675″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ />The Search for Planet X, Image: Foxtrot Games What is […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes ‘Tricky Druids’ from Pegasus Spiele. Photo by Elizabeth MacAndrew. I’m always on the look out for fun new tabletop games for kids especially since ours are in prime board age (five and eight). A number of game companies, like Pegasus Spiele, debuted new releases at Gen Con 2019 including offerings for […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Morgyn Ember from ‘The Sims 4: Realm of Magic.’ Image via Electronic Arts. What is the Sims 4: Realm of Magic? The Sims 4: Realm of Magic is a game pack for the Sims 4 Base Game. A popular life simulation game, The Sims franchise allows players to play the life of people […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes I’m a logic puzzle fan from way back. When other kids might have been reading comic books, I was working through issues of Games magazine or my logic puzzle books. When my own kids were little, I surrounded them with games like Rush Hour, Jr., TipOver, and Castle Logix, making sure […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Package from Ice Cream Dice. Photo by Elizabeth MacAndrew. I first became a tabletop role-playing gamer almost two decades ago when I was still in high school, and I’ve been obsessed with “shiny math rocks” ever since I first stepped into a local gaming store to pick up my starter set. […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes ‘Tales From the Loop’ by Modiphiüs Entertainment. Photo by Elizabeth MacAndrew. Last weekend, my tabletop gaming group got started with creating characters to run a Tales From the Loop campaign. Tales From the Loop comes from Modiphiüs Entertainment and won 5 ENnie awards in 2017 including Best Game, Best Setting, Best […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘Fiery Dragons’ from HABA. Photo by Elizabeth MacAndrew. When you are looking at quality toy brands with recognizable names, you can’t go wrong with HABA. I previously reviewed Brandon the Brave from HABA in my quest to find games fun enough for a kid that is eight years old, but still […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes After waiting several years, I finally got to see “Video Games Live,” and picked up some cool merch in the process. Image: Lisa Tate Nearly ten years ago, I wrote a story titled “A Geeky Mom’s Guide to the Orchestra” for a blog (International House of Geek) I was freelancing with […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The National Videogame Museum in Texas is an interactive and educational adventure for the whole family. All images: Rick Tate One of the Dallas area’s more recent museum spaces combines a nostalgic trip back to in time with a look at the evolution of the gaming world for an interactive, educational […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Cobra Paw, Image: Bananagrams What is Cobra Paw? Cobra Paw is a fast-paced game from the team behind Bananagrams in which players compete to be the first to spot the tile with the correct symbols on it. Components: Two “Catnippon” Dice 21 Tiles (“Clawfuku Stones”) Instructions How Do You Play Cobra […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Show and Tile, Image Jellybean What Is Show and Tile? Show and Tile is a creative party game for three to six players aged eight and up which asks you to create pictures from colored tangram tiles. Other players must then guess what you have created while you must guess their […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Red Ranger ready for battle in ‘Battle for the Grid’ For the last year, Mathias and I have been introducing the kids to a piece of his past, and an all around great series: Power Rangers. We started, naturally, on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and intend to see that story to […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Wizard101 Screencap, image via KIngsIsle Lo, in the olden days of the internet (okay a decade ago), KingsIsle Entertainment launched an MMORPG specifically aimed at kids, Wizard101. My youngest daughter, now 19, started playing at 11 and still plays. I’d written about her early experiences some years back because what I […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Literacy Games, Images: Green Board Game Company, The Creativity Hub, Bananagrams Back in April, I shared 5 games and activities that can help with math skills and homework. Today I’m bringing you 4 more games and activities for your family, this time focusing on literacy games which will help with language […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Atmar’s Cardography on Kickstarter What is Atmar’s Cardography? Have you ever wanted your own pocket dungeon? As a GM, wouldn’t it be nice to generate a unique dungeon on the fly? Are you tired of modules that all your players have already read and played? Then Creature Curation and Norse Foundry […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes MYnd Kraft, Image: Tharini Rajamohan This post was sponsored by Mynd Kraft. MYnd Kraft is a card game based on programming principles. It is suitable for kids age seven and up, and there are seven different games you can play with the cards. The game is currently funding on Kickstarter. New […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes So Cards, Image: Sophie Brown What Is So Cards? So Cards is a deck of cards that act as conversation starters, encouraging deeper discussions between you and your friends. https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/3369904/video-890788-h264_high.mp4 Components The So Cards deck contains 52 cards, each with one question printed on it. There’s also a card that lists […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Dinosaurs Mystic Islands, IQ Stars, and Asteroid Escape Puzzle Games, Images: Smart Games Single-player puzzle games from Smart Games are designed to challenge kids and adults alike. We recently played with three different puzzle games from their current range, Dinosaurs: Mystic Islands, Asteroid Escape, and IQ Stars, and thoroughly enjoyed each […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Pokemon TCG Alolan Sandslash and Alolan Ninetails Trainer Kit, Image: The Pokemon Company With last week’s release of new Alolan Pokemon into Pokemon Go (for some players anyway), this is a great time to talk about the latest Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) Trainer Kit which features Alolan Sandslash and Alolan Ninetails. […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutes A few months ago, a woman in my TechLadies Facebook Group, Jean Leggett, posted about her company One More Story Games and her upcoming game based on the Charlaine Harris Lily Bard series. After a few conversations with Jean, I started reading the series and fell in love with Lily. In […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Star Wars Destiny Legacies and Storage Binders, Images: Fantasy Flight Games and Lucasfilm Last year I started playing Star Wars: Destiny, a two-player collectible dice and card game from Fantasy Flight Games. For 2018, the game has a new expansion: Legacies, which consists of a 160-card booster set and two new […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Pokemon Ultra Prism, Images: The Pokemon Company When my son started to become obsessed with Pokemon GO, I made myself a promise: we would not get into collecting Pokemon cards. They were a bottomless pit of money, storage, and time. So, naturally, we now own several hundred of them. The latest […]
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