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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Reading Time: 9 minutes Kicking Class, Image: Sophie Brown/RAAM Games This post was sponsored by RAAM Games. Who will come out on top over four years of high school? Whether your goal is straight As or being the most popular kid in class, Kicking Class will have you competing for the scholarship of your dreams. […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Math Games, Images: Green Board Game Company, Wildcard Games, Happy Puzzle Company No kid wants to do homework after school, but math games help to make it that bit more enjoyable. My family has been using these math games and activities recently when my son is asked to practice his math […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Egyptians, Image: Green Board Games Co. Egyptians is a part-roll-and-move, part-trivia board game that is designed to teach you and your family about Ancient Egypt in a fun and engaging manner. The aim of the game is to collect a complete set of Pharaoh cards and place them safely inside your […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Dobble, Image: Sophie Brown/Asmodee UK Dobble, otherwise known as Spot It, is a fast, fun, and cheap card game that can be played straight out of the tin. It is incredibly straightforward and easy to learn, making it ideal for all ages to play together, from little ones to grandparents. We played […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes ROBiTS, Image: Quick Simple Fun Games ROBiTS is a fast, family card game designed by GeekDad John “Hex” Carter and Mat Nicholson. Players compete to take the robot pieces they need from the production line, earning bonuses for matching colors. Components 91 Cards: – 20 Green “Big Henry” Parts – 15 […]
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The Top 10 songs to listen to while grinding for XP in Video Games
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Session 14: New beginnings Last night’s session in our ‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ campaign saw a new dawn in Barovia and two new members join the party. We must be getting pretty confident with this Skype thing to allow someone new to travel with us – let’s just hope the Paladin’s internet connection is up […]
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Emkata is an acrostic word game for ages 10 and up. This tile placement game can be played with 2-6 players and is sure to result in laughter!
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Check out a new educational card game about the evolution of humanity with ‘Discovery.’
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It’s time to get your t-shirt game on with Jellybean Games’ fantastic trio of tabletop t-shirts. The Kickstarter is live now.
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To be honest, my twelve-year-old’s assessment probably describes it best: “It’s like ‘Apples to Apples’ with fart jokes.”
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Are you looking for the perfect game for the wiggle worm in your life? Look no further! ThinkFun has released ‘Fidgitz’ and it is mesmerizing!
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In the past, I wrote about a game my family likes to play whenever we’re out and about—our own convoluted version of the License Plate Game. Recently, we made up a new international version of the game.
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Spark an Interest in Math with ‘Spin-a-Roo’ by ThinkFun. Littles will love this fast-paced counting and sorting game which reinforces critical STEM skills.
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GeekMom and GeekDad recap what caught their eye in recent video gaming news.
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From chickens to education to splitting on bricks, Rebecca Angel learned (?) a lot about gaming at various panels at PAX East this year.
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My husband and I strain our voices. My three-year-old son starts banging on a tambourine. The dog leaves the room. We’re playing Blackbox, a game released a year ago by developer Ryan McLeod, and we are trying to do something, anything, to solve the next puzzle.
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The Dice Section answers the age-old question: is this a board game that we can’t live without, or should we excise it from our gaming closet to make room for better options? In this episode, the guys revisit cooperative card games, which they have, as a rule, despised, and give ‘Sentinels of the Multiverse’ and the ‘Arkham Horror’ LCG a chance.
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Remember, collecting should be fun. If it isn’t, you’re doing it wrong.
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In this episode of ‘The Dice Section’, we hitch a ride on the Colt Express, the 3D movement programming game that won the Spiel des Jahres in 2015 and finally made its way into Michael’s stocking for Christmas 2016.
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Despite being sick and in a walking cast, Rebecca Angel had a great time at Arisia, a fantasy and sci-fi convention in Boston. Here are her top five fun times of the weekend.
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You know the saying about how the journey is part of the gift? Well, I’ve been trying to use that philosophy to teach my kids Hindi.
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This episode of The Dice Section, we ask: would you rather visit a mansion haunted by eldritch monsters, or a castle commissioned by an insane Bavarian monarch? It’s a tough choice. We’ll help you decide.
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Mallow Drops is a light and fluffy puzzle game, and depending on your tenacity it’s either an engrossing time-sucker or a sweet little keeper.
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I married a nice Catholic boy a decade ago. For ten or so years now, we’ve been doing both Christmas and Chanukah.
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Here’s a game to play after dinner at an Asian restaurant. Or, I suppose, anywhere you have fortune cookies (which, if you’re so inclined, can be at home after Taco Tuesday, you rebel, you). No matter, that’s when you start a game of Fortune Cookie War.
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We can say family time is important, but look at your schedule to find out where your priorities truly lie. It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to play table-top games with your kids, and the pay-off is close family bonds.
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