Common Sense Graphite: Quality Educational Resources
As a parent who is constantly looking for engaging and out-of-the-box ways to teach my kids and deliver content, one of my go-to places is Common Sense Graphite.
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Tag: games
Late to the Game: ‘Elder Sign’
Elder Sign is a cooperative dice-rolling game based on the Cthulhu Mythos in which you and your fellow players work together as a team of researchers investigating a museum, attempting to prevent the rise of an Ancient One.
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Shanna Germain From Monte Cook Games Says, “No Thank You, Evil!”
Geek-of-many-trades Shanna Germain was kind enough to answer a few questions for GeekMom this week about games, geekhood, and more!
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Kickstarter Games ‘Bane’ and ‘4 the Birds’ are 4 the Family
Two family table-top games are on Kickstarter now, and well worth checking out!
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Build Your Own Treasure Hoard With Fantasy Coins and Bars
Dwarven coins emblazoned with anvils and the stoic bearded faces of kings-beneath-mountains. Egyptian specie adorned with Osiris and pyramids. Multicolored hexagonal gems reminiscent of Hyrulean rupees. Every single piece is highly detailed and has the heft of real coinage.
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The Dice Section #28: ‘Temple of Elemental Evil’
Haircuts. Boxing. Sword and sorcery and dungeon crawls, including a revolutionary occurrence in our 5th Edition ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ campaign and a review of the new ‘Temple of Elemental Evil’ board game from Wizards of the Coast and WizKids. We reminisce about childhood games like ‘Hero Quest’ and ‘Dragon Strike’, and (spoiler alert) decide that we could all do a lot worse than ‘Temple of Elemental Evil’ as an introduction to the dungeon crawl genre.
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The Dice Section #27: Social Games
In this episode, Dave and Michael talk about social games like ‘Apples to Apples’, ‘The Resistance’, and ‘Dead of Winter’. Michael also attended Unpub Mini event in Durham, NC, and has a report on the prototype games he played there.
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Math: All You Need Is Games
When math is just a part of the fun, learning is fun too!
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2015 GeekMom Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Looking for a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift? These suggestions are sure to catapult you to the top of the “favorites” list.
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Shadows and BURPS: RPGs With Kids!
Want to play role playing games with your kids, but don’t know where to start? Check out a few simple systems to have fun!
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The Dice Section #26: ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game’
In this episode, Dave and Mike check out the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game and talk about race cars, spring break, and having a sense of humor about Kickstarter.
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GeekDad: The Formative Years II
Enjoy the second part in our series–a tribute to the people, places, things, and ideas that made us the geeky adults we are today.
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‘Star Stable’: Where Horse Geeks Roam Free
‘Star Stable’ is a young horse lover’s online paradise. Think ‘World of Warcraft,’ but replace War with Horse.
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GeekDad: The Formative Years
A tribute to the people, places, things, and ideas that made us the geeky adults we are today.
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The Dice Section #25: ‘Wrath of Ashardalon’ and the Perfect Dungeon Crawl
This week on the podcast, we talk about the perennial geek favorite: the dungeon crawl. Why does the lure of loot always get us back down into those dark, dank catacombs? What makes the perfect dungeon crawl experience, and why do so many games fall just short of what we’re hoping for? We play Wrath of Ashardalon, one of the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System games, and talk about everything from Descent: Journeys in The Dark to Diablo III.
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LEGO Classic Arcade Games Could See Production With Your Help
The latest cool build to go up for voting on Lego Ideas is one that’s sure to appeal to anyone who grew up in the ’80s and spent hours pumping quarters into a machine at the local arcade.
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The Dice Section #24: ‘A La Kart’ With Daniel Solis
In the latest episode of the GeekDad gaming podcast The Dice Section, Dave and Mike take a spin around the karting course with Daniel Solis and his new game ‘A La Kart.’ They also wax nostalgic about ‘Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,’ which just may be the best video game ever made.
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The Dice Section #23: ‘Memoir ’44’
Our game this week is Memoir ’44. We took turns getting pummeled as the Axis, and–spoiler alert–had a pretty good time at it.
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Kickstarter Alert: ‘Ghostbusters: The Board Game’ From Cryptozoic!
It’s a board game, based on ‘Ghostbusters.’ How could it get much more awesome than that?
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‘Darkest Dungeon’: Early Access Gaming at Its Brightest
In Darkest Dungeon‘s most interesting take on the dungeon crawler, you’ll find that your heroes are anything but the indefatigable barbarians and wizards of high fantasy. These warriors, rogues, and priests are fragile creatues of limited health and sanity.
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‘Skylanders’ Releases Love Potion Pop Fizz for Valentine’s Day
‘Skylanders’ has released another great holiday character. This time it is Love Potion Pop Fizz. Rumor is he was working on a raspberry soda when his recipe backfired and what you see is the result. A raspberry pink Love Potion Pop Fizz, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
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‘Lego Jurassic World’ and ‘Lego Marvel’s The Avengers’ Announced
Lego Jurassic World and Lego Marvel’s The Avengers were announced today, here’s a couple of videos looking at what to expect from these two games this year.
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Prepping for D&D With Obsidian Portal Campaign Wiki
Prepping for a roleplaying game doesn’t have to take hours. With the help of Obsidian Portal, I only spend about half an hour a week on mine. Here’s how to use campaign wikis to up your Dungeon Mastering game.
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Gamin’ Up New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is the time to play loooong games. Here’s a list of ones that you have around – and ones that you should!
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Gaming This Christmas With Holiday Fluxx
Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer? Looney Labs have done it again with Holiday Fluxx.
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Board Games for Newbs and Kids!
GeekMom Mel takes a cue from Felicia Day and shares some of her family’s favorite simple board games that anyone can play!
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Elevenses: Tea With Strategy
Elevenses is a diverting strategy game that just happens to be clothed in pale pink, with sugar cubes as tokens.
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Holiday Gift Guide #3: Board and Tabletop Games
It matters little if the games are made of cards, paper, cardboard, or just imagination. What matters are times spent together as a group and memories formed of those times. We seem to have a difficult time getting together to play games, but when we do we always have fun. Here are a few of the games we’ve all enjoyed playing. Some take tens of minutes, and some take many hours. Whatever your time schedule, there’s sure to be a game in here that you can enjoy with your family and friends.
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Holiday Gift Guide #4: Video Games and Apps
Games made of pixels have been a favorite of mine since the Atari 2600 hit the streets. Today’s games are barely recognizable by those standards, with more realistic graphics, multi-player modes, and advanced stories. In this guide we take a look at some of our favorite games. Many of these are rated Teen, or Mature, so be sure to check the ratings before buying them for your younger kids.
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Pulp Fiction in Pearl’s Peril
Pearl’s Peril features a competent heroine whose engineering prowess often saves the day in this pulp fictional adventure game.
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