Today, Mondo announced the new Puzzle Party collection: a series of 8 artist-created posters that have been transformed into 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles Read More
Unfold this puzzle (literally) as you search through sixteen envelopes of clues to unlock the secret of the ‘Dubious Documents.’ Read More
Geeks LOVE puzzles—escape rooms, crosswords, murder mysteries… the list goes on. Well, I’ve got a new one to add to that list—an artifact-based narrative mystery from The Enigma Emporium. Read More
If you or your family is the puzzle-loving sort, here are three new puzzle books, with a little something for everyone in the family. Read More
Go on an adventure. Find the clues. Solve the puzzles. And save Hoakes Island! Read More
My son and I played with four ThinkFun games and puzzles that test your logic skills. Most are single-player, but some multiplayer games are available too. Read More
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. Read More
Was there anything better than the California Raisins’ version of “We Three Kings”? Read More
Brought to you by the popular trivia podcast, the ‘Good Job, Brain!’ book delivers trivia goodness to test yourself or stump your loved ones. Read More
We finally get around to reviewing ‘Dimension,’ the family-friendly, fast-paced sphere-stacking game. Read More
Give your brain some exercise in the Mindbender Mansion at the Orlando Science Center. Read More
Who doesn’t love a good puzzle? What about great puzzles by top designers? What about lots of great puzzles for a price of your choice? Read More
Get your kids into wooden models this summer with Insight Editions’ latest IncrediBuilds! Read More
Our family loves puzzles as well as dinosaurs and extinct animals. The Extinct Series of puzzles combines both of those things while also providing a great educational opportunity. Read More
A puzzling look at NYC. That was dad humor right there. You’re not supposed to laugh. Read More
A couple of good deals today on things you might actually use. Read More
A new Kickstarter hopes to bring perfect puzzles to your kids each week. Read More
P&A Magazine is a rich source of intriguing, challenging puzzles. Read More
Wizards of the Coast has released a new spin-off of their world-famous card game, called ‘Magic the Gathering: Puzzle Quest.’ At first glance, it looks like a game I’d ignore when someone suggested it on Facebook. Is it really any better than ‘Candy Crush?’ We wanted to find out. Read More
Prepare your processors as we attempt to solve a classic GeekDad Puzzle of the Week and discover brute force dictionary attacks aren’t just for passwords crackers. Read More
With just over a month until the premiere of the BBC’s ‘Sherlock Christmas Special,’ I’m sure that fans of the show are getting anxious to see how Cumberbatch and Freeman handle being tossed back to Doyle’s original setting for the pair. If you’ve not yet seen the trailer, I’m including it below so you can see what all the fuss is about. I’ve also got some news about the new season of ‘Elementary’ that’s just kicked off on CBS, and a few books below that Holmes fans might be interested in checking out. Read More
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” — Fred Rogers (‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’) Read More
The mail-order adventure combines an app-based book and puzzles. Read More
Mad Rat is trying something ambitious with their current Kickstarter: make a puzzle that’s as fun to assemble and play with as it is easy to clean up! Read More
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! Read More
Chuck Whelon’s new Kickstarter will fund a fun puzzle book named ‘Wizard Pickles.’ Read More
DeNA’s new free-to-play game ‘Blood Gate’ is a fun, tense, puzzle RPG. Read More
Looking for something pointless to do for a while? Try these U.S. state quizzes. Read More
Meet ‘Epic Eric,’ the most entertainingly addictive commuter puzzle game to come along since birds smashing pigs. Read More
Treasure hunt puzzle books are often aimed at big kids, but a bit of creativity makes them a hit with toddlers, too. Read More
