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Mar 182012
 
Geek Organization: Out With the Old, In With the New

Last year, I was having a personal geek problem. To my shame, my game collection was in total disarray. I couldn’t easily find the games I wanted to play, I had games all over the floor, and I had a hard time getting into the room where my games were kept. I decided “enough was enough” and started addressing the problem by getting organized and cleaning up the clutter.

 Posted by on March 18, 2012
Jan 112012
 
Dance Until You Can Dance No More!

I spend a ridiculously amount of time on the computer. I can’t help it; it’s my job. Whenever I find something that I really enjoy, and is little geek friendly, I make it a point to show it to my children so they can enjoy it, too. More times than not, this gets me in trouble with my goodly wife as my sense of humor is borderline insane. However, my little geeks love it. In the end, the cheers and laughter of my children outweight the eye rolling of my wife. Sorry, babe…

 Posted by on January 11, 2012
Jan 102012
 
Geek Life On a Budget

The hobby of board games, card games, dice games, and the mixing of all three is not a cheap one. In fact, you can expect to pay at least $20 for a game and from there the price skyrockets. It is not unheard of for games to be as expensive as over $100. That might seem like a great deal of money (and in all honesty, it really is), but for those who are passionate about the hobby, the money is well spent.

 Posted by on January 10, 2012
Nov 282011
 
Game of Your Life Family Movie Review

The newest film in the Family Movie Night collection discusses the importance of choice and dealing with the consequences thereafter. The hero of the story is a very likable guy who puts himself in an unfortnate (and very avoidable) position of having to make a choice that is both difficult and potentially damaging to the rest of his career.

 Posted by on November 28, 2011
Nov 212011
 
Early Peek at DiceAFARI

An early peek at a new game currently available on Kickstarter from Stratus Games. Light, flexible, customizable, and accessible, DiceAFARI is a fun game that will challenge and entertain your Child Geek and your Gamer Geek, too. A great family game with easy rules, it would certainly seem that Stratus Games has yet another hit on their hands you are going to want to get on your family gaming table!

 Posted by on November 21, 2011
Oct 032011
 
Little Geek's Reaction to Star Wars "Bomb" is Brilliant

Do you recall that moment when you found out that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father? I sure do and I remember feeling a little bit queezy and terribly, terribly excited. This was the biggest bomb dropped in my lap since I found out that Santa was my mom and dad. In truth, a larger piece of me died the day I found out who Darth Vader really was vs. Santa being mom and dad down stairs. There are just some things in this world you should not know.

 Posted by on October 3, 2011
Sep 292011
 
Geek Organization: From Chaos to Order

Having an organized game collection room is absolutely fantastic and a tremendous stress reliever! With the help of shelves, storage boxes, trays, and the Brother P-Touch Labeler, I have been making excellent progress. There’s still a lot of work to do, but the progress so far has made a huge impact both space wise and to my geek ego. The project continues!

 Posted by on September 29, 2011
Sep 082011
 
Early Peek at Eruption

Eruption is a fantastic game! After multiple plays with a number of people, the game was loved by Gamer Geeks, Parent Geeks, and Child Geeks! That’s as good as it gets, people! Stratus Games has got a hit on their hands and I simply cannot wait to get this game to the table when it is finally released in all of its professionally published and produced glory!