If you are looking for a book that celebrates geekiness, parenthood, and completing fun-filled Do-It-Yourself projects, look no further! The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun is the book for you! Continue reading
The new Muppet movie trailer has finally been released and the trailer is nothing more than a teaser in the worst sense of the word. You WILL want more, but there is none to be had!
If you write a lot, you know that your words can come back to haunt you or hype you. The truth of it is, once you write something and post it to the InterWeb, many, many people get to read it. You can only hope it isn’t taken out of context or rouses nations to go to war. Continue reading
Seldom do I come across something on YouTube that I think worthy of posting on the Father Geek. I’m not stuck up, it’s just that there is so much goodness out there, I need a filter separate the “truly awesome” from the “pretty darn cool”. Otherwise, I’d be posting all day. I can’t actually get … Continue reading
Players take on the role as leaders of a tribe of Native Americans or as a a leader for a group of Settlers. The land is abundant with resources, but not all resources are equal or even wanted. To the Native Americans, the land provides food and shelter, but to the Settlers the land provides building materials and riches. The two cultures clash and must compete for the same resources to survive. Continue reading
In Travel Battleship, each player takes on the role of a Fleet Admiral (presumably) and commands a fleet of warships. This is the same game as the non-travel sized Battleship and plays exactly the same way. Because the game is travel size, you can take this game with you wherever you want to go. Continue reading
In this game, each player is attempting to be faster than the other players and collect all the cards. This is done by literally slapping their hand down on a stack of cards when a specific card is revealed. If done correctly, their pile of cards will grow while their opponent’s piles quickly dwindle to nothing. This is a fast game that geeks of any age can play anywhere, anytime. Continue reading
A Father Geek reader sends us a question asking us when is the right time to introduce games to kids and what types of games to look for. Ooooooh, good question! But do we have a good answer? Read on! Continue reading
In this game, players must do their best to take the lead and stay ahead of the competition using basic card hand management and out thinking the other players. There is surprising depth to this simple game that makes it enjoyable for older geeks, too. Continue reading
I purchased the Battletech 25th Anniversary Introduction Box Set game through Amazon as soon as it was available. I have many a fond memory playing this game as a kid and wanted to relive the experience with my little geeks. I was very disappointed to find that two miniatures were … Continue reading
Ants in the Pants requires the players to quickly (and accurately) flip little plastic ants into a pair of very big blue trousers. Takes seconds to teach and everyone plays at the same time. Very little downtime and quick set up/clean up makes this a game you can get out, play a bunch, and then move on to the next activity, quickly. Continue reading
The Father Geek Spotlight is an ongoing feature that focuses on ordinary people doing an extraordinary job of living the geek life and loving it. This spotlight features Matt Saunders: Father, Geek, and Board Game Designer. Continue reading
