Being a game designer is very much like being an architect and an artist at the same time. Game designers must split their focus between form and function to achieve a final product that is both pleasing to the eye and fun to play. Doug Arduini, the designer of the trivia game, Non-Trival Quest, recently sent us a brief summary of how his game came to life and went from a simple idea to a fully realized self-published product. Continue reading
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Grab a group of friends and family and get ready for quiet but outrageous fun! It’s the traditional game of Charades, but with a catch. Instead of one person silently acting out a person, place, or thing, an entire group acts it out for one individual to guess! Everyone will have fun with this energetic and creative family party game! Continue reading
Despite all your efforts to keep your nefarious activities quiet, the word is out that evil is afoot in the town and the town folks are not at all pleased! This game expansion for Good Help adds an Angry Mob to be used to fight off the Monster and special abilities for the evil Doctors! Continue reading
In Good Help, the players take on the role of an evil scientist whose single objective is to build a terrible monster and destroy the town that has ridiculed them in their youth. After setting up their base of operations (which is a big castle on the outskirts of town, of course) they are ready to start! First thing they need to do is hire some Assistants to run errands for them, especially the more unsavory ones. The problem is, good help is hard to find, especially in the business world of evil scientists. Continue reading
Father Geek interviews Todd Edwards, a father, geek, children’s book author, robot repair guru, fencer, and the list goes on! Talk about a geek! But despite his very busy life, he still finds and makes the time to play and raise his children by sharing his passion and hobbies! Continue reading
When I was growing up and was just a little geek myself, I remember my family walking by the Hickory Farms vendors who always magically appeared in the local mall around the Holidays. Baskets of cheeses and meats, fruits, and sparkling juices were festively prepared and displayed in abundance. Continue reading
Test your wits and your knowledge of animals that fly, run, leap, swim, and burrow by guessing where they live. Don’t know exactly? No worries, because being “close” is still “good enough”. It’s a really, really big world full of amazing creatures and you are about to learn all about them! But this is not just any educational game! You must bid, bluff, outmaneuver, and out guess the other players before they do the same to you! Continue reading
Mixing colors, shapes, and logical thinking, Meta-Forms challenges the player to correctly place puzzle pieces on a 3×3 grid by following illustrated clues that provide all or just some of the information needed. By thinking logically about each piece, deductive reasoning, and elimination, the puzzles can be solved. The more difficult the puzzle, the less information is given, but each piece placed is a step in the right direction. Through trial and error, each puzzle can be solved and the game won! Continue reading
Animals, animals everywhere, and you are the lucky one who needs to keep them all in order! All the animals will behave if they get the right food and are placed next to another friendly animal, but chaos will ensue quickly if they don’t get their way! Making it even more complicated are ants who want to eat the animals food and a raging bull who simply will not get along with anyone. It’s a tough job being an animal keeper and even tougher to keep all the animals happy! Continue reading
The Clicko and Tangramino puzzle book expansions are part of the Architecto line, puzzle games that focus on spatial visualization by building structures out of blocks (referred to as “Geoblocks”). Suffice to say, this puzzle game continues to thrill, entertain, challenge, and be well loved by the entire family, from Father Geek to Baby Geek and everyone in-between. Continue reading
Twist and turn and then twist again to solve this hand-held puzzle that will keep you thinking and guessing from start to finish. Twist it one way and all the balls on top will move. Twist it another way, and all the balls will only move on one side of the puzzle. If you’ve played Rubik’s Cube and thought it was “easy”, get ready to tackle Super Bran Spinner that is sure to challenge even the best of puzzle solvers. Continue reading
