Bohnanza Game Review
A fatherly geek perspective on Bohnanza, a set collection card game about bean farming. Long touted as a "gateway game", will this game plant the seed of gaming in your little geeks? Read on!
Launch Pad Game Review
Launch Pad is an excellent light resource management and race game. There is surprising depth to Launch Pad that was a very pleasant surprise once I recognized it. The game length itself is spot on and allows for game correction and big payoffs if the player correctly calculates their risk vs. reward. The end result is a fantastic card game with a great theme, excellent mechanics, and accessible to all three geek groups. Outstanding!
Game Suggestions for Little Geek Birthday Parties
A fellow fatherly geek writes to us asking, "Any thoughts on what some good party/board games would be at a Birthday Party for a 7-year-old and a group of about 8-10 kids? I was thinking some of them will play Pokemon but I wanted to cover the others." Why, yes, we have a few thoughts that might help.
Do It Yourself Ghosts
Halloween is almost here, and in San Francisco, that means it’s time to decorate. My little geek loves walking around the neighborhood looking at all the spooky decorations. Of course, that means that we must have decorations of our own, which in turn means...Arts & Crafts time! Here is our cheap and fun way of making window ghosts.
Zombie Halloween Cake
This year, I thought I would do something different and scary for Halloween. I thought I'd bake. You should have seen the look of horror and disbelief in my wife's eyes. Her concerns are well founded as I am something of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde when it comes to cooking. Away from the kitchen, I am very calm and relaxed. In the kitchen, I am a wreck.
Official Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Coloring Album (1979)!
The 1979 Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Album, illustrated by Greg Irons and written by Gary Gygax, is now available for you to go grab and share with your little geeks! Stop what you are doing...well...finish reading this first, but then stop what you are doing and go grab the coloring album!