Dwarven Forge Hammers Out the Boredom of Plain-Jane RPG Battlemaps
If you head out to your Friendly Local Game Store and observe the tabletop gamer in his or her natural habitat, you’ll see that every gaming table is different. Some gamemasters are hunkered behind...
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Exclusive Jedi Academy Spoilers
The Star Wars miniatures game by Wizards of the Coast gives you fully painted plastic figures that go along with a tabletop game. You assemble a team of warriors pulled from the Star Wars universe and...
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GeekDad Unwired: Scale Model Building
“Mom, can I have a car for my birthday?” “Sure.” “Seriously?” “Yeah.” At the age of 12, a kid usually begins to learn the art of sarcasm. But for some kids (like me), the concept is initially difficult...
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Dwarven Forge Hammers Out the Boredom of Plain-Jane RPG Battlemaps (GeekDad...
One year ago you were reading this by Michael Harrison. If you head out to your Friendly Local Game Store and observe the tabletop gamer in his or her natural habitat, you’ll see that every gaming...
View ArticlePulp Minatures for Your Pulp RPGs
So, a while back when my little role playing group left AD&D 3.5 behind and found the joys of combining wikipedia research with Steve Jackson Games’ GURPs we found we were stuck with a problem....
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GeekDad’s Star Wars Dark Times Spoilers
I enjoy Wizards of the Coast’s Star Wars miniatures game. It’s kind of like a roleplaying game with just the fights. Now, I like playing a character as much as the next person, but there’s something...
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RPG Battle Maps Square Off: Battle Graph Dry Erase Boards
Running battles in combat-centric role-playing games can be as painful as stepping on a caltrop. You’re either depending on the Gamemaster to keep the entire scene in his or her head, or you’re...
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RPG Battle Maps Square Off: Paper or Gaming Paper?
I’m always on the lookout for something cool to bring to the gaming table. The one thing I’m never satisfied with? My battle map. A few months back, I put the Battle Graph Dry Erase Boards to the test...
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Enter the Mega Dungeon: 65 Square Feet of Adventure
If you’re like me, when it comes to your pen-and-paper role-playing games, having a well-illustrated battle map on the table is pretty important. While it’s true that you can play a game of Dungeons...
View ArticleEnter the Mega Dungeon: 65 Square Feet of Adventure (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
If you’re like me, when it comes to your pen-and-paper role-playing games, having a well-illustrated battle map on the table is pretty important. While it’s true that you can play a game of Dungeons...
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Dork Tower Monday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower webcomic archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Dork Tower Wednesday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower webcomic archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Dork Tower Friday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad. Find the Dork Tower webcomic archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
View ArticleBalancing Board Games and Babies, Part II
My Pokemon mentor once said to me, “The family that games together, stays together.” He couldn’t be more correct. A few weeks ago I shared with you how my husband and I balance being parents and...
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Just How Super Is Super Dungeon Explore?
Overview: The kingdom of Crystalia stretches across a remote island, from the heights of Dragonback Peaks to the shores of Clockwork Cove. From the farthest reaches of Crystalia … Ah, never mind....
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Game on! | Steampunk Airship Combat Makes Leviathans Epic Tabletop Gaming
Leviathans is a game of steampunk airship battles, featuring massive (and beautiful) airship models and a whole lot of world-building thematic elements. I've only gotten a little farther than the Quick...
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Kickstarter Alert | Reaper Minis Kickstarter Offers Insane Deal
A while back, Reaper Miniatures — longtime stalwart of the tabletop gaming figures — launched a new line of figures called Bones. The thing that makes them different from your standard metal miniatures...
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HeroClix TabApp Puts a Digital Spin on Superhero Miniatures Combat
Marvel superheroes, HeroClix, and iPad gaming: what can go wrong? WizKids is now producing 3-packs of mini-figures that you can use to play in a traditional HeroClix game, or as part of an iPad-based...
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Kickstarter Alert | Myth: A Fully Cooperative Dungeon Crawl Board Game...
It's difficult to find a cooperative dungeon crawl adventure that doesn't require one of the players to play against their friends as the dungeon master, crypt keeper, or overlord. I'm very excited to...
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