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Category: Tabletop Games

Reaping the Rewards: ‘Galactic Cruise’

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025Paul Benson

A Euro board game where the theme enhances the gameplay.

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Get ‘The Gang’ Together

December 15, 2025December 13, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Your gang is attempting to pull off a series of bank heists—put on your poker faces!

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Race Across the Galaxy in ‘Star Wars: Super Teams’

December 1, 2025November 30, 2025Michael Knight

Remember those old board games where you would either roll the dice or draw cards and move your token or car or whatever so many spaces and raced to see who could get to the end first. You can do that again with some strategy thrown in for fun while moving cool miniature space ships […]

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‘Masters of Crime: Mosquito’

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Mosquito, a secret crime organization, is determined to protect its treasure from hunters like you. Solve the clues and get to the loot before Mosquito does!

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Games Holiday Gift Guide

GeekDad/GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Games

November 23, 2025December 8, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Another year, another game to discover. If you couldn’t make it to Pax Unplugged this weekend, try creating your own event at home with these suggestions from our current favorite games to share with your friends and family this holiday season.

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Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup

Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Today I’ve got a number of ongoing and upcoming crowdfunding projects for tabletop games!

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‘Oh No, We Crashed!’: A Cooperative Disaster Game

November 18, 2025November 15, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Bad news: you’ve crashed your spaceship. The good(?) news: it should only take about 2 minutes to fix it … before you run out of oxygen.

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‘Yomi 2’: Head-to-Head Card Combat

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

‘Yomi’, the classic fighting card game, is back with a big new reboot.

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Enter the World of ‘Lilo and Stitch’ in ‘The Fix for 626 – A Love Letter Game’

November 17, 2025November 20, 2025Michael Knight

‘The Fix for 626’ is a competitive card game of deduction, risk, and luck for 2-5 players based on the ‘Love Letters’ game.

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‘Vantage’: Explore an Alien Planet

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

You’ve crash-landed on an alien planet, stranded far from your crew. What now?

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Lord of Loot

November 7, 2025November 18, 2025Michael Knight

‘Lord of Loot’ is a cooperative fantasy exploration game for 1-5 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 60-90 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

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Kickstarter Alert: The Legacy of Mo’Roh RPG Adventure

November 5, 2025November 20, 2025Rory Bristol

John Booth, author of ‘Collect All 21! Memoirs of a Star Wars Geek’ and former GeekDad contributor has launched his first Kickstarter for a system-neutral TTRPG adventure based on the delightfully bizarre art of Matt Kish.

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Wacky Racing in ‘Magical Athlete’

November 4, 2025November 17, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

It’s just a simple roll-and-move game … or is it?

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Dungeons & Dragons – Starter Set: Heroes of The Borderlands

October 27, 2025October 26, 2025Will James

For many, Dungeons & Dragons may seem like a insurmountable entry point to the world of RPGs, and, in many ways, especially without at least one seasoned veteran in your group, it isn’t necessarily an incorrect assumption. The all new Dungeons & Dragons – Starter Set: Heroes of The Borderlands aims to eliminate that hurdle […]

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‘Betrayal at the Neibolt House: The Evil of Pennywise’ is a Great Expansion to ‘Betrayal at House on the Hill’

October 27, 2025November 6, 2025Michael Knight

‘Betrayal at the Neibolt House: The Evil of Pennywise’ is an expansion for ‘Betrayal at House on the Hill, 3rd edition’. This time the game takes place in the town of Derry, Maine from the movie of ‘Stephen King’s It’ and players interact with monsters from that story.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Time Loop Shenanigans in ‘Chronofiends!!’

October 25, 2025October 27, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

The research station is stuck in an ever-shrinking time loop—use your time-manipulating powers to accomplish your objectives before time runs out!

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‘Apiary: Expanding the Hive’

October 21, 2025October 20, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

The bees in space get a few upgrades!

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Don't Go In There

Trick or Treat? 13 Tabletop Games for Halloween

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Trick or treat? If you’re looking for some tabletop games for spooky season, we’ve got you covered.

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Why D&D Spellcasters Should Take Exactly 1 Level in Wizard (and No More)

October 16, 2025October 15, 2025Rory Bristol

Taking a single level in Wizard grants you the entire Wizard Spell list. Click through to learn how this works, and how you can use it to make your games more exciting.

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D&D Crunch—Bonus Action Tier List

October 15, 2025October 14, 2025Rory Bristol

Learn to make the most of your turn in Dungeons and Dragons with Bonus Actions. Following the ranking, the author provides advice on improving your action economy if you’re playing a non-ideal class.

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‘Joe Manganiello’s The Crypt of Perpetual Darkness Quest Pack’ Adds More Danger for ‘HeroQuest’

October 15, 2025October 26, 2025Michael Knight

Joe Manganiello’s The Crypt of Perpetual Darkness Quest Pack is an expansion for the HeroQuest gaming system which adds ten new quests as well as unique cards and a dragon miniature.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Reach New Heights in ‘Cascadia: Alpine Lakes’

October 14, 2025October 13, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

‘Cascadia: Alpine Lakes’ raises ‘Cascadia’ to new heights—literally—by adding another dimension to this tile-laying puzzle.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Gold Heist’

October 14, 2025October 13, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Will you stick it out for a bigger payout, or bank your stash to keep it safe?

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Crowdfunding Roundup

Crowdfunding Tabletop Roundup

October 8, 2025October 7, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Here’s the latest batch of games that caught my eye, with a couple that I’ve gotten to try out a little.

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Leave Your ‘Dying Message’ for Detectives to Decipher

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Can you leave behind a message so the detectives can catch your murderer?

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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Girls vs Ghouls’

October 3, 2025October 2, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

It’s time for trick-or-treating! Ghouls are trying to lure kids to their haunted houses, but the neighborhood girls are working together to save the younger kids.

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Gamefound Quick Picks: The Table of Adventure: The Official ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Game Table

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025Paul Benson

The ultimate, and only official, D&D Gaming Table!

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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Moon Bunny’

October 1, 2025September 30, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Bunny alchemists gather ingredients on the moon, hoping to brew the elixir of life.

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Drive Your Cattle to the Railhead in ‘Great Western Trail: El Paso’

September 26, 2025October 15, 2025Michael Knight

‘Great Western Trail: El Paso’ is a tabletop game where players drive cattle to the railhead town in order to be the richest and most powerful rancher in the area.

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Tabletop Kickstarter Alert: ‘Distilled: Cocktails’

September 16, 2025September 15, 2025Paul Benson

The final ‘Distilled’ expansion gives a comprehensive journey for the distiller.

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