Jonathan H. Liu

2 weeks ago | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu

Calm your brain at this quiet lake. What Is A Gentle Rain? A Gentle Rain is a tile-laying puzzle game for 1 or more players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 15 minutes to play. It retails for $22.99 and is available directly from Incredible Dream or at your local game store. There is also a Bloom Edition that is a Target exclusive for $15.99; I’ll include a little bit about that in the Components section below.

3 weeks ago | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu

The king has vanished and the noble houses are battling for the throne! Oh, and they’re all animals. What Is Whisker Wars? Whisker Wars is a card battle game for 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 45 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $30 for a copy of the game. There are also multiple pledge tiers that include upgraded components, expansions, playmats, and more.

3 weeks ago | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu

The River Rats hold all the wealth—but can you work together to drive them into debt? What Is River Rats? River Rats is a cooperative poker-based game for 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about  20–30 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of €15 (about $17USD) for a copy of the game; there’s also a €43 ($49USD) tier that includes a playmat and poker chips.

3 weeks ago | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu

We’ve named ourselves Homo sapiens because what sets us apart—according to ourselves—is the way that we think. We are knowledgeable, wise, sentient in a way that other creatures are not… aren’t we? What happens when we encounter minds that are quite different from our own? Today’s stack includes a few stories of people encountering alien intelligences.

4 weeks ago | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu

Whale Riders travel up and down the Ice Coast to trade, and with the coming winter, there’s time for one more trip before everything freezes over. What Is Whale Riders? Whale Riders is a resource-management game for 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 45 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $47 for a copy of the game along with the Whale Riders Card Game. It was originally published in 2021 by Grail Games, and APE Games has licensed it.