Jonathan H. Liu

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Senior Editor at GeekDad

Full-time dad, @GeekDads Senior Editor. Tabletop games, books, Etch-a-Sketch. (he/him) Bsky: @jonathanhliu.bsky.social Shutting down Twitter now.

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Stack Overflow: Here We Go Again

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

Today’s stack is about time travel. Wait, didn’t that just happen last week? Maybe you’re stuck in a time loop. Costumes for Time Travelers by A. R. CapettaIn this book, time traveling is an ability that some people just develop, usually when they enter adulthood, and they find they’re able to walk through the mists of time—though it wreaks havoc on regular footwear.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Rewild: South America’

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

Build biomes and populate them with flora and fauna to rewind a damaged landscape. What Is Rewild: South America? Rewild: South America is a tile-laying, tableau-building game for 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 45–60 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of 60 Swiss Francs (about $73USD) for a copy of the game.
‘A Gentle Rain’: A Relaxing Puzzle Game

1 month 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.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Whisker Wars’

1 month 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.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Defeat the ‘River Rats’ with Cooperative Poker

1 month 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.
Stack Overflow: Alien Intelligence

1 month 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.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: The Return of ‘Whale Riders’

1 month 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.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Fú: Festive Fortunes’

1 month ago | geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu

Celebrate Lunar New Year with tasty snacks and red envelopes!What Is Fú: Festive Fortunes? Fú: Festive Fortunes is a worker placement game about Lunar New Year for 3 to 5 players, ages 10 and up, and takes about 45–75 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of about $38USD (50 Singapore) for a copy of the game, or $58USD to include the Feast & Flavour expansion, or $80 for the all-in level that also includes deluxe components and an additional expansion.
Stack Overflow: 4 Time Travel Tales

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

It’s that time again … again! Today’s stack includes four very different stories involving time travel. I’ve got a picture book, two comic books, and a novel. Or, if you want to look at the types of time travel: two of them involve actual machines (one of which causes a time loop) and two of them are more like mysterious portal situations.
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Earth: Animal Kingdom’

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

Expand your options for Earth by introducing animals that will interact with the flora and terrain. What Is Earth: Animal Kingdom? Earth: Animal Kingdom is an expansion to Earth, a tableau-building game for 1 to 6 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 45–90 minutes to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. You do need the Earth base game to play.

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