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1 week ago | 
geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu |Ken Denmead |Michael Knight |Mariana Ruiz
When I was a kid, we had two record players. One was my sister’s Fisher Price record player (circa 1978) that served as its own carrying case. While it was capable of playing full-size records, we were only allowed to use it for our 45s. I remember having several of those book-and-record sets (“when you hear this sound—*briiiing*—turn the page!”).
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2 months ago | 
geekdad.com | Michael Knight |Rob Huddleston
In the summer of 1988, I discovered my favorite game for the Nintendo NES. This stealthy game let me take on the role of a secret operative as I infiltrated a secret base, used silenced weapons and gadgets, and uncovered a plot that could devastate the world I was hooked on Metal Gear right from the start. Unlike many other games, I played this one all the way to the end and beat it.
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2 months ago | 
geekdad.com | Michael Knight |Paul Benson
Talisman: The Magical Quest Game has been around since 1983 with new versions about every decade. The summer of 2024, Talisman: The Magical Quest Game, 5th Edition was released. I previously reviewed this great game. Now an expansion has been released. Rather than just adding more hero characters, spells, and adventures, Talisman Alliances: Fate Beckons also offers for the first time a new way to play the game: cooperatively. No longer do players try to defeat each other.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
geekdad.com | Michael Knight |Brad Moon
Farming Simulator 25 is the latest in the agricultural simulator series. The first was released in 2008 and since that time there have been many other versions released across many different platforms including mobile. Farming Simulator 25 offers several features that are new to the series while also offering the gameplay that has made the series popular over the years. The BackgroundI started playing the Farming Simulator series in the 13 years ago with Farming Simulator 2011.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
geekdad.com | Michael Knight |Dave Banks
The American Wild West has been a popular theme for tabletop games. However, many were often abstract games with a western theme. then in 2018, Western Legends rode onto the scene. This sandbox adventure game let players take on the roles of historical outlaws, law persons, miners, gamblers, and more and compete to become the most legendary. Several expansions added more characters, territory, items, and stories to the game.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
geekdad.com | Mariana Ruiz |Michael Knight |Rory Bristol
Avalon, the primal England, must be fought over. Witchfinder Ed Grey is summoned by Alice, queen of the last standing realm on earth, to defend her and England against Morgan Le Fay and her champion. Morgan Le Fay has had an interesting run in the Mignolaverse, fighting and enabling some of the most powerful witches of the realm to thrive. Queen Mab is dead and now she turns to the Gruagach of Lough Leane for help.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
geekdad.com | Jonathan H. Liu |Michael Knight |Paul Benson
Can the detective puzzle out the serial killer’s motivation before it’s too late? What Is Intent to Kill? Intent to Kill is a murder mystery game for 2 to 4 players, ages 16 and up, and takes about an hour to play. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter as part of 25th Century Games’ 2025 Import Collection, which includes 11 different titles from around the world that you can mix and match. Intent to Kill is available for a $40 pledge.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
geekdad.com | Aaron Spurlock |Paul Benson |Michael Knight |Mariana Ruiz
Build your way to the top in this 3D city building experienceWhat Is Stack City? Stack City is a competitive game for 2 to 4 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 75 minutes to play. It is planned to launch on Kickstarter in February, and currently the pledge level has not been set for a copy of the game. It is the first game from designer Quinn Biesinger and I was provided with a preview copy to review before the Kickstarter.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
geekdad.com | Michael Knight |Ken Denmead
A Real Bug’s Life is back for a thrilling second season that’s bigger and bolder than ever. The Disney+ Original series from National Geographic takes us on another extraordinary adventure into the micro-bug world — where the forces of nature play out on a completely different scale and miniature creatures rely on amazing superpowers to make it through each day. This series is inspired the 1998 Pixar Animation Studios second full length animated film for Walt Disney Pictures, A Bug’s Life.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
geekdad.com | Michael Knight |Jonathan H. Liu |Rob Huddleston
Back in January of this year, I learned about a new dice game called SKUNK’D that would be having a crowdfunding campaign. While a dice game is not usually my first choice for playing a game, over the holidays when our entire family got together we had a lot of fun playing dice games around the dining room table. Unlike some of the other games we played, everyone got involved and enjoyed the dice games.
