I Spy A Quiet Car Ride: Scavenger Hunts on Long Trips
Are you headed over the river and through the woods to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday? Here’s a road trip trick for geek kids that makes the time pass by faster and doesn’t require any batteries or...
View ArticleSaturday November 13th is National Gaming Day!
More than 1,800 libraries are going to celebrate National Gaming Day on Saturday November 13, 2010. Although this is the American Library Association’s third annual National Gaming Day, there are...
View ArticleOn Kids and Gaming
I spent last weekend tucked away in the New Hampshire White Mountains eating too many s’mores and sleeping in a tent with my family. We made plans for this trip back in April along with two other...
View ArticleKinect for Kids
My daughter and I recently attended an event called Kinect for Kids, where we scarfed down mini-burgers and tried out the latest batch of XBox Kinect games for kids. For the longest time XBox ignored...
View ArticleReview: Zhu Zhu Babies for Nintendo DS
The latest Nintendo DS release set in the Zhu Zhu universe brings the Zhu Zhu Babies to life and makes it your mission to bring them all home. The littlest Zhu Zhus have managed to get lost and you...
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App Review: Wombi’s Games for Kids
Image: Wombi’s Games for Kids Wombi, a maker of educational apps for children, recently released the aptly named Games for Kids. Priced at only 99 cents, you get a lot of bang for your buck: six...
View ArticleGameStorm14: A GeekMom’s Diary, Day 3
Dear Diary, I thought I was going to be coming in to the convention for one game today and then just sort of talk to people and mosey home. I signed up on Friday to play Mad Scientist University today....
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Xeko Makes an Updated Kickstarter Comeback
Xeko is a game that was first available as a trading card game in 2005. It is now being reintroduced as a digital game through Kickstarter.
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Story Realms: An RPG for All Ages
Story Realms is a role-playing board-game with a dice-pool mechanic presented in a way that is simple enough for young players, but complicated enough to keep the interest of older players. The game...
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Kaijudo: A Game Review For the Newest Gateway TCG
While at PAX, it was hard to find a hallway that didn't have a poster for Kaijudo. Wizards of the Coast (who also brings us Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons) is very excited about bringing...
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Evo Fury Introduces Creature Evolution to Kaijudo
Evo Fury is an expansion to the Kaijudo TCG universe which will be available November 13. Sixty new cards will bring significant changes to the game.
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My Precious: Adventures with the Lego Lord of the Rings Video Game
Unlike some games that ease you into the play, this game starts with a boss fight - reliving the battle of Sauron from the movie introduction. Talk about epic!
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The Bridge: A Family-Friendly, Physics-Loving Puzzle Game
Developed by programmer Ty Taylor and artist Mario Castaneda, The Bridge is a puzzle game self-described as "Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher." I'm quoting it directly because it's the best way to...
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