Kids

Variant: When to Introduce Games to the Kids

By GeekInsight | Published August 5, 2010

I’m the oldest in my family, but my wife is the youngest. Suddenly, I have a number of nephews and nieces. Recently, one of the nephews turned nine and I attended his birthday party. The kids there were between ages six and nine. I looked into my closet to maybe bring a board or card [...]

Also posted in Board Games | | Tagged agricola, Battleship, Candy Land, Carcassonne, mastermind, Puerto Rico, ticket to ride, variant | 7 Comments

Family Game Review: Quackgammon

By Andrew | Published August 3, 2010

QuackGammon Endless Games 2 Players Ages 6+ Rating: Buy It QuackGammon is a fun, fast game that takes the basic rules of backgammon and wraps them in a game that kids can understand easily. But that’s not to say adults won’t have a good time with this simple turn-based movement game. With QuackGammon, Endless Games [...]

Also posted in Board Games, Games | | Tagged 2 players, backgammon, buy it, endless games, family game, family game review, game review, quackgammon, twilight imperium | 1 Comment

Etsy Find of the Day: Nerd Baby Flash Cards

By Darci | Published July 15, 2010

Seems like everyone I know these days is having a baby. And baby-having means baby showers. And baby showers mean only one thing in my house: The inevitable panic as I realize I have no idea what to get as a present. Well, since most of the folks I know are nerds like myself, this [...]

Also posted in Art, Lifestyle | | Tagged etsy, find of the day, flash cards | Comments Off

Bonus Points: Ebert Relents, Miyazaki’s Ni no Kuni, PC Prodigy

By Dylan | Published July 2, 2010

I’d like to introduce Bonus Points, a round-up of noteworthy happenings in video games. Several interesting things have cropped up on my radar. Let’s take a look-see, shall we? Roger Ebert Wraps Up “Video Games Aren’t Art” Debate Earlier this year, Roger Ebert wrote that video games can never be art, a claim which obviously [...]

Also posted in Anime, Opinion, Video Games | | Tagged Gameboy, Hayao Miyazaki, Level 5, Mirror's Edge, Ni no Kuni: Queen of the Holy White Ash, Nintendo DS, Portal, PS3, Roger Ebert | 1 Comment

Maker Faire 2010: General Impressions

By Andrew | Published May 24, 2010

So Maker Faire is pretty much the mecca for DIY nerds. I say that with all love, because this event brought to the surface many aspects of myself as a geek that I didn’t even know were there. Even though you might think this is an event for gearheads alone, I can say that I’ve [...]

Also posted in Events, Lifestyle, Technology | | Tagged DIY, flaming lotus girls, gearheads, giant cardboard robots, giant fire breathing robot dragon, giant pink hat, invisible maze, maker faire, maker shed, nova albion, plasma cutter, soldering, techshop | Comments Off

Is your kid an art geek?

By Darci | Published May 5, 2010

Here’s another quick hit to share with you the raddest wallpaper I’ve ever seen. I almost said “wallpaper for a kid’s room”, but honestly, if I had enough rooms in my house, I’d put this up in one even though there are no kids living here. I mean, come on. You could do dot-to-dot on [...]

Also posted in Lifestyle | | Tagged art geeks, boing boing, dot-to-dot, geek kids, wallpaper | 3 Comments