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GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week:Good Help Is Not Cheap

Godrick the adventurer had decided it was time to explore and plunder the riches of “The Cavern of No Return”. The cavern was located in the middle of “The Forest Of Infinite Peril”, so Godrick was going to need a good party to join him. Godrick sent his assistant to the guilds to […] Continue reading

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Star Wars Toys From Hasbro at Toy Fair 2010

Now you to can try and make the Kessel Run in less than 12 Parsecs with Hasbro’s latest release. For the first time ever the iconic Millennium Falcon will be available as a flying R/C vehicle. The controls are simple and the blades are on the inside which will keep them from getting […] Continue reading

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March Astronomy Events At The American Museum Of Natural History

For all you Astronomy buffs in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are The American Museum of Natural History for March is hosting 10th Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Moon, Mars and Beyond: Where Next for the Manned Space Program?. The Director of The Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will be moderating a […] Continue reading

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Hasbro Updates Monopoly for the 75th Anniversary

In 1935 Parker Brothers began selling the board game Monopoly for $2.00. Since then over 1 billion people have have bought and sold real estate in over 108 countries. Monopoly is celebrating 75 years of wheeling and dealing on family game nights with a modern makeover.
Monopoly:Revolution edition will feature a round board and […] Continue reading

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Easier Star Gazing With The Sky Calendar From The Abrams Planetarium

The Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar is a nice and easy guide to the night sky. Subscribers receive three calendars style sheets every quarter. The calendar features the planets, phases of the moon and other interesting astronomical events for North America (40 Degrees Latitude). The reverse of side of the calendar has a […] Continue reading

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GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: Haflings and Whole Pints Solution

OK I have to admit we had a lot of fun down here at GeekDad Puzzle Central testing out all the solutions you sent in this week. Our random number generating monkey’s had to lend a hand, and the occasional tail, in order to expedite the process. After all that ale I can […] Continue reading

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Happy International Darwin Day!

As you probably already know, Abraham Lincoln was born on this date in 1809. But that’s not all: also born on that day, in that same year, was the father of evolution himself, Charles Darwin.
In honor of that fact, February 12th is International Darwin Day: a day to celebrate the life and work of one […] Continue reading

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GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: Hafling’s and Whole Pints

It’s closing time at the Prancing Pony and the inn keeper is trying to get his last two customers to go home. Merry and Pippin refuse to go without one last drink. If they weren’t such good friends of Gandalf they would be out on their little hobbit butts. To avoid any trouble […] Continue reading

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Geekdad Puzzle Of The Week: Ferengi Kindergarten Solution

Greetings Ferengi Business Kindergarten applicants. After reviewing millions – well, hundreds, but who’s counting besides me – of applications and using the latest in random number generator technology, the wired monkeys with dice again. The winner of the $50.00 ThinkGeek gift certificate is Lawrence Walton who used our friend algebra to […] Continue reading

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Geek Dad Puzzle Of The Week: Ferengi Kindergarten

This weeks puzzle is so easy a child could do it. At least a Ferengi child should have no problem.  This little puzzle is part of the entrance to Ferengi Business Kindergarten. Give it a shot and you may just win a $50.00 gift certificate from Thinkgeek.
Remember the 74th rule of acquisition “Knowledge is […] Continue reading

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