Tag Archives: Armchair Geek
GeekDad Puzzles of the Week on Hiatus
Just letting you know the puzzles are on hiatus for a couple weeks while we re-charge our quizzing power modules. Thanks for your patience!
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Top 10 D&D Modules I Found in Storage This Weekend Part 2 (Revisited)
We were digging through the storage shed this weekend to find just the right box of Christmas decorations that were needed to make things perfect before the party, when I should chance across the dusty stack of old Dungeons & Dragons modules I’ve had with me for… well, for a very long time. For […] Continue reading
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Dork Tower… Sunday?
This is the last of the introductory Dork Tower strips we’ve been running in the lead-up to tomorrow’s actual premiere of new content. I was supposed to have run this last Friday but, you know…. New Years. Sigh.
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
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Top 10 D&D Modules I Found in Storage This Weekend (Revisited)
[It’s been two years since I ran this series of impromptu reviews of D&D modules I dug out of storage one weekend, and I thought readers might have a little fun seeing them again, or discovering them if you’re new to the blog. So I’ll run the for the next week or so. Enjoy!]
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10 Things Parents Should Know About The Princess and the Frog
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog has been out for a few weeks, but we at GeekDad have not said much about it since its release. So here are 10 things parents should know about the movie.
Will my kid like it?
Yes. When I looked around the audience, all of the kids of the were paying […] Continue reading
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Review: Voltron iPhone App — Megathrusters GO!
Here’s a quick test to see if you’d enjoy the Voltron iPhone game: Do the phrases “Activate interlock!” and “Form feet and legs!” invoke feelings of nostalgia, and can you recite the next lines? If so, I can virtually guarantee this game is for you; if not, you’ll probably still enjoy it.
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For New Year’s Day, a Double-Shot of Clone Wars
After a long hiatus for the holidays, Star Wars: The Clone Wars kicks off 2010 with back-to-back episodes: “Grievous Intrigue” and “The Deserter.”
Matt Wood is the sound editor for the show, and, more important, the voice for both Grievous and the separatist army of battle droids. He says, “I play the droids and Grievous as […] Continue reading
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Is The World Ready For A LEGO Movie?
Back in August when LEGO first announced their intentions I was skeptical. New information released this month gives me a little hope, but just a little.
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers will be a direct to DVD release. The premise of the movie sets the LEGO Organization as a sort of benevolent group that […] Continue reading
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Comics Spotlight on: Trinity
Happy Comic Release Day!
I choose a book once again because one of the kids grabbed it off my stack to read. That’s usually a good sign.
Trinity is a three-volume collection of a comic published weekly by DC for fifty-two consecutive weeks. It’s written by Kurt Busiek (with an assist from Fabian Nicieza) and drawn by […] Continue reading
2009 Planetary Society Advent Calendar Wrap-Up
IMHO, some of the greatest images of all time have not been taken by a human holding a camera. From the Cassini orbiter of today to the Mariner missions of yesteryear, robotic spacecraft have helped to expland our scientific knowledge and fire our imaginations about the wonders of our local planetary system with images beamed […] Continue reading
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