Category Archives: GeekDad

Previously, GeekDad has offered suggestions on raising good geeks. Topics have ranged from gender issues to using the Internet to racism. An underlying theme across all this advice is that education matters. Here are some things to consider when creating an extended learning environment for your little geeks.
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WHAT: Wizards of the Coast is returning to San Diego for the first Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour of the 2010 season. This premier event takes place February 19 – 21 at the San Diego Convention Center and will feature hundreds of players from more than 50 countries battling against friend and foe for the […] Continue reading →

Hasbro’s Collector/Fan Media Day event at Toy Fair was almost a note-perfect instance of a GeekDad moment. Among many other toys, Hasbro owns the license for these intellectual properties: Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers, and GI Joe. Realizing that these lines have an almost iconic appeal, and that adults spend lots of money and time […] Continue reading →

In honor of fashion week, it is only fitting to mention the upcoming release of the videogame version of Project Runway which will strut its way to retail on March 2, 2010, releasing within season seven of the hit reality series. The Project Runway videogame will be released exclusively for the Wii.
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Photo: Out of the Box Games

These days, a lot of the more popular games take a long time to play. At games nights I have attended, certain games have been infamous for taking as long to explain to a new player as it takes to play any other game in the room. Passionate fans of […] Continue reading →

I have a bit of a history with personalizing my kids’ rooms, so when Shutterfly offered the chance to try out their new service, which lets you turn one of your family photos into a large, personalized wall decal,  I jumped. The process was simple and took only a couple of minutes: I selected a […] Continue reading →

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 →

This year’s Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees was all excited to go to Disneyland. In a few years, though, all the cool quarterbacks could be heading to Robot Land.
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Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Children’s music can be very annoying to adults, but since we love our kids we put up with it. Here are some music suggestions that the whole family can enjoy without any teeth grating by the parents. Continue reading →