Tag: geek gift
Anti-Matter Matters Boardgame – A Kickstarter Project
Support your local Game Designer Just like shopping locally helps the economy where you live, the same can be said for supporting your local Game Designer. By finding out the game designers in your community you are helping to drive innovation and creativity in your region. Many, if not most,…
Start your morning with a bang
There are so many neat and unnecessary things in this world that you could blow your hard earned cash on. In fact, most of the stuff out there is unneeded even if most of it isn’t neat. But, for the college student that needs that morning pick-me-up after an all-night…
Boffering goes mainstream
My first encounter with boffer combat was through my college boyfriend playing a home grown LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) Game. We wore period style clothing, and used boffer weapons for combat. Our group played each Sunday at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, OR. It is actually where I got to…
Father’s Day for the Geek Dad
So here we are nearly done with the month of May. Which at my house means two things are quickly coming up, first is my daughter’s Birthday and hot on its heels will be Father’s day. While my daughter is blessedly easy to shop for, just get it in pink…
Spiky gloves
So while searching the web for fidget toys for my son to use in class I discovered these great pair of gloves from The Therapy Shoppe. Obviously they are designed as therapy gloves for people with sensory issues, but I can help but see them as also being potentially cool…
Halfling shirt!
Here I am sitting at the game table playing Call of Cthulhu, we are interrogating our prisoners from the first boat we took over, and I noticed on my laptop that Cafepress was having a sale on hoodies right now. So, being in need of a new hoodie (the rats…
Modern Warfare – Cube Style
I am always on the look-out for gifts that can be classed as “Geek Gifts” as I never know when I will find a must have for my husband or kids, or even myself for that matter. Recently I shared a great shirt that I found online, and will be…
The Perfect Gamestorm Shirt!
So as I am sure you are well aware I will be attending Gamestorm again this year in March. So I am looking to find a new shirt to wear at con, to go with my collection of gamer girl shirts. This year we are adding to our collection of…
Wi-Fi Shirt
So after a discussion during dinner tonight we determined that the game room needs a clock. This is something that had not occurred to me as I could look through to the microwave in the kitchen and read the time just fine. However my near-sighted husband can not perform this…
Magic for your TV
Just when you thought that the new Harry Potter theme park had taken the new wizard craze far enough, I have found the perfect gift for a Potter crazed fan (like my own mom). Think Geek brings us a Programmable Magic Wand for our TVs. I have not purchased this…
