International Tabletop Day this year falls on Saturday 11th April and to celebrate this event we will be hosting a 24 hour live stream of tabletop gaming on the Geekly Inc Twitch channel (www.twitch.tv/geeklyinc). This will be a charity driven event and we will be announcing the charity very shortly. The stream will begin at …

Having survived the initial wave of demons and baddies the back in time crew come face to face with a being of amazing power. I won’t spoil the surprise here – but you better bring an extra pair of pants or whatever to work! Alright, that was too much hype. Sorry. You should bring extra …

Earlier this week I was able to sit down with Star Realms co-creator Rob Dougherty to discuss his new game and the recent recognition it has received.  That interview gave me the opportunity to correct what I now realize was a grievous error on my part: I hadn’t played Star Realms yet. (Full disclosure: for this …

Welcome back to Magic Gatherings!  We’re trying something a little different this week. As you may have heard (because I have been mentioning preview cards for the last two weeks), Dragons of Tarkir is on the way, and this weekend stores around the world will be hosting prerelease tournaments to give players a new chance …

Last weekend, South by Southwest (SXSW) Gaming announced the recipients of the second annual SXSW Gaming Awards.  Star Realms, a new deckbuilding game designed by former Magic pros Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle, won the Table Top Game of the Year award, a new category for this year.  The game was nominated by fans, selected …

In recent years a new trend has appeared in board games. Printing your own game. A Print and Play is a great way for designers to get their game out there without having to front the cost of components, shipping, and marketing. As a player, this allows you to put as much cost as you …

A unique challenge exists in explaining Tabletop Simulator without sounding hyperbolic. Promise any tabletop gaming fan the opportunity to play their favorite board games with their friends no matter where in the world they are and you’ll likely be met with disbelief. There’s no way it could feel right. The interface would need to be …

We learned some great news for D&D Encounters fans – today is the first day of the Elemental Evil season. The launch comes riding the heels of the free  Elemental Evil Player’s Companion PDF. The Elemental Evil Player’s Companion is chock full of new player options like new races or spells which adventures will most assuredly need …

Sweat drops down your brow as you hand trembles, reaching out towards the inevitable demise of your enemy. With a flick of your wrist your opponent is obliterated in a nuclear explosion. If you think this is the premise for summer’s new action movie, think again. This is RESISTOR_ a card game where you fight …

Geekly Essential means that something is so good that it deserves to be discussed long after it was released. It may be 10 years old, but it is still worth your time. There is a moment in every tabletop gamer’s life when they realize that the game they’re playing is fundamentally absurd.  This is (hopefully) …