Xplore’s Xcraft space probe lands in Xtronaut 2.0 board game — and STEM students are the winners Seattle-based Xplore isn’t due to launch its first Xcraft space probe until late 2021, but it’s already landed in an… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Nintendo president speaks; D&D for a good cause; and more — Nintendo is on a roll. Though its current console, the Nintendo Switch, doesn’t boast the same type of processing… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech and disinformation; finding art in scientific images; and more — As the 2020 presidential election approaches, many are concerned about the effects disinformation campaigns may have on the race,… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Remembering Y2K; New Year’s bash at Pacific Science Center; and more — Remember 2000? Perhaps the biggest commotion in technology was in full swing. As everyone rang in the Millenium, a… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Snowball fights, beer and board games, Star Wars fondue, and more -There might not be any snow on the ground just yet, but Seattle’s Pacific Science Center will have plenty of… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: How to live without a smartphone; new technologies in art; and more — Do you ever get so frustrated with your smartphone that you want to chuck it out the window, but… Read More
How ‘Jeopardy!’ legend Ken Jennings and ‘Magic’ creator Richard Garfield teamed up for a new game Half Truth, a trivia party game by “Jeopardy!” legend Ken Jennings and “Magic: The Gathering” creator Richard Garfield — both… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Game expos, SharePoint Fest, Dungeons and Dragons storytelling, and more — August plays host to a number of gaming-related events in the Seattle area, with the first ones happening next… Read More
How tech is sneaking into the cardboard world of tabletop gaming at Gen Con Gen Con — the largest gaming convention in the country — bills itself as “The Home of Tabletop Gaming™” and… Read More
The spectacle of Gen Con, the country’s largest (and possibly friendliest) tabletop game convention Your intrepid Seattle-based gaming correspondent Tim Ellis (that’s me) hit the road this weekend to visit Indianapolis, home of Gen… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Board games; AI in healthcare; Harry Potter concert; and more — While next week promises to be filled with parades, fireworks, and picnics, there’s also the chance to play some… Read More
Wizards of the Coast hires games industry vet James Ohlen to open new studio in Austin Gaming veteran James Ohlen has been lured back to the industry he took a break from last year with an… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wizard World, board games, and lots of advice for startups One of the biggest pop culture conventions in the Pacific Northwest is happening in Portland the weekend of Feb. 22.… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Remembering fallen astronauts and learning to build board games We probably all know someone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up. You may even have wanted… Read More
‘Settlers of Catan’ is the ‘board game for entrepreneurship,’ says LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was the special guest at Tech Alliance’s annual luncheon in Seattle on Friday, and he had… Read More
Drama and redemption at the GeekWire Bash ‘Settlers of Catan’ tournament There may not have been any dashing saves or dramatic hits, but the pressure at GeekWire’s first-ever Settlers of Catan… Read More
PAX Unplugged: Penny Arcade’s new tabletop-only convention debuts this November in Philadelphia At PAX South on Friday in San Antonio, Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik announced PAX Unplugged, a… Read More
‘Stitches’ card game features monsters, an abomination, and … vocabulary? Q: What do robots, polar bears, lobsters, tigers, a giant monster abomination, and vocabulary have in common? A: The new… Read More
Great indie games you missed while standing in line at PAX West 2016 Even with four days to take it all in, it’s impossible to experience everything that PAX West has to offer.… Read More
Planetary Resources vs. OSIRIS-REx: Watch asteroid hunters play Xtronaut game Watching a couple of guys play a board game on streaming video may not sound exciting – unless those two guys… Read More
How to Win at Kickstarter: I backed 96 projects in 3 years without getting burned once On Feb. 9, 2012, I backed my first Kickstarter project—an old-school adventure video game known at the time as “Double Fine… Read More
Boardgames: The latest analog craze In our increasingly digital lives old, analog touchstones can be more than nostalgic — they can help ground us and remind… Read More
Wizards of the Coast says ‘Magic: The Gathering’ board game is coming next fall Big news for all you wizards out there: The insanely popular card game, “Magic: The Gathering,” is coming will be available… Read More
Wizard Dodgeball conjures up tabletop fun on Kickstarter After hundreds of hours of development over three years, Lynnwood game designer Peter Newland is launching Wizard Dodgeball on Kickstarter.… Read More
Geek of the Week: Peter Newland, board game creator Lots of people make up rules for games as they go along. Some people turn it into a creative artform.… Read More
