It’s not every day that Long Island’s own Doug Knoth gets to chime in on VINTAGE TOYS and all things geek, so let’s do this, with relish. Q: How did your journey as a vintage toy collector begin? DK: It began early, and I mean EARLY. When I was a kid, I always had a keen eye for exciting toys, …
DIY Jumanji Boardgame, Because Why Not?
View PostNerdy Nummies-A Real Serious Cookbook
There have been a number of cookbooks that use geek/nerd culture as their gimmick. Including official Star Wars books. What caught my attention with Rosanna Pansino’s The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook is before the book even gets into the recipes. She writes how she’s a visual learner and has therefore arranged the book to be easier for visual learners. If you …
Always Room for Gelatinous Cube DIY
Don’t ask me why I find the gelatinous cube to be an amusing monster. It’s anything but amusing if your party encounters one, yet I have a love for them anyway. I’m guessing it’s due to being a part-time DM (and despite being a part-time Player). So, I was delighted to find a Youtube video by user Blandco with instructions …
DIY Dragon Eggs
I admit, I may not be the most normal person. When helping out with youth programming for a local sci-fi/fantasy convention, I came up with this idea, which was inspired by Easter. The raw materials were also inspired by Easter, which means finding the eggs for this project is quite easy and cheap if it’s after Easter. Step 1: …
Platonic Solids Woodworking Magic
In this video, Matthias Burger demonstrates making Platonic solid polyhedrons out of wood using a miter saw. His attention to the math in order to make them completely even is nearly magical as he transforms blocks of wood into the familiar dice shapes we all know. It’s one of those fascinating and oddly satisfying videos that pop up from time …
30 Ways To Ring In The New Year
Before you do any of this, remember to roll a d30. Make toasts from a drinking horn, instead of a wine glass. Roll a d4, and make that many toasts. Scream a Klingon Death Howl for the end of the old year. Utter a quote from a Monty Python’s Flying Circus episode that you’ve never uttered before, and do it …
30 Ways to Celebrate Gary Gygax Day
Roll a d30 Read an adventure module. Paint a minifig. Wear a Hawaiian shirt. Draw a map on graph paper. Create a magic item. Roll each and every one of your dice, just because. Introduce a younger player to the older ways of the hobby. Hug a DM. Mend your battle-tested and time-worn Trampier DM screen, with Scotch tape or …
July 9th is Doctor Who Comics Day
Are you ready for Doctor Who Comics Day? We hope so! July 9th is tomorrow, you know =)
The Official RAI Emoji Keyboard
Valiant and Swyft Media Unveil the Official RAI Emoji Keyboard – Available Now for iOS and Android! As “THE SUMMER OF 4001 A.D.” rages onward in comics shops everywhere, the hero at the forefront of the 41st century’s assault on New Japan – Rai – is leaping out of the pages of the summer’s most ambitious comics event and into …