Tag Archives: Dice
GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: A Very Shifty Situation
Nearing the end of a marathon gaming session, Dan was feeling pretty tired. With each roll, he began to notice a pattern — he began to think the dice were talking to him. So Dan began keeping track of his rolls and, sure enough, there was a message hidden in the dice. After a bit […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Cipher, Dice, Puzzle
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12th Day of Geekmas: Star Wars iPhone Case, Musicians Dice, Sears Gift Card, HP MediaSmart Server!
Congratulations to Adrian Smith, winner of our 11th Day of Geekmas giveaway! Adrian got a set of Musician’s Dice, a Star Wars iPhone case and a $50 Sears gift card. I will simply assume that those helped to make Adrian’s holiday season a little brighter. If that’s not the case, just don’t tell me. It […] Continue reading
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Tagged 12dog, Dice, GeekDad Podcasts, Hacking the Holidays, HP MediaSmart Server, iPhone, Jonathan Coulton, sears, Star Wars
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11th Day of Geekmas
Congratulations to Jessica Augustson, winner of our 10th Day of Geekmas giveaway! Magnificent prizes from our friends at Adafruit are now yours, Jessica, as is the bitter jealousy of your fellow GeekDad readers.
As we enter the home stretch, we are kicking things up the proverbial notch. Therefore, in addition to the requisite Star Wars iPhone […] Continue reading
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9th Day of Geekmas: Musician’s Dice and Brutal Legend
Congrats to Steven Crawford, winner of our 8th Day of Geekmas giveaway! Steven scored an Entertainment Earth exclusive Star Trek TOS Golden Phaser and Communicator set, as well as a $50 Sears gift card. Ain’t that something?
On this, our 9th Day of Geekmas, we’re giving away prizes related to my two great passion: animal husbandry […] Continue reading
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Tagged 12dog, 8 bit weapon, computeher, Dice, GeekDad Podcasts, Hacking the Holidays, Xbox 360
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7th Day of Geekmas: Dual Core Prize Pack!
Congratulations to Luke McKean, winner of our 6th Day of Geekmas giveaway! Luke took home a pair of amazing accessories, an Adafruit MintyBoost kit and a Star Wars iPhone case. I know you’re all bummed because you didn’t win, but fear not; we’ve still got six days to go!
On the 7th Day of Geekmas, the […] Continue reading
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Rescue the Scientists from The Isle of Doctor Necreaux
The diabolical Doctor Necreaux is up to his old shenanigans: he captured the world’s top scientists and forced them to build a doomsday device on his secluded hideaway (a volcano, naturally). When he demanded that the world bow to him, however, a small team of specialists was sent in to plant a bomb deep in […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Board Games, card games, cooperative, Dice, sci-fi, supervillain
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3rd Day of Geekmas
Congratulations to Melissa Watermann, winner of our 2nd Day of Geekmas giveaway! Melissa is now the proud owner of a copy of Doctor Octproc’s 8-Bit Jesus chiptune Christmas album and a Star Wars iPhone case. She’s also won peace on earth and goodwill toward men, although those will ship separately.
On the third Day of Geekmas, […] Continue reading
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1d4 For The Win
News from The Department of Geek Things You Didn’t Even KNOW There Were Records For:
A team of professors from Kent State University, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Michigan have set a new world record for packing the most tetrahedra into a given volume. According to the announcement from Kent State, “The researchers […] Continue reading
