Birthday gifts

Who had the cruel idea to call the trusty guardian of Gryffindor's common room "The Fat Lady"? Admittedly, the good woman has a few more pounds on ...

During his adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom, Super Mario has to face a multitude of dangers: hazardous obstacles, carnivorous plants and Bowser&#...

In most role-playing games, we are tasked with slaying dragons and plundering their massive hoards of riches. But if we take a moment to reflect on...

One of the best things about summer is the fact that you dry pretty quickly if you manage to get wet. Which means it's gonna be just fine to launch...

Earth...There are no frontiers.This is your voyage...Your 2-week holiday mission:To explore fascinating new countries,To seek out for new acquainta...

My Neighbour Totoro by Studio Ghibli is one of those films that never fails to make us happy. Just the sight of the cute forest spirits and the bro...

Steeping herbs, fruits and leaves in a hot liquid, grinding and boiling exotic beans, adding pinches of fine powder and other liquids as desired......

Anyone who doesn’t get goosebumps all over their body at the sight of this picture is either as hard-boiled as Ellen Ripley and her team or doesn’t...

If anyone knows about sleeping, it’s the Grand Old Cthulhu, who has been slumbering in R’lyeh for aeons, waiting to finally bring the world under h...

What do you think of when someone says “Destroyer of the World”? Probably not a marshmallow mannequin that’s about 35 metres tall.Unless, of course...

To our surprise, even the world of wizards and witches involves dealing with rather mundane problems: plagued by money problems, the Sorting Hat fr...

In addition to their numerous magical properties, unicorns somehow manage to stay clean in every imaginable situation: rain, thunderstorms, mud ava...

It is hard to imagine the world of "The Witcher" without inns. They are the place where Geralt lands new contracts, meets old friends or recuperate...

According to the American author H.P. Lovecraft, it is only a matter of time before the apocalypse is upon us. For of all the Great Old Ones coming...

Baby Groot loves music and dancing. This keeps him deeply relaxed, even when all hell is breaking loose around him. That's why he's so fond of Pete...

Contrary to our stereotype, we nerds don't just gamble 24/7 (even if we would like to!)… although it is true we can get absolutely absorbed in our ...

Mosquitoes are quite annoying creatures: they buzz around our heads when we are trying to sleep, suck our blood and leave us covered with itchy bit...

I'm sure you're wondering whether it's a good idea to bring a Niffler into the house. Both Hagrid and Newt Scamander would strongly advise against ...

Koro Sensei from "Assassination Classroom" is a pretty terrifying character with his yellow tentacles and the power to wipe out the entire Earth. N...

The story told in "Naruto" is partly very dramatic and often enough makes us hold our breath with tension. Fortunately, there is always a little co...

Dice play a big role in pen & paper. They decide the fate of your character like nothing else. Not even the Game Master has power over them. With t...

Have you ever wondered why the pocket monsters from Pokémon, Digimon and similar series participate in dangerous arena battles? If the thought that...

If there’s one thing that the worldwide phenomenon known as Game of Thrones most certainly is not, is boring. The struggle for the Iron Throne of W...

It certainly shouldn’t come as a surprise to most geeks and nerds that the world of Star Trek has many things to offer apart from the movies and ep...

AaaaaughibbrgubugbugrguburgleWhen this battle cry is heard in Azeroth, you either have to pull out your weapons or take to your heels! That’s becau...

Misa may seem a little naïve and maybe even crazy, considering how obsessed she is with Light. At the same time, one must not forget that she is pr...

The video game series "Monster Hunter" by Capcom is one of the most successful in Japan. This could be due, among other things, to the incredibly c...

To describe Minecraft as just another computer game does not do it justice. Since 2014, the game has inspired millions of gamers and there is still...

With 20,000 different cards and over 35 million players worldwide, Magic: The Gathering is a giant among collector card games. The premise sounds p...

What does a hero truly need? A magic sword, a mithril shirt and magical powers? Well, those and a proper jacket, of course. After all, what good is...

As is well known, there are different types of players in pen & paper games: those who just want to have fun, those for whom role-playing is most i...

Pirate treasures are usually hidden, buried or considered lost. So is One Piece, which was left behind by Gol D. Roger somewhere on the Grandline. ...

In the manga or anime "Naruto", the eponymous Shinobi repeatedly encounters the criminal organisation Akatsuki, whose members - if you choose to be...

Although almost 30 years old, the “Parodius” games are gradually gaining more and more fans worldwide. The star of the series is Tako (actually t...