AD – Sponsored | With Christmas quickly approaching, I wanted to share a gift guide for the geeks in your life who enjoy playing card games, board games, and roleplaying games.
Magic the Gathering Cards
When I was in university, I got into Magic the Gathering and built several decks, and even played in Friday Night Magic events. I no longer have my cards, but Magic the Gathering continues to have an active fanbase and many stores continue to host events. Wizards of the Coast recently released the Dominaria United set, and a booster box would be a great gift for those that play Magic the Gathering and want to build a new deck. There is also the Unfinity set, but those cards cannot be played in tournaments. However, they would still be fun to play with friends. There is also Magic the Gathering prints, pins, and mugs available that would make nice gifts as well.
Pokemon
Myself, my partner, and our daughter collect Pokemon cards, and for those that collect Pokemon cards or play the card game, a booster box would make a perfect gift. Last month, the new Lost Origin Pokemon card set was released, and during the summer, the Pokemon GO card set came out. Both sets would be great for getting some new cards and hopefully finding some big hits. There is also plenty of Pokemon-themed merch available from figures and ball replicas to pins and mugs.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a roleplaying game, and my partner played D&D as a teen and more recently collected various D&D roleplaying books and card games. For those you know that want to get into D&D, the Player’s Handbook is a great rulebook to start with along with a set of dice. For those more experienced with D&D, the Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen adventure book is available for pre-order, as well as prepainted and unpainted miniatures, and the Ghosts of Saltmarsh board game. Also, there are The 123s of D&D and The ABCs of D&D books for children, which my daughter has.
Board Games
For those that are more into board games, there several board games available for preorder including Lacrimosa where players complete Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final piece the Requiem, Turing Machine where you crack codes using an analog computer, and Skymines where players mine the moon by investing in mining companies. Other great older board games are The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth where players explore Middle-earth and work together to defeat evil, Eldritch Horror where you solve mysteries to stop an Elder God, and Carcassonne where players build cities one tile at a time. You can also gift puzzles that come in all different themes from Dungeons & Dragons and The Lord of the Rings to Super Mario and Disney.
Merch
My last suggestion for gifts for geeks is merch. You can find merch for their favorite games or series, and there are countless options from Pokemon plushes, Funko Pops figures, art prints, shirts, and Disney-themed backpacks. There are even Tamagotchi and Digimon electronic pets that would be awesome gifts.
I love that pokemon go and I’d love to have the magic cards as well! They’re the best gifts for geeks like me haha ~ thanks for sharing x
Haha I want the Pokemon Go cards as well!
This is really the Xmas collection paradise for geeks! Thanks for sharing.
Yes it is haha
I love Pokemon cards! I’d love to get back into it. Thank you for sharing!
Em – earthlyem.co.uk
I love Pokemon cards too and there are some great new sets!
I really like the games you’ve have recommended. Some good options to try over the holidays!
Thanks!
Some really fun gift ideas here! I know a few people who would love Pokemon-style gifts! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Thank you! Pokemon-themed gifts are always great!
I love this so much! Let’s go back to Pokemon cards! I loved that simpler time in my life.
Thank you! Yes haha
I guess it all depends on what the person geeks out on. If you feel out of comic books, videogames, or even cars, then they’d prefer gets that would reflect that geek preference. In my cause, Harley Quinn and Joker themed stuff would be my ideal gift idea at the moment
I agree it does depend on what the person is into! Harley Quinn and Joker themed gifts would be great!
These are such fun ideas for Christmas. I loved Lego when I was younger and I would still play with Lego now, it is so relaxing. Thank you for sharing these gift ideas.
Lauren x
Thank you! I loved Lego as a kid too and I do enjoy helping my daughter build sets now.
Such fun ideas! I think Lego is also a cool gift. It’s not for geeks necessarily but they have so much cool stuff, even I would love a cool Lego set as a gift 😀
Lots of love,
Krissi of the marquise diamond
I love Lego too & I really want the orchid Lego set for Christmas! Lego does also have sets from different fandoms like Star Wars & Harry Potter so they would be good for geeks!
Merch is definitely a good way to go. I’ve got plenty of Legend of Zelda Merch that I don’t necessarily need but contribute to positive vibes. Merch is more accessible than it used to be. So that’s a plus 😁
I agree & my partner has a ton of Legend of Zelda merch too haha. Even though you don’t necessarily need merch, it makes you happy & that’s all that matters!
Getting it gifted just makes so so much sweeter! Its like awe you know me so well. Especially if it’s something that someone important in your life can’t justify buying. One of my best Christmas present was The Legend of Zelda Hysteria. My late grandmother bought it for me.
I agree! Aww that’s so sweet. I’m sorry about your grandmother, but it’s nice that she gave you a present to cherish.